Patents by Inventor John E. Garretson

John E. Garretson 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: 6718688
    Abstract: An automatic roach trap having a receiving container removably located in the trap enclosure. The trap utilizes a beam to detect roaches on a platform therein and actuates a mechanism to open an internal closure and coerce the roach into the underlying container. Access to the container is restricted during operation to prevent the escape of trapped roaches. The container is automatically closed upon withdrawal and designed to prevent inadvertent reopening during disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventor: John E. Garretson
  • Publication number: 20020056223
    Abstract: An automatic roach trap having a receiving container removably located in the trap enclosure. The trap utilizes a beam to detect roaches on a platform therein and actuates a mechanism to open an internal closure and coerce the roach into the underlying container. Access to the container is restricted during operation to prevent the escape of trapped roaches. The container is automatically closed upon withdrawal and designed to prevent inadvertent reopening during disposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventor: John E. Garretson
  • Publication number: 20010047306
    Abstract: A system for the on-line ordering of goods followed by the pickup of the goods from the store. A web server is used to conduct the transaction with a database resident on a database server. Each store in the system has a local server that maintains a local inventory and price schedule. The purchaser is provided with a printed list having the ordered items set out in a manner which describes a preferred pathway through the store. Price changes and rebates between the time or ordering and pick up along with location data are resident in the database server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventor: John E. Garretson
  • Patent number: 5815982
    Abstract: An automatic insect trap having a gathering chamber removably attached to the top surface of a disposable retention chamber. The gathering chamber includes a bounded passage with an infrared beam of radiation thereacross. The insect interrupts the beam to activate a sweep panel that moves along the passageway to urge the insect to an opening in the retention chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: John E. Garretson
  • Patent number: 5772110
    Abstract: A stackable series of interconnected boxes of equal size die cut from a single cardboard blank. When assembled, the boxes are oriented in a stack so that the lid of each box faces upwardly. Access to each succeeding box is provided by the alternate hinging of successive boxes on opposite sides of the vertical stack. Each preceding box is rotated to the side to expose the lid of the next succeeding box in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: John E. Garretson
  • Patent number: D478959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Inventor: John E. Garretson