Patents by Inventor Gregory C. Schultz

Gregory C. Schultz 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: 9361774
    Abstract: Display hooks for displaying items of merchandise are provided. For example, the display hook includes at least one rod for supporting a plurality of items of merchandise and an end assembly coupled to the at least one rod. The end assembly includes an alarm mechanism configured to generate at least one alarming signal. The end assembly is configured to detect removal of each item of merchandise, wherein the alarm mechanism does not generate an alarming signal when at least a first item of merchandise is removed from the rod, and wherein the alarm mechanism is further configured to generate an alarming signal when a second item of merchandise has been removed from the rod within a predetermined period of time from the first item of merchandise being removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Andrew W. Moock, Gregory C. Schultz, David N. Berglund, Gary A. Taylor, James K. Sankey
  • Publication number: 20160012692
    Abstract: Display hooks for displaying items of merchandise are provided. For example, the display hook includes at least one rod for supporting a plurality of items of merchandise and an end assembly coupled to the at least one rod. The end assembly includes an alarm mechanism configured to generate at least one alarming signal. The end assembly is configured to detect removal of each item of merchandise, wherein the alarm mechanism does not generate an alarming signal when at least a first item of merchandise is removed from the rod, and wherein the alarm mechanism is further configured to generate an alarming signal when a second item of merchandise has been removed from the rod within a predetermined period of time from the first item of merchandise being removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Andrew W. Moock, Gregory C. Schultz, David N. Berglund, Gary A. Taylor, James K. Sankey
  • Patent number: 9167916
    Abstract: Display hooks for displaying items of merchandise are provided. For example, the display hook includes at least one rod for supporting a plurality of items of merchandise and an end assembly coupled to the at least one rod. The end assembly includes an alarm mechanism configured to generate at least one alarming signal. The end assembly is configured to detect removal of each item of merchandise, wherein the alarm mechanism does not generate an alarming signal when at least a first item of merchandise is removed from the rod, and wherein the alarm mechanism is further configured to generate an alarming signal when a second item of merchandise has been removed from the rod within a predetermined period of time from the first item of merchandise being removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Andrew W. Moock, Gregory C. Schultz, David N. Berglund, Gary A. Taylor, James K. Sankey
  • Publication number: 20140352372
    Abstract: Display hooks for displaying items of merchandise are provided. For example, the display hook includes at least one rod for supporting a plurality of items of merchandise and an end assembly coupled to the at least one rod. The end assembly includes an alarm mechanism configured to generate at least one alarming signal. The end assembly is configured to detect removal of each item of merchandise, wherein the alarm mechanism does not generate an alarming signal when at least a first item of merchandise is removed from the rod, and wherein the alarm mechanism is further configured to generate an alarming signal when a second item of merchandise has been removed from the rod within a predetermined period of time from the first item of merchandise being removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Andrew W. Moock, Gregory C. Schultz, David N. Berglund, Gary A. Taylor, James K. Sankey
  • Patent number: 8684227
    Abstract: A merchandise display hook for displaying items of merchandise includes a support rod and a helix disposed about the support rod and extending along at least a lengthwise portion of the support rod. The support rod includes mounting structure for mounting the display hook to a display fixture and has a first end adjacent the mounting structure and a second end opposite the first end adjacent the helix for loading the items of merchandise onto the support rod and for dispensing the items of merchandise from the support rod. The merchandise display hook further includes a time delay mechanism attached to the helix adjacent the second end of the support rod so as to define a space therebetween for loading and dispensing the items of merchandise. The time delay mechanism includes a gear assembly configured for permitting the items of merchandise to be loaded onto the support rod at a rate that is faster than the rate at which the items of merchandise can be dispensed from the support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Justin A. Richardson, David N. Berglund, Larry K. Hooks, Gregory C. Schultz
  • Patent number: 8567614
    Abstract: A counter display includes a pedestal adapted to be positioned on a support surface and at least one lockable display arm for securely displaying items of merchandise suspended from the display arm. The display arm has an elongate rod for supporting the items of merchandise thereon and a mounting end for mounting the display arm on the pedestal. The rod has a free end opposite the mounting end for loading the items of merchandise on the rod and for removing the items of merchandise from the rod. An end assembly is disposed on the display arm adjacent the free end of the rod and is movable between a locked position for preventing items of merchandise from being removed from the rod and an unlocked position for permitting items of merchandise to be removed from the rod. A lock mechanism releasably locks the end assembly on the display arm. Another lock mechanism releasably locks the display arm on the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Sankey, Larry T. McKinney, Michael R. Johnston, Gregory C. Schultz, Kai-Sheng Cheng, Mitchell S. Goldstein
  • Patent number: 8286454
    Abstract: A locking device for a merchandise display hook has an upper rod disposed along a longitudinal axis and a lower rod disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and the upper rod. The locking device includes a housing having a vertical slot adapted to receive the upper rod and the lower rod of the display hook. A bayonet is movable between a locked position in which a portion of the bayonet extends into the slot and restricts movement of at least one of the upper rod and the lower rod within the slot, and an unlocked position in which the bayonet does not extend into the slot and thereby permits movement of the upper rod and the lower rod within the slot. An elongate nose depending outwardly from the housing defines a channel that intersects the slot of the housing and receives the upper rod of the display hook with the upper rod and the lower rod disposed within the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Justin A. Richardson, John F. Roberts, Michael R. Johnston, Gregory C. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20110147324
