Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Valiulis

Thomas E. Valiulis 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: 20040182976
    Abstract: A retail display structure and method is provided for a product display that is self-facing. The retail display structure is adapted to mount onto a vertical support, and may take the form of a flat shelf, a wire shelf, a peghook, a spring loader pusher system, or other appropriate device. The retail display structure includes a support surface that extends horizontally toward a front stop. A lubricious surface is arranged over the support surface for supporting retail merchandise and facilitating easier sliding movement of retail merchandise toward the front stop. The lubricious surface can be a fluoropolymer or a silicone surface, or other such reduced friction layer that has a reduced static coefficient of friction in comparison to standard powder coating finishes for retail shelving and other such retail display structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Valiulis, Robert Louis Northrup
  • Publication number: 20040182975
    Abstract: A retail display hook, structure and method is provided for a product display that is self-facing and is both safe and space-saving. The support structure includes a vertical support for receiving a display hook. The display hook includes a back end member structured for attachment to a vertical support; a product arm member supported by and extending forwardly from the back end member, the product arm member structured to display the merchandise via a self-facing configuration such that merchandise when displayed on the retail display hook migrates forwardly toward the retainer member with the retainer member; and a lubricious surface that can be a fluoropolymer or a silicone surface on at least a portion of the product arm member. The fluoropolymer surface or the silicone surface is configured to provide an approximate near zero static coefficient of friction for merchandise being self-faced on the product arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Valiulis, Robert Louis Northrup
  • Patent number: 6615524
    Abstract: Discloses a method of making scanning hooks with a release agent on the label attachment tab. Stock is formed by laminating a plastic sheet which will provide the main carrier body of the overlay and a thin film which has a release agent strongly bonded to its outer surface. The film is bonded to the main plastic layer, such as by an adhesive. Overlay blanks are cut from the resulting laminate stock as by die cutting. The overlay blanks then are bent and mounted on scanning hooks, with the tab portion extending essentially vertically and presenting an outwardly exposed release surface which provides ready appliability, removability and replaceability of merchandising labels which bear information related to the products supported on the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Patent number: 6582544
    Abstract: Discloses a method of making scanning hooks with a release agent on the label attachment tab. Stock is formed by laminating a plastic sheet which will provide the main carrier body of the overlay and a thin film which has a release agent strongly bonded to its outer surface. The film is bonded to the main plastic layer, such as by an adhesive. Overlay blanks are cut from the resulting laminate stock as by die cutting. The overlay blanks then are bent and mounted on scanning hooks, with the tab portion extending essentially vertically and presenting an outwardly exposed release surface which provides ready appliability, removability and replaceability of merchandising labels which bear information related to the products supported on the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Patent number: 6519885
    Abstract: A marketing display device such as a shelf or a “Pegboard” type hanger is provided with an outer display panel that has a release coating, such as of silicone, for ready attachment, removal and replacement of adhesive labels that carry indicia pertinent to the marketing of products on the hangers to passing potential customers. In one preferred embodiment the release coating is carried on a liner that is adhesively attached to the shelf or hanger for such removable mounting of labels and wherein the liner, including the attaching adhesive, also is readily and cleanly removable by peeling the liner from the surface to which it is adhered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Publication number: 20020124941
    Abstract: Discloses a method of making scanning hooks with a release agent on the label attachment tab. Stock is formed by laminating a plastic sheet which will provide the main carrier body of the overlay and a thin film which has a release agent strongly bonded to its outer surface. The film is bonded to the main plastic layer, such as by an adhesive. Overlay blanks are cut from the resulting laminate stock as by die cutting. The overlay blanks then are bent and mounted on scanning hooks, with the tab portion extending essentially vertically and presenting an outwardly exposed release surface which provides ready appliability, removability and replaceability of merchandising labels which bear information related to the products supported on the hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Publication number: 20020124450
    Abstract: Discloses a method of making scanning hooks with a release agent on the label attachment tab. Stock is formed by laminating a plastic sheet which will provide the main carrier body of the overlay and a thin film which has a release agent strongly bonded to its outer surface. The film is bonded to the main plastic layer, such as by an adhesive. Overlay blanks are cut from the resulting laminate stock as by die cutting. The overlay blanks then are bent and mounted on scanning hooks, with the tab portion extending essentially vertically and presenting an outwardly exposed release surface which provides ready appliability, removability and replaceability of merchandising labels which bear information related to the products supported on the hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Patent number: 6423168
    Abstract: Discloses a method of making scanning hooks with a release agent on the label attachment tab. Stock is formed by laminating a plastic sheet which will provide the main carrier body of the overlay and a thin film which has a release agent strongly bonded to its outer surface. The film is bonded to the main plastic layer, such as by an adhesive. Overlay blanks are cut from the resulting laminate stock as by die cutting. The overlay blanks then are bent and mounted on scanning hooks, with the tab portion extending essentially vertically and presenting an outwardly exposed release surface which provides ready appliability, removability and replaceability of merchandising labels which bear information related to the products supported on the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Patent number: 6385884
    Abstract: A display hanger for attachment to a “Pegboard” type of support panel is provided with an outer display panel that has a release coating, such as of silicone, for ready attachment, removal and replacement of labels that carry indicia pertinent to the marketing of products on the hangers to passing potential customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Patent number: 6385885
    Abstract: A marketing display device such as a shelf or a “Pegboard” type hanger is provided with an outer display panel that has a Release coating, such as of silicone, for ready attachment, removal and replacement of adhesive labels that carry indicia pertinent to the marketing of products on the hangers to passing potential customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Publication number: 20010047604
    Abstract: A marketing display device such as a shelf or a “Pegboard” type hanger is provided with an outer display panel that has a release coating, such as of silicone, for ready attachment, removal and replacement of adhesive labels that carry indicia pertinent to the marketing of products on the hangers to passing potential customers. In one preferred embodiment the release coating is carried on a liner that is adhesively attached to the shelf or hanger for such removable mounting of labels and wherein the liner, including the attaching adhesive, also is readily and cleanly removable by peeling the liner from the surface to which it is adhered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventor: Thomas E Valiulis
  • Patent number: 6145231
    Abstract: A marketing display device such as a shelf or a "Pegboard" type hanger is provided with an outer display panel that has a release coating, such as of silicone, for ready attachment, removal and replacement of adhesive labels that carry indicia pertinent to the marketing of products on the hangers to passing potential customers. In one preferred embodiment the release coating is carried on a liner that is adhesively attached to the shelf or hanger for such removable mounting of labels and wherein the liner, including the attaching adhesive, also is readily and cleanly removable by peeling the liner from the surface to which it is adhered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Patent number: D470893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Valiulis, Craig Zadak
  • Patent number: D476375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Zadak, Thomas E. Valiulis
  • Patent number: D485582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Southern Imperial, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Valiulis