Patents by Inventor Mike Pfeifer

Mike Pfeifer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240032710
    Abstract: A shelving display formed from a blank of material including a plurality of shelves formed from a first shelf component and a second shelf component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Mike Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 11805926
    Abstract: A shelving display formed from a blank of material including a plurality of shelves formed from a first shelf component and a second shelf component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventor: Mike Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20230129098
    Abstract: A shelving display formed from a blank of material including a plurality of shelves formed from a first shelf component and a second shelf component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Mike Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 11517129
    Abstract: A shelving display formed from a blank of material including a plurality of shelves formed from a first shelf component and a second shelf component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventor: Mike Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 11267609
    Abstract: A stackable pallet display system includes a tray portion having a rectangular bottom wall, corner posts extending upward from corners of the tray portion and an interior divider panel extending upward from the tray portion. The tray, corner posts and interior divider wall of the system can be folded from blanks of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: Menasha Corporation, PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, William Garrett Ehlebracht, Sunitha Nair, Daniel Lee Mathews, Roberto Carlos Guerrero Kees
  • Publication number: 20220031092
    Abstract: A shelving display formed from a blank of material including a plurality of shelves formed from a first shelf component and a second shelf component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Mike Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 11154145
    Abstract: A shelving display formed from a blank of material including a plurality of shelves formed from a first shelf component and a second shelf component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventor: Mike Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20200385170
    Abstract: A stackable pallet display system includes a tray portion having a rectangular bottom wall, corner posts extending upward from corners of the tray portion and an interior divider panel extending upward from the tray portion. The tray, corner posts and interior divider wall of the system can be folded from blanks of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, William Garrett Ehlebracht, Sunitha Nair, Daniel Lee Mathews, Roberto Carlos Guerrero Kees
  • Patent number: 10745171
    Abstract: A stackable pallet display system includes a tray portion having a rectangular bottom wall, corner posts extending upward from corners of the tray portion and an interior divider panel extending upward from the tray portion. The tray, corner posts and interior divider wall of the system can be folded from blanks of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: Menasha Corporation, PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, William Garrett Ehlebracht, Sunitha Nair, Daniel Lee Mathews, Roberto Carlos Guerrero Kees
  • Publication number: 20190256249
    Abstract: A stackable pallet display system includes a tray portion having a rectangular bottom wall, corner posts extending upward from corners of the tray portion and an interior divider panel extending upward from the tray portion. The tray, corner posts and interior divider wall of the system can be folded from blanks of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, William Garrett Ehlebracht, Sunitha Nair, Daniel Lee Mathews, Roberto Carlos Guerrero Kees
  • Patent number: 10315798
    Abstract: A stackable pallet display system includes a tray portion having a rectangular bottom wall, corner posts extending upward from corners of the tray portion and an interior divider panel extending upward from the tray portion. The tray, corner posts and interior divider wall of the system can be folded from blanks of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: Menasha Corporation, PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, William Garrett Ehlebracht, Sunitha Nair, Daniel Lee Mathews, Roberto Carlos Guerrero Kees
  • Patent number: 10181273
    Abstract: A shelf clip having a first display holder and a second display holder is provided. The clip is configured to clip onto the lip of a shelf of shelving display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Norman, Mike Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20180222626
    Abstract: A shipping and display container includes, for example, a first tray element and a second tray element, each tray element having a tray element bottom panel and a tray element back panel, a bridge element disposed between the first and second tray elements, the bridge element having a first center panel and a second center panel. The first and second center panels are accordion-foldable between a first position confronting one another and a second position extending in a common plane. The shipping and display container further includes a cover element for covering a space between the first and second tray elements. The first tray element, the second tray element, the bridge element and the cover element are interconnected as a single unit, and no adhesive materials are required for assembling the container, and wherein all of the elements are integrally formed in a single blank or sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, James L. Einstein
  • Publication number: 20180206654
    Abstract: A container or tray for use with a pusher dispensing system is provided. The container or tray holds a number of items for sale at a retail store. The container or tray includes a channel configured to accommodate a pusher arm in the pusher dispensing system so that the entire tray can be easily and quickly loaded onto the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron C. Shinkle, Darren E. Jones, Matthew R. Meulemans, Christopher Norman, Mike Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 9938038
    Abstract: A shipping and display container includes, for example, a first tray element and a second tray element, each tray element having a tray element bottom panel and a tray element back panel, a bridge element disposed between the first and second tray elements, the bridge element having a first center panel and a second center panel. The first and second center panels are accordion-foldable between a first position confronting one another and a second position extending in a common plane. The shipping and display container further includes a cover element for covering a space between the first and second tray elements. The first tray element, the second tray element, the bridge element and the cover element are interconnected as a single unit, and no adhesive materials are required for assembling the container, and wherein all of the elements are integrally formed in a single blank or sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, James L. Einstein
  • Publication number: 20160368660
    Abstract: A stackable pallet display system is provided. The pallets of the system can be folded from blanks of material. Each pallet includes four corner posts and an interior divider sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, William Garrett Ehlebracht, Sunitha Nair, Daniel Lee Mathews, Roberto Carlos Guerrero Kees
  • Publication number: 20160372012
    Abstract: A shelf clip having a first display holder and a second display holder is provided. The clip is configured to clip onto the lip of a shelf of shelving display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Norman, Mike Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20160318653
    Abstract: A shipping and display container includes, for example, a first tray element and a second tray element, each tray element having a tray element bottom panel and a tray element back panel, a bridge element disposed between the first and second tray elements, the bridge element having a first center panel and a second center panel. The first and second center panels are accordion-foldable between a first position confronting one another and a second position extending in a common plane. The shipping and display container further includes a cover element for covering a space between the first and second tray elements. The first tray element, the second tray element, the bridge element and the cover element are interconnected as a single unit, and no adhesive materials are required for assembling the container, and wherein all of the elements are integrally formed in a single blank or sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, James L. Einstein
  • Patent number: 9474389
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display unit. The unit includes a hutch formed from corrugated material. The hutch has a back wall, a first side wall extending from a first end of the back wall, and a second side wall extending from a second end of the back wall. The back wall of the hutch includes a plurality of spaced horizontal slots. The hutch also includes a first side wall support attached to the first side wall, and a second side wall support attached to the second side wall. The first and second side wall supports include shelf support tabs. The hutch further includes a plurality of shelves formed from a foldable blank of material, each shelf having a tab insertable into one of the plurality of spaced horizontal slots, and supported by the shelf support tabs. In other embodiments, the display unit further includes a shelf support pad, a bottom tray, and a riser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Pfeifer, Keith Blake