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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311956 | Laminate and method used for applying a design to a substrate A laminate for use in decorating a receptor surface (e.g., a window) comprising a piece of decorative sheet material with a layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive on its rear surface and a release liner over that layer of adhesive; and a flexible, temporary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7246749 | Braille signage A thin plastic sheet has material displaced into braille characters protruding from the front face to provide information for the blind. The plastic sheet can be a clear plastic material having information for the sighted printed on the rear side for viewing from th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7185453 | Label having improved aesthetic appearance A label includes indicia disposed on a facestock comprising cellophane. In one embodiment, the indicia are screen printed onto the facestock. In another embodiment, the label may further include layers of tactile coating selectively applied to discrete areas of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7152353 | Reflective sign A reflective sign comprises a front face, an image formed by openings in the front face, a back face connected to the front face, and a reflective surface mounted on the back face behind the image, wherein light passing through the openings in the front face is refl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108414 | Light emitting panel assemblies Light emitting panel assemblies include one or more light emitting panel members each having at least one pattern of optical deformities that may be varied in size, shape, density, placement, angle, rotation and/or type to obtain at least one light output distributi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087132 | Method of decorative embossing of a panel for a vehicle A decoratively embossed panel of a molded form includes an exterior design that preferably reflects some aspect of the services advertisement. For example, a bricklayer may choose an embossed panel having a three-dimensional brick design in addition to a logo, servi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6916436 | Method for producing quasi-three dimensional images A method to transform any portion of a two-dimensional visual image into a three-dimensional formed visual image device within the overall two-dimensional visual areas on a single image piece is provided. The resultant image has both two-dimensional and three-dimens... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6826862 | Reduced profile interlocking plastic display An interlocking plastic display has a first member formed as a first shot of an injection molding process. The first member includes a submerged grid system which is formed only where necessary to connect otherwise unconnected portions of the top layer or to stabili... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6792706 | Nameplate mounting structure of camera The nameplate mounting structure of a camera can be easily handled by integrally molding a flange around a nameplate portion of a nameplate to be mounted to the camera. Strength of the electroformed nameplate is improved by providing the flange around the nameplate ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6785992 | Emergency exit sign An emergency exit sign is incorporated directly into the floor adjacent an emergency exit door. The emergency exit sign includes visual and tactile properties that allow the sign to be read on a day to day basis by those walking through the doorway. The tactile prop... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6730187 | Method of making an in situ formed embedded relief for a truck bed An in situ formed bed liner has an embedded relief indicia. The relief may be formed separately and may have associated structure to mate with the surface of a pickup bed to which it is applied. The formed relief indicia is attached to the desired surface and encaps... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6701652 | Molded emblem with encapsulated embossed 3-D graphics An emblem (20, 20a, 20b) with encapsulated embossed 3-D graphics is provided by a substrate (22) having a first side (24) and an opposite second side (26), an ink pattern (28) printed on the second side and providing embossed 3-D graphics, and a transpare... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6607809 | Glass tile decorated on rear viewed from front A tile with a transparent glass body having a smooth front face and a three-dimensional design impressed on the rear face that is viewed through the front face. The impressed design is further defined by a layer of decorative glass materials fused to the ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6329033 | Imitation wax seal An imitation wax seal suitable for application to a document, package or container is injection-molded out of a semi-rigid plastic, then coated in the back with an adhesive temporarily protected by a peelable film. The fabrication mold accepts a variety o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6183109 | Illuminated moldings and method for illuminating therewith Disclosed is a molding with a built-in illumination member. The illumination member may be an ordinary light or series of lights, or a repeating message board made of light emitting diodes, or a compound that glows under ultraviolet light, or a compound t... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5887931 | Bed liner with graphics display A protective liner for a truck bed of a pickup truck. The liner includes a front wall having an indicia mounting portion. The indicia mounting portion includes a frame surrounding the mounting surface dimensioned for mounting of a conventional sized licen... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5889598 | Graphic works involving holography A substrate bears holographic imagery, selected portions of which are covered by non-holographic imagery printed in predetermined geometric registry with the holographic images. Multiple replicas of this interactive graphic work are mass-produced by embos... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5819449 | Protective nonstick cover for license plate A protective nonstick cover for a standard automobile license plate having a nonstick surface which is easy to clean, protects the license plate, and enhances and/or improves the appearance of the license plate. The standard license plate is generally rec... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5706106 | Graphic works involving holography A substrate bears holographic imagery, selected portions of which are covered by non-holographic imagery printed in predetermined geometric registry with the holographic images. Multiple replicas of this interactive graphic work are mass-produced by embos... