Patents by Inventor Darren Nicholas Kool

Darren Nicholas Kool 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: 20220248870
    Abstract: This document describes a high-security mounting system for retail device display. The mounting system includes a shelf and table system having a variety of security features that help reduce theft of electronic devices presented for retail display. The devices are mechanically fastened to a stand, which is mechanically fastened to a mounting surface of the mounting system using a series of holes defined in the mounting surface. A tray is fastened to an underside of the mounting surface and is usable to house the devices' electrical cords extending through the holes. A rigid placemat is attached to the stand and wraps around an edge of the mounting surface to capture a portion of the underside of the mounting surface to resist a pull force on the stand. Optionally, a riser can be used to adapt a device's configuration of mounting hardware to the holes in the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Graham Tewksbury, Warit Tulyathorn, Li Xu, Ellen L. Ferguson, Darren Nicholas Kool
  • Patent number: 11147397
    Abstract: This document describes a wedge apparatus for retail device display. The techniques described herein provide a seamless graphic panel on an attachment surface that can be used to present any one of a plurality of different hardware devices on a complex plastic-injection molded assembly. The attachment surface of the wedge apparatus includes a single surface with a plurality of hole patterns, each usable for mounting a different hardware device for retail display. The wedge apparatus provides connection points for attachment of an interchangeable graphic panel, which includes a single hole-pattern accommodating one of the plurality of devices to be displayed. The seamless joining of the various parts of the wedge apparatus enables the graphic panel to be wrapped around the wedge apparatus without a seam being visible through the material of the graphic panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Graham Tewksbury, Kelvin Lee, Sherry L. Satola, Robin C. Lam, Darren Nicholas Kool