Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Kosir

Joseph P. Kosir 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: 5927660
    Abstract: A bag holding system includes a stand, such as a header A-frame stand, or a beltboard. The stand includes a slot for receiving a tab defined on a bag assembly adapter. The bag assembly adapter also includes at least one first connector member for connecting with a second connector member defined on a bag assembly such as a saddle pack. The saddle pack is formed from a number of stacked polymeric sheets each including a first bag, a second bag, and a center strip portion having a first edge connected to the first bag and a second edge connected to the second bag. The second connector member includes an aperture extending through the center strip portions. The at least one first connector member of the bag assembly adapter may include a leg portion having a nub projecting through the aperture of the bag assembly so as to secure the bag assembly to the bag assembly adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: The Unger Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. McNerney, Daniel J. Kump, Joseph P. Kosir
  • Patent number: 5908119
    Abstract: An integrally formed hanger fixture includes a substantially vertically oriented wall having a top end and a bottom end. A substantially horizontally oriented wall is connected to the top end of the vertical wall. A retainer element is disposed on the vertically oriented wall. A wing overlies the horizontally oriented wall. A hinge connects the wing to the horizontally oriented wall. The hinge enables the wing to pivot in relation to the horizontally oriented wall until the wing is disposed beneath the horizontally oriented wall. The retainer element can be a wall, a layer of adhesive, a channel or an aperture. A rear retainer wall is preferably connected to the bottom end of the vertically oriented wall and extends upwardly therefrom in a substantially parallel manner. The hanger fixture can be used in a number of different ways to fasten display racks to a variety of different types of store shelving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Kump, Joseph P. Kosir
  • Patent number: 5720398
    Abstract: An integrally formed hanger fixture includes a substantially vertically oriented wall having a top end and a bottom end. A substantially horizontally oriented wall is connected to the top end of the vertical wall. A front retainer wall is connected to the bottom end of the vertically oriented wall and extends upwardly therefrom in a spaced substantially parallel manner. A wing overlies the horizontally oriented wall. A hinge connects the wing to the horizontally oriented wall. The hinge enables the wing to pivot in relation to the horizontally oriented wall until the wing is disposed beneath the horizontally oriented wall. A rear retainer wall is preferably connected to the bottom end of the vertically oriented wall and extends upwardly therefrom in a substantially parallel manner. The hanger fixture is used to hold a display rack to a store shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Kump, Joseph P. Kosir
  • Patent number: D453534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph P. Kosir
  • Patent number: D404232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Kump, Stephen D. Wamsley, Joseph P. Kosir