Patents by Inventor Lavern C. LITMER

Lavern C. LITMER 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).

  • Utility timers in a food freshness printer
    Patent number: 10410175
    Abstract: A method of adding a plurality of customizable event timers to a food freshness printer or smart printer is disclosed. The customizable event timers are added by the operator for the purpose of sounding an alarm to indicate an elapse in time and/or printing labels at a predetermined interval. When the event timer expires and the user acknowledges the audible tone, the user has the option to restart the timer for the next event or delete the timer. Further, the event timers enable the user to either display a message or print a set of labels when the timer expires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Morrow, Gary E. McMullen, Lavern C. Litmer, Douglas M. Chandler
  • UTILITY TIMERS IN A FOOD FRESHNESS PRINTER
    Publication number: 20180114185
    Abstract: A method of adding a plurality of customizable event timers to a food freshness printer or smart printer is disclosed. The customizable event timers are added by the operator for the purpose of sounding an alarm to indicate an elapse in time and/or printing labels at a predetermined interval. When the event timer expires and the user acknowledges the audible tone, the user has the option to restart the timer for the next event or delete the timer. Further, the event timers enable the user to either display a message or print a set of labels when the timer expires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mark S. MORROW, Gary E. Mcmullen, Lavern C. Litmer, Douglas M. Chandler
  • Utility timers in a food freshness printer
    Patent number: 9881274
    Abstract: A method of adding a plurality of customizable event timers to a food freshness printer or smart printer is disclosed. The customizable event timers are added by the operator for the purpose of sounding an alarm to indicate an elapse in time and/or printing labels at a predetermined interval. When the event timer expires and the user acknowledges the audible tone, the user has the option to restart the timer for the next event or delete the timer. Further, the event timers enable the user to either display a message or print a set of labels when the timer expires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Morrow, Gary E. McMullen, Lavern C. Litmer, Douglas M Chandler
  • Utility Timers in a Food Freshness Printer
    Publication number: 20160104102
    Abstract: A method of adding a plurality of customizable event timers to a food freshness printer or smart printer is disclosed. The customizable event timers are added by the operator for the purpose of sounding an alarm to indicate an elapse in time and/or printing labels at a predetermined interval. When the event timer expires and the user acknowledges the audible tone, the user has the option to restart the timer for the next event or delete the timer. Further, the event timers enable the user to either display a message or print a set of labels when the timer expires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mark S. MORROW, Gary E. MCMULLEN, Lavern C. LITMER, Douglas M. CHANDLER