Patents by Inventor William B. McWilliams

William B. McWilliams 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: 6142316
    Abstract: A product module adaptable for interlocking engagement with other similarly constructed modules to form a composite display assembly for merchandising products therefrom, each product module including at least one elongated product channel defined by a pair of laterally spaced upstanding side walls and a substantially planar product supporting floor portion extending therebetween, each product channel including a product graphic panel which is removably attachable to the front portion of each product channel via a wide variety of different constructional arrangements. Each product graphic panel is preferably dimensioned such that when it is attached to the front portion of a particular product channel, the graphic panel will substantially overlay the product identification and graphics associated with the lead product container positioned within that particular product channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Paul Flum Ideas, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Harbour, Christopher C. Bidwell, Donald J. Miller, Jr., Dewalt W. Fowler, William B. McWilliams