Patents by Inventor Chris Hartwell

Chris Hartwell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7741808
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Fowler, Dan McQuitty, Chris Hartwell, James E. Gibbons, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100031578
    Abstract: ADA compliant collapsible thresholds for use with sliding door assemblies are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a bottom assembly for a sliding door includes a threshold having an upper moveable surface, a lower stationary surface and flexible connectors therebetween, wherein the upper moveable surface is capable of moving towards the lower stationary surface when sufficient downward pressure is applied to the upper moveable surface; and a sill member having a track capable of attaching with the sliding door and allowing lateral reciprocating motion of the sliding door and further comprising at least one recess capable of attaching with the threshold. In an embodiment, the threshold has an overall height equal to or less than about 0.75 inches when the upper moveable surface collapses onto the lower stationary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Chris Hartwell
  • Publication number: 20080231228
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Fowler, Dan McQuitty, Chris Hartwell, James E. Gibbons