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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8040667 | Portable LCD TV A portable, sturdy LCD TV is disclosed. The LCD TV is further constructed as a waterproof device and is equipped with an antenna so that the LCD TV, in addition to be used indoors as a computer monitor or TV, is also suitable for outdoor use. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7310901 | Exterior address porch light An exterior address porch light, lantern, device, apparatus, and method of making the light, lantern. The light, lantern can be made from plastics, such as PVC and the like, and have a generally cylindrical configuration, that can be mounted alongside exterior doorw... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7163108 | Display system and associated methods A display system may include a frame, column connection members connected to the frame, and column members positioned adjacent one another and rotatably connected to the column connection members. Each column member may include a connector and elongate display membe... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150117 | Back-lit stenciled post cover A post assembly with illuminated information includes a hollow tube extending upwardly from a ground surface, the tube having a sidewall with textual or graphical information cut therethrough. A lighting assembly is disposed within the hollow tube, and a transparent... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7096625 | Method of displaying advertising on a turnstile A method of advertising includes providing a transparent, tubular sleeve within which a sheet carrying advertising is placed and removably attaching the tubular sleeve to one of the arms of a turnstile. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077117 | Detachable driving assembly for a toy gun A detachable driving assembly for a toy gun has a first casing containing a piston device and a second casing containing a gear set. The first casing and the second casing are detachably combined by a pin and a levering lock. The piston device has a piston body with... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7033035 | Portable light-emitting display device A portable light-emitting display device having one or more rotating members including one or more light sources mounted or otherwise affixed thereto. The one or more rotating members are coupled to a motor. The motor and the light sources are each electrically coup... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6970154 | Fringe-field filter for addressable displays The display kit of the present invention comprises: an addressable display medium configured to exhibit a first aspect under the influence of an addressing vector field in a first direction at an addressing magnitude; and an addressor; where the addressor is configu... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951291 | Display system A display system for a shopping mall or retail store environment includes a platform, a plurality of kiosks mounted on the platform, each of the kiosks including a base, a raised drum having a plurality of lights arranged in two concentric sets, and at least three p... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6802143 | Reliable, rotating, illuminated advertising unit A reliable, rotating, illuminated advertising display unit that utilizes independent display modules housing lights and advertising material. These are easily removed from the base unit for shipping, assembly, and replacement. Optionally, AMLCD, plasma, or similar f... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6801185 | Illuminated viewing assembly, viewing system including the illuminated viewing assembly, and method of viewing therefor A viewing assembly, viewing system, and method of use are provided. The viewing assembly and system and method of use provide images that may be viewed from any position orthogonal to, and from a plurality of positions oblique to, the axis on which a substantially p... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6463258 | Electrical flash card unit and method of use In a preferred embodiment, a flash card unit, including: a housing; receiving means to receive in the housing a flash card having thereon at least first and second graphics; illuminating apparatus disposed in the housing to selectively illuminate at least... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6434868 | Three-messages sign having internal light source illumination A three-message sign having internal light source has an array of side-by-side triangular sign elements. Each of the triangular sign elements has three transparent display surfaces with three apices joining the three transparent display surfaces into the ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6361188 | Method and apparatus for generating three dimensional light patterns A method and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional image is provided. The system uses one or more laser beams directed at one or more mirrors. Each mirror is flexibly attached to the vibrating portion of a transducer such as a speaker, the transduc... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6306479 | Kinetic art paper An art paper designed to facilitate the creation of kinetic art works. The term "kinetic art" refers to paintings or pictures, which have been designed to be shaped in a pleated manner and displayed in 3 dimensions to afford the viewer different images de... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6161318 | Drive-by restaurant order stand with illuminated rotating menu A drive-by restaurant illuminated rotating menu order stand is formed by an upright housing having a translucent part-circular wall end portion and is mounted on a support by an opposite bifurcated end wall. A menu supporting cylinder axially mounted upri... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161319 | Rotatable and illuminated display device A lighted, rotatable display device for presenting advertising or other information is disclosed which includes a hollow transparent member supported for rotation on a drive motor. The drive motor includes a shaft extending into the hollow member and a li... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148552 | Device for rotatably displaying advertising material The device comprises a base member, a transparent outer tubular member which is fixed to the base member. It also comprises a transparent inner tubular member and a revolving inner tubular member holder to mount the inner tubular member in spaced relation... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6082868 | Color animated air circulating fan The present invention is an air circulating fan which creates optical displays. The fan comprises a housing in a generally circular configuration with a central axis. Also provided is a propeller formed of a plurality of blades mounted for rotational move... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076293 | Three message sign having apex illumination An illuminated three message sign is provided with improved illumination from the exterior of the vanes at the apices away from the sign surface exposed for message display. The sign has a message display side and an array of triangular rotating sign mess... