Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Zacherle

Matthew E. Zacherle 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).

  • Product Dispensing System with Tapered Opening Tool
    Publication number: 20120318817
    Abstract: A product dispensing system including a dispenser having a front end longitudinally opposed from a rear end, the dispenser including a first support deck extending at least partially between the front end and the rear end, an opening tool connected proximate the first support deck, the opening tool including a front edge, wherein the front edge is tapered to a forward-most end, and a second support deck positioned below the first support deck, the second support defining a product display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew E. Zacherle, Aaron L. Bates, Caleb S. Loftin
  • Product Biasing System With Low Inventory Indicator
    Publication number: 20120279934
    Abstract: A product biasing system including an elongated rail having a front end and a rear end, a moveable member slidably engaged with the rail, and a biasing element operatively connected to the moveable member to bias the moveable member toward the front end of the rail, the biasing element being marked with indicia indicative of the longitudinal displacement of the moveable member relative to the front end of the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Laurel Thomas, Matthew E. Zacherle
  • Product Biasing and Dispensing System with Security Engagement
    Publication number: 20120234851
    Abstract: A product dispensing system including a container that defines an internal volume and an access opening into the internal volume, at least one product received in the internal volume and a biasing assembly extendable into the internal volume to urge the product toward the access opening, wherein the container is engaged with the biasing assembly when the biasing assembly extends into the internal volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew E. Zacherle, Laurel Thomas, Bradford J. Walling