Patents by Inventor Paul J. Butcher

Paul J. Butcher 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: 6357154
    Abstract: A label holder for general merchandising has a pair of resilient fingers which permit it to be clipped onto a lower flange of a shelf. The holder is bottom-loading and includes an opaque back portion of durable plastic and a transparent window portion, the two extruded portions uniting along an upper edge. The window portion is generally coextensive with the back portion and preferably extends past the lower edge thereof Two sets of rigid ribs overlap in the space between the back portion and the window portion and interact to clamp an upper edge of a label retaining it in place until removal or relocation is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Formtech Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Pfendler, Paul J. Butcher
  • Patent number: 5375357
    Abstract: A ticket mounting apparatus which includes a bracket for attaching the ticket support to a shelf or the like. The mounting apparatus includes a structure to permit the label to be mounted in several selected positions. The mounting apparatus is made up of a C-shaped outer member having internal teeth and a slot. A cylindrical C-shaped inner member having external teeth is received in the C-shaped member and a bracket attached to the C-shaped inner member and extends through the slot and can be attached to a bracket holder. The C-shaped outer member can be attached to a support and the bracket can extend out of the slot so that the ticket holder can be swung up and down with the cylindrical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Yates Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Butcher, William R. Burrows, IV