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5934223 | Pet toy The pet toy projects a moving image into a room, as determined by a computer chip, so that a pet may be entertained by the moving image without requiring a person to be in the room to move the image. The pet toy comprises an upright housing containing bat... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5696494 | Rotary unit and illumination unit for a 3-side variable advertisement display board A rotary unit and illumination unit for a 3-side variable advertisement display board is disclosed. It has a frame made up of a lower groove and two lateral hollow tubes and fixed to a supporting leg by welding. Light tubes are fixed inside triangular hol... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5572816 | Rotating advertising sign with rotating louvers The sign (10) includes a plurality of elongated louvers (170) arranged parallel to one another in a cylindrical array to form a carousel (30) of louvers rotatable about a central axis (15). Each louver (170) is rotatable about is own length to display dif... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5524372 | Revolving backlit sign A revolving backlit sign having a continuous translucent medium which engages the perimeter of a plurality of translucent drive rollers, the drive rollers being rotated by a drive band associated with an electric motor, and one or more light sources locat... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5483765 | Device for displaying pictures in sequence Rectangular transparency panels form the sides of triangular units that are lighted from within. A gear train drives the units in synchronism. A base housing has a plurality of parallel aligned round posts projecting upwardly from it. The posts have a bor... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5416996 | Display apparatus A display apparatus for showing a number of different display images. The apparatus includes a housing and a plurality of triangular display elements mounted therein. Each of the display elements includes a first, second and third major sides, and is susp... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5315776 | Multiple-display sign device A sign in which multiple scenes are presented in sequence is comprised of a plurality of juxtaposed rotationally driven display units that are assembled with triangularly-shaped hollow sleeves whose side panels are constituted by transparencies on each of... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5311687 | Display sign A display sign of considerable brightness for prominently displaying a name or message. In one form, the sign is formed in an elongate, rectangular fashion, while in another form, the sign is formed in an elongate, rotatable cylinder. In either form of th... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5309657 | Rotatable picture frame A rotatable picture frame apparatus which is made up of a plurality of picture frames, a turntable for supporting the picture frames, a casing for supporting the turntable and a base for supporting the casing. The apparatus contains a motor which is conne... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5297353 | Multivision intermittent display A display is disclosed which produces multiple visual displays in an intermittent manner which includes a display housing having a perimeter wall which is transparent during visual display and is an opaque mirror between visual displays. The perimeter wal... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5046274 | Banner display apparatus An apparatus for mounting and displaying banners or like non-rigid media. The display apparatus employs at least three display frames which are rotatable about an illuminated central axis of rotation. Each of the display frames comprises a structure for m... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5003716 | Flexible outdoor flip sign display A flip-type display sign having a plurality of parallel louvers mounted in a frame utilizes flexible fabric louver covers to define the faces of the louvers, with the louver covers being supported on a plurality of cables, extending between a pair of end ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4437248 | Viewer simulating television receiver A toy television receiver has a light-diffusing screen curved about a small light bulb, approximating a punctiform source of radiation, which transluminates a transparent carrier of positive images such as an endless film strip or a string of slides. The ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4404543 | Down marker indicator for football competition An improved indicia display apparatus particularly useful for displaying indicia indicating the number of down to be played in football competition and locating the position of the ball along the sideline, for example, the apparatus comprising an opaque o... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4381616 | Internally illuminated rotatable pictorial menu display A menu display is provided having a plurality of independent, rotatable exhibitor units. The exhibitor units are placed edge to edge to form an exhibiting surface. Each exhibitor unit includes a plurality of pictorial display panels which form a prism-lik... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4318237 | Light display unit Apparatus for illuminating color print photographs in which a light source is mounted along the axis of rotation of a display cabinet having transparent or translucent upstanding sides on which are mounted color photograph prints so that light from the li... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4244126 | Lamp shade reminder clock This invention is a combination of known elements for a new use. This is an adaptation of the old shadow light principle coupled with time to cause three different light apertures to be aligned in a lighted window effect, thereby indicating a previously p... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4185895 | Reflective mode, dynamic scattering liquid crystal display system having a Fresnel reflector for lighting Light is directed at a liquid crystal display with the aid of a Fresnel mirror. With the liquid crystal display upright, the mirror is placed in front of, and slightly below it, so that light from overhead is reflected at the display by the mirror's facet... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4184344 | Mood-indicating jewelry with changeable display A piece of jewelry for indicating mood and usable as a pendant or the like in the form of a miniature traffic light having three apertures of substantially the same size spaced in vertical alignment with one another and having a cylindrical inner surface.... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4178709 | Machine for use in pictorial drafting A machine is provided for use by draftsmen, illustrators and artists in making various axonometric or three dimensional drawings, such as isometric, dimetric, trimetric as well as perspective views. The machine includes a flat working surface which suppor... | 12/18/1979 |
