Directory Patents (Class 40/585)
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Patent number: 11011081Abstract: A transparent display case assembly for displaying planar cards includes a panel that has a plurality of planar cards that are positionable thereon. A plurality of clips is provided and each of the clips is coupled to the panel. Each of the clips is biased to abut the panel to grip a respective one of the planar card. Each of the clips is urgeable away from the panel to facilitate the document to be put into or taken out of the clips. A frame is provided that has a pair of grooves therein for slidably engaging the panel. The frame has a viewing opening and a back wall, and the viewing opening is open into an interior of the frame such that the panel is visible through the viewing opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Inventor: Joseph Boampong
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Patent number: 9503672Abstract: A display module having strengthened structure is provided. The display module includes a display panel and a transparent cover. The display panel has a display face and includes a circuit area. The circuit area is disposed close to a first side of the display panel. The transparent cover is attached to the display face and has a first edge corresponding to the first side, wherein the first edge extends beyond the first side. The transparent cover comprises a first recessed area, and the first recessed area shrinks from the first edge toward a center of the transparent cover. An edge of the first recessed area retreats behind the first side and exposes the circuit area.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Hao-An Chuang
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Patent number: 9269282Abstract: A sign post and sign system comprising a base may be connected to a vertical post. A four-way connector may attach horizontal stems to the vertical post. Rotatable or non-rotatable fasteners may be positioned on the upper or lower side of the horizontal stems. Rotatable fasteners may be connected to the horizontal stems to support rotation of a connected sign in an axis parallel to the horizontal stems. A one piece or two-piece cap design may be connected to the four-way connector. Lights, wiring, batteries, and/or a solar panel may be integrated into the sign system. A sign may be attached between the vertical post and the horizontal post to support rotation of the connected sign in an axis parallel to the vertical post. Rotatable fasteners may be connected to the horizontal stems to support rotation of a connected sign in an axis parallel to the horizontal stems.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Inventor: Jeffrey K. Hartman
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Publication number: 20100277654Abstract: An advertising apparatus 10 including a generally flat base 12 and a broad face 14 which forms an acute angle 16 with the generally flat base 12. Further, the broad face 14 includes several display portions 20, 22, and 18 which, in one non-limiting embodiment of the invention, are programmable. In one non-limiting embodiment, the apparatus may include a selectively depressible alarm switch 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventor: Kenneth J. Kramer
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Patent number: 7784208Abstract: The display panel has an outer surface to which a sign may be attached and an inner surface having a fastener composed of resiliently deformable material. An end of the fastener is separated from the display panel by a slit which is adapted to receive an outer plate of a conventional door handle The outer plate is held in the slit by the resiliently deformable composition of the fastener. The plate may however be removed from the slit by the application of a force opposed to the bias of the resilient material in order to widen the slit.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Inventor: Peter J. Thompson
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Patent number: 7768440Abstract: An advertising apparatus 10 including a generally flat base 12 and a broad face 14 which forms an acute angle 16 with the generally flat base 12. Further, the broad face 14 includes several display portions 20, 22, and 18 which, in one non-limiting embodiment of the invention, are programmable. In one non-limiting embodiment, the apparatus may include a selectively depressible alarm switch 100.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Inventor: Kenneth J. Kramer
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Publication number: 20090171864Abstract: A method for displaying a plurality of mattresses according to a color scheme is provided. The method includes categorizing a plurality of mattresses into at least three different types based on features of the mattresses other than size (e.g., based on comfort or style), designating a different color for each type of mattress, and displaying each of the mattresses with the designated color, or an article having the designated color, for the particular mattress type. For example, the article may include a pillow and/or foot protector having the designated color displayed prominently for a customer's reference. The method may further include grouping at least a portion of the mattresses together within the showroom based on the type of mattress, and displaying one of each type of mattress in a common region (e.g., a comparison center) for side-by-side comparisons of the different types of mattresses by customers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2009Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Mattress Firm, Inc.Inventors: Robert S. Stagner, Kenneth Murphy
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Patent number: 7536815Abstract: A sign system with a frame and at least one sign. The sign has at least one protruding ridge extending from the backside with the ridge having a narrow neck portion proximate the backside. At least one clamping unit is fixed to the frame with at least one pair of clamps to securely the neck portion of the ridge such that the frame is reversibly but securely fastened to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: King's System (Hong Kong) LimitedInventor: Kin Ngam Cheung
