Patents by Inventor Wilford Armstrong, III

Wilford Armstrong, III 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).

  • Patent number: 7637043
    Abstract: A motorized photo display having a base; a frame including a bottom portion mounted on the base, a wall portion including first and second wall portions mounted on the bottom portion, at least one opening having a retaining tab; a drive element having a drive shaft rotatable about a vertically-oriented drive axis and a drive mechanism; a spool mechanism mounted on the drive mechanism and having a spindle with a longitudinal axis colinear with the drive axis, opposing upper and lower pivot rings extending outwardly from upper and lower extremities of the spool mechanism and having vertically-aligned pairs of orifices; centering plates fixedly securing the upper and lower pivot rings about the spindle; a plurality of photo holders having pivot hinges mounted to corresponding pairs of the vertically-aligned orifices of the upper and lower pivot rings; and a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Inventors: Jimmie R. Brown, Jr., Wilford Armstrong, III
  • Publication number: 20090229151
    Abstract: A motorized photo display having a base; a frame including a bottom portion mounted on the base, a wall portion including first and second wall portions mounted on the bottom portion, at least one opening having a retaining tab; a drive element having a drive shaft rotatable about a vertically-oriented drive axis and a drive mechanism; a spool mechanism mounted on the drive mechanism and having a spindle with a longitudinal axis colinear with the drive axis, opposing upper and lower pivot rings extending outwardly from upper and lower extremities of the spool mechanism and having vertically-aligned pairs of orifices; centering plates fixedly securing the upper and lower pivot rings about the spindle; a plurality of photo holders having pivot hinges mounted to corresponding pairs of the vertically-aligned orifices of the upper and lower pivot rings; and a power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Jimmie R. Brown, JR., Wilford Armstrong, III