Patents Assigned to Membrain, LLC
  • Patent number: 8157098
    Abstract: Described herein is a serving tray that includes a removable cartridge that houses an audio player. In a preferred embodiment, the serving tray includes an item supporting portion having a periphery, and a wall extending upwardly from at least a portion of the periphery of the item supporting portion. In other preferred embodiments, the audio player of the removable cartridge includes a receiver and/or memory for storing digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Membrain, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Hertz, David W. Schultze, Jemmy Fung
  • Patent number: 8157097
    Abstract: Described herein is a serving tray having an audio player associated therewith. In a preferred embodiment, the serving tray includes an item supporting portion having a periphery, and a wall extending upwardly from at least a portion of the periphery of the item supporting portion. In other preferred embodiments, the audio player of the serving tray includes a receiver and/or memory for storing digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Membrain, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Hertz, David W. Schultze, Jemmy Chi-Keung Fung
  • Publication number: 20080086227
    Abstract: Described herein is a serving tray that includes a removable cartridge that houses an audio player. In a preferred embodiment, the serving tray includes an item supporting portion having a periphery, and a wall extending upwardly from at least a portion of the periphery of the item supporting portion. In other preferred embodiments, the audio player of the removable cartridge includes a receiver and/or memory for storing digital content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: MEMBRAIN, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Hertz, David W. Schultze, Jemmy Fung
  • Publication number: 20070252003
    Abstract: An interactive kiosk that can be placed in a retail environment. The kiosk includes a main body portion, a plurality of user interfaces disposed on the outer face of the main body portion, dispensing system disposed in the interior of the main body portion, and a central processing unit. The main body portion has an inner face, an outer face, an interior and an exterior, and includes a plurality of dispensing slots defined therein. The dispensing system includes first and second rows of dispensers disposed on the inner face of the main body portion. Each of the dispensers is in electrical communication with the central processing unit. The dispensing system also includes a top funnel having an opening defined therein associated with the first row of dispensers, and a bottom funnel having an opening defined therein associated with the second row of dispensers. The dispensing system also includes a slide tray assembly disposed below the at least one funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: MEMBRAIN, LLC
    Inventors: Fred Goldring, Kenneth Hertz, Philip Sandhaus, David Schultze