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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7752786 | Airport advertising system The present invention relates to airport advertising. Airports are divided into the “landside” to which the general public is permitted and which includes the terminal(s), car parks etc., and the “airside” from which the public is excluded and which includes... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7302908 | Combination airport air and ground transportation marker and airport traffic way A combination airport air and ground transportation marker and airport traffic way comprises broad, substantially coextensive first and second sheets of pliant material each having a perimeter edge formed with a fluid ballast bladder formed with a fluid inlet for pe... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7182040 | Personnel guidance and location control system A personnel location control system for controlling and guiding a group of individuals in a selected path to a waiting point and then to an activity in advance of that waiting point. The system in one embodiment relies upon a plurality of disks or like guide path-fo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7116282 | Tower reinforcement A device and method of reinforcement for towers, such as those used for electrical communications and telephonic devices, is provided. Elongated stiffening members are provided for indirect attachment to a tower by means of spacer elements. The spacer elements, whic... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6941690 | Display cover for vehicle exterior sideview mirrors An apparatus, consisting primarily of colored, dyed stretchable materials arranged solely to form display indicia, is constructed to fit onto, and substantially conform to the complex three-dimensional curvilinear shape of, a mirror housing of a motor vehicle exteri... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6749154 | Aircraft advertising system An aircraft advertising system comprises an aircraft. The aircraft is generally very long with respect to its width and height. A support beam is provided. The support beam has a coupling end and a free end. The coupling end has a pivot pin. In this manner the colla... | 06/15/2004 |
| 5868630 | Golf course indicator device A golf course indicator for providing information to golfers to help in club selection and understanding course layout. The indicator includes a generally planar upper surface which includes indicia for providing information to a golfer and a post mount f... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5832867 | Ground position indicator and signaling device This invention provides a combination of ground position indicator and aircraft signaling devices for airborne personnel. The disclosed position indicator and signaling devices include a substantially pliable mesh web for deployment upon the ground, the w... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5815966 | Portable rooftop sign A portable rooftop sign includes a large flexible mesh sheet having a plurality of characters or logos disposed on an upper surface. A plurality of sleeves are attached to a lower surface of the sheet. The sign is installed on a generally planar roof of a... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5769731 | Golf course distance marker and method of using the same A golf course distance marker suited for anchoring in grassy turf includes a cap, an integral hole stop shoulder, a circumferential blade depending from the outside periphery of the shoulder, and a central anchor stem. Distance data is indicated preferabl... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5593156 | Ground marker and methods of using same to mark distances and/or advertise on a golf course A ground marker is provided for displaying distance and advertising information on a golf course. The marker has a body that is dimensioned to fit entirely within a predetermined size hole defined in the ground. The body has a top portion and a base that ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5375353 | Illuminated sign assembly for a communication tower An illuminated sign assembly for use on a communications antenna tower. The sign assembly encloses the antenna tower. The sign assembly is mounted to the exterior of the antenna tower by paired support arms connected to the tower legs. The support arms pr... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5365685 | Aerial advertising wind tube A lightweight wind tube utilized for advertising, constructed of fabric with a constant diameter having annular sleeve at each end. The forward end sleeve being held in an open circle by flexible frame members with furled ends which are positioned in late... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5288163 | Airport pavement marking system for surface movement guidance A surface movement guidance system for airport traffic of a continuous elongated row of one or more indicia extending lengthwise along a route on the airport surface to be traversed by the traffic, which indicia convey information about position on the ai... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5263262 | Yardage markers for golf courses and method of making same Markers particularly adapted for golf courses have a base with numerical indicia formed thereon. The indicia are preferably raised above the base and have a color that contrasts with the color of the base. In one embodiment the base and the numerical indi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4879965 | Airport twenty-four hour pilot information markers Airport twenty-four hour pilot information markers are provided to tell the pilot: upon takeoff or landing how many feet of runway remain; before takeoff or after landing what taxiway he or she is to follow; what is the direction, inboard, outboard, north... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4489669 | Marker A marker comprises an elastic visible element connected to a base. The visible element extends upwardly from the base so that it may be seen from a distance. The visible element is elastically deformable to allow a machine, such as a mower, to pass over t... | 12/25/1984 |
| 3984069 | Visual runway indexing system Runway distances are disclosed on sides of translucent truncated pyramids mounted on spaced runway lights. The pyramids have flat tops and two translucent sloped sides with large numerals which face the runway at 120° angles. A rear face has a port with ... | 10/05/1976 |
