Patents by Inventor Robert J. Howlett

Robert J. Howlett 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).

  • Expandable display system
    Patent number: 8292095
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of an expandable display system that have an expanded position for retail display and a collapsed position for efficient shipping. The expandable display system includes a product tray and an associated easel support, with the easel support being configured to expand and lock into the expanded position to support the product tray at an inclined angle relative to a surface on which the easel support rests. In some embodiments, the product tray and the associated easel support are integral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Howlett
  • EXPANDABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100276381
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of an expandable display system that have an expanded position for retail display and a collapsed position for efficient shipping. The expandable display system includes a product tray and an associated easel support, with the easel support being configured to expand and lock into the expanded position to support the product tray at an inclined angle relative to a surface on which the easel support rests. In some embodiments, the product tray and the associated easel support are integral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Robert J. HOWLETT
  • Tubular paperboard display stand
    Patent number: 4519319
    Abstract: A collapsible paperboard display stand including a base section formed from a pre-glued tubular structure that is collapsible and which may be readily assembled by pushing upper portions of the front, side, and end walls against corresponding portions of the rear side and end walls of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1985
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Robert J. Howlett
  • Collapsible display bin stand
    Patent number: 4374560
    Abstract: A collapsible, bin-type, display stand having a polygonal-shaped receptacle member supported by a plurality of contiguous polygonal-shaped tubular structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1983
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Robert J. Howlett