Patents by Inventor William C. Jackle, III

William C. Jackle, III 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: 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