Patents by Inventor William C. Jackle

William C. Jackle 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: 5752624
    Abstract: An adjustable fountain dispenser merchandising system including: (1) a light-weight, adjustable framework for clamping onto a dispenser to support and anchor the merchandising system, and (2) merchandising panels removably attached to the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: W. David Vinson, Angela D. Wessner, William C. Jackle, Jon A. Jepsen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4923070
    Abstract: A display and gravity dispensing apparatus comprising a housing having an opening in the front thereof and a plurality of elongated wire supports mounted in the housing having a downward inclination toward the opening of the housing. Trays for containing the goods to be dispensed are slidably secured on the elongated wire supports by a guide retainer and are maintained in a first angularly inclined position for dispensing the goods. The tray may be moved and supported in an extended position inclined at a greater angle for restocking the tray with the goods without removal of the tray from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: The Niven Marketing Group
    Inventors: William C. Jackle, Tadeusz Czerkies
  • Patent number: 4762236
    Abstract: A product dispensing apparatus includes a support having a tray system supported thereon and the tray system includes front and rear walls interconnected by side walls and having a plurality of adjustable partitions extending between the front and rear walls to produce side-by-side trays. A guide member is located in each tray and slidably supports a pusher member which is biased toward the front wall. The support defines a stop to move all of the pusher members toward the rear wall when the tray system is moved from a product dispensing position to a product restocking position on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: The Niven Marketing Group
    Inventors: William C. Jackle, III, Richard A. Sherwood, Frederick M. Avery, James V. Seifert
  • Patent number: 4730741
    Abstract: A dispensing unit includes a tray system including front, rear and side walls with partitions dividing the system into a plurality of trays and a support slidably supporting the tray system between a product dispensing position and a product restocking position. Each tray has a slot in its bottom between the front and rear walls with a pusher plate slidably supported in the slot and biased toward the front wall. The support has a stop which moves all of the pusher plates toward the rear wall when the tray system is moved to the restocking position and a latch mechanism holds the tray in the product dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: The Niven Marketing Group
    Inventors: William C. Jackle, III, Richard A. Sherwood, Frederick M. Avery, James V. Seifert
  • Patent number: D298891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: The Niven Marketing Group
    Inventors: William C. Jackle, Tadeusz Czerkies, Stephen L. Holt
  • Patent number: D373601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: The Niven Marketing Group
    Inventor: William C. Jackle
  • Patent number: D391114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: W. David Vinson, Angela D. Wessner, William C. Jackle, Jon A. Jepsen, Jr.