Patents by Inventor Kevin N. Hodges

Kevin N. Hodges 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: 5370265
    Abstract: A display device has a display surface defined by support members which support various types of display modules including a card dispenser which supports a vertical stack of cards in a large capacity holder which is inclined rearwardly and upwardly behind the display surface. Cards are dispensed through a slot in a face plate onto a projecting inclined surface of a tongue which causes the card to flex ensuring that only one card is dispensed at a time. The stack of cards in the holder is urged forwardly by a lightweight pusher mounted on a track in the holder in a nonreturn manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Retail Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Roy A. Mackay, Christopher J. T. Drake, Kevin N. Hodges, Colin D. Parkinson