Patents by Inventor Alec Simpson

Alec Simpson 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: 20060124565
    Abstract: A display device (10) comprises an elongate strip (12) of sheet material having a plurality of product carrying pockets (14) each pocket (14) being provide with a pair of laterally spaced front sections (16, 18) in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of an adjacent rear section (20) of the elongate strip (12), each front section (16, 18) being attached to said rear section (20) at its upper edge (22, 24) respectively, by means of upper bridge portions (26, 28), further attachment between a further section (30) of the rear section (20) and the front sections (16, 18) is provided by a lower bridge portion (32) intermediate the front sections (16, 18) and which is attached adjacent the lower edges (34, 36) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Neil Speed, Alec Simpson
  • Publication number: 20060118683
    Abstract: A strip merchandiser (40) for use with an automated loading mechanism as an elongate body portion (42) having a plurality of longitudinally spaced product mounting hooks (44) capable of being raised and lowered as the strip passes through the mechanism and a header portion (46) on the body portion (42), said header portion (46) having different characteristics to those of the body portion so that it cannot readily pass through the mechanism wherein the strip merchandiser (40) at or adjacent the intersection between the header portion (46) and the body portion (42) is provided with means (50) to allow the header portion to pass above the mechanism. Said means (50) here is a neck portion created by lateral cuts (52, 54).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Neil Speed, Alec Simpson