Patents by Inventor Kimberly A. Wright

Kimberly A. Wright 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).

  • Merchandising grapple and method
    Patent number: 8727405
    Abstract: A merchandising grapple is disclosed for removing retail items such as beverage cans, bottles, boxes, and the like from shipping containers in groups and placing them in groups on display shelves within a retail establishment. The grapple has spaced features that receive and hold the items in groups of several items and may have a handle for gripping the grapple and a slip joint for adjusting a width of the grapple. A method includes stocking display shelves by removing items in groups from shipping containers and placing them in groups on display shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony L. Cameron, Kimberly A. Wright
  • Merchandising Grapple and Method
    Publication number: 20140030053
    Abstract: A merchandising grapple is disclosed for removing retail items such as beverage cans, bottles, boxes, and the like from shipping containers in groups and placing them in groups on display shelves within a retail establishment. The grapple has spaced features that receive and hold the items in groups of several items and may have a handle for gripping the grapple and a slip joint for adjusting a width of the grapple. A method includes stocking display shelves by removing items in groups from shipping containers and placing them in groups on display shelves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony L. Cameron, Kimberly A. Wright
  • Merchandising grapple
    Patent number: 8562046
    Abstract: A merchandising grapple is disclosed for removing retail items such as beverage cans, bottles, boxes, and the like from shipping containers in groups and placing them in groups on display shelves within a retail establishment. The grapple has spaced features that receive and hold the items in groups of several items and may have a handle for gripping the grapple and a slip joint for adjusting a width of the grapple. A method includes stocking display shelves by removing items in groups from shipping containers and placing them in groups on display shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony L. Cameron, Kimberly A. Wright
  • Merchandising Grapple
    Publication number: 20130094935
    Abstract: A merchandising grapple is disclosed for removing retail items such as beverage cans, bottles, boxes, and the like from shipping containers in groups and placing them in groups on display shelves within a retail establishment. The grapple has spaced features that receive and hold the items in groups of several items and may have a handle for gripping the grapple and a slip joint for adjusting a width of the grapple. A method includes stocking display shelves by removing items in groups from shipping containers and placing them in groups on display shelves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony L. Cameron, Kimberly A. Wright