Patents by Inventor Eric Hiltke

Eric Hiltke 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: 6966447
    Abstract: An upright display stand for mounting a hanging display tray erected from a corrugated paperboard blank. The display stand includes rectangular front panel having a locking slot for engagement of a transverse brace with the upper edge of the front panel including spaced apart notches for the engagement of hooks on the back of the hanging display tray. The display stand also includes a first integral side panel and a second integral side panel of generally triangular configuration and a rear panel. The upper end of the rear panel includes an integral brace section which folds downwardly and inwardly to engage the locking slot formed in the front panel to create the transverse brace. The display stand, when fully assembled, is generally rigid and stable and well suited to support a hanging display tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Hiltke, Wayne Schultz
  • Publication number: 20020175133
    Abstract: An upright display stand for mounting a hanging display tray erected from a corrugated paperboard blank. The display stand includes rectangular front panel having a locking slot for engagement of a transverse brace with the upper edge of the front panel including spaced apart notches for the engagement of hooks on the back of the hanging display tray. The display stand also includes a first integral side panel and a second integral side panel of generally triangular configuration and a rear panel. The upper end of the rear panel includes an integral brace section which folds downwardly and inwardly to engage the locking slot formed in the front panel to create the transverse brace. The display stand, when fully assembled, is generally rigid and stable and well suited to support a hanging display tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Eric Hiltke, Wayne Schultz
  • Patent number: 6227438
    Abstract: A paperboard display tray having adjustable depth including an outer tray support with a back wall and a pair of integral side walls having a tapered profile from back wall to the front. The side walls are composed of double walls with a space in between. The display tray also includes a slidable tray section with a bottom wall, a front wall along the front edge of the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. The side walls of the slidable tray section engage the space in side walls of the outer frame in a sliding engagement and have detents to prevent the slidable tray from disengaging from the outer frame. The overall depth of the display tray can be adjusted by sliding the slidable side walls of the slidable tray section back and forth with the walls of the tray support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Smurfit Stone Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Hiltke