Patents by Inventor Erin L. Zobel

Erin L. Zobel 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: 20230276939
    Abstract: A collapsible storage bin comprising a base, at least two sidewalls each rotatably coupled to the base, and at least one corner rail. Each of the at least two sidewalls rotates from a storage position within the base to a use position extending out of the base. Opposing ends of each of the at least two sidewalls is formed by a channel open toward the channel of the other of the first side end and the second side end top to define a first coupling flange as part of the first side end and a second coupling flange as part of the second side end. The at least one corner rail includes a first planar segment and a second planar segment coupled edge-to-edge to each other. Each of the first planar segment and the second planar segment terminates with a return to form a different elongated reception channel open toward the other of the first planar segment and the second planar segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Clark, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: 10602860
    Abstract: A collapsible display unit includes a first tab protruding from a free edge of a first widthwise sidewall that is insertable into a slot in a base panel. A second tab protrudes from a free edge of an opposing second widthwise sidewall that is insertable into a slot in the base panel. A hinge in the base panel extends lengthwise between two free edges and through a center of the base panel. A hinge in the first widthwise sidewall extends between two free edges and through a center of the first widthwise sidewall. A hinge in the second widthwise sidewall extends between two free edges and through a center of the second widthwise sidewall. The first lengthwise sidewall has opposing end flaps that remain affixed to portions of the widthwise sidewalls for configuration between assembled and collapsed configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Clark, Erin L. Zobel, David H. Cheney
  • Publication number: 20180354681
    Abstract: A collapsible display unit includes a first tab protruding from a free edge of a first widthwise sidewall that is insertable into a slot in a base panel. A second tab protrudes from a free edge of an opposing second widthwise sidewall that is insertable into a slot in the base panel. A hinge in the base panel extends lengthwise between two free edges and through a center of the base panel. A hinge in the first widthwise sidewall extends between two free edges and through a center of the first widthwise sidewall. A hinge in the second widthwise sidewall extends between two free edges and through a center of the second widthwise sidewall. The first lengthwise sidewall has opposing end flaps that remain affixed to portions of the widthwise sidewalls for configuration between assembled and collapsed configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Clark, Erin L. Zobel, David H. Cheney
  • Patent number: 10117527
    Abstract: A retail display unit includes a plurality of clear tubes positioned substantially adjacent to each other and each having a length. A plurality of clear inserts each positioned inside one of the plurality of clear tubes and extend the length of the one of the plurality of clear tubes. Each clear insert includes a first end that corresponds with a first end of each clear tube and an opposing second end that corresponds with an opposing second end of each clear tube. A plurality of strings of lights are continuously wrapped around and engaged with the first and second ends of the plurality of clear inserts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Patent number: 10045639
    Abstract: A display riser assembly includes at least one riser positioned on a back portion of a top surface of a display shelf and at least one paddle mounted to the at least one riser. The at least one riser includes a top panel, a front panel and two side panels located on either ends of the top panel and the front panel. The top panel includes a plurality of spaced apart through slots. The at least one paddle includes at least one planar display section that is horizontally oriented, at least one planar extension section that extends backwardly from the at least one display section and is inserted into one of the plurality of through slots so that the at least one display section is cantilevered forward from the riser and located above the top surface of the display shelf. Each riser supports a plurality of display sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel
  • Publication number: 20180206656
    Abstract: A retail display unit includes a plurality of clear tubes positioned substantially adjacent to each other and each having a length. A plurality of clear inserts each positioned inside one of the plurality of clear tubes and extend the length of the one of the plurality of clear tubes. Each clear insert includes a first end that corresponds with a first end of each clear tube and an opposing second end that corresponds with an opposing second end of each clear tube. A plurality of strings of lights are continuously wrapped around and engaged with the first and second ends of the plurality of clear inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Patent number: 9962016
    Abstract: A retail display bracket includes an upper panel member oriented downwardly from a bottom of a display shelf and located behind a front of the display shelf. A lower panel member is coupled to the upper panel member by a connecting panel member and is positioned forward from and below a front of the display shelf. Located on a front surface of the lower panel member are a plurality of sample products spaced apart from each other. A plurality of shelf tabs extend from a top end of the upper panel member and are inserted through perforations in the display shelf in a direction from the bottom of the display shelf to a top of the display shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel
  • Publication number: 20180092470
    Abstract: A display riser assembly includes at least one riser positioned on a back portion of a top surface of a display shelf and at least one paddle mounted to the at least one riser. The at least one riser includes a top panel, a front panel and two side panels located on either ends of the top panel and the front panel. The top panel includes a plurality of spaced apart through slots. The at least one paddle includes at least one planar display section that is horizontally oriented, at least one planar extension section that extends backwardly from the at least one display section and is inserted into one of the plurality of through slots so that the at least one display section is cantilevered forward from the riser and located above the top surface of the display shelf. Each riser supports a plurality of display sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: 9795229
    Abstract: A display fixture divider includes a bottom support plate including a main portion having a front edge, a non-linear back edge, a first side and an opposing second side. The non-linear back edge includes a first section that extends backwardly from a back of the first side and intersects with a second section that extends backwardly from a back of the second side. A first wire member includes at least two legs separated by a bend and mounted to the first side of the main portion. A second wire member includes at least two legs separated by a bend and mounted to the second side of the main portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel
  • Publication number: 20170215603
    Abstract: A display fixture divider includes a bottom support plate including a main portion having a front edge, a non-linear back edge, a first side and an opposing second side. The non-linear back edge includes a first section that extends backwardly from a back of the first side and intersects with a second section that extends backwardly from a back of the second side. A first wire member includes at least two legs separated by a bend and mounted to the first side of the main portion. A second wire member includes at least two legs separated by a bend and mounted to the second side of the main portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: D814833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: D825226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin L. Zobel, Sara L. Pedersen
  • Patent number: D827339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Clark, Erin L. Zobel, David H. Cheney
  • 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: D833184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: D845683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Sara L. Pedersen, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: D915107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: D943294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Sara Lynne Pedersen, Grace Catherine Manuel, Scott E. Denby, Jeremy A. Clark, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: D950256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Sara Lynne Pedersen, Grace Catherine Manuel, Scott E. Denby, Jeremy A. Clark, Erin L. Zobel
  • Patent number: D1009529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel