Patents by Inventor Howard Lowenbraun

Howard Lowenbraun 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: 7997427
    Abstract: A display cradle for storing and dispensing containers such as beverage cans and bottles. Containers are loaded from the rear of the display cradle onto shelves sloping downward from the back of the display cradle to the front of the display cradle. The bottom shelf of the display cradle includes an exit port at the front of the assembly, allowing containers to be removed from the display cradle. The display cradle includes an exit channel between a front wall and the front end of the shelves where the containers from each shelf drop through towards the exit port. A gate at the front end of each shelf pivots under the weight of the containers, allowing the front-most container on each shelf to enter the exit channel while preventing subsequent containers from entering the exit channel. When the containers have exited the exit channel, the biased gate tilts back allowing the next container on each shelf to repeat the sequence. The biased gates on each shelf may operate in unison with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Pepsico, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Lowenbraun, Dennis Polvere, Jeff Leonard
  • Publication number: 20100044325
    Abstract: A display cradle for storing and dispensing containers such as beverage cans and bottles. Containers are loaded from the rear of the display cradle onto shelves sloping downward from the back of the display cradle to the front of the display cradle. The bottom shelf of the display cradle includes an exit port at the front of the assembly, allowing containers to be removed from the display cradle. The display cradle includes an exit channel between a front wall and the front end of the shelves where the containers from each shelf drop through towards the exit port. A gate at the front end of each shelf pivots under the weight of the containers, allowing the front-most container on each shelf to enter the exit channel while preventing subsequent containers from entering the exit channel. When the containers have exited the exit channel, the biased gate tilts back allowing the next container on each shelf to repeat the sequence. The biased gates on each shelf may operate in unison with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: PepsiCo., Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Lowenbraun, Dennis Polvere, Jeff Leonard
  • Patent number: 6651828
    Abstract: A merchandise display shelf comprising a display surface with integral divider assemblies, each such assembly including a folding partition, the divider assemblies being movable between a closed position wherein the partitions occupy recesses in the surface, and an upright position, such that display channels formed between folding partitions can be variably sized to accommodate a variety of merchandise on the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Thelma M. Dimattio, Debra Moreira-Caunedo, Howard Lowenbraun
  • Publication number: 20030066811
    Abstract: A merchandise display shelf comprising a display surface with integral divider assemblies, each such assembly including a folding partition, the divider assemblies being movable between a closed position wherein the partitions occupy recesses in the surface, and an upright position, such that display channels formed between folding partitions can be variably sized to accommodate a variety of merchandise on the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Thelma M. Dimattio, Debra Moreira-Caunedo, Howard Lowenbraun