Patents by Inventor Billy Mertz
Billy Mertz 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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Publication number: 20260165506Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2026Publication date: June 18, 2026Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Patent number: 12622534Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2024Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Patent number: 12396575Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2024Date of Patent: August 26, 2025Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Patent number: 12390024Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2024Date of Patent: August 19, 2025Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Patent number: 12369730Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2024Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Publication number: 20250120521Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Publication number: 20250098875Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Publication number: 20250098858Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Publication number: 20250098874Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Patent number: 12213601Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Publication number: 20250031876Abstract: A racking system and methods of assembling a racking system is provided. The racking system includes one or more adjustably positionable backing walls that may be positioned at different distances from a front end of a corresponding shelf. Dividers may be provided to be positioned adjacent the one or more backing walls to divide a product display zone into separate zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Aaron Smedley, Gabriel Garduno, Billy Mertz
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Patent number: 12137822Abstract: A racking system and methods of assembling a racking system includes one or more adjustably positionable backing walls that may be positioned at different distances from a front end of a corresponding shelf. Dividers may be provided to be positioned adjacent the one or more backing walls to divide a product display zone into separate zones.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Aaron Smedley, Gabriel Garduno, Billy Mertz
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Publication number: 20230363552Abstract: A racking system and methods of assembling a racking system is provided. The racking system includes one or more adjustably positionable backing walls that may be positioned at different distances from a front end of a corresponding shelf. Dividers may be provided to be positioned adjacent the one or more backing walls to divide a product display zone into separate zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Aaron Smedley, Gabriel Garduno, Billy Mertz
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Patent number: 11737585Abstract: A racking system and methods of assembling a racking system is provided. The racking system includes one or more adjustably positionable backing walls that may be positioned at different distances from a front end of a corresponding shelf. Dividers may be provided to be positioned adjacent the one or more backing walls to divide a product display zone into separate zones.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Aaron Smedley, Gabriel Garduno, Billy Mertz
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Publication number: 20220330721Abstract: A racking system and methods of assembling a racking system is provided. The racking system includes one or more adjustably positionable backing walls that may be positioned at different distances from a front end of a corresponding shelf. Dividers may be provided to be positioned adjacent the one or more backing walls to divide a product display zone into separate zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Aaron Smedley, Gabriel Garduno, Billy Mertz
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Publication number: 20220287480Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Patent number: 11389015Abstract: A racking system and methods of assembling, a racking system wherein the. The racking system includes one or more adjustably positionable backing walls that may be positioned at different distances from a front end of a corresponding shelf. Dividers may be provided to be positioned adjacent the one or more backing walls to divide a product display zone into separate zones.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Aaron Smedley, Gabriel Garduno, Billy Mertz
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Patent number: 11369215Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
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Publication number: 20210227999Abstract: A racking system and methods of assembling, a racking system is provided. The racking system includes one or more adjustably positionable backing walls that may be positioned at different distances from a front end of a corresponding shelf. Dividers may be provided to be positioned adjacent the one or more backing walls to divide a product display zone into separate zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Fasterners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Aaron Smedley, Gabriel Garduno, Billy Mertz
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Publication number: 20200187675Abstract: A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it may be assembled onto the upright supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.Inventors: Shane Obitts, Billy Mertz, Matt Grubbs
