Patents by Inventor Nick Farinola

Nick Farinola 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).

  • Patent number: 11793329
    Abstract: A locking case system for cosmetic products includes a fixture adapted to receive cosmetic products and a locking case adapted to be coupled to the fixture. Upon coupling the locking case to the fixture, at least one snap member of at least one side wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving portion of the at least one side wall of the fixture. In addition, at least one snap member of a rear wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving aperture in a top edge of a rear wall of the fixture. Further, at least one snap member of a front member of the locking case is snapped into the at least one receiving aperture of a front wall of the fixture to secure the cosmetic products to the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Scott Fink, Nick Farinola
  • Patent number: 11647850
    Abstract: A retail display hook for merchandise packaged with a hang tab aperture includes mounting bracket with a hang bar and an access bar cantilevered therefrom. The hang bar extends outwardly along a straight portion, through an upwardly peaked portion, and followed by an upwardly angled portion. An access flap pivotally engages a distal end of the access bar, and is located above and adjacent to the distal end of the hang bar. The access flap includes an arrester extension and a blocker extension. Rotation of the access flap between a display position and an access position controls removal of merchandise to one unit at a time, requiring cyclical operation to remove more than one unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: VIRA Insight, LLC
    Inventors: Nick Farinola, Ansh B. Jhaveri, Matthew J. Goebel
  • Patent number: 11627819
    Abstract: An anti-theft system for cosmetic products. The anti-theft system includes a fixture adapted to receive cosmetic products, and an anti-theft apparatus coupled to the fixture. The anti-theft apparatus includes a base and at least one finger extending from the base. The at least one finger is adapted to either contact or be disposed adjacent to at least one cosmetic product disposed within the fixture. So configured, the at least one finger is adapted to secure the at least one cosmetic product to the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Scott Fink, Nick Farinola
  • Publication number: 20230045967
    Abstract: A retail display hook for merchandise packaged with a hang tab aperture includes mounting bracket with a hang bar and an access bar cantilevered therefrom. The hang bar extends outwardly along a straight portion, through an upwardly peaked portion, and followed by an upwardly angled portion. An access flap pivotally engages a distal end of the access bar, and is located above and adjacent to the distal end of the hang bar. The access flap includes an arrester extension and a blocker extension. Rotation of the access flap between a display position and an access position controls removal of merchandise to one unit at a time, requiring cyclical operation to remove more than one unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: VIRA Insight, LLC
    Inventors: Nick Farinola, Ansh B. Jhaveri, Matthew J. Goebel
  • Patent number: 11510506
    Abstract: An expandable product pusher display for displaying products while urging the products to the front of the display as they are removed by consumers. Left and right end caps support plural tiers of product pusher assemblies, each including left and right product platforms with pushers having springs arranged to urge the products forwardly. Each tier includes a scissor mechanism expandably disposed between the left and right product platforms, and configured to adjust the distance therebetween while maintaining parallel alignment, so as to accommodate products of different width through adjustment of the scissor mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: VIRA Insight, LLC
    Inventor: Nick Farinola
  • Patent number: 11382439
    Abstract: A locking case system for cosmetic products includes a fixture adapted to receive cosmetic products and a locking case adapted to be coupled to the fixture. Upon coupling the locking case to the fixture, at least one snap member of at least one side wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving portion of the at least one side wall of the fixture. In addition, at least one snap member of a rear wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving aperture in a top edge of a rear wall of the fixture. Further, at least one snap member of a front member of the locking case is snapped into the at least one receiving aperture of a front wall of the fixture to secure the cosmetic products to the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Scott Fink, Nick Farinola
  • Publication number: 20050230338
    Abstract: A fixture for displaying merchandise and a method are provided. The fixture includes a generally vertical back panel having opposed lateral edges and opposed top and bottom edges. The back panel defines at least one engageable member extending in a generally horizontal direction between the lateral edges. In addition, the fixture includes at least one generally vertical partition having at least one cooperative engaging member removably attached to the engageable member of the back panel. The vertical partition extends substantially between the top and bottom edges of the back panel, and further extends generally orthogonal from the back panel and generally orthogonal to the engageable member on the back panel. The vertical partition is advantageously slidable in a lateral direction to define variable lateral positions on the back panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Nick Farinola, Eric Grassel, Charles Babboni, Larry Shelton, Cindy Buffi
  • Patent number: D937611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Scott Fink, Nick Farinola
  • Patent number: D965355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Scott Fink, Nick Farinola