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).
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Publication number: 20120018392Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Robert D. PEOTA, Robert D. YODER, Andrew A. ENYART, Mark A. Campbell, Steven C. THOMPSON
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Patent number: 8028846Abstract: Assembly of a structurally sound modular shelving system includes forming an H-shaped base structure, or otherwise-shaped base structure, by releasably hooking a tie beam into a first base piece and a second base piece. A first column member is slid into the first base piece by sliding an insert tab at an end of an elongate body of the first column into a vertical passage through the first base piece. A second column member is similarly slid into a second base piece. A header member is releasably hooked into the first and second columns, the header member extending substantially horizontally between the first and second columns and substantially perpendicularly to the first and second base pieces.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Robert D. Yoder, Andrew A. Enyart, Mark A. Campbell, Steven C. Thompson
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Patent number: 7959166Abstract: A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William D. Splain, Robert D. Peota, Alexandre Hennen, Allan Cameron, Mark T. Ryan, David L. Pruitt, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100327545Abstract: A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: William D. SPLAIN, Robert D. PEOTA, Alexandre HENNEN, Allan CAMERON, Mark T. RYAN, David L. PRUITT, JR.
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Patent number: 7793948Abstract: A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William D. Splain, Robert D. Peota, Alexandre Hennen, Allan Cameron, Mark T. Ryan, David L. Pruitt, Jr.
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Patent number: 7780902Abstract: A method of molding a shopping cart component includes providing a first subcomponent and then overmolding the shopping cart component as a second subcomponent about the first subcomponent. The first subcomponent acts as an obstacle to a plastic injection stream and to a gas injection stream during the overmolding of the second component to assist in defining a first hollow section of the shopping cart component adjacent the first subcomponent.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David L. Pruitt, Jr., Mark T. Ryan, Charles E. Shell, Robert D. Peota, Kenneth R. Crow, Matthew E. Sayer
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Patent number: 7780036Abstract: A handbasket includes a container and a handle. The container includes an upper rim, a pair of opposed side panels, and a pair of opposed end panels, with each side panel including a generally concave exterior surface. The handle extends between, and is pivotally mounted relative to, the respective opposed end panels of the container. The handle is movable between a first generally vertically upright position relative to the container and a second position. In the second position, a first portion of the handle rests against the upper rim of the container and a second portion of the handle is spaced from the upper rim adjacent the generally concave exterior surface of one of the respective side panels to define a grasping zone for grasping the handle for movement between the first position and the second position of the handle relative to the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William D. Splain, Robert D. Peota, Alexandre Hennen, Allan Cameron
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Patent number: 7766347Abstract: A gate-and-seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate, a backrest, and a seat. The gate has a first end pivotally mountable to a rear portion of a shopping cart. The backrest includes a back support and a pair of legs with the back support defining a slot. The pair of legs extends from the back support and is pivotally mounted to a lower portion of the gate to enable pivotal movement of the backrest relative to the gate. The seat is pivotally mounted to the gate via at least one pivot mechanism and slidably extends through the slot of the back support. The seat includes a pair of ears extending laterally outward from the seat in opposite directions with each respective ear being releasably engageable relative to a rear surface of the back support of the backrest. The entire gate-and-seat assembly is made entirely from a plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Traget Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mark T. Ryan, Robert D. Peota
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Publication number: 20100059467Abstract: Assembly of a structurally sound modular shelving system includes forming an H-shaped base structure, or otherwise-shaped base structure, by releasably hooking a tie beam into a first base piece and a second base piece. A first column member is slid into the first base piece by sliding an insert tab at an end of an elongate body of the first column into a vertical passage through the first base piece. A second column member is similarly slid into a second base piece. A header member is releasably hooked into the first and second columns, the header member extending substantially horizontally between the first and second columns and substantially perpendicularly to the first and second base pieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Robert D. Yoder, Andrew A. Enyart, Mark A. Campbell, Steven C. Thompson
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Publication number: 20100032919Abstract: A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: William D. SPLAIN, Robert D. PEOTA, Alexandre HENNEN, Allan CAMERON, Mark T. RYAN, David L. PRUITT, JR.
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Patent number: 7600763Abstract: A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in a generally singular plane extending laterally across the rear portion of the cart. Each mast includes a rear portion facing the rear portion of the cart and defining a generally straight surface, and a front portion facing in a direction generally opposite the rear portion of the respective mast and defining a generally concave curved portion. The basket includes a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the basket connected to the base via the pair of masts to support the front portion of the basket in a vertically spaced relationship over the base adjacent the front portion of the cart.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William D. Splain, Robert D. Peota, Alexandre Hennen, Allan Cameron, Mark T. Ryan, David L. Pruitt, Jr.
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Publication number: 20090014971Abstract: A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in a generally singular plane extending laterally across the rear portion of the cart. Each mast includes a rear portion facing the rear portion of the cart and defining a generally straight surface, and a front portion facing in a direction generally opposite the rear portion of the respective mast and defining a generally concave curved portion. The basket includes a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the basket connected to the base via the pair of masts to support the front portion of the basket in a vertically spaced relationship over the base adjacent the front portion of the cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: William D. Splain, Robert D. Peota, Alexandre Hennen, Allan Cameron, Mark T. Ryan, David L. Pruitt, JR.
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Patent number: D582122Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William D. Splain, Robert D. Peota, Alexandre Hennen, Allan Cameron, Mark T. Ryan, David L. Pruitt, Jr.
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Patent number: D588774Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Peota, William D. Splain, Robert D. Tharp
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Patent number: D588775Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Peota, William D. Splain, Robert D. Tharp
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Patent number: D591474Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Peota, William D. Splain, Robert D. Tharp
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Patent number: D613977Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Robert D. Yoder, Andrew A. Enyart, Mark A. Campbell, Steven C. Thompson
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Patent number: D623374Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William D. Splain, Robert D. Peota, Alexandre Hennen, Allan Cameron, Mark T. Ryan, David L. Pruitt, Jr.
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Patent number: D643175Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Peota, Ivor Michel Walter
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Patent number: D687252Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Knoll, Robert P. Stoltz, David J. Floersch, William Y. Stafford, Robert D. Peota