A47F 3/02
Show cases or show cabinets: with dispensing arrangements
Official title: with dispensing arrangements ({A47F1/04 takes precedence; for cigars or cigarettes A24F15/04; for cigarette papers A24F17/00; for hand towels or toilet paper A47K10/24; for photographic paper G03B; } coin-freed G07F)
A47F3/02 (Show cases or show cabinets: with dispensing arrangements) appears on 145 US grants and 147 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47F- Granted patents
- 145
- Published applications
- 147
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 206
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modular fabric pod for changing seasons and fashion trends in robotic micro-fulfillment29 Sep 2026US 12,745,864 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Merchandise display for displaying, refrigerating, and dispensing containers of a frozen product2 Jun 2026US 12,642,366 B2Mars, Incorporated
- Combined cabinet17 Mar 2026US 12,575,672 B2
- Systems and methods for dispensing medications based on proximity to an electronic medication storage cabinet10 Feb 2026US 12,548,663 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Heated display cabinet21 Oct 2025US 12,446,711 B2Carter-Hoffmann LLC
- Heated display cabinet20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240342 A1Carter-Hoffmann LLC
- Systems and methods for dispensing medications based on proximity to an electronic medication storage cabinet18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171229 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Vending Machine with Improved Cabinet26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053279 A1
- Sprung display case for dispensing products6 Nov 2025US 2025/0338976 A1Metalfacture Ltd
- Rotary asset management device2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302209 A1Signifi Solutions Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Supply station with internal computer245US 5,520,450 APyxis Corporation · 1996
- Auxiliary storage and dispensing unit171US 5,346,297 A1994
- Maine tool dispensing device and system142US 5,205,436 AElectronic Merchandising Systems, Inc. · 1993
- Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism122US 8,739,984 B2RTC Industries, Inc. · 2014
- Product management display system93US 9,138,075 B2RTC Industries, Inc. · 2015