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Patent number: 7471232Abstract: An advertising apparatus 10 including a generally flat base 12 and a broad face 14 which forms an acute angle 16 with the generally flat base 12. Further, the broad face 14 includes several display portions 20, 22, and 18 which, in one non-limiting embodiment of the invention, are programmable. In one non-limiting embodiment, the apparatus may include a selectively depressible alarm switch 100.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Inventor: Kenneth J. Kramer
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Patent number: 7401428Abstract: In a method and system for displaying information on a display mount, at least one one-piece information strip holder is provided having a clear window and first and second parallel channels for receiving a respective information strip. Information is entered onto the information strip. The information strip is slid into the first and second parallel channels of the at least one information strip holder. The information strip holder is mounted to the display mount.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Nelson-Harkins Industries, Inc.Inventor: Rand Harkins
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Patent number: 7287348Abstract: In a method and system for displaying information on a display mount, at least one one-piece information strip holder is provided having a clear window and first and second parallel channels for receiving a respective information strip. Information is entered onto the information strip. The information strip is slid into the first and second parallel channels of the at least one information strip holder. The information strip holder is mounted to the display mount.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Nelson-Harkins Industries, Inc.Inventor: Rand Harkins
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Publication number: 20040075573Abstract: A display sign is in the form of a flat panel loudspeaker, the graphics of the display being carried on one exposed surface of the flat panel, the latter being provided with one or more transducers whereby the flat panel may be energised to transmit sound in accordance with signals supplied to the one or more transducers. The sign may also be provided with means for storing inputs made by a user for later retrieval.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Michael Andrew Beadman, Michael Anthony Saunders, David Arthur Vaughn John
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Publication number: 20040000078Abstract: A stock locator system utilizes a first indicia to designate a bay within a retail environment, a second indicia to designate a shelf within that bay, and a third indicia to designate a location within that shelf. A user may thereby determine the location of a desired item by finding that item on a chart, determining the bay, shelf, and location within the shelf where that item is located, and proceeding to that location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Inventors: Julie Cathryn Jurgens, Rose Marie Hankish
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Publication number: 20030089011Abstract: A school bus has a stop sign hinged on an electrical actuator assembly that is attached to the side of the bus. The actuator assembly includes an electric motor that pivots the hinged stop sign from a stored position adjacent the bus to an operative position extending outwardly of the bus in perpendicular fashion and back to the stored position and an electrical control unit that includes Hall effect sensors for controlling the electric motor. These and other components are protected in an outer sealed housing that has a removable cover to facilitate installation and repair. Installation and repair is further enhanced by a removable inner housing sub-assembly that carries the electric motor and the electric control unit and that provides additional protection for these two components. The school bus also has a crossing arm hinged on an identical electrical actuator assembly, that is attached to the front bumper of the bus near the passenger doors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventors: James A. Haigh, Richard J. Iminski, Robert C. Rabine, Kevin L. Wolf
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Publication number: 20030066223Abstract: A readerboard signage system which allows signage characters to be easily changed within a pair of parallelly extending tracks. In the illustrative embodiments, the system includes an optically transparent character protective viewing panel that is placed over the sequence of characters held in place within the pair of parallelly extending tracks. The panel includes a lip portion which cooperates with the lower character holding track, to prevent rain, ice, and snow from entering the tracks, while the viewing panel itself protects the underlying characters from such natural elements and vandalism, without detracting from the utility and aesthetic appearance of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Inventor: David M. Dundorf
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Patent number: 5733127Abstract: Device and method of employment thereof relating to tactile map of a bathroom or other area of interest for use by visually impaired persons, comprising tactile symbols emplaced upon a plaque or underlying surface such as a wall or door proximate the area.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1995Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Inventor: Robert Charles Mecum
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Patent number: 5438781Abstract: An interior building sign for assisting sighted and visually impaired or blind persons to locate an escape route from point A to point B includes a first planar sheet printed in a first color with a floor plan corresponding to a building floor on which the sign is to be posted. The floor plan is also printed with two dimensional marks in a contrasting color indicating a route from point A to point B. A second planar sheet of substantially transparent material overlies the first planar sheet, the second planar sheet having three dimensional marks machined or routed thereon in substantially overlying relationship with the two dimensional marks to thereby provide a tactile representation of the route. Signs of similar construction have application in non-emergency situations and in other environments including, for example, convention centers, parks and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1993Date of Patent: August 8, 1995Inventor: David W. Landmann
