Patents by Inventor Gregory M. Gressel

Gregory M. Gressel 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: 11714926
    Abstract: Product displays are used to hold and present products. A method of manufacturing a product display can include forming display unit and cartridge blanks for assembly into a product display that has been designed using a product display design model executed on a computing device. A dataset of standardized units is created and includes products, cartridges, and display units. The product display design model generates product display design options that specify geometric arrangements of cartridges within display units, where the cartridges are each associated with a product type. The geometric arrangements are based on inputs that include combinations of a target total product count, a target mix ratio, product types, and a product display type. Display unit blanks and cartridge blanks used to construct display units and cartridges of the product display are formed by a manufacturing device based on a generated product display design option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Lawrence, Christopher P. Gantz, Gregory M. Gressel
  • Publication number: 20230222254
    Abstract: Product displays are used to hold and present products. A method of manufacturing a product display can include forming display unit and cartridge blanks for assembly into a product display that has been designed using a product display design model executed on a computing device. A dataset of standardized units is created and includes products, cartridges, and display units. The product display design model generates product display design options that specify geometric arrangements of cartridges within display units, where the cartridges are each associated with a product type. The geometric arrangements are based on inputs that include combinations of a target total product count, a target mix ratio, product types, and a product display type. Display unit blanks and cartridge blanks used to construct display units and cartridges of the product display are formed by a manufacturing device based on a generated product display design option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: ERIC LAWRENCE, CHRISTOPHER P. GANTZ, GREGORY M. GRESSEL
  • Patent number: 11396398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in general, to stackable containers which are effective for shipping goods to a point of sale and for being easily and reliably converted into a merchandise display case after delivery. More particularly, provided herein is a foldable, stackable shipping and display container for shipping goods to a point of sale can be easily converted into a merchandise display case, and can be formed from one or more blanks folded and formed according to a method for creating the box such that it encloses the storage space on all sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Gressel, Jonathan M. Genord, Michael W. Long, Katelyn R. Rocheleau
  • Publication number: 20210331827
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in general, to stackable containers which are effective for shipping goods to a point of sale and for being easily and reliably converted into a merchandise display case after delivery. More particularly, provided herein is a foldable, stackable shipping and display container for shipping goods to a point of sale can be easily converted into a merchandise display case, and can be formed from one or more blanks folded and formed according to a method for creating the box such that it encloses the storage space on all sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
    Inventors: GREGORY M. GRESSEL, JONATHAN M. GENORD, MICHAEL W. LONG, KATELYN R. ROCHELEAU
  • Patent number: 11072457
    Abstract: A shipping and display container that can be formed from one or more blanks folded and formed according to a method for creating the container such that it encloses the storage space on all sides. A portion of the blank forming the front wall can be formed from two stacked, joined layers including an interior and an exterior blank layer. An interior separation line can be formed in the interior blank layer that creates locking teeth along the line to support the removable window in the front wall during shipping and storage. A plurality of nicks extend across an exterior separation line to also structurally support and retain the removable window while enabling it to be quickly removed to display the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: THE HERSHEYCOMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory M. Gressel, Jonathan M. Genord, Michael W. Long, Katelyn Rose Rocheleau
  • Publication number: 20190023451
    Abstract: A shipping and display container that can be formed from one or more blanks folded and formed according to a method for creating the container such that it encloses the storage space on all sides. A portion of the blank forming the front wall can be formed from two stacked, joined layers including an interior and an exterior blank layer. An interior separation line can be formed in the interior blank layer that creates locking teeth along the line to support the removable window in the front wall during shipping and storage. A plurality of nicks extend across an exterior separation line to also structurally support and retain the removable window while enabling it to be quickly removed to display the goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory M. Gressel, Jonathan M. Genord, Michael W. Long, Katelyn Rose Rocheleau
  • Patent number: D853840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Gressel, Jonathan M. Genord, Katelyn Rose Rocheleau
  • Patent number: D865517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Gressel, Jonathan M. Genord, Katelyn Rose Rocheleau