Patents by Inventor S. Douglas Falls

S. Douglas Falls 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).

  • Electronic product information display system
    Patent number: 8910864
    Abstract: The invention discloses a printed label and a display shelf for a business establishment, including a display shelf having a length and at least one area on which at least one product is to be placed. The area has a length and a depth. The label includes product information printed thereon for identifying the at least one product for display on the shelf, and first and second space indicators for indicating a position, corresponding to a portion of the length of the shelf, at which the at least one product is to be placed. The label is constructed and arranged to have a predetermined length that is coextensive with the portion of the length of the area of the shelf on which the at least one product is to be placed. The first and second space indicators define the predetermined length. The first space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf begins and the second space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Information Planning & Management Service, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J. Dale, Rod Matheson
  • Electronic product information display system
    Patent number: 8762212
    Abstract: The invention discloses a printed label and a display shelf for a business establishment, including a display shelf having a length and at least one area on which at least one product is to be placed. The area has a length and a depth. The label includes product information printed thereon for identifying the at least one product for display on the shelf, and first and second space indicators for indicating a position, corresponding to a portion of the length of the shelf, at which the at least one product is to be placed. The label is constructed and arranged to have a predetermined length that is coextensive with the portion of the length of the area of the shelf on which the at least one product is to be placed. The first and second space indicators define the predetermined length. The first space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf begins and the second space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Information Planning & Management Service, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J. Dale, Rod Matheson, A. Scott McPhillips
  • ELECTRONIC PRODUCT INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140101000
    Abstract: The invention discloses a printed label and a display shelf for a business establishment, including a display shelf having a length and at least one area on which at least one product is to be placed. The area has a length and a depth. The label includes product information printed thereon for identifying the at least one product for display on the shelf, and first and second space indicators for indicating a position, corresponding to a portion of the length of the shelf, at which the at least one product is to be placed. The label is constructed and arranged to have a predetermined length that is coextensive with the portion of the length of the area of the shelf on which the at least one product is to be placed. The first and second space indicators define the predetermined length. The first space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf begins and the second space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: S. Douglas FALLS, Ernest J. Dale, Rod Matheson
  • Electronic product information display system
    Publication number: 20080255894
    Abstract: The invention discloses a printed label and a display shelf for a business establishment, including a display shelf having a length and at least one area on which at least one product is to be placed. The area has a length and a depth. The label includes product information printed thereon for identifying the at least one product for display on the shelf, and first and second space indicators for indicating a position, corresponding to a portion of the length of the shelf, at which the at least one product is to be placed. The label is constructed and arranged to have a predetermined length that is coextensive with the portion of the length of the area of the shelf on which the at least one product is to be placed. The first and second space indicators define the predetermined length. The first space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf begins and the second space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Information Planning & Management Service, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J. Dale, Rod Matheson, A. Scott McPhillips
  • Electronic product information display system
    Patent number: 7287001
    Abstract: The invention discloses a printed label and a display shelf for a business establishment, including a display shelf having a length and at least one area on which at least one product is to be placed. The area has a length and a depth. The label includes product information printed thereon for identifying the at least one product for display on the shelf, and first and second space indicators for indicating a position, corresponding to a portion of the length of the shelf, at which the at least one product is to be placed. The label is constructed and arranged to have a predetermined length that is coextensive with the portion of the length of the area of the shelf on which the at least one product is to be placed. The first and second space indicators define the predetermined length. The first space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf begins and the second space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: IPMS, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J. Dale, Rod Matheson
  • Module housing
    Patent number: D393009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Intelledge Corporation
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J. Dale, Richard Buehler, Norman Wildberger
  • Shelf backplane
    Patent number: D398029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Intelledge Corporation
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J. Dale, Richard Buehler, Norman Wildberger
  • Modular plug
    Patent number: D401902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J.. Dale, Richard Buehler, Norman Wildberger