Patents by Inventor Homer C. Burrous

Homer C. Burrous 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).

  • Display panel for a vending machine
    Patent number: 4245730
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a display panel for use in combination with two vending machine units. The vending machine units are positioned in a side-by-side arrangement and are bolted and operatively connected together to act as a single unit. The two vending machine units are controlled by a single coin mechanism which will enable an individual to select a primary product or one of a plurality of secondary products which are dispensed from either the first vending machine unit or the second vending machine unit. The display panel extends completely across the width dimension of both units and includes a logo thereon. A first vending machine unit includes an enlarged primary product selection button with the same product identification positioned thereon as the display panel and is disposed directly adjacent to a coin insertion slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: G. M. Bachmann, Homer C. Burrous, Walter L. Shelton
  • Display panel for a vending machine
    Patent number: D263855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: G. Merle Bachmann, Homer C. Burrous, Walter L. Shelton
  • Display panel for a vending machine
    Patent number: RE31162
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a display panel for use in combination with two vending machine units. The vending machine units are positioned in a side-by-side arrangement and are bolted and operatively connected together to act as a single unit. The two vending machine units are controlled by a single coin mechanism which will enable an individual to select a primary product or one of a plurality of secondary products which are dispensed from either the first vending machine unit or the second vending machine unit. The display panel extends completely across the width dimension of both units and includes a logo thereon. A first vending machine unit includes an enlarged primary product selection button with the same product identification positioned thereon as the display panel and is disposed directly adjacent to a coin insertion slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1983
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: G. Merle Bachmann, Homer C. Burrous, Walter L. Shelton