Patents by Inventor Guido Ugo

Guido Ugo 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).

  • Merchandising unit with switchable glass panel
    Patent number: 8573718
    Abstract: A merchandising unit for consumer goods includes at least one wall formed of one or more panels of electrically switchable glass which are switchable between a first state and a second state. The level of light transmission through the switchable glass is greater in the second state than in the first state. The merchandising unit includes a first compartment for housing the consumer goods. The first compartment includes the at least one wall formed from one or more electrically switchable glass panels, such that in the first state the consumer goods cannot be seen through the at least one wall and in the second state the consumer goods are visible through the at least one wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Griffiths, Andras Tovisi, Guido Ugo
  • MERCHANDISING UNIT WITH SWITCHABLE GLASS PANEL
    Publication number: 20100294679
    Abstract: A merchandising unit for consumer goods includes at least one wall formed of one or more panels of electrically switchable glass which are switchable between a first state and a second state. The level of light transmission through the switchable glass is greater in the second state than in the first state. The merchandising unit includes a first compartment for housing the consumer goods. The first compartment includes the at least one wall formed from one or more electrically switchable glass panels, such that in the first state the consumer goods cannot be seen through the at least one wall and in the second state the consumer goods are visible through the at least one wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Griffiths, Andras Tovisi, Guido Ugo