Patents by Inventor Walter Hales

Walter Hales 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).

  • Apparatus and method for marketing products, distributing product samples and capturing consumer personal data
    Patent number: 8315733
    Abstract: An apparatus for distributing at least one product to consumers includes a housing and a plurality of belt conveyors for storing a predetermined quantity of such product. A serving tray is positioned externally to the housing for incrementally receiving one of the predetermined quantity of such product. Another belt conveyor is provided for incrementally obtaining such one of such product and for delivering it to the serving tray. A controller for selectively operating storage and delivery conveyors. A manually operable switch activates the controller to operate the delivery conveyor in order to deliver such one of such product. The apparatus is capable of capturing consumer personal data. Various methods contemplate use of these devices for delivering targeted marketing information, distributing product samples and for cross-marketing products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventors: Walter Hales, Jr., Michael Panson, Leonid Foshansky
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MARKETING PRODUCTS, DISTRIBUTING PRODUCT SAMPLES AND CAPTURING CONSUMER PERSONAL DATA
    Publication number: 20090212067
    Abstract: An apparatus for distributing at least one product to consumers includes a housing and a plurality of belt conveyors for storing a predetermined quantity of such product. A serving tray is positioned externally to the housing for incrementally receiving one of the predetermined quantity of such product. Another belt conveyor is provided for incrementally obtaining such one of such product and for delivering it to the serving tray. A controller for selectively operating storage and delivery conveyors. A manually operable switch activates the controller to operate the delivery conveyor in order to deliver such one of such product. The apparatus is capable of capturing consumer personal data. Various methods contemplate use of these devices for delivering targeted marketing information, distributing product samples and for cross-marketing products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: WALTER HALES, JR., Michael Panson, Leonid Foshahsky
  • Apparatus and method of marketing products, distributing product samples and capturing consumer personal data
    Publication number: 20070299724
    Abstract: An apparatus for distributing at least one product to consumers includes a housing and a plurality of belt conveyors for storing a predetermined quantity of such product. A serving tray is positioned externally to the housing for incrementally receiving one of the predetermined quantity of such product. Another belt conveyor is provided for incrementally obtaining such one of such product and for delivering it to the serving tray. A controller for selectively operating storage and delivery conveyors. A manually operable switch activates the controller to operate the delivery conveyor in order to deliver such one of such product. The apparatus is capable of capturing consumer personal data. Various methods contemplate use of these devices for delivering targeted marketing information, distributing product samples and for cross-marketing products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Walter Hales, Michael Panson