Patents by Inventor Hannis L. Stoddard, III

Hannis L. Stoddard, III 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).

  • Container providing selective access to stored objects
    Patent number: 5465556
    Abstract: A container providing selective access to stored objects consists of a plurality of cells for storing objects and a mechanism for causing the cells to open and close in accordance with a control pattern that specifies the cells that are to be opened and the cells that are to be closed. A user, by selecting an appropriate control pattern gains access to those cells in which he has an immediate interest. The user may quickly gain access to other combinations of cells simply by selecting other control patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Avid Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Sammy E. Wooldridge, Jay F. Yoakum, Hannis L. Stoddard, III
  • Identity tag reader
    Patent number: D318658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Avid, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannis L. Stoddard, III, Douglas E. Hull, George Schmidt, Lester Brown, Michael L. Beigel
  • Animal identification transponder tag
    Patent number: D321069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: American Veterinary Identification Devices Inc.
    Inventor: Hannis L. Stoddard, III