Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Earley

Ronald E. Earley 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: 9691308
    Abstract: A lighted mounting apparatus for a promotional glass holder including a channel which is lined on the bottom by a LED strip, a pair of extrusions to receive and hold a promotional glass, and a low voltage power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Tagnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Meyer, Ronald E. Earley
  • Publication number: 20160048798
    Abstract: An inventory sensor for monitoring the inventory status at one or more retail shelves. The inventory sensor may comprise a mat and a plurality of opposing contact pairs. The mat is adapted to be disposed on a retail shelf with a forward edge of the mat facing the front of the retail shelf. The plurality of opposing contact pairs are arranged into a plurality of regions within the mat, the regions being arranged forward to aft in the mat with the first region being disposed along the forward edge of the mat and subsequent regions being disposed sequentially further aft from said first region. The contact pairs are biased open and the closing of an opposing contact pair produces results in the production of an electrical signal associated with the closed opposing contact pair. A controller monitors the mat to determine retail item footprints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Tagnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Meyer, Jonathan Dennis York, Ronald E. Earley
  • Publication number: 20150317682
    Abstract: An advertising beacon configured to inductively couple to a power and control system which may include various retail electronic devices such as electronic shelf labels, video monitor displays, out of stock or inventory control sensors, promotional glass displays, and the like. The advertising beacon wirelessly broadcasts content, such as a web address or a programmed computer code associated with a web address, to smart devices which are able to retrieve coupons, advertisements, product information and the like from the web address. The advertising beacon operates in conjunction with other electrical devices of the power and control system to aid a customer's product selection and to aid store personnel's inventory and information management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Tagnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Kayser, Jonathan Hager, Ronald E. Earley
  • Publication number: 20150235577
    Abstract: A lighted mounting apparatus for a promotional glass holder including a channel which is lined on the bottom by a LED strip, a pair of extrusions to receive and hold a promotional glass, and a low voltage power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Tagnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Meyer, Ronald E. Earley
  • Patent number: 9022637
    Abstract: A lighted mounting apparatus for a promotional glass holder including a channel which is lined on the bottom by a LED strip, a pair of extrusions to receive and hold a promotional glass, and a low voltage power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Tagnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Meyer, Ronald E. Earley
  • Publication number: 20140321105
    Abstract: A lighted mounting apparatus for a promotional glass holder including a channel which is lined on the bottom by a LED strip, a pair of extrusions to receive and hold a promotional glass, and a low voltage power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Tagnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Meyer, Ronald E. Earley