    Abstract: A counter display includes a pedestal adapted to be positioned on a support surface and at least one lockable display arm for securely displaying items of merchandise suspended from the display arm. The display arm has an elongate rod for supporting the items of merchandise thereon and a mounting end for mounting the display arm on the pedestal. The rod has a free end opposite the mounting end for loading the items of merchandise on the rod and for removing the items of merchandise from the rod. An end assembly is disposed on the display arm adjacent the free end of the rod and is movable between a locked position for preventing items of merchandise from being removed from the rod and an unlocked position for permitting items of merchandise to be removed from the rod. A lock mechanism releasably locks the end assembly on the display arm. Another lock mechanism releasably locks the display arm on the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Sankey, Larry T. McKinney, Michael R. Johnston, Gregory C. Schultz, Kai-Sheng Cheng, Mitchell S. Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20110127225
    Abstract: A merchandise display hook for displaying items of merchandise includes a support rod and a helix disposed about the support rod and extending along at least a lengthwise portion of the support rod. The support rod includes mounting structure for mounting the display hook to a display fixture and has a first end adjacent the mounting structure and a second end opposite the first end adjacent the helix for loading the items of merchandise onto the support rod and for dispensing the items of merchandise from the support rod. The merchandise display hook further includes a time delay mechanism attached to the helix adjacent the second end of the support rod so as to define a space therebetween for loading and dispensing the items of merchandise. The time delay mechanism includes a gear assembly configured for permitting the items of merchandise to be loaded onto the support rod at a rate that is faster than the rate at which the items of merchandise can be dispensed from the support rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Larry K. Hooks, JR., Gregory C. Schultz, Justin A. Richardson, David N. Berglund
  • Publication number: 20100223965
    Abstract: A locking device for a merchandise display hook has an upper rod disposed along a longitudinal axis and a lower rod disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and the upper rod. The locking device includes a housing having a vertical slot adapted to receive the upper rod and the lower rod of the display hook. A bayonet is movable between a locked position in which a portion of the bayonet extends into the slot and restricts movement of at least one of the upper rod and the lower rod within the slot, and an unlocked position in which the bayonet does not extend into the slot and thereby permits movement of the upper rod and the lower rod within the slot. An elongate nose depending outwardly from the housing defines a channel that intersects the slot of the housing and receives the upper rod of the display hook with the upper rod and the lower rod disposed within the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Justin A. Richardson, John F. Roberts, Michael R. Johnston, Gregory C. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20100206825
    Abstract: A merchandise display hook for supporting and displaying items of merchandise includes a universal adapter and a mounting bracket for mounting the display hook to a generally vertical support, for example slatwall. The universal adapter includes one of a pair of attachment tracks and attachment rails for engaging the other of a pair of attachment tracks and attachment rails on the mounting bracket to attach the universal adapter to the mounting bracket from a generally lateral direction. The universal adapter may further include a lower portion for engaging the support to prevent the display hook from being tilted in a downwards direction. The mounting bracket may include flanges on upper and lower portions of a rear wall for engaging a channel formed in the support. Alternatively, the mounting bracket may include a body portion and a mounting plate movably disposed on the body portion for engaging the channel formed in the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Michael R. Johnston, Gregory C. Schultz, John F. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20100199538
    Abstract: A locking device for a merchandise display hook includes a housing disposed adjacent a free end of the merchandise hook and defining an interior cavity adapted for receiving an end portion of the display hook. A shuttle biased by a biasing spring secures the end portion of the display hook in a locked configuration within the interior cavity. A label holder mount is integrally formed with the housing and disposed adjacent the free end of the merchandise display hook. The label holder mount is adapted for mounting a plurality of different types of label holders on the display hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: John F. Roberts, Michael R. Johnston, Kai-Sheng Cheng, Gregory C. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20090266953
    Abstract: A conversion bracket for mounting a pegboard display hook on an alternate display structure includes a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate movably coupled to the first mounting plate so as to permit the conversion bracket to be guided over and positioned on the alternate display structure. The first mounting plate has at least one first mounting opening and the second mounting plate has at least one second mounting opening for receiving the mounting structure of the display hook. Each of the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate defines at least one cavity configured to receive a portion of the alternate display structure. The first mounting plate may include a pair of first mounting plates that are joined together by an integral arm extending therebetween, or alternatively, are independently rotatable relative to the second mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Goldstein, John F. Roberts, Christopher D. Cureton, Michael R. Johnston, Gregory C. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20090095695
    Abstract: A display hook for supporting items of merchandise includes a rod assembly and a pair of mechanically interlocked time delay arms medially disposed on the rod assembly. The time delay arms are sequentially movable to permit a potential purchaser to manipulate an item beyond the time delay arms for removal from the display hook. The time delay arms include a guide tube slidingly disposed on the rod assembly, a first arm rotatably mounted on the guide tube and a second arm spaced outwardly from the first arm and fixedly mounted on the guide tube. The first arm is spaced-apart from the second arm sufficiently to permit at least one of the items to be disposed between the arms. The first arm has a circumferentially extending groove and the guide tube has a key that cooperates with the groove to permit limited rotation between the guide tube and the first arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Moock, Mitchell Steven Goldstein, Brian Vincent Conti, Ningsheng Zhang, Gregory C. Schultz
  • Patent number: D520327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Leslie Daily Gist, Gregory C. Schultz, Steven R. Levine, Norman John LeBlanc