Patents by Inventor Norman A. Johansen

Norman A. Johansen 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: 5564343
    Abstract: An adjustable shelf for a paint colorant dispensing station comprises at least two platforms rotatably mounted on a pair of brackets. A pair of stops restrain the rotation of the shelf between two positions. One of the platforms is substantially horizontal and disposed beneath a dispensing head in one of the positions. The other platform is substantially horizontal and disposed beneath the dispensing head in the other of the positions. Each platform is adapted to hold a paint can. Each stop is adjustable by rotating the stop relative to the shelf. The rotation causes a threaded rod to extend from or retract to the element that supports the stop. A locking mechanism is provided to selectively restrain the shelf against rotation when the shelf is in one of the two positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: ABC TechCorp
    Inventors: Erik G. Bartholomy, Joseph N. Biber, Beverly A. Damko, Norman A. Johansen, John E. Kurowicki, William A. McSwain, Lawrence C. Stanek, Robert E. West
  • Patent number: 5042773
    Abstract: A merchandise display device for supporting merchanise, advertising materials or the like, having a one-piece deformable body with a support portion for engagement with a support member, such as a paint can, and a display portion for supporting the merchandise, advertising materials or other display items. A fastener clip is also provided for securing the body member in a folded display position, and for maintaining the support member and display items in clamping engagement with the body member. The support and display portions are formed by juxtaposed first and second halves of the body member, when the body member is folded together and the clip or clips are engaged with free halves of the body member in display position. The first and second halves of the body member are substantially mirror images of one another. A central axis divides the first and second halves and intersects a mid-point at the fold in the body member in the display position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: Norman A. Johansen
  • Patent number: 4982852
    Abstract: A display assembly for sample materials, merchandise or the like, having a shelf sub-assembly with a plurality of shelves defining a storage space and a display space, and display a panel movably supported on the shelf sub-assembly. The display panel includes a surface having compartments for displaying the sample materials, merchandise or the like. Sliding structure is also included for movably supporting the panel on the shelf sub-assembly to selectively cover the work or storage space of the shelf sub-assembly. The sliding structure includes a rail secured to the shelf sub-assembly, and cooperating guide rollers secured to the panel for movable engagement along the rail to selectively access or close the work or storage space of the shelf sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: Norman A. Johansen
  • Patent number: 4899886
    Abstract: A package for displaying and dispensing cards, including a front panel and a rear panel forming a recess therebetween in which cards may be placed. The front panel has an opening therein through which the cards may be seen and through which a finger may touch and push on the card. A resilient biasing means is placed in the recess at a position between the cards firmly in the recess. A cam surface is formed along the edge of the recess with the opening so that when the card is pushed toward the opening, a single card engages the cam surface and part of it moves out of the recess so that it may be readily grasped and removed from the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: Norman A. Johansen