Patents by Inventor Blake M. Johnson

Blake M. Johnson 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: 11576503
    Abstract: A tiered display unit includes a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a first side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier, a second side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier and a plurality of cross members that connect the first support structure to the second support structure. Select cross members of the plurality of cross members include a pair of elongated components that are spaced apart from each other and occupy an area that is the same as the non-selected cross members. The space between the pairs of elongated components of the select cross members are configured to receive hooks for mating display accessories to the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Patent number: 11266255
    Abstract: A retail display unit including a riser having at least one tier and having a vertical rise, a horizontal width and a horizontal length. At least one removable lid has a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, a width of the removable lid covers at least a portion of the horizontal width of the at least one tier and a length of the removable lid covers at least a portion of the horizontal length of the at least one tier. In the second configuration, the removable lid is located in a pocket that is defined by a pocket depth that is a portion of the vertical rise of the at least one tier, a pocket width that is a portion of the horizontal width of the at least one tier and a pocket length that is at least a portion of the horizontal length of the at least one tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20210219746
    Abstract: A tiered display unit includes a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a first side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier, a second side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier and a plurality of cross members that connect the first support structure to the second support structure. Select cross members of the plurality of cross members include a pair of elongated components that are spaced apart from each other and occupy an area that is the same as the non-selected cross members. The space between the pairs of elongated components of the select cross members are configured to receive hooks for mating display accessories to the frame assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Patent number: 11000134
    Abstract: A tiered display unit includes a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a first side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier, a second side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier and a plurality of cross members that connect the first support structure to the second support structure. Select cross members of the plurality of cross members include a pair of elongated components that are spaced apart from each other and occupy an area that is the same as the non-selected cross members. The space between the pairs of elongated components of the select cross members are configured to receive hooks for mating display accessories to the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20200154908
    Abstract: A tiered display unit includes a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a first side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier, a second side support structure having a plurality of support members that form at least one tier and a plurality of cross members that connect the first support structure to the second support structure. Select cross members of the plurality of cross members include a pair of elongated components that are spaced apart from each other and occupy an area that is the same as the non-selected cross members. The space between the pairs of elongated components of the select cross members are configured to receive hooks for mating display accessories to the frame assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Patent number: 9518419
    Abstract: A door mount includes a jamb mounted to an end of a wall, a bracket, an upper hinge and a lower hinge. The bracket includes an upper flange that extends in a direction away from the jamb, an elongated member mounted to the jamb and a lower flange that extends in the direction away from the jamb and is spaced apart from the upper flange by the elongated member. The upper hinge couples the upper flange of the bracket to the door. The lower hinge couples the lower flange of the bracket to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake M. Johnson, Chadley W. Ewald
  • Patent number: 9468316
    Abstract: A display fixture includes a main support frame, a table top supported by the main support frame, an underframe attached to the main support frame and located underneath the table top and at least one display hook that supports hanging products. The at least one display hook has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is removably coupled to and supported by the underframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160278546
    Abstract: A display fixture includes a main support frame, a table top supported by the main support frame, an underframe attached to the main support frame and located underneath the table top and at least one display hook that supports hanging products. The at least one display hook has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is removably coupled to and supported by the underframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9339125
    Abstract: A display fixture includes a shelf and a cross bar positioned below the shelf by a distance and having an interior channel and a slot. A fence is mounted to a top of the shelf and located proximal to a front of the shelf. A winder assembly includes a winder mechanism located inside the interior channel of the cross bar and a retractable tether coupled to the winder mechanism and having a distal end. The retractable tether extends through the slot in the cross bar and around a back of the shelf, is attached to product resting on the shelf and the distal end of the retractable tether is locked to the fence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Floersch, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D755546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D766625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D768417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D770816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake M. Johnson, Matthew D. Peterson
  • Patent number: D836367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D878834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Patent number: D894633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D906425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Patent number: D917209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Jeremiah J. Albrecht
  • Patent number: D935243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Richard J. Main, Linda S. Brown
  • Patent number: D1024638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Blake M. Johnson, Brian G. Conroy