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Patent number: 5343646Abstract: Sign apparatus for directory or other applications and having removable sign inserts positionable at any location along a dimension of the sign. The sign inserts are held in place by a number of elongated rails located behind the inserts. Each rail contains an elongate track with a slotted opening facing the back side of the sign inserts. The tracks receive an end of an elastically-deformable fastener attached to the back of the sign insert. Each fastener expands within the track to prevent unimpeded removal of the insert, while permitting the insert to slide within the track for longitudinal positioning of the insert along the rails.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1992Date of Patent: September 6, 1994Assignee: Apco Graphics, Inc.Inventors: Ronald W. Cobb, Benjamin H. Bell
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Patent number: 5307581Abstract: An information display device wherein there is a base plate with information bearing face plates detachably mounted thereon by one or more spline elements that press-fit with formations on each of the opposing faces of the base and face plate. End caps are optional as are also separator strips between panels where there are a number of panels mounted on one base plate. Splines press-fit into grooves in each of the base plate and face plate. In one embodiment the spline is U-shaped receiving therein a rib on one member and projecting into a groove formed between two ribs on the other of the two plates.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1992Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: AS&G Lettering Systems Inc.Inventor: Teodor Kalmykow
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Patent number: 5207011Abstract: Display apparatus including a translucent display panel, a mat panel having apertures disposed over the display panel, and a plurality of display strips having electrostatic characteristics releasably attachable over the apertures.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1991Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: Nu-Age DirectoriesInventor: Stephen G. Coulthard
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Patent number: 5035073Abstract: A secure directory device for displaying information on removable plates. The device includes a special key for removing and replacing plates, thereby precluding unauthorized tampering.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 1990Date of Patent: July 30, 1991Inventor: Robert Laurencelle
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Patent number: 4765077Abstract: A directory frame for receiving a directory card or the like for use on a shopping cart. A pair of frame members are mounted back-to-back on a shopping cart and are adapted to receive a store directory or product advertisement placard. A raised rim portion extends around the periphery of the frame members to position the directory cards, while tab sections in the directories align with and are inserted into slots in the frame members to affix the directory cards. There are apertures in each corner of the frame member for receiving the corners of a directory card. Insertion and removal of directory cards can be accomplished without the aid of hand tools.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1985Date of Patent: August 23, 1988Inventors: Jeffery Rosenthal, Victor Parker, James Hoback, Robert Summers
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Patent number: 4756108Abstract: The present invention comprises a frame which has a transparent window, such as glass, secured within it. The frame is attached at the bottom by hinges to vertical support members which are to be mounted to the wall or other surface where the display frame is to be installed. As a result, when in place, the frame moves downward when opened. A damping device is connected between the frame portion and a support member to greatly restrict the speed of movement of the frame and to provide support for the frame as it is opened. Preferably, the frame is held open in a generally horizontal position by the limit of travel in the damper.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1986Date of Patent: July 12, 1988Assignee: McCalla-Lackey Associates, Inc.Inventors: Robert W. Lackey, Gregory A. Harris
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Patent number: 4682432Abstract: A light assembly for mounting to a synoptic display panel is composed of a tile having a transparent surface portion, of a light-conducting transparent body, having at one end thereof adjacent to the tile, a diffusion surface, of a hollow block with baffles dividing the block into chambers in which are disposed light elements, and of a transparent plate mounted between the baffles housing and the transparent body; the transparent plate displays a geometrical pattern of colored areas, each area corresponding in shape to the cross-sectional area of a chamber with which it is in registry so that the light emitted from one of the light elements is colored by the area registered therewith, transmitted through the light-conducting body to the diffusion surface and emerges from the transparent surface portion of the tile.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1985Date of Patent: July 28, 1987Assignee: Monitronik LteeInventors: Frank S. Taylor, Claude Bourdon
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Patent number: 4425727Abstract: The invention relates to an information board comprising a rectangular base plate having vertical first and second lateral supports; a number of flat, rectangular first and second sign elements arranged in a plane parallel to the base plate, each of said sign elements being provided with at least one groove extending in the plane of the sign element to retain an exchangeable strip provided with characters, of the same length as the sign element and slightly narrower than the groove, said strip being arranged to be inserted in the groove from any of the opposite ends of the sign element; a vertical partition slat arranged to divide the information board into a left panel for a predetermined number of said first sign elements of predetermined length and a right panel for a corresponding number of said second sign elements of predetermined length, said first sign elements being arranged to be received with one end in a groove facing the center of the base plate and formed by said first vertical lateral support,Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1981Date of Patent: January 17, 1984Inventor: Bo Waldekrantz