Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Martell

Timothy J. Martell 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: 9795230
    Abstract: A display unit includes an upper component that has a top panel, four side panels having bottom edges, exterior surfaces and interior surfaces that define a hollow interior. A base frame includes a lower portion having an outer periphery and an upper portion that extends upwardly from a top of the lower portion and has an outer periphery. Four corner members are coupled to and extend inwardly from the interior surfaces of the upper component and are positioned at a distance from the bottom edges of the four side panels. The four corner members engage with a top of the upper portion of the base frame such that the bottom edges of the four side panels of the upper component are spaced apart from the top of the lower portion of the base frame to expose a section of the upper portion of the base frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Jeremy A. Clark, Jason W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9615677
    Abstract: A retail fixture includes a platform having a plurality of openings and a cover having at least one slot where the cover is positioned over the platform such that each of the at least one slots of the cover is aligned with an opening of the platform. A set of spaced-apart nubs extends along at least one opening. A bracket extends across the plurality of openings and is mounted to a bottom surface of the platform. The bracket has channels aligned with the openings. Each channel has a first width proximate the bottom surface and a second width distal from the bottom surface wherein the second width is wider than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, Robert D. Peota, Judd S. Kivi, Timothy J. Martell, Robert P. Stoltz, Thomas A. Schneider, Alex K. Poniatowski, Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Daniel Adam Breunig, Kevin Huljich
  • Patent number: 9593484
    Abstract: A free-standing wall includes an internal frame, a pair of wall panel assemblies supported on each side of the internal frame by cleats and a top plate. The internal frame includes opposing sides that define a thickness. Each of the pair of wall panel assemblies includes a panel having an interior surface and a width. The top plate includes a width that is at least as great as a combined dimension of the thickness of the internal frame and the widths of each panel. The top plate is coupled to a top of the internal frame to secure the pair of wall panel assemblies to the internal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Timothy J. Martell, Daniel R. Jicinsky
  • Patent number: 9578961
    Abstract: A display includes a shelf having an elongated slot for receiving a power cord of at least one electrically powered consumer product being displayed on the shelf in front of the elongated slot. The elongated slot is defined by a portion of a free edge of a rotatable door that covers a pocket in a closed position and by a back end of a table having an upper surface for supporting the electrically powered consumer products. Remaining portions of the free edge of the rotatable door engage with a lip that protrudes from a front wall of the pocket so that a top side of the rotatable door is in alignment with the upper surface of the table when the rotatable door is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell
  • Publication number: 20170042323
    Abstract: A display includes a shelf having an elongated slot for receiving a power cord of at least one electrically powered consumer product being displayed on the shelf in front of the elongated slot. The elongated slot is defined by a portion of a free edge of a rotatable door that covers a pocket in a closed position and by a back end of a table having an upper surface for supporting the electrically powered consumer products. Remaining portions of the free edge of the rotatable door engage with a lip that protrudes from a front wall of the pocket so that a top side of the rotatable door is in alignment with the upper surface of the table when the rotatable door is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell
  • Publication number: 20170022706
    Abstract: A free-standing wall includes an internal frame, a pair of wall panel assemblies supported on each side of the internal frame by cleats and a top plate. The internal frame includes opposing sides that define a thickness. Each of the pair of wall panel assemblies includes a panel having an interior surface and a width. The top plate includes a width that is at least as great as a combined dimension of the thickness of the internal frame and the widths of each panel. The top plate is coupled to a top of the internal frame to secure the pair of wall panel assemblies to the internal frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Timothy J. Martell, Daniel R. Jicinsky
  • Patent number: 9481386
    Abstract: A mobile cart includes a cabinet supported by a plurality of wheels, a countertop located on top of the cabinet, an upper trim assembly completely surrounding an upper portion of the cabinet and being spaced apart from the cabinet by a space, a lower trim assembly at least partially surrounding a lower portion of the cabinet and being spaced apart from the cabinet by a space and a marketing sign held to a front panel of the cabinet. The upper edge of the marketing sign is located in the space between a front member of the upper trim assembly and a front panel of the cabinet. The lower edge of the marketing sign is located in the space between a front member of the lower trim assembly and the front panel of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Jason W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9468316
    Abstract: A display fixture includes a main support frame, a table top supported by the main support frame, an underframe attached to the main support frame and located underneath the table top and at least one display hook that supports hanging products. The at least one display hook has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is removably coupled to and supported by the underframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160278546
    Abstract: A display fixture includes a main support frame, a table top supported by the main support frame, an underframe attached to the main support frame and located underneath the table top and at least one display hook that supports hanging products. The at least one display hook has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is removably coupled to and supported by the underframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160273213
    Abstract: A free-standing wall includes an internal frame, a pair of wall panel assemblies supported on each side of the internal frame by cleats and a top plate. The internal frame includes opposing sides that define a thickness. Each of the pair of wall panel assemblies includes a panel having an interior surface and a width. The top plate includes a width that is at least as great as a combined dimension of the thickness of the internal frame and the widths of each panel. The top plate is coupled to a top of the internal frame to secure the pair of wall panel assemblies to the internal frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Timothy J. Martell, Daniel R. Jicinsky
  • Patent number: D764213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Clark, Timothy J. Martell, Jason W. Johnson
  • Patent number: D766625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D768417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D777460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Enzo Vardaro
  • Patent number: D778640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Enzo Vardaro
  • Patent number: D778648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands , Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell
  • Patent number: D781088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Timothy J. Martell
  • Patent number: D796862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Chad M. Bogdan
  • Patent number: D807090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy J. Martell
  • Patent number: D807093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Chad M. Bogdan