Patents by Inventor Steve Carpenter

Steve Carpenter 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).

  • Publication number: 20240378659
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, David Brice
  • Patent number: 11983760
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, David Brice
  • Publication number: 20230085634
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, David Brice
  • Patent number: 11538090
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, David Brice
  • Publication number: 20210192600
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Medica Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, David Brice
  • Patent number: 10949910
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, David Brice
  • Patent number: 10202697
    Abstract: A chlorine generating cell and method of use are provided. The chlorine generating cell generally comprises one or more anode plates, one or more cathode plates, and one or more gaskets. The anode and cathode plates have a unique design allowing gas that builds up within the cell to escape, making the chlorine cell of the present invention safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Steve Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20150073899
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, David Brice
  • Patent number: 7679522
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Carpenter
  • Patent number: 7660747
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart, an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart, a correlation component of a modular computing device for correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart, and a communication component for conveying to a retailer system the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David George Brice, Steve Carpenter
  • Patent number: 7443295
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David George Brice, Steve Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20080238615
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20080238009
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Media Cart Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20070008068
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: David Brice, Steve Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20060293968
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart, an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart, a correlation component of a modular computing device for correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart, and a communication component for conveying to a retailer system the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: David Brice, Steve Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20060289637
    Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, a modular computing device comprising a central processing unit, a memory and a network transceiver configured for wireless communication, the modular computing device being attached to the shopping cart, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart, a shopping list component for listing one or more products of a consumer shopping list for purchase by a consumer, and a correlation component for correlating data from the inventory component with the shopping list component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: David Brice, Steve Carpenter
  • Patent number: D717802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Entegra Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, Douglas L. Fowler
  • Patent number: D718315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Entegra Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, Douglas L. Fowler
  • Patent number: D745003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Entegra Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carpenter, Douglas L. Fowler