Patents by Inventor Robert James Lutz

Robert James Lutz 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).

  • Publication number: 20150231475
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a sports sled configured to be used individually or in connection with one or more additional sports sleds. The sports sled includes a support base and a support frame fixedly attached to the support base. The support frame can be configured to support an attachable pad that absorbs impacts thereupon such that the support base can slide on a support surface, such as the ground. The sports sled can also include connection plates and connectors configured to couple the sports sled to another sports sled positioned adjacent to the sports sled. In some embodiments, a first connection plate and its associated connectors can extend parallel to the ground, and a second connection plate and its associated connectors can extend perpendicular to the ground. The connection plates can be removably connected to the sports sled using, for example, connectors configured as pegs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Rodney R. Tompkins, David Edward Synnott, Richard Todd Poehlman, Timothy Elmer Schultze, Sean Stacy Spann, Robert Lee Waldo, Robert James Lutz
  • Patent number: 8172097
    Abstract: An LED display module having features for improvement over prior art devices by providing novel features for improved LED visibility, improved weather and climatological sealing, improved electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression, improved heat dissipation, and improved airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Lane Nearman, Shannon Lee Mutschelknaus, Matt Ray Mueller, Brett David Wendler, Eric Steven Bravek, Robert James Lutz, Ryan Mark Hansen, Nick Joeseph Fanning
  • Publication number: 20080078733
    Abstract: An LED display module having features for improvement over prior art devices by providing novel features for improved LED visibility, improved weather and climatological sealing, improved electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression, improved heat dissipation, and improved airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Nathan Lane Nearman, Shannon Lee Mutschelknaus, Matt Ray Mueller, Brett David Wendler, Eric Steven Bravek, Robert James Lutz, Ryan Mark Hansen, Nick Joeseph Fanning
  • Patent number: 7055271
    Abstract: An electronic display module having a four-point latching system for incorporation into an electronic sign and process where more than one latch mechanism can be actuated simultaneously to deploy to engage the mounting panel assembly of an electronic sign. Gear operated actuating arms incorporated in an overcenter arrangement position latch in opposing latch mechanisms to position latch arms outwardly in a linear direction over a mounting panel assembly followed by pivotal latch positioning to rotationally engage the latch arms against the mounting panel assembly to secure the electronic display module to the mounting panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Lutz, Nathan Lane Nearman
  • Patent number: 6704989
    Abstract: A transportable electronic sign display system and process where electronic display modules are encased in castered protective cases which are broken down on site and assembled in rows of desired length and stackably elevated and maneuvered by a lifting truss. Electronic display modules are lifted from protective case bases with minimal effort or labor. Various numbers of rows of desired length of electronic display modules can be stacked to form a desired display size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Lutz, Bradley Jon VanderTuin, Mark Daniel Dennis
  • Patent number: 6169632
    Abstract: Modular display system having LED pixels and lenses aligned to the LED's to increase intensity, increase view angle and increase overall viewability. Louvers align along the LED's and lenses to shade the LED's and lenses from ambient light to increase viewability. Modular display panels which contain the LED's, lenses, louvers and other associated components are accessible from the front and back for changeover or repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Reece A. Kurtenbach, Robert James Lutz, Robert E. Seeley, Brett David Wendler
  • Patent number: 5949581
    Abstract: Modular display system having LED pixels and lenses aligned to the LED's to increase intensity, increase view angle and increase overall viewability. Louvers align along the LED's and lenses to shade the LED's and lenses from ambient light to increase viewability. Modular display panels which contain the LED's, lenses, louvers and other associated components are accessible from the front and back for changeover or repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Reece A. Kurtenbach, Robert James Lutz, Robert E. Seeley, Brett David Wendler