Patents by Inventor David J. Floersch
David J. Floersch 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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Patent number: 9541245Abstract: A modular valance fixture includes at least one elongated light fixture including a channel frame having a first end and a second end and to which a plurality of lights are mounted. At least two identical bases each have a distal end and a mounting end that mounts to a wall. At least two identical sleeves each include a slide end that telescopically receives the distal end of one of the bases, a distal end and a tube having a first side and a second side. Each of the at least two identical sleeves are oriented to either act as a left-handed support or as a right-handed support for the at least one elongated light fixture. The first side of each tube of the identical sleeves includes a cutout that faces one of the first and the second ends of the channel frame of the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, William Y. Stafford, Kenneth Fee, Robert M. Rondeau, Alex K. Poniatowski
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Publication number: 20160230946Abstract: A modular valance fixture includes at least one elongated light fixture including a channel frame having a first end and a second end and to which a plurality of lights are mounted. At least two identical bases each have a distal end and a mounting end that mounts to a wall. At least two identical sleeves each include a slide end that telescopically receives the distal end of one of the bases, a distal end and a tube having a first side and a second side. Each of the at least two identical sleeves are oriented to either act as a left-handed support or as a right-handed support for the at least one elongated light fixture. The first side of each tube of the identical sleeves includes a cutout that faces one of the first and the second ends of the channel frame of the light fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: David J. Floersch, William Y. Stafford, Kenneth Fee, Robert M. Rondeau
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Patent number: 9345325Abstract: A shim includes a main body defined by a main body outer perimeter and having a first surface and an opposing second surface. A pocket is located within the main body outer perimeter and is recessed from the first surface to provide a support surface. A protrusion is defined by a protrusion outer perimeter and is located within the main body outer perimeter. The protrusion protrudes from the second surface to an engaging surface. A plurality of geometrically shaped cells are located within the protrusion outer perimeter and are recessed from the engaging surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, James A. Duff
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Patent number: 9339125Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, Blake M. Johnson
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Patent number: 9256865Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
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Patent number: 9217273Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, Jennifer A. Theisen, Alex K. Poniatowski, Richard A. Sherwood
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Patent number: 9204723Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, Alex K. Poniatowski, Peter J. Floersch, Charles E. Jondal, Cory D. Benson
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Publication number: 20150289651Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, Alex K. Poniatowski, Peter J. Floersch, Charles E. Jondal, Cory D. Benson
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Publication number: 20150208803Abstract: A shim includes a main body defined by a main body outer perimeter and having a first surface and an opposing second surface. A pocket is located within the main body outer perimeter and is recessed from the first surface to provide a support surface. A protrusion is defined by a protrusion outer perimeter and is located within the main body outer perimeter. The protrusion protrudes from the second surface to an engaging surface. A plurality of geometrically shaped cells are located within the protrusion outer perimeter and are recessed from the engaging surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, James A. Duff
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Publication number: 20150190001Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, Jennifer A. Theisen, Alex K. Poniatowski, Richard A. Sherwood
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Publication number: 20150083523Abstract: A check-out counter includes a base having a top, a stationary countertop and a slidable countertop. The stationary countertop has a top surface and is fixedly mounted to the top of the base. The slidable countertop has a top surface and is slidably mounted to the top of the base adjacent to the stationary countertop. The top surface of the stationary countertop is coplanar with the top surface of the slidable countertop.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Blake M. Johnson, Mitchell Knoll, David J. Floersch
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Publication number: 20150081459Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
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Patent number: 8967576Abstract: An assembly for a storage unit includes at least one interior component made of a single, continuous piece of sheet material that has a first surface, an opposing second surface, a pair of opposing lateral side edges and a plurality of substantially 90 degree longitudinal bends that extend between the pair of lateral side edges. The at least one interior component includes an upper mounting flange for mounting to the storage unit. The assembly also includes an exterior component made of a single, continuous piece of sheet material and having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface of the interior component directly attaches to the second surface of the exterior component.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, David J. Floersch, Andrew G. Lozier
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Patent number: 8924258Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
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Publication number: 20140279119Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
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Publication number: 20140027397Abstract: An assembly for a storage unit includes at least one interior component made of a single, continuous piece of sheet material that has a first surface, an opposing second surface, a pair of opposing lateral side edges and a plurality of substantially 90 degree longitudinal bends that extend between the pair of lateral side edges. The at least one interior component includes an upper mounting flange for mounting to the storage unit. The assembly also includes an exterior component made of a single, continuous piece of sheet material and having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface of the interior component directly attaches to the second surface of the exterior component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, David J. Floersch, Andrew G. Lozier
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Patent number: D687252Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert P. Stoltz, David J. Floersch, William Y. Stafford, Robert D. Peota
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Patent number: D703904Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, Timothy J. Martell, David J. Floersch
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Patent number: D732864Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Timothy M. Clouse, David J. Floersch, Thomas Conway
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Patent number: D861798Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Scott E. Denby, David J. Floersch