Patents by Inventor Carl Michael Blissett

Carl Michael Blissett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Image display apparatus
    Patent number: 6175354
    Abstract: An image display apparatus comprising a rotatable member carrying an array of light emitting devices; a drive for rotating the member, and a control for selectively energizing each of the light emitting devices in a predetermined sequence as the member rotates so as to present a visible image. The image display device is incorporated in a fan cooling unit having a plurality of blades, the rotatable member being one of the blades of the fan cooling unit. The fan cooling unit includes a sensing arrangement responsive to rotation of the blades, for triggering the control for the energization of the light emitting devices in dependence on the speed of rotation of the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Frontline Display International Limited
    Inventors: Carl Michael Blissett, Philip Morgan Griffiths, Matthew Englefield