Patents by Inventor Jimmy J. D. Leeper

Jimmy J. D. Leeper 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: 9439520
    Abstract: A merchandiser for displaying items at an angle with respect to a rear panel of a display fixture is formed from flat sheets. The merchandiser has first and second side panels separated by a bottom panel along first and second fold lines that are generally parallel to each other. The first and second panels are offset from each other and may be folded toward each other to a generally parallel orientation. The merchandiser has tabs extend from a rear thereof that may be received in slots in the rear panel of the fixture to couple the merchandiser thereto. The merchandiser is reversible and may be folded into a functional form which angles to either the right or the left with respect to the panel to which they are coupled to allow customers to easily view the front of items held therein while still maintaining a high density of display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Todd E. Berry, Brian Bertram Owens, Joseph G. Blincoe, Jimmy J. D. Leeper, Doug Bazzel
  • Publication number: 20150230629
    Abstract: A merchandiser for displaying items at an angle with respect to a rear panel of a display fixture is formed from flat sheets. The merchandiser has first and second side panels separated by a bottom panel along first and second fold lines that are generally parallel to each other. The first and second panels are offset from each other and may be folded toward each other to a generally parallel orientation. The merchandiser has tabs extend from a rear thereof that may be received in slots in the rear panel of the fixture to couple the merchandiser thereto. The merchandiser is reversible and may be folded into a functional form which angles to either the right or the left with respect to the panel to which they are coupled to allow customers to easily view the front of items held therein while still maintaining a high density of display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: TODD E. BERRY, BRIAN BERTRAM OWENS, JOSEPH G. BLINCOE, JIMMY J.D. LEEPER, DOUG BAZZEL
  • Patent number: 7913862
    Abstract: A combination display tray and divider member are disclosed. The display tray includes a rear wall, a support portion depending outwardly therefrom, and a forward lip for retaining items placed on the display tray. The rear wall includes a channel therein for receiving a base portion of the divider member. A divider portion extends outwardly from the base portion member and generally perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline of the channel of the display tray when the base portion of the divider member is slidably received in the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Danell M. Collins, Craig William Cayce, Jimmy J. D. Leeper, Adam P. Dunn
  • Publication number: 20070256997
    Abstract: A combination display tray and divider member are disclosed. The display tray includes a rear wall, a support portion depending outwardly therefrom, and a forward lip for retaining items placed on the display tray. The rear wall includes a channel therein for receiving a base portion of the divider member. A divider portion extends outwardly from the base portion member and generally perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline of the channel of the display tray when the base portion of the divider member is slidably received in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Danell M. Collins, Craig William Cayce, Jimmy J.D. Leeper, Adam P. Dunn
  • Patent number: D421254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: David Welty, Michael J. Bigg, Jimmy J. D. Leeper