Patents by Inventor John Nicholas Phy

John Nicholas Phy 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: 12656052
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are example shelving assemblies having cantilevered shelves. A shelving assembly can include a base having a front and a rear, as well as at least two columns extending upward from the rear of the base. The shelving assembly can also include an upper cross-support beam connecting an upper end portion of the two columns. A plurality of cantilevered support brackets can extend forwards from the columns and can support one or more shelves. The shelving assemblies can be loaded from the rear of the assemblies through a span between the columns Also disclosed herein are enclosures, such as coolers, which include a cantilevered shelving assembly according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, Jammie Todd Allbert, Dorcas Jane Engelman, Phillip Kent Rollins, William Jacob Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250207846
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are example shelving assemblies having cantilevered shelves. A shelving assembly can include a base having a front and a rear, as well as at least two columns extending upward from the rear of the base. The shelving assembly can also include an upper cross-support beam connecting an upper end portion of the two columns. A plurality of cantilevered support brackets can extend forwards from the columns and can support one or more shelves. The shelving assemblies can be loaded from the rear of the assemblies through a span between the columns Also disclosed herein are enclosures, such as coolers, which include a cantilevered shelving assembly according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, Jammie Todd Allbert, Dorcas Jane Engelman, Phillip Kent Rollins, William Jacob Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200320904
    Abstract: An apparatus for attachment to a shelf and a system thereof are disclosed herein. The shelf includes at least parallel upper and lower front wires. The apparatus comprises a connector, a stop plate receiver, and a product indicia receiver channel. The connector includes upper and lower partially circular channels configured to receive the spaced parallel upper and lower front wires of the shelf. The stop plate receiver is integrally formed with the connector and includes an upwardly open channel configured to receive a stop plate. The product indicia receiver channel is integrally formed with the connector and the stop plate receiver. The product indicia receiver channel is located forward of the connector and is configured to receive product indicia. The stop plate receiver channel may be positioned between the connector and the product indicia receiver channel or may be positioned rearward of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, William Jacob Johnson, Jammie Todd Allbert, James Thomas Baggett
  • Patent number: 10736441
    Abstract: A shelf divider apparatus and a system thereof are disclosed herein. The shelf divider apparatus is configured to attached to a wire shelf including a front top rail, a front bottom rail, a plurality of balls separating the front top and bottom rails, and a plurality of support wires supported by the front bottom rail. The shelf divider includes a first end, a second end, and a first clip connected to and extending below and away from the first end. The first clip includes a plurality of receivers defined along a lower portion of the first clip and extending perpendicularly relative to a divider length. Straight slots are defined between adjacent receivers. Each straight slot includes an enlarged opening spaced apart from a straight slot entrance for accommodating a portion of one ball of the plurality of balls so that the plurality of receivers may engage the front bottom wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, William Jacob Johnson, Jammie Todd Allbert, James Thomas Baggett
  • Patent number: D914097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company LLC
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, William Jacob Johnson, Jammie Todd Allbert, James Thomas Baggett
  • Patent number: D914098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, William Jacob Johnson, Jammie Todd Allbert, James Thomas Baggett
  • Patent number: D915873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, William Jacob Johnson, Jammie Todd Allbert, James Thomas Baggett
  • Patent number: D1110778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Nicholas Phy, Jammie Todd Allbert, Dorcas Jane Engelman, Phillip Kent Rollins, William Jacob Johnson