Patents by Inventor Kenneth Jeffrey Dobbs

Kenneth Jeffrey Dobbs 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).

  • Mechanical overstock audit tool and associated methods
    Patent number: 10486301
    Abstract: Example overstock audit tools and associated methods are described. The example overstock audit tool includes a body defining a distal end and a proximal end, and a cutout formed in the body and extending from the proximal end. The cutout can be configured and dimensioned to be placed against a shelf edge to align the handle portion with the shelf edge. The overstock audit tool includes an elongated portion attached to and extending from the handle portion. An example overstock audit tool can include a roller mechanism configured to slidably secure the handle portion to the shelf edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Robert James Taylor, Jason Bellar, Kenneth Jeffrey Dobbs, Matthew David Alexander, Leigh Ann Marie Scobey, Jamison Lonnie Kyle Sibley, William C. Maestas
  • Mechanical Overstock Audit Tool and Associated Methods
    Publication number: 20170291294
    Abstract: Example overstock audit tools and associated methods are described. The example overstock audit tool includes a body defining a distal end and a proximal end, and a cutout formed in the body and extending from the proximal end. The cutout can be configured and dimensioned to be placed against a shelf edge to align the handle portion with the shelf edge. The overstock audit tool includes an elongated portion attached to and extending from the handle portion. An example overstock audit tool can include a roller mechanism configured to slidably secure the handle portion to the shelf edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Robert James Taylor, Jason Bellar, Kenneth Jeffrey Dobbs, Matthew David Alexander, Leigh Ann Marie Scobey, Jamison Lonnie Kyle Sibley, William C. Maestas