Patents by Inventor Jerry R. Stafford

Jerry R. Stafford 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: 4773543
    Abstract: An overhead cigarette merchandizing device for checkout counter use comprises a plurality of lowerable wire cages, each mounted on a guide wire in a frame, and each cage having a resilient slide movable vertically along the guide wire. Each cage is held in its uppermost position by engagement of its slide with an enlargement on the guide wire. By exerting a sufficient manual downward force, the cage can be lowered for loading. Front and rear horizontal rods of the frame, and side wires on the frame located near the lower end of each cage prevent the cage from swinging about the point at which its slide engages the enlargement on the guide wire. The frame is supported by engagement of ends of its horizontal rods in end plates, which are secured to an inverted U-shaped cover in such a way that the ends of the rods are hidden in a space between the end plates and the side walls of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Royston Corporation
    Inventors: J. Marshall Suttles, Jerry R. Stafford
  • Patent number: D324737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Royston Corporation
    Inventor: Jerry R. Stafford