Patents by Inventor Robert Ahearn

Robert Ahearn 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: 20200331293
    Abstract: The mount includes a base formed of a substantially planar side wall and a substantially planar bottom wall. The interior surfaces of the walls intersect at a right angle. Each of the walls has an opening. The wall openings together form a recess adapted to receive the wheel. A first notched protrusion extends from the side wall interior surface and is intended to be received in a slot adjacent a cut-out on the side wall of a container on which the mount is installed. A second protrusion, having two portions situated as an angle extends from the bottom wall interior surface of the mount and is intended to be received in a slot adjacent a cut-out on the bottom of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: ROBERT AHEARN, ERIC SEGER, ANDREW FRANZONE, JR.
  • Patent number: 10807412
    Abstract: The mount includes a base formed of a substantially planar side wall and a substantially planar bottom wall. The interior surfaces of the walls intersect at a right angle. Each of the walls has an opening. The wall openings together form a recess adapted to receive the wheel. A first notched protrusion extends from the side wall interior surface and is intended to be received in a slot adjacent a cut-out on the side wall of a container on which the mount is installed. A second protrusion, having two portions situated as an angle extends from the bottom wall interior surface of the mount and is intended to be received in a slot adjacent a cut-out on the bottom of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ALLEN FIELD COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Ahearn, Eric Seger, Andrew Franzone, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200283204
    Abstract: Described herein is a packaging clip for releasably securing overlapping packaging panels to one another. The packaging clip includes a biasing element that helps restrain relative movement of the panels in a first configuration, and in a second configuration encourages their release and indicates such to a user. In an implementation, the biasing element is associated with a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a rigid portion that is engageable with each overlapping panel for limiting their relative movement in the first configuration. The locking mechanism is turnable or otherwise manipulateable to release the first and second panels. The biasing element can exert a biasing force that encourages exit of the locking structure, allowing the locking structure to protrude from the panels and provide a visual indication of the released state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Richard M. Estabrook, Matthew Elmer, Tso Hua Chao, Aysegul Kacar, Kyle Albert Paulus, Marc Drucker, Aaron Christopher Penn, Andrew Franzone, JR., Eric S. Seger, Robert Ahearn
  • Patent number: 10413091
    Abstract: The device is designed for use with a package having a header. The device includes a body having top and bottom surfaces, and front and rear edges. A hook extends from the top surface of the body and is adapted to engage the display. A front member extends downwardly from the front edge of the body. At least one rear member extends downwardly from the rear edge of the body. The front and rear members and the bottom surface of the body form a recess which is adapted to receive the header. A part engages the header between the front and rear members. The part extends from one member toward the header and includes an upwardly and inwardly inclined wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: ALLEN FIELD COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Ahearn, Andrew Franzone, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10377175
    Abstract: In order to form a mobile wheel base, a stem caster adapter or a wheel assembly are attached to the bottom of a platform support or a container such as a cardboard carton are provided. The adapter has a body with a cylindrical recess open at the bottom surface adapted to receive and engage the stem of the caster. In the wheel assembly, a wheel or roller is rotatably attached to the bottom of the body. Both the adapter and wheel assembly have a cylindrical member extending from the top surface of the body with oppositely extending protrusions forming a bayonet-type mount. The mount is received within an opening in the bottom of the platform support or container and then rotated to attach the adapter or wheel assembly to the platform support or container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ALLEN FIELD COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Franzone, Jr., Robert Ahearn, Eric Seger
  • Publication number: 20190150637
    Abstract: The device is designed for use with a package having a header. The device includes a body having top and bottom surfaces, and front and rear edges. A hook extends from the top surface of the body and is adapted to engage the display. A front member extends downwardly from the front edge of the body. At least one rear member extends downwardly from the rear edge of the body. The front and rear members and the bottom surface of the body form a recess which is adapted to receive the header. A part engages the header between the front and rear members. The part extends from one member toward the header and includes an upwardly and inwardly inclined wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: ROBERT AHEARN, ANDREW FRANZONE, JR.
  • Patent number: 9993094
    Abstract: A hook is provided for a merchandise display including a support wall having an opening. The hook includes a base. The base includes a first wall and a second wall. The base walls are substantially parallel to each other and spaced from each other by a distance at least as great as the thickness of the support wall. The hook extends from the first wall and is adapted to retain one or more merchandise items. The first wall has a central portion and oppositely directed, substantially coplanar sections extending from the central portion. The first wall is adapted to be inserted through the support wall opening from behind the support wall such that the support wall is situated between the first wall and the second wall. The hook is then rotated relative to the support wall to secure the base of the hook to the support wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ALLEN FIELD COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Franzone, Jr., Robert Ahearn, Eric Seger
  • Publication number: 20180134074
    Abstract: In order to form a mobile wheel base, a stem caster adapter or a wheel assembly are attached to the bottom of a platform support or a container such as a cardboard carton are provided. The adapter has a body with a cylindrical recess open at the bottom surface adapted to receive and engage the stem of the caster. In the wheel assembly, a wheel or roller is rotatably attached to the bottom of the body. Both the adapter and wheel assembly have a cylindrical member extending from the top surface of the body with oppositely extending protrusions forming a bayonet-type mount. The mount is received within an opening in the bottom of the platform support or container and then rotated to attach the adapter or wheel assembly to the platform support or container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Franzone, JR., ROBERT AHEARN, ERIC SEGER
  • Patent number: 7458548
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shelf locking system. The shelf locking system includes a shelf support and a shelf lock. The shelf support is configured to contact a first side of a shelf. The shelf lock is removably engageable with the shelf support. The shelf lock includes a body section and a first contact member. The first contact member extends from the body section. The shelf lock is installed in one of two positions. The first contact member is configured to contact a second side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the first position. The first contact member is configured to contact a third side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Allen Field Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Lawrence Franzone, Jr., Robert Ahearn
  • Publication number: 20080237423
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shelf locking system. The shelf locking system includes a shelf support and a shelf lock. The shelf support is configured to contact a first side of a shelf. The shelf lock is removably engageable with the shelf support. The shelf lock includes a body section and a first contact member. The first contact member extends from the body section. The shelf lock is installed in one of two positions. The first contact member is configured to contact a second side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the first position. The first contact member is configured to contact a third side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Lawrence Franzone, Robert Ahearn
  • Patent number: D507417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Allen Field Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Franzone, Jr., Robert Ahearn
  • Patent number: D856144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ALLEN FIELD COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Ahearn, Andrew Franzone, Jr.
  • Patent number: D885909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ALLEN FIELD COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Franzone, Jr., Robert Ahearn, Eric Seger