Patents by Inventor Todd E. Berry
Todd E. Berry 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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Patent number: 9993093Abstract: A highlighter tool for enhanced display of greeting cards on a store shelf is provided. The highlighter includes a display portion, one or more support members coupled to the display portion, and one or more receiving notches coupled to the display portion for receiving a portion of a shelf and supporting the highlighter. In one exemplary embodiment, the highlighter includes a first receiving notch, a first support member, and a left wall aligned and coupled with a left edge of the display portion, and a right receiving notch, a second support member, and a right wall aligned and coupled with a right edge of the display portion. The highlighter may comprise a first and a second half rotatably coupled with a center hinge, and left and right walls rotatably coupled to the respective first and second halves, allowing the highlighter tool to be folded into a compact configuration for storage.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Hallmark Cards, IncorporatedInventor: Todd E. Berry
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Publication number: 20170000267Abstract: A highlighter tool for enhanced display of greeting cards on a store shelf is provided. The highlighter includes a display portion, one or more support members coupled to the display portion, and one or more receiving notches coupled to the display portion for receiving a portion of a shelf and supporting the highlighter. In one exemplary embodiment, the highlighter includes a first receiving notch, a first support member, and a left wall aligned and coupled with a left edge of the display portion, and a right receiving notch, a second support member, and a right wall aligned and coupled with a right edge of the display portion. The highlighter may comprise a first and a second half rotatably coupled with a center hinge, and left and right walls rotatably coupled to the respective first and second halves, allowing the highlighter tool to be folded into a compact configuration for storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: TODD E. BERRY
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Patent number: 9439520Abstract: A merchandiser for displaying items at an angle with respect to a rear panel of a display fixture is formed from flat sheets. The merchandiser has first and second side panels separated by a bottom panel along first and second fold lines that are generally parallel to each other. The first and second panels are offset from each other and may be folded toward each other to a generally parallel orientation. The merchandiser has tabs extend from a rear thereof that may be received in slots in the rear panel of the fixture to couple the merchandiser thereto. The merchandiser is reversible and may be folded into a functional form which angles to either the right or the left with respect to the panel to which they are coupled to allow customers to easily view the front of items held therein while still maintaining a high density of display.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Todd E. Berry, Brian Bertram Owens, Joseph G. Blincoe, Jimmy J. D. Leeper, Doug Bazzel
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Publication number: 20150230629Abstract: A merchandiser for displaying items at an angle with respect to a rear panel of a display fixture is formed from flat sheets. The merchandiser has first and second side panels separated by a bottom panel along first and second fold lines that are generally parallel to each other. The first and second panels are offset from each other and may be folded toward each other to a generally parallel orientation. The merchandiser has tabs extend from a rear thereof that may be received in slots in the rear panel of the fixture to couple the merchandiser thereto. The merchandiser is reversible and may be folded into a functional form which angles to either the right or the left with respect to the panel to which they are coupled to allow customers to easily view the front of items held therein while still maintaining a high density of display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: TODD E. BERRY, BRIAN BERTRAM OWENS, JOSEPH G. BLINCOE, JIMMY J.D. LEEPER, DOUG BAZZEL
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Patent number: 8671548Abstract: Providing a greeting card display fixture having multiple rows, one or more of which are convertible rows to allow for adjustment of the number of rows in a display. When desired, the convertible row may be used to display another row of greeting cards, increasing the density of the overall display. When not desired, the convertible row may be pushed flush against the back of the display fixture, while still attached, allowing the full depth of the row of the display fixture to be used. A divider or support clip is used to support the convertible row when in use and to hold it in a storage position when not used. The divider clip also separates greeting cards within a row. The divider clip includes a clipping mechanism to attach the divider clip to the display fixture and an adjustable portion to support an adjacent convertible row.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Hallmark Cards, IncorporatedInventors: Todd E. Berry, Shaun P. Arness
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Patent number: 8333284Abstract: When displayed, greeting cards are typically organized on a display fixture having multiple rows or levels upon which to sit the cards. Each row then has a front wall to hold in the card, yet is short enough to still view a portion of the greeting card above the wall. Because display fixtures are manufactured to have a specified amount of rows or levels at a specified depth, in order to adjust the specifications of a display fixture, other pieces may be used, for example, by attaching to the display fixture a convertible row to add another level or tier between set rows of the display fixture. By providing another row using a convertible row, another set of greeting cards may be displayed between cards displayed on other rows of the original display fixture, increasing the density of the overall display.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Hallmark Cards, IncorporatedInventors: Todd E. Berry, Shaun P. Arness
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Patent number: 8132679Abstract: When displayed, greeting cards are typically organized on a display fixture having multiple rows or levels upon which to sit the cards. Each row then has a front wall to hold in the card, yet is short enough to still view a portion of the greeting card above the wall. Because display fixtures are manufactured to have a specified amount of rows or levels at a specified depth, in order to adjust the specifications of a display fixture, other pieces may be used, for example, by attaching to the display fixture a convertible row to add another level or tier between set rows of the display fixture. By providing another row using a convertible row, another set of greeting cards may be displayed between cards displayed on other rows of the original display fixture, increasing the density of the overall display.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Hallmark Cards, IncorporatedInventors: Todd E. Berry, Shaun P. Arness
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Publication number: 20110272374Abstract: When displayed, greeting cards are typically organized on a display fixture having multiple rows or levels upon which to sit the cards. Each row then has a front wall to hold in the card, yet is short enough to still view a portion of the greeting card above the wall. Because display fixtures are manufactured to have a specified amount of rows or levels at a specified depth, in order to adjust the specifications of a display fixture, other pieces may be used, for example, by attaching to the display fixture a convertible row to add another level or tier between set rows of the display fixture. By providing another row using a convertible row, another set of greeting cards may be displayed between cards displayed on other rows of the original display fixture, increasing the density of the overall display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATEDInventors: TODD E. BERRY, SHAUN P. ARNESS
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Publication number: 20100163501Abstract: When displayed, greeting cards are typically organized on a display fixture having multiple rows or levels upon which to sit the cards. Each row then has a front wall to hold in the card, yet is short enough to still view a portion of the greeting card above the wall. Because display fixtures are manufactured to have a specified amount of rows or levels at a specified depth, in order to adjust the specifications of a display fixture, other pieces may be used, for example, by attaching to the display fixture a convertible row to add another level or tier between set rows of the display fixture. By providing another row using a convertible row, another set of greeting cards may be displayed between cards displayed on other rows of the original display fixture, increasing the density of the overall display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Todd E. Berry, Shaun P. Arness