Patents by Inventor Daniel K. McDowell

Daniel K. McDowell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200085190
    Abstract: A display unit includes at least one shelf including a first side, an opposing second side, a pair of brackets and at least one hang bar that is mounted to and protrudes from the first side or the second side. The at least one shelf is configured in a first orientation or a second orientation. In the first orientation, the pair of brackets are configured to orient the first side to face in an upward direction and the opposing second side to face in a downward direction. In the second orientation, the pair of brackets are configured to orient the first side to face in a forward direction and the opposing second side to face in a backward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel K. McDowell, William Y. Stafford, Ian Jindrich, Stanley J. Valiulis, Gabriel Garduno
  • Patent number: 10568423
    Abstract: A display unit includes at least one shelf including a first side, an opposing second side, a pair of brackets and at least one hang bar that is mounted to and protrudes from the first side or the second side. The at least one shelf is configured in a first orientation or a second orientation. In the first orientation, the pair of brackets are configured to orient the first side to face in an upward direction and the opposing second side to face in a downward direction. In the second orientation, the pair of brackets are configured to orient the first side to face in a forward direction and the opposing second side to face in a backward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. McDowell, William Y. Stafford, Ian Jindrich, Stanley J. Valiulis, Gabriel Garduno
  • Patent number: 10448755
    Abstract: A display fixture includes a gondola display unit having a plurality of adjacent gondola sections. Each gondola section has a base deck, a back wall supported by a pair of uprights and a toe kick located on a front of the base deck. An inline display focal is coupled to the gondola display unit to highlight one of the plurality of adjacent gondola sections and includes an upper frame, an outrigger and a kick plate assembly. A portion of the upper frame extends forward from the base deck and the toe kick of the gondola section. The outrigger is positioned forward of the base deck and the toe kick of the gondola section and includes at least two vertical members that depend downwardly from the upper frame to couple to the kick plate assembly that is attached to a front of the toe kick of the gondola section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. McDowell, Andrew J. Liesveld
  • Patent number: 9232865
    Abstract: An end display includes a base, an end panel coupled to a rear of the base, at least one channel mounted to the base and having an open top, a first wall panel and a spanner. The first wall panel is received by the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a display position and is removed from the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a storage position. The spanner is mounted to the end panel and includes at least one flange. The at least one flange has a first through hole for receiving a fastener that secures the first wall panel in the display position and a second through hole for receiving a fastener for securing at least the first wall panel in the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, Daniel K. McDowell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20140353269
    Abstract: An end display includes a base, an end panel coupled to a rear of the base, at least one channel mounted to the base and having an open top, a first wall panel and a spanner. The first wall panel is received by the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a display position and is removed from the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a storage position. The spanner is mounted to the end panel and includes at least one flange. The at least one flange has a first through hole for receiving a fastener that secures the first wall panel in the display position and a second through hole for receiving a fastener for securing at least the first wall panel in the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, Daniel K. McDowell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D726457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. McDowell, Matthew D. Peterson
  • Patent number: D830745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Sara L. Pedersen, Erin L. Zobel, Jason W. Johnson, Jeremy A. Clark, Daniel K. McDowell
  • Patent number: D848771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. McDowell, Stanley J. Valiulis, Gabriel G. Garibay, Nicholas C. Juric
  • Patent number: D884397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Daniel K. McDowell, Joseph R. Stukenberg, Ian Jindrich, Stanley J. Valiulis, Gabriel Garduno
  • Patent number: D922108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. McDowell, Sara L. Pedersen
  • Patent number: D1023731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. McDowell, Matthew D. Peterson