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5672381 | Printing of reflective sheeting A weather resistant sign and a method of printing a sign including the steps of providing a sign component and an image definition, applying dry toner powder to surface portions corresponding to the image definition, and fusing the applied toner. Preferab... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5665446 | Laminate for precise application of graphics to a substrate Known laminates can be used to apply graphics to glass panels to present an etched or sand-blasted appearance. Such graphics, which have been cut from a decorative polymeric film of a laminate, can be applied more easily, quickly, and with greater precisi... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5628080 | Curve formed protective and decorative bedding foundation corner guard A protective and decorative mattress foundation curved corner guard is mold formed in a curved configuration with a wall portion of the guard having a radius of curvature approximately equal to a radius of curvature of rounded corners of a mattress founda... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5589021 | Method of producing a sign A method of producing a sign having raised colored characters arranged in a predetermined design. A male die is provided presenting the predetermined design; a substrate sheet is positioned over the male die; the substrate sheet and die are passed between... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5536545 | Three dimensional signage and a method of making A 3-D graphic sign construction is provided comprising: (a) a conformed laminate comprising a sign face layer, one or more visual characters, a background color layer, and (b) one or more 3-D characters positioned in register with the visual characters an... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5452508 | Method for manufacturing surface three-dimensional figures on magnetic material A method for manufacturing three-dimensional surface figures on a soft magnetic material. An insulating layer is first laid on a soft magnetic material layer and a foam intermediate layer is then laid on the insulating layer. A face layer previously print... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5398435 | Plastic plate with graphics A do-it-yourself kit enables an end user to make his own graphics. A printer points graphics on the back of a transparent mylar tape. The tape has a pressure sensitive adhesive which is pressed on over a textured surface that enables air to escape at the ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5399217 | Method of producing a sign A method of producing a sign having raised colored characters arranged in a predetermined design. A plurality of discrete ferromagnetic characters are positioned on a magnetic sheet to form the required legend of the sign; a substrate sheet is positioned ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5392544 | Wall mounted card holder There is provided a wall mounted card holder for permanently mounting a card or photograph in addition to temporarily holding and displaying other cards, photographs and the like. The holder includes a decorative wood panel backing having a transparent, h... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5389413 | Three dimensional signage and a method of making A 3-D graphic sign construction is provided comprising: (a) a conformed laminate comprising a sign face layer, one or more visual characters, a background color layer, and (b) one or more 3-D characters positioned in register with the visual characters an... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5345705 | Lightweight, three-dimensional sign A durable, lightweight sign or display device having a desired three-dimensional, contoured surface and a self-sticking backing to facilitate easy mounting is disclosed. The sign has a rigid plastic display sheet which is formed into the desired three-dim... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5305538 | Plastic plate with graphics A do-it-yourself kit enables an end user to make his own graphics. A printer points graphics on the back of a transparent mylar tape. The tape has a pressure sensitive adhesive which is pressed on over a textured surface that enables air to escape at the ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5265364 | Interlocking plastic display A display device has two interlocked contrasting elements. A display element includes indicia and a first locking member. The background element includes a second locking member complementarily shaped to conform to the shape of the first locking member. T... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5246757 | Architectural signs with raised graphics A raised graphic sign comprising (a) a substrate; (b) a base layer adhesively fastened to an upper surface of the substrate; (c) one or more alphanumeric characters, optionally adhesively fastened to the base layer; and (d) an overlay film conformably and... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5204163 | Sheet for formation of burned pattern and burning label A sheet for formation of a burned pattern and a burning label are disclosed. The sheet comprises a shape retaining layer comprising an organic binder and glass powder which is retained in a sheet form by the organic binder, the shape retaining layer furth... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5145538 | Manufacturing Processes for integrated article bearing indicia A hard enclosing container which is transparent at least at its front wall, has a metallic plate bearing indicia contained therein. An enclosing layer of a viscous adhesive agent is stuck to all surfaces of the plate and fills the container. The layer inc... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5133707 | Transparent indicia embossed film A composite adhesive fastening tape and tape system for interconnecting printed surfaces, which includes a transparent main film portion with an embossed surface defined logo or symbol or the like and coated on one surface with an adhesive, in the tape sy... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5073424 | Multi-colored one-step sign The web is a substantially flat laminate in the form of a base sheet having a permanent upper surface of plastic material defining a base color, which may optionally be clear. A final graphics layer covers the base sheet and has an upper surface colored d... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5066349 | Process for pultruding a composite sign A sign is made by a pultrusion process by printing separate sign panels and attaching them to a fibrous component of the sign to make a longitudinally continuous sign panel subassembly which is beneath the surface of the sign. The sign panels are spaced a... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5050323 | Badge A badge for wearing on one's clothes or on any other surface, made of a body layer of synthetic foam and material of the type having no memory when compressed, the body layer carrying an image on its front face and fastening means at its back face. The bo... | 09/24/1991 |
