Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Purrington

Matthew D. Purrington 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: 11723480
    Abstract: A self-checkout system including a cabinet supported by a floor, a tilt body coupled to a hinge and located inside the cabinet and a support body being slidably coupled to the tilt body. When the support body is located inside the cabinet, the tilt body is balanced about the hinge and the support body is spaced apart from the floor. When the support body is pulled outside the cabinet, a front of the tilt body is rotated about the hinge and the support body engages with the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Alex K. Poniatowski, Tyler M. J. Holm, Ben W. O'Brien, Chris I. Hellstrom, Tim F. Gargano, David A. Gnuse, Marian H. Locke, Christopher P. Doepke, Matthew D. Purrington, Robert A. Derk, Shifath Ikram Khan, Jorge S. Noyola, C. Matthew Ramon, Richard K. Steele, Thomas D. Karol
  • Publication number: 20230038835
    Abstract: A self-checkout system including a cabinet supported by a floor, a tilt body coupled to a hinge and located inside the cabinet and a support body being slidably coupled to the tilt body. When the support body is located inside the cabinet, the tilt body is balanced about the hinge and the support body is spaced apart from the floor. When the support body is pulled outside the cabinet, a front of the tilt body is rotated about the hinge and the support body engages with the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Alex K. Poniatowski, Tyler M.J. Holm, Ben W. O'Brien, Chris I. Hellstrom, Tim F. Gargano, David A. Gnuse, Marian H. Locke, Christopher P. Doepke, Matthew D. Purrington, Robert A. Derk, Shifath Ikram Khan, Jorge S. Noyola, C. Matthew Ramon, Richard K. Steele, Thomas D. Karol
  • Patent number: 11142272
    Abstract: A display fixture for holding one or more cycles includes a linear track, a stop, a wheel mount, and a coupling member. The linear track defines a channel along the linear track. The channel is open upwardly and extends from a first end to a second end of the linear track. The stop is secured to the first end of the linear track. The wheel mount is slidably received along the linear track. The wheel mount includes a cam member, slidably interacting with the linear track, and an extension member, extending as an upward bridge between opposing sides of the cam member to receive a wheel of one of the one or more cycles by extending over a portion of the wheel. The coupling member extends through the wheel mount and the linear track to selectively secure the wheel mount in of position along the linear track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel McDowell, Jeremy A. Clark, Scott E. Denby, Andrew J. Liesveld, Marian H. Locke, Christopher P. Doepke, Mark A. Campbell, Douglas J. Burman, Matthew D. Purrington
  • Patent number: 11097798
    Abstract: A platform fixture for displaying a wheeled good includes a frame, a rail, a wedge stop, and a mounting bracket. The rail extends across a top of the frame. The wedge stop is configured to selectively receive one or more wheels of the wheeled good and includes longitudinal flanges and two coupling flanges. Each of the two longitudinal flanges extends downwardly from a V-shaped top surface of the wedge stop. Each of the two coupling flanges extends inwardly from a different one of the longitudinal flanges. The mounting bracket is coupled to the rail and includes two T-shaped side segments defining a base portion and a cross bar that is wider than the base portion. Each of the two coupling flanges includes a cutout. The wedge stop is coupled to the mounting bracket by placing each base portion within the cutout of a different one of the two coupling flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel McDowell, Jeremy A. Clark, Scott E. Denby, Andrew J. Liesveld, Marian H. Locke, Christopher P. Doepke, Mark A. Campbell, Douglas J. Burman, Matthew D. Purrington
  • Patent number: 9298225
    Abstract: A tablet storage device includes a frame having a plurality of slots, at least one of which is adapted to hold a tablet. A docking station can be disposed in at least one slot. In some cases the docking station is configured to align a tablet as the tablet is positioned in the slot such that a corresponding port in the tablet aligns with, and connects to, a connector. The frame also has a surface to attach the device to a vertical surface and can have a door that can be moved from an open to a closed position and adapted to retain at least one tablet held within at least one slot when the door is closed. A power supply system and/or a network connection system can be provided with the tablet storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun C. Lindblad, Joe Funk, William Dale Tischer, Matthew D. Purrington, Peter Segar, Diane Richardson, David J. Prince
  • Patent number: 9030828
    Abstract: A tablet storage device includes a frame having a plurality of slots, at least one of which is adapted to hold a tablet. A docking station can be disposed in at least one slot. In some cases the docking station is configured to align a tablet as the tablet is positioned in the slot such that a corresponding port in the tablet aligns with, and connects to, a connector. The frame also has a surface to attach the device to a vertical surface and can have a door that can be moved from an open to a closed position and adapted to retain at least one tablet held within at least one slot when the door is closed. A power supply system and/or a network connection system can be provided with the tablet storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun C. Lindblad, Joe Funk, William D. Tischer, Matthew D. Purrington, Peter Segar, Diane L. Richardson, David J. Prince
  • Publication number: 20130279109
    Abstract: A tablet storage device includes a frame having a plurality of slots, at least one of which is adapted to hold a tablet. A docking station can be disposed in at least one slot. In some cases the docking station is configured to align a tablet as the tablet is positioned in the slot such that a corresponding port in the tablet aligns with, and connects to, a connector. The frame also has a surface to attach the device to a vertical surface and can have a door that can be moved from an open to a closed position and adapted to retain at least one tablet held within at least one slot when the door is closed. A power supply system and/or a network connection system can be provided with the tablet storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Shaun C. Lindblad, Joe Funk, William D. Tischer, Matthew D. Purrington, Peter Segar, Diane L. Richardson, David J. Prince