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Ken R. Powell
Also filed as: POWELL KEN · POWELL KEN R
33 granted patents·11 pending applications·4,474 citations·filing 1987–2012
98Inventor score
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44 records- 0194US5806044ASystem and method for distributing coupons through a system of computer networksFiled 1996·Granted Sep 8, 1998·571 cites·29 claims
- 0294US5727153ARetail store having a system of receiving electronic coupon information from a portable card and sending the received coupon information to other portable cardsFiled 1995·Granted Mar 10, 1998·575 cites·20 claims
- 0393US4812629AMethod and apparatus for vendingTERM TRONICS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 14, 1989·437 cites·13 claims
- 0488US6173891B1Retail store configured for bidirectional communication between a plurality of product shelf areas and a plurality of portable cardsSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 16, 2001·103 cites·64 claims
- 0586US5884278ARetail store and method employing multiple network interfaces at each cash register, and receiving signals from portable cards at each cash registerFiled 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·356 cites·11 claims
- 0685US7240023B1System and method for distributing coupons through a system of computer networksSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 3, 2007·35 cites·94 claims
- 0784US5887271ASystem and method for locating products in a retail systemFiled 1996·Granted Mar 23, 1999·354 cites·45 claims
- 0884US5465822ACommodity densification assembly having a multiple path distribution deviceENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 14, 1995·73 cites·40 claims
- 0984US5355987ASingle station reverse vending machineENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 18, 1994·63 cites·40 claims
- 1082US6354495B1Retail store configured for bidirectional communication between a plurality of product shelf areas and a plurality of portable cardsSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 12, 2002·55 cites·64 claims
- 1182US6012038ASystem and method for controlling distribution of couponsSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 4, 2000·236 cites·39 claims
- 1281US6067526ASystem and method for distributing coupons through a system of computer networksSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 23, 2000·222 cites·51 claims
- 1380US5890135ASystem and method for displaying product information in a retail systemFiled 1996·Granted Mar 30, 1999·270 cites·38 claims
- 1479US5956694ASystem and method for distributing and processing discount couponsFiled 1997·Granted Sep 21, 1999·199 cites·8 claims
- 1579US5502559AApparatus and method for detection of material used in construction of containers and color of sameENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 26, 1996·51 cites·21 claims
- 1678US5560552AContainer cutting assemblyENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 1, 1996·32 cites·44 claims
- 1775US6243687B1Kiosk systems and methods for issuing a card storing electronic coupons, after receiving data about a customerSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·187 cites·41 claims
- 1873US5630493AAcceptance assembly for a reverse vending machineENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted May 20, 1997·43 cites·19 claims
- 1973US5477953AFilter and filter cleaning system for a reverse vending machineENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 26, 1995·38 cites·22 claims
- 2071US6112988ARetail store configured for bidirectional communication between a plurality of product shelf areas and a plurality of portable cardsSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·94 cites·34 claims
- 2170US6105002ARetail store efficiently configured to distribute electronic coupons at multiple product locationsSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 15, 2000·110 cites·30 claims
- 2267US5441160AMethod of collecting densified commodities using a mobile multi-compartment commodity collection and storage assemblyENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 15, 1995·27 cites·16 claims
- 2366US6055509ASystem and method for transferring identification information between portable cards in a computerized retail store having communication among a plurality of computersPOWELL KEN R·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·114 cites·29 claims
- 2461US2004064370A1System and mehtod for distributing coupons through a system of computer networksFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2560US6796307B1Multiple person high altitude recycling breathing apparatusUS NAVY·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·11 cites·16 claims
- 2659US6317650B1System and method employing portable cards to monitor a commercial systemSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·56 cites·104 claims
- 2758US2004073487A1Retail systems and methods employing a product shelf interface to provide purchase incentivesFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2854US2002188502A1Systems and methods of product promotionFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2953US6339762B1Retail store efficiently configured to distribute electronic coupons at multiple product locationsSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 15, 2002·33 cites·31 claims
- 3047US5695039AMethod for determining a characteristic of a materialENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 9, 1997·27 cites·14 claims
- 3146US5593017AMethod and apparatus for identifying information contained in surface deviationsENVIRONMENTAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 14, 1997·18 cites·23 claims
- 3244US6354492B1System and method employing a portable card to configure a store for product promotionSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·43 cites·27 claims
- 3344US2003136830A1System and method employing portable cards to send data between systemsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3443US2002173972A1Systems and methods of product promotionFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3541US2012296817A1Systems and methods for promoting products and servicesPOWELL KEN R·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3640US6456980B1Transaction systems and methods sending product identification signals to two processors in each register stationSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 24, 2002·23 cites·36 claims
- 3740US2012215647A1Systems and methods for promoting products and servicesPOWELL KEN R·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3838US2014122195A1Systems and Methods for Tracking and Analyzing the Redemption of Promotional ContentSTERLING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3936US2013130800A1Wireless controllerGAMESTOP INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4035US9466067B2Mobile promotion distributionTABOR CATHERINE M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 11, 2016·0 cites·11 claims
- 4135US7085731B1Computer system configuration and method for a storeSOFTCARD SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 1, 2006·18 cites·12 claims
- 4234US9471929B2Mobile game and promotion serviceTABOR CATHERINE M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 18, 2016·0 cites·14 claims
- 4334US2013144702A1Integrated Payment and Reward TransactionsTABOR CATHERINE M·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4428US2002120495A1Retail systems and methods employing a product shelf display to provide purchase incentivesFiled 1999·Application pending·0 cites
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