Patents by Inventor Robert D. Peota

Robert D. Peota 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: 9615677
    Abstract: A retail fixture includes a platform having a plurality of openings and a cover having at least one slot where the cover is positioned over the platform such that each of the at least one slots of the cover is aligned with an opening of the platform. A set of spaced-apart nubs extends along at least one opening. A bracket extends across the plurality of openings and is mounted to a bottom surface of the platform. The bracket has channels aligned with the openings. Each channel has a first width proximate the bottom surface and a second width distal from the bottom surface wherein the second width is wider than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, Robert D. Peota, Judd S. Kivi, Timothy J. Martell, Robert P. Stoltz, Thomas A. Schneider, Alex K. Poniatowski, Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Daniel Adam Breunig, Kevin Huljich
  • Patent number: 9256865
    Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
  • Publication number: 20150243193
    Abstract: A retail fixture includes a platform having a plurality of openings and a cover having at least one slot where the cover is positioned over the platform such that each of the at least one slots of the cover is aligned with an opening of the platform. A set of spaced-apart nubs extends along at least one opening. A bracket extends across the plurality of openings and is mounted to a bottom surface of the platform. The bracket has channels aligned with the openings. Each channel has a first width proximate the bottom surface and a second width distal from the bottom surface wherein the second width is wider than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, Robert D. Peota, Judd S. Kivi, Timothy J. Martell, Robert P. Stoltz, Thomas A. Schneider, Alex K. Poniatowski, Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Dan Bruenig, Kevin Huljich
  • Patent number: 9076354
    Abstract: A sign stanchion includes a support frame having a first side and a second side. A plurality of substantially horizontal backer panels are mounted to the support frame, extend between the first and second sides of the support frame and are substantially vertically spaced apart from each other. At least one sign includes a main panel, a first tab coupled to a top of the main panel by a first bend and a second tab coupled to a bottom of the main panel by a second bend. The at least one sign is mounted to at least one of the plurality of backer panels by inserting one of the first tab and the second tab between two of the plurality of backer panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Robert G. Logan
  • Publication number: 20150081459
    Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
  • Patent number: 8924258
    Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
  • Publication number: 20140279119
    Abstract: A mobile point-of-sale system includes a cart frame and a battery housed in the cart frame. The cart frame includes a front having a bottom, a back having a bottom edge and a bottom. The bottom includes a pair of upper flanges and a lower housing. The pair of upper flanges have components for receiving wheels for supporting the cart frame and the lower housing includes at least one aperture for venting heat from the battery that is supported by the lower housing. At least a portion of the lower housing and the battery are located below the pair of upper flanges and are located below the bottom edges of the front and the back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, David J. Floersch, Steve Nistler, Peter J. Floersch, Cory Benson, Charles Jondal
  • Patent number: 8690166
    Abstract: A cup holder for a shopping cart includes a container ring and a securing mechanism. The container ring is configured to removably hold a beverage container while the securing mechanism is configured for removably securing the container ring relative to a shopping cart. The securing mechanism includes a first portion configured for slidable mounting in a first direction onto a top edge of a wall of a basket of the shopping cart. A second portion of the securing mechanism is configured for slidable insertion, in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, into a hole in the basket of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Scott A. Meyer, Paul A. Yun, Levi Wilson, John W. Watkins, Jerrod D. Mullins
  • Patent number: 8646618
    Abstract: A modular shelving system comprises a first upright, a second upright, first and second rails, and a rail spanner. The first upright includes a first body and a first cleat having a base portion secured in the first body. The second upright includes a second body and a second cleat having a base portion secured in the second body. Each of the first and second rails defines an upper cleat hole and a lower cleat hole. The first cleat of the first upright is slidably received in the upper and lower cleat holes of the first rail, and the second cleat of the second upright is slidably received in the upper and lower cleat holes of the second rail. The rail spanner extends between the first and second rails and includes first and second retaining claws each connected to the rail spanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Robert D. Yoder, Andrew K. Enyart, Mark A. Campbell, Steven C. Thompson
  • Patent number: D703904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert D. Peota, Timothy J. Martell, David J. Floersch
  • Patent number: D713659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Timothy J. Martell, Grant M. Gay, Jeremy A. Clark, Robert D. Peota, April E. Jackson
  • Patent number: D717085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, William Y. Stafford, Blake M. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Robert D. Peota
  • Patent number: D730662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, William Y. Stafford, Blake M. Johnson, Timothy J. Martell, Robert D. Peota
  • Patent number: D736020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Robert D. Peota, Blake M. Johnson, William Y. Stafford, Robert P. Stoltz
  • Patent number: D741094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Robert D. Peota, Blake M. Johnson, William Y. Stafford, Robert P. Stoltz
  • Patent number: D792132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Joseph R. Stukenberg, Thomas M. Balko, Ryan C. Enzler
  • Patent number: D793128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Joseph R. Stukenberg, Thomas M. Balko, Ryan C. Enzler
  • Patent number: D794983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Robert P. Stoltz
  • Patent number: D806976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Mitchell W. Knoll, Dale Selsor Di Iulio, Douglas James Birkholz, Jeffrey Michael Lallensack
  • Patent number: D850754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Mitchell W. Knoll, Dale Selsor Di Iulio, Douglas James Birkholz, Jeffrey Michael Lallensack