ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,114, issued on July 15, was assigned to Fasteners for Retail Inc. (Twinsburg, Ohio).
"Retail merchandise shelving system and deck panels for same" was invented by Jamie A. Smedley (Hudson, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deck panel for a retail shelving system is provided. The deck panel includes a panel and a region of strengthening ribbing. The panel has a top surface configured for supporting retail merchandise and a bottom surface. The region of strengthening ribbing includes a plurality of ribs extending outward from the bottom surface of the panel. The bottom surface of the panel has a border region that extends around th...