Point-of-purchase (POP) display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10799042-B2
Application number	US-201916265196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2019
Priority date	Feb 1, 2019
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

There is described a point-of-purchase display and method. The display includes one or more sheets. The one or more sheets when unfolded and assembled form the display. The display includes a back wall, a front wall, at least a side wall and a bottom wall. A printed electronic device is affixed to a surface of the one or more sheets. The printed electronic device is selected from the group consisting of: wires, insulators, resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, transistors, antennas, OLEDs and sensors. A microcontroller electrically is coupled to the printed electronic device. A connection device is coupled to the printed electronic device. A modular electronic component is coupled to the connection device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A point-of-purchase display comprising:
one or more sheets, the one or more sheets when unfolded and assembled forming the display, the display having a back wall, a front wall, at least a side wall and a bottom wall, a printed electronic device comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive film affixed to a surface of the one or more sheets, a surface wrap material disposed on the pressure sensitive adhesive film and at least one conductive trace disposed on the pressure sensitive adhesive film, wherein the printed electronic device is selected from the group consisting of: capacitors, inductors, transformers, transistors, OLEDs and sensors, wherein the at least one conductive trace is selected from the group consisting of: silver, gold, carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphite and carbon black;
a microcontroller electrically coupled to the printed electronic device;
a connection device to the printed electronic device; and
a modular electronic component coupled to the connection device.

2. The point-of-purchase display according to claim 1 , wherein the modular electronic component is selected from the group consisting of: a sensor, a light, an antenna, an audio component, a wireless communication device, an integrated circuits (IC), a resistor, a capacitor, a power supply, a diode, a transistor, an inductor, a transducer, a switch and a transformer.

3. The point-of-purchase display according to claim 1 , wherein the connection device is selected from the group consisting of: a pogo pin connector, a magnetic connector, a cable connector, a conductive adhesive, a low temperature solder having a melt temperature of 138° C. to 188° C., and a ribbon cable.

4. The point-of-purchase display according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more sheets are a material selected from the group consisting of: cardboard, wood, metal and acrylic.

5. The point-of-purchase display according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more sheets includes at least one shelf.

6. The point-of-purchase display according to claim 1 , further comprising a power supply capable of being coupled to the printed electronic device.

7. A point-of-purchase display comprising:
one or more sheets, which when unfolded and assembled forming the display comprising a back wall, a front wall, at least one side wall, at least one a shelf, and a bottom wall, wherein a printed electronic device comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive film, a surface wrap material disposed on the pressure sensitive adhesive film and at least one conductive trace disposed on the pressure sensitive adhesive film, wherein the printed electronic device is affixed to a surface one of the one or more sheets, wherein the printed electronic device is selected from the group consisting of: capacitors, inductors, transformers, transistors, OLEDs and sensors, wherein the at least one conductive trace is selected from the group consisting of: silver, gold, carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphite and carbon black;
a microcontroller electrically coupled to the printed electronic device;
a connection device electrically coupled to the printed electronic device; and
a modular component electrically coupled to the connection device.

8. The point-of purchase display according to claim 7 , wherein the modular component is selected from the group consisting of: a sensor, a light, an antenna, an audio component, a wireless communication device, an integrated circuits (IC), a resistor, a capacitor, a power supply, a diode, a transistor, an inductor, a transducer, a switch and a transformer.

9. The point-of purchase display according to claim 7 , wherein the connection device is selected from the group consisting of: a pogo pin connector, a magnetic connector, a cable connector, a conductive adhesive, a low temperature solder having a melt temperature of 138° C. to 188° C. and a ribbon cable.

10. A method of providing a point-of-purchase display comprising:
shipping one or more sheets to a site, the one or more sheets forming a back wall, a front wall, at least one side wall, and a bottom wall, wherein a printed electronic device comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive film, a surface wrap material disposed on the pressure sensitive adhesive film and at least one conductive trance disposed on the pressure sensitive adhesive film, wherein the printed electronic device is affixed to a surface one the one or more sheets, wherein the printed electronic device is selected from the group consisting of: capacitors, inductors, transformers, transistors, OLEDs and sensors, wherein the at least one conductive trace is selected from the group consisting of: silver, gold, carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphite and carbon black wherein the one or more sheets are foldable and capable of being assembled into a three dimensional display.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
coupling a microcontroller, a power supply, a connection device and a modular component device to the printed electronic device.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the modular electronic component is selected from the group consisting of: a sensor, a light, an antenna, an audio component, a wireless communication device, an integrated circuits (IC), a resistor, a capacitor, a power supply, a diode, a transistor, an inductor, a transducer, a switch and a transformer.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the connection device is selected from the group consisting of: a pogo pin connector, a magnetic connector, a cable connector, a conductive adhesive, a low temperature solder having a melt temperature of 138° C. to 188° C., and a ribbon cable.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the front wall and back wall and the at least one side wall comprise a single flat sheet.

Assignees

• Xerox Corp

Inventors

• Smithson Chad S
• Zhu Yujie
• Halfyard Kurt I

Classifications

• H05K2201/10174

  Diode · CPC title

• H05K2201/10166

  Transistor · CPC title

• H05K2201/10151

  Sensor · CPC title

• H05K2201/10136

  Liquid Crystal display [LCD] · CPC title

• H05K2201/10128

  Display · CPC title