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KROGER CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    90
About

KROGER CO has a total of 90 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1950. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, it methods for management and machines are CHOI BYOUNG JINN, KIM SOON DONG and YUAN JIAN.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing KROGER COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Bonner Brett Bracewell 9
#2 Hjelm Christopher Todd 9
#3 Ciancio David 7
#4 Myatt Sarah 6
#5 Coy Adrian 6
#6 Hinds Mark 6
#7 Hay Simon 6
#8 Wall Stephen L 5
#9 Stern Richard P 5
#10 Freeman Gregory J 5

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
CA2671693A1 A system for shopping in a store
US2009265210A1 Systems for Store Associate Management in a Store
US2009018927A1 System for shopping in a store
US2009089132A1 Computer-Assisted Contract Management System for An Enterprise
US2007152038A1 Combined in-store and fuel center point-of-sale system
US2007090956A1 Computer-based system and method for arranging items on a pallet
US2006169775A1 System and method for evaluating inventory
US2006243726A1 Container handling apparatus and container
US2006213807A1 Configurable display container
US2006204354A1 Storage system having a dynamic support of moving elements and a pusher assembly carried by a frame
US2006190365A1 Electronically assisted enterprise journal system
US2006169774A1 System and method for managing financial data
US2005256726A1 System and method for mapping of planograms
WO2004012042A2 Reward system
US2003033825A1 Grocery delivery vehicle
US2003155731A1 Wheeled cart for filling grocery orders
US4618032A Two belted supermarket checkout system
BR8202444A Green coffee decafeinization process
IE811395L Comminuted meats and binders therefor.
CA1166576A Whey protein containing cosmetic formulations