Patents by Inventor Steven L. Kramer

Steven L. Kramer 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).

  • Display system for shopping cart
    Patent number: 5158310
    Abstract: A display system (299) includes a visual display unit (300) mounted on a shopping cart (12d). In one preferred embodiment, a low-intensity ultrasonic signal is emitted by a transmitter (308) positioned at a desired location within a store for reception by a transducer (306) mounted on the shopping cart. The signal from the transducer (306) is transmitted to a switching circuit (316) to activate visual indicators in the form of directional lights (320, 322) thereby to direct the shoppers attention to a particular item located adjacent the transmitter (308).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Inventors: John M. Tannehill, John B. Tannehill, Steven L. Kramer