Patents by Inventor Alex K. Poniatowski

Alex K. Poniatowski 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: 9217273
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first retail display unit for supporting one or more retail products and a pocket mounted to a side of the first retail display unit. The pocket has a hollow interior and an open end. A gate has a fixed end coupled to the hollow interior of the pocket and a lockable end. The fixed and lockable ends of the gate are located within the hollow interior of the pocket when the gate is in storage and the lockable end of the gate is extended through the at least one open end of the pocket and away from the first retail display unit when the gate is moved into use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Floersch, Jennifer A. Theisen, Alex K. Poniatowski, Richard A. Sherwood
  • Patent number: 9204723
    Abstract: A support or mounting bracket includes a fixed portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface opposite the first mounting surface. The first mounting surface couples to a display screen and the second mounting surface couples to a support stand. The support bracket also includes at least one free portion that extends from the fixed portion and couples to an arm plate and at least one connecting portion that couples the at least one free portion to the fixed portion. The arm plate includes a proximal end mounted to the at least one free portion and distal end that supports a peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Floersch, Alex K. Poniatowski, Peter J. Floersch, Charles E. Jondal, Cory D. Benson
  • Publication number: 20150305520
    Abstract: An end display includes a base, an end wall coupled to a rear of the base, a bottom shelf located on the base and secured to the end wall, at least one intermediate shelf spaced apart from the bottom shelf and secured to the end wall and at least one set of dividers. The bottom shelf includes a top having a tiered shelf structure. Each intermediate shelf includes a top having a tiered shelf structure and a bottom having a set of guides. The at least one set of dividers have bottom ends that are mounted to the tiered shelf structure of the bottom shelf and top ends that mate with the set of guides on the bottom of the at least one intermediate shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, Alex K. Poniatowski
  • Publication number: 20150289651
    Abstract: A support or mounting bracket includes a fixed portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface opposite the first mounting surface. The first mounting surface couples to a display screen and the second mounting surface couples to a support stand. The support bracket also includes at least one free portion that extends from the fixed portion and couples to an arm plate and at least one connecting portion that couples the at least one free portion to the fixed portion. The arm plate includes a proximal end mounted to the at least one free portion and distal end that supports a peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Floersch, Alex K. Poniatowski, Peter J. Floersch, Charles E. Jondal, Cory D. Benson
  • Publication number: 20150243193
    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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20150190001
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first retail display unit for supporting one or more retail products and a pocket mounted to a side of the first retail display unit. The pocket has a hollow interior and an open end. A gate has a fixed end coupled to the hollow interior of the pocket and a lockable end. The fixed and lockable ends of the gate are located within the hollow interior of the pocket when the gate is in storage and the lockable end of the gate is extended through the at least one open end of the pocket and away from the first retail display unit when the gate is moved into use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Floersch, Jennifer A. Theisen, Alex K. Poniatowski, Richard A. Sherwood