Patents by Inventor Jacob C. Krause

Jacob C. Krause 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: 10486862
    Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that facilitate the opening of a mouth of a plastic bag when removing the plastic bag from a plastic product bag dispenser. The plastic product bag dispenser includes a frame including a spindle configured to hold and permit dispensing of a roll of plastic produce bags, a bag separator coupled to the frame configured to permit separation of a leading plastic produce bag from an adjacent plastic produce bag along the line of weakness, and a bag opening facilitator including a frictional element having a higher coefficient of friction relative to surfaces of the front and rear sidewalls of the plastic produce bag than portions of the bag separator adjacent the bag opening facilitator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventor: Jacob C. Krause
  • Publication number: 20170267412
    Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that facilitate the opening of a mouth of a plastic bag when removing the plastic bag from a plastic product bag dispenser. The plastic product bag dispenser includes a frame including a spindle configured to hold and permit dispensing of a roll of plastic produce bags, a bag separator coupled to the frame configured to permit separation of a leading plastic produce bag from an adjacent plastic produce bag along the line of weakness, and a bag opening facilitator including a frictional element having a higher coefficient of friction relative to surfaces of the front and rear sidewalls of the plastic produce bag than portions of the bag separator adjacent the bag opening facilitator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Jacob C. Krause
  • Publication number: 20170259648
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing transportation container temperature control. A system for transportation container temperature control comprises: a plurality of insulated compartments on a motored vehicle, each of the plurality of insulated compartments being configured to hold one or more items during transport, a temperature regulating system, a communication device, and a control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Sai Phaneendra Sri Harsha Viswanath Putcha, Jacob C. Krause