Patents by Inventor Sharon K. Bruce

Sharon K. Bruce 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: 5425576
    Abstract: A display and dispenser device for piece goods, particularly candy and dried foodstuffs such as peas or beans. The device includes a number of containers for the goods, each having an enclosing container wall including a transparent front wall provided with an access opening and a movable door closing the opening. The containers are arranged around a generally horizontal axis to form a display unit. The device also includes a support for the display unit permitting rotation of the unit about the central axis. An arrangement is also provided to prevent opening of the doors on each of the containers, except for the doors on one or more containers in predetermined dispensing station around the axis. The contents of the containers are visible to the customer and display unit can be rotated about the axis to position a desired container in the dispensing station where the container door can be opened and the contents removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Tin Soldier Inc
    Inventors: Jack T. C. Yee, Brenda A. Jones, Sharon K. Bruce
  • Patent number: D357142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Tin Soldier Inc. (Trading as Tin Soldier Candy Co.)
    Inventors: Brenda A. Jones, Sharon K. Bruce