Patents by Inventor Anthony Santarelli

Anthony Santarelli 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: 11978367
    Abstract: A flexible, four-sided, a-frame display for merchandising greeting card and non-greeting card merchandise. The display is relatively small and can be used as an outpost display in smaller retail spaces. It can easily be set up, taken down and arranged with various merchandising assemblies. It also contains a hidden storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 11771242
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible greeting card display assembly. The display includes a plurality of adjacent card pockets and flexible attachment plate which allows the display to be attached to various surfaces within a retail environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Publication number: 20220139272
    Abstract: A flexible, four-sided, a-frame display for merchandising greeting card and non-greeting card merchandise. The display is relatively small and can be used as an outpost display in smaller retail spaces. It can easily be set up, taken down and arranged with various merchandising assemblies. It also contains a hidden storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 11291315
    Abstract: A greeting card displayer having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, a hook which is attached to the vertical portion of the display, and an insert panel which has a greeting card attached thereto and gets inserted onto the display. The displayer is operative to be inserted onto (over card retainer of) a greeting card display and to highlight specific cards, such as, for example, pop-up greeting cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Publication number: 20210340854
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible greeting card display assembly. The display includes a plurality of adjacent card pockets and flexible attachment plate which allows the display to be attached to various surfaces within a retail environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 11096507
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible greeting card display assembly. The display includes a plurality of adjacent card pockets and flexible attachment plate which allows the display to be attached to various surfaces within a retail environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Publication number: 20210228001
    Abstract: A greeting card displayer having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, a hook which is attached to the vertical portion of the display, and an insert panel which has a greeting card attached thereto and gets inserted onto the display. The displayer is operative to be inserted onto (over card retainer of) a greeting card display and to highlight specific cards, such as, for example, pop-up greeting cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 10952550
    Abstract: A flexible row count card tier for attachment to a retail greeting card display unit. The flexible row count card tier contains both permanent card rows and flexible card rows. The flexible row count card tier may be adapted to have a differing number of card rows by opening or closing one or more of the flexible card rows. Closing a flexible card row creates one less row but increases the depth of the card row directly below the closed flexible card row. The number and depth of rows can be adjusted depending on the merchandising and card density need per season or retailer productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Santarelli, Christopher Weigand
  • Publication number: 20210045550
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible greeting card display assembly. The display includes a plurality of adjacent card pockets and flexible attachment plate which allows the display to be attached to various surfaces within a retail environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Publication number: 20210045548
    Abstract: A display tier merchandise holder is intended to be placed into an empty tier of a tiered merchandise display. It includes a base portion, stem, hook element and cross bar. It is capable of displaying product, such as gift bags, tags, tissue paper or other such merchandise, suspended therefrom. The display tier merchandise holder better distributes the weight of the merchandise thereby eliminating damage to the display tier, holder and merchandise. It also provides an improved aesthetic for the displayed merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 10918226
    Abstract: A display tier merchandise holder is intended to be placed into an empty tier of a tiered merchandise display. It includes a base portion, stem, hook element and cross bar. It is capable of displaying product, such as gift bags, tags, tissue paper or other such merchandise, suspended therefrom. The display tier merchandise holder better distributes the weight of the merchandise thereby eliminating damage to the display tier, holder and merchandise. It also provides an improved aesthetic for the displayed merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 10593237
    Abstract: An interactive display module operative to be inserted over an existing tiered greeting card display fixture. The interactive display may contain one or more spinners which are able to spin about a horizontal axis. Each spinner contains many sides or facets, each side or facet containing a removable caption strip thereon containing various words, phrases, graphics or other printed matter. The use of two or more spinners allow for the random creation or phrases, graphics, etc. that are intended to provide the consumer with a fun way to interact with the greeting card fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: David Mayer, Lynne Shlonsky, Anthony Santarelli, Jeff Myler
  • Publication number: 20190307266
    Abstract: A flexible row count card tier for attachment to a retail greeting card display unit. The flexible row count card tier contains both permanent card rows and flexible card rows. The flexible row count card tier may be adapted to have a differing number of card rows by opening or closing one or more of the flexible card rows. Closing a flexible card row creates one less row but increases the depth of the card row directly below the closed flexible card row. The number and depth of rows can be adjusted depending on the merchandising and card density need per season or retailer productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony Santarelli, Christopher Weigand
  • Publication number: 20190281999
    Abstract: An interactive display module operative to be inserted over an existing tiered greeting card display fixture. The interactive display may contain one or more spinners which are able to spin about a horizontal axis. Each spinner contains many sides or facets, each side or facet containing a removable caption strip thereon containing various words, phrases, graphics or other printed matter. The use of two or more spinners allow for the random creation or phrases, graphics, etc. that are intended to provide the consumer with a fun way to interact with the greeting card fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: David Mayer, Lynne Shlonsky, Anthony Santarelli, Jeff Myler
  • Publication number: 20170318986
    Abstract: A merchandise display strip having a metal strip with a plurality of stamped apertures contained thereon for the removable insertion of a plurality of hooks for displaying merchandise suspended therefrom. The strip additionally contains one or more magnetic discs which enable the strip to be attached to various metal surfaces. The merchandise display strip can easily be moved from a vertical position to a horizontal position while simply changing the orientation of the hooks with respect to the strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: 9119489
    Abstract: The seasonal feature displayer of the present disclosure and related inventions is configured to highlight and provide semi-permanent placement for a small selection of seasonal or special collection greeting cards among various other greeting cards displayed on a standard tiered greeting card fixture. The displayer utilizes two pivoting attachment support arms for attachment of the displayer to a tiered greeting card fixture. Integrated channels on the inside edges of the display are capable of holding product signage or marketing messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Megan Buettner, Anthony Santarelli, Emory Brozak
  • Patent number: D748970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: D836424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: D863845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli
  • Patent number: D1005087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Santarelli