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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314179 | Stored-value card with movable graphic portion A stored-value card assembly includes a base substrate and an auxiliary member. The base substrate includes an account identifier linking the stored-value card to at least one of a financial account or a financial record. The auxiliary member is movably coupled to t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7121026 | Advertisement billboard The advertisement billboard includes at least one rotatable polyhedral column and a driving mechanism provided on a frame. The polyhedral column is consisted of a plurality of rotatable exhibiting boards having an obverse side and a reverse side. Each obverse side o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6269568 | Decoration with a variable billboard A decoration with a variable billboard including a decorative hollow base seat in which an energy reserving device is disposed. The energy reserving device includes a coil spring and a handle disposed at the center of the coil spring. The handle extends o... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5626525 | Golf distance marker One embodiment of the present invention comprises a tee marker sign (90) which includes a graphic representation of a particular golf hole, number 10, which includes three separate tee boxes--a ladies' tee (92), a men's tee (94) and a championship tee (96... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5499467 | Information display stand An information stand with a plurality of faces which are successively exposed to a viewer. The stand has a rigid hollow frame within which one or more multi-face information carrier elements are positioned. The frame has a pair of unequal in length parall... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497988 | Golf distance marker A distance indicator (10) is provided that comprises a housing (12). Distance indicator wheels (22), (24) and (26) are provided through openings (14), (16) and (18) of the housing and the information indicator (28) specifies the point from which the dista... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5259135 | Display device An improved mode of construction is provided for a display device of the kind comprising an array of triangular-section slats rotated in synchronism in 120° steps to present repeatedly to view, in sequence, three compound display surfaces, each carrying ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5255465 | Multiple display sign assembly A multi-display sign assembly, which is particularly lightweight, may be hung in a variety of locations which could not normally support such a sign structure, and functions in smooth, quiet, and relatively low vibration movements, the sign assembly inclu... | 10/26/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4134592 | Apparatus for playing games Apparatus for playing a game comprising a base or body formed with large numbers of small apertures or windows (13), and means for displaying selected visible markings in the various windows. In one example there are a number of rotatable elements (12,44,... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4086715 | Multiple rating device A device for indicating and surveying various types of services includes a housing having printed indicia rotatable drums mounted therewithin which display selected indicia according to the user's selection. Preformed indicia on the exterior of the housin... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4021946 | Multielement changeable sign display A sign display comprises a plurality of triangular display elements each having three display surfaces. The display elements are arranged along mutually perpendicular sets of axes to define a matrix display having a display plane. Rotary drive shafts exte... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4015349 | Changeable message highway sign machine A highway sign machine adapted to be mounted in an overhead position proximate to a traffic lane operates under local or remote control to dis play selectively to motorists any of a plurality of written traffic messages on a vertical sign face covering th... | 04/05/1977 |
