Sappington
Douglas Wayne Sappington, Birmingham, AL US
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20130087176 | SYSTEM FOR SANITIZING SHOPPING CARTS - An apparatus and method is disclosed for systematically disinfecting shopping carts and other containers utilized in grocery stores by consumers to temporarily carry food items while shopping. The system consists of a hollow, inverted U-shaped housing that defines a cart passageway through which a shopping cart may be passed and disinfected. The system includes internal electrical elements, a fluid reservoir, a pump that pumps disinfecting fluid to several nozzles, a rechargeable battery, and is on wheels so that the system may be operated in an area of choosing independent from a power outlet. For disinfecting, carts are positioned in front of the cart passageway and pushed through while nozzles positioned in the cart passageway are actuated. A fine mist of disinfecting fluid envelopes all surfaces of the cart as it passes through the cart passageway, thereby sanitizing the entire surface area of the cart without accumulating residue. | 04-11-2013 |
Emily Grace Sappington, Seattle, WA US
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20160085438 | MULTI-FINGER TOUCHPAD GESTURES - A multi-finger touchpad gesture refers to a movement of multiple fingers in a particular pattern across a touchpad. The touchpad senses the multiple fingers, and based on the sensed finger locations and finger movements, one of multiple multi-finger touchpad gestures is detected. A user interface being presented on a display is altered as appropriate in response to the detected multi-finger touchpad gesture. Various different multi-finger touchpad gestures can be detected. The multi-finger touchpad gestures can include a gesture that traverses different hierarchical views of the operating system user interface, a gesture that switches between two recent windows, a gesture that traverses a back stack of windows, a gesture that displays a window selection view and selects a particular window, and a gesture that moves a window to a different location (including snapping a window to an edge or corner of the display). | 03-24-2016 |
Paul Sappington, Gaithersburg, MD US
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20100274733 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED TAXONOMY GENERATION - Methods and systems to automate the taxonomy generation process and allow for automatic synchronized cross-industry taxonomy updates. A standardized cross-industry taxonomy generation procedure is provided, which is easy to use and allows for fast generation of taxonomies. The errors in taxonomy generation are reduced, while producing synchronized industry-specific taxonomies. A software application, facilitates the automation of the taxonomy generation process and allows for automatic cross-industry taxonomy updates. A standardized cross-industry taxonomy generation procedure is characterized by error reduction in cross-industry taxonomy generation. | 10-28-2010 |
Robert Spencer Sappington, Alpharetta, GA US
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20090183808 | Golf Cart Cover Magnetic Door - An improved door design for soft-sided golf cart covers increases the ease of entry and exit. This product features a horizontal swing out design that removes the need for snaps or zippers and significantly increases size of the door opening. This improved door design features a magnetic door that eliminates zipper failure, simplifies entry and exit and improves the overall golf cart cover experience and longevity of the cover. | 07-23-2009 |
20100060027 | 2-Sided Golf Cart Enclosure With Magnetic Door - An improved portable golf cart enclosure design featuring a top and two sides that wrap around a typical golf cart to protect occupants from wind, rain and cold. The improved enclosure features a roll-on and roll-up design that improves the installation and removal task over traditional golf cart enclosures. Finally, this invention improves ingress and egress through a horizontal swing away magnetic door design. | 03-11-2010 |