Patents by Inventor William Y. Stafford
William Y. Stafford 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).
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Patent number: 10337722Abstract: A modular shelf unit includes a shelf frame having a front, a back and right and left sides and a front panel rotatably coupled to the front of the shelf frame. The front panel is configured to rotate about a rotational axis located proximate to a bottom edge of the front of the shelf frame. The front panel includes at least one holder configured to hold sheet material and a plurality of lights located behind the at least one holder to illuminate the sheet material. When the front panel is configured into a rotatably opened position, the plurality of lights are turned off. When the front panel is configured into a rotatably closed position, the plurality of lights are turned on.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Benjamin Weshler, Anthony DeMayo, Yin-Chie Huang
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Publication number: 20190186728Abstract: A modular shelf unit includes a shelf frame having a front, a back and right and left sides and a front panel rotatably coupled to the front of the shelf frame. The front panel is configured to rotate about a rotational axis located proximate to a bottom edge of the front of the shelf frame. The front panel includes at least one holder configured to hold sheet material and a plurality of lights located behind the at least one holder to illuminate the sheet material. When the front panel is configured into a rotatably opened position, the plurality of lights are turned off. When the front panel is configured into a rotatably closed position, the plurality of lights are turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Benjamin Weshler, Anthony DeMayo, Yin-Chie Huang
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Patent number: 9615677Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9541245Abstract: A modular valance fixture includes at least one elongated light fixture including a channel frame having a first end and a second end and to which a plurality of lights are mounted. At least two identical bases each have a distal end and a mounting end that mounts to a wall. At least two identical sleeves each include a slide end that telescopically receives the distal end of one of the bases, a distal end and a tube having a first side and a second side. Each of the at least two identical sleeves are oriented to either act as a left-handed support or as a right-handed support for the at least one elongated light fixture. The first side of each tube of the identical sleeves includes a cutout that faces one of the first and the second ends of the channel frame of the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, William Y. Stafford, Kenneth Fee, Robert M. Rondeau, Alex K. Poniatowski
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Publication number: 20160230946Abstract: A modular valance fixture includes at least one elongated light fixture including a channel frame having a first end and a second end and to which a plurality of lights are mounted. At least two identical bases each have a distal end and a mounting end that mounts to a wall. At least two identical sleeves each include a slide end that telescopically receives the distal end of one of the bases, a distal end and a tube having a first side and a second side. Each of the at least two identical sleeves are oriented to either act as a left-handed support or as a right-handed support for the at least one elongated light fixture. The first side of each tube of the identical sleeves includes a cutout that faces one of the first and the second ends of the channel frame of the light fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: David J. Floersch, William Y. Stafford, Kenneth Fee, Robert M. Rondeau
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Patent number: 9384684Abstract: A shelf-type display module includes a carrier tray assembly including a carrier tray having a top, a bottom, a plurality of tracks and at least one light. The plurality of tracks protrude from the top of the carrier tray and the at least one light is mounted to the bottom of the carrier tray. An insert tray includes a main body having components for holding products for display and components for mating with the plurality of tracks on the carrier tray. The components of the main body that mate with the plurality of tracks on the carrier tray slide along the plurality of tracks from a right side to a left side of the carrier tray or from the left side to the right side of the carrier tray.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell, Benjamin Weshler
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Patent number: 9245464Abstract: A hook-type display module includes a base assembly, a display hook receiving plate and at least one display hook. The base assembly includes a pair of spaced-apart side frame members having distal ends and proximal ends and a front frame member connecting the distal ends of the side frame members. The display hook receiving plate is positioned so as to extend between the spaced-apart side frame members and is located proximate to the proximal ends of the spaced-apart side frame members. The at least one display hook includes a base coupled to the display hook receiving plate and a hook extending from the base to a distal end. The distal end of the hook terminates at a location between the display hook receiving plate and the front frame member.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, Erin L. Zobel, William Y. Stafford
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Publication number: 20150243193Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: 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, Dan Bruenig, Kevin Huljich
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Publication number: 20150216062Abstract: A hook-type display module includes a base assembly, a display hook receiving plate and at least one display hook. The base assembly includes a pair of spaced-apart side frame members having distal ends and proximal ends and a front frame member connecting the distal ends of the side frame members. The display hook receiving plate is positioned so as to extend between the spaced-apart side frame members and is located proximate to the proximal ends of the spaced-apart side frame members. The at least one display hook includes a base coupled to the display hook receiving plate and a hook extending from the base to a distal end. The distal end of the hook terminates at a location between the display hook receiving plate and the front frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, Erin L. Zobel, William Y. Stafford
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Patent number: 9038300Abstract: A label holder includes a base, a sign sleeve for receiving at least one printed price label and a living hinge coupling the base to the sign sleeve. The sign sleeve is defined by a main panel that is substantially planar and a return flange that is coupled to the main panel at a joined end. The return flange extends upward from the joined end and terminates at an end located along the main panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, Erin L. Zobel, William Y. Stafford, Robert M. Gray
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Patent number: D730662Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, William Y. Stafford, Blake M. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Robert D. Peota
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Patent number: D735493Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell
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Patent number: D736020Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Robert D. Peota, Blake M. Johnson, William Y. Stafford, Robert P. Stoltz
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Patent number: D741094Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Robert D. Peota, Blake M. Johnson, William Y. Stafford, Robert P. Stoltz
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Patent number: D823030Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Benjamin Weshler
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Patent number: D832009Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford
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Patent number: D841370Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Benjamin Weshler
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Patent number: D848772Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Jennifer A. Theisen
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Patent number: D851970Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Jennifer A. Theisen
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Patent number: D873056Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Jennifer A. Theisen, Brandon W. Avery