Patents by Inventor Scott L. Lopez

Scott L. Lopez 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).

  • Label dispenser for product-transporting carts at retail facilities
    Patent number: 11952162
    Abstract: A label dispenser coupled to product-transporting carts at retail facilities includes a label roll support arm supporting multiple label rolls thereon, a label guide arm including openings that permit a leading portion of the backing substrate of a label roll to pass therethrough, and a side wall interconnecting the label roll support arm and the label guide arm. The label guide arm also includes an upper portion located above the openings and configured to support the backing substrates of the label rolls thereon. The label guide arm further includes an edge configured to facilitate separation of a leading peelable label from the backing substrate in response to a force applied by the user when pulling the leading portion of the backing substrate of the label roll through the opening of the label guide arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventor: Scott L. Lopez
  • LABEL DISPENSER FOR PRODUCT-TRANSPORTING CARTS AT RETAIL FACILITIES
    Publication number: 20230294867
    Abstract: A label dispenser coupled to product-transporting carts at retail facilities includes a label roll support arm supporting multiple label rolls thereon, a label guide arm including openings that permit a leading portion of the backing substrate of a label roll to pass therethrough, and a side wall interconnecting the label roll support arm and the label guide arm. The label guide arm also includes an upper portion located above the openings and configured to support the backing substrates of the label rolls thereon. The label guide arm further includes an edge configured to facilitate separation of a leading peelable label from the backing substrate in response to a force applied by the user when pulling the leading portion of the backing substrate of the label roll through the opening of the label guide arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Scott L. Lopez
  • LABEL DISPENSER FOR PRODUCT-TRANSPORTING CARTS AT RETAIL FACILITIES
    Publication number: 20210371149
    Abstract: A label dispenser coupled to product-transporting carts at retail facilities includes a label roll support arm supporting multiple label rolls thereon, a label guide arm including openings that permit a leading portion of the backing substrate of a label roll to pass therethrough, and a side wall interconnecting the label roll support arm and the label guide arm. The label guide arm also includes an upper portion located above the openings and configured to support the backing substrates of the label rolls thereon. The label guide arm further includes an edge configured to facilitate separation of a leading peelable label from the backing substrate in response to a force applied by the user when pulling the leading portion of the backing substrate of the label roll through the opening of the label guide arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Scott L. Lopez