ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,813, issued on May 26, was assigned to Marmon Foodservice Technologies Inc. (Osseo, Minn.).
"Product display units with hinges" was invented by Marty Illers (Yonkers, N.Y.) and John D. Connell (Bay Shore, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A product display unit for displaying products on a shelf includes a sidewall at least partially defining a track configured to receive products, the sidewall comprising a first panel and a second panel with a sidewall hinge therebetween. A base panel is coupled to the sidewall, and the base panel is configured to be positioned on the shelf and deform in shape to conform to the shape of the shelf. ...