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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110192681 | KIOSK A kiosk which is configurable to accept a plurality of different types of connections corresponding to a plurality of different types of customer media. In one example, the kiosk includes a mount; a computer in a first position on the mount including a touchscreen, a ca... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110132691 | Retail Store Construction and Methods of Storing and Displaying Merchandise A building construction includes an exterior structure, a secondary floor, and an access structure. The exterior structure includes at least four exterior walls, a primary floor and a roof defining a primary storage space wherein merchandise is stored and displayed. The... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20100258381 | CHECKOUT SYSTEM A checkout system for handling sales or payment transactions with a computer module for electronically processing payment-related data, with at least one peripheral module which is connected electrically and mechanically to the computer module, wherein a housing wall of... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100200449 | Product identification system for persons with limited vision A method of facilitating the identification of portable consumer articles at a point of purchase display, the method including the steps of: providing a plurality of portable consumer articles each with tactilely sensible information thereon that identifies at least one... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100138032 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MERCHANDISING COMPLEMENTARY MERCHANDISE IN FLOOR SPACE REMNANTS CREATED BY PRIMARY MERCHANDISE To identify and make productive use of remnant floor space created by primary merchandise, one or more floor space remnants are identified in a floor plan of a retailer that comprises merchandise of a given product category (primary merchandise). A floor space remnant i... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20090308693 | METHOD OF STAGING INVENTORY A method for staging product inventory includes the steps of placing an inventory staging structure adjacent a retail store, marketing advertising space on the structure and staging inventory in the structure.... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090140000 | Dispensing apparatus system and method An automatic dispensing apparatus system and method for dispensing predetermined objects is disclosed. More particularly, the invention is an automatic bottled water dispensing apparatus system and method having a housing which houses various sizes of bottled water and ... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090114481 | Greeting Card and Merchandise Retail Store System and Related Fixtures and Displays The present disclosure relates to the sale of greeting cards and related merchandise. More specifically to a novel retail store concept designed to create a personal, experience-based shopping experience for consumers. This concept is effectuated by physical aspects suc... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090090035 | Display A display has a shape similar to at least a base of an upright vacuum cleaner. The display comprises a base configured to rest on a support surface, a curved section extending upward from the base, and a mounting area on or extending above the curved section. The mounti... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20080307682 | In-store merchandising system and method A system and method for merchandising a product or service. The system comprises a first perceived-as-three-dimensional image. The image comprises a directional preference and an indicia associated with the product or service. The system also comprises a display element... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080228316 | Tote-Based Warehousing System and Method A warehousing system includes a container for storing at least one item, a first electronic (e.g., radio frequency identification (RFID)) module associated with the first container, and a controller which wirelessly communicates with first electronic module, for directi... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20070295560 | Retail Environment A retail store has responsive environment apparatus installed which is controlled by processing apparatus. Trigger event sensors coupled to the processing apparatus, are positioned throughout the store. When customers enter and move about the store, the processing appar... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070235263 | Method for displaying an array of packages A method for displaying an array of packages including providing at least one first package including a product therein. The first package has at least a first display face and a first display face area that includes first indicia having a first area and representing th... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070095615 | Methods and Apparatus for Merchandising Articles of Clothing A method and apparatus for retailing articles of clothing are disclosed. An article of clothing is provided with an electronic memory device. The electronic memory device can be an optical disk or a jump drive or the like. The device can also be an RFID tag. It contains... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070045049 | Display and method of selling shutters In a display and method of selling shutters in which at least two sets of shutter panels, T-strips and spacers are displayed at a home center or other retail location. The homeowner measures the window opening and takes the measurement to the home center. The customer t... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070012519 | System for merchandising disposable absorbent undergarments The present invention provides a method or a system of providing disposable absorbent adult undergarments to a consumer in a retail store. The method or system has the steps of providing a package of reusable adult undergarments; providing a package of disposable absorb... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070005377 | Grocery depot warehouse A grocery depot warehouse used to rapidly fulfill online orders while utilizing a minimal amount of warehouse space and optimizing the grocery gathering process. The aisles of the warehouse are narrow such that a one-way traffic flow is utilized in gathering the goods, ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060260875 | System and method for communicating vending information A system and method for communicating vending information for a digital video disc is provided. A plurality of vending transaction data is received, wherein each of the plurality of data comprises a transaction timestamp and corresponds to a rental transaction for a dig... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060254862 | System and method for selling a rental media product A system and method for selling a rental digital video disc is provided. A request from a user to rent the digital video disc is received. First transaction data from a user interface is received, wherein the first transaction data comprises financial information corres... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060037817 | Method of selling custom window coverings In a method of selling custom window coverings of the type which are made in sizes based upon dimensions provided by a customer, two sources of supply who can manufacture the same selected custom window coverings are established. The first source of supply is located a ... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050279579 | Retail display product combination and methods A display and a method of displaying articles for sale in a mass retail environment. The method comprises displaying multiple product containers in an adjacent fashion, in a row, on a shelf, where each container includes the same brand display. The method further compri... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050263353 | Merchandizing display systems and methods A merchandising system for displaying food items from selected food groups with the packaging of the food items having a distinct color associated with each food group. Other indicia on the display system are color coordinated with the colors of the packaging such that ... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050150726 | Coiled hose point of sale method and apparatus A point of sale apparatus for a coiled garden hose with a predetermined length includes a short coiled garden hose having a length less than the predetermined length. A vertically mounted backing carries (a) a spigot connected to a connector at one end of the short coil... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050092554 | Point-of-sale merchandising system The system comprises a product package which has a front side and an opposing rear side, designed to form two related but different front panels. Both panels include a picture of the product and key information about the product, presented in a similar, complementary fo... | 05/05/2005 |
