Patents by Inventor Ashton Flowers

Ashton Flowers 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: 11930603
    Abstract: A display system comprises a display of one or more display surfaces, each formed from a plurality of display modules arranged in proximity. Each display module comprising light-emitting elements configured to collectively display information. The display system also comprises one or more tension members and one or more base supporting members connected to the one or more tension members and positioned proximate to one or more of the display modules located at a vertical base of the display. The one or more base supporting members are coupled to the display modules located at the vertical base such that the one or more base supporting members provide underlying support to the plurality of display modules. The one or more tension members and the one or more base supporting members support the weight of the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Shane Miller, Ashton Flowers, Jon Settingsgard
  • Patent number: 11572974
    Abstract: A display module comprises a support, a plurality of light-emitting elements coupled to the support and a latch mechanism to removeably couple the support to a chassis. The latch mechanism includes a movable member, a latch member, and a linkage mechanism. The movable member is moved from a first position to a second position when magnetically engaged by a tool magnet. The latch member moves between a first latch member position and a second latch member position and can engage a chassis mating structure when in the first latch member position. The linkage mechanism mechanically connects the movable member to the latch member so that they move together such that the latch member is in the first latch member position when the movable member is in the first position and is in the second latch member position when the movable member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashton Flowers, Kent Shane Miller, Jon Settingsgard
  • Publication number: 20210360802
    Abstract: A display system comprises a display of one or more display surfaces, each formed from a plurality of display modules arranged in proximity. Each display module comprising light-emitting elements configured to collectively display information. The display system also comprises one or more tension members and one or more base supporting members connected to the one or more tension members and positioned proximate to one or more of the display modules located at a vertical base of the display. The one or more base supporting members are coupled to the display modules located at the vertical base such that the one or more base supporting members provide underlying support to the plurality of display modules. The one or more tension members and the one or more base supporting members support the weight of the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kent Shane Miller, Ashton Flowers, Jon Settingsgard
  • Patent number: 11109495
    Abstract: A display system (10) comprises a display (12) of one or more display surfaces (24), each formed from a plurality of display modules (14) arranged in proximity. Each display module comprising light-emitting elements configured to collectively display information. The display system also comprises one or more tension members (30) and one or more base supporting members (32) connected to the one or more tension members and positioned proximate to one or more of the display modules located at a vertical base of the display. The one or more base supporting members are coupled to the display modules located at the vertical base such that the one or more base supporting members provide underlying support to the plurality of display modules. The one or more tension members and the one or more base supporting members support the weight of the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Shane Miller, Ashton Flowers, Jon Settingsgard
  • Patent number: 10806041
    Abstract: A display comprises a mounting structure comprising one or more structural members (122) having a first face (136) and a second face (138), a first plurality of display modules (112) mounted to the first faces of the one or more structural members with a plurality of magnetic mounts (19A, 110B), wherein the first plurality of display modules are arranged in proximity to form a first display surface, and one or more tension members coupled to the mounting structure, wherein the one or more tension members support the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Shane Miller, Ashton Flowers, Mark Bryon Carsrud
  • Publication number: 20200080683
    Abstract: A display module comprises a support, a plurality of light-emitting elements coupled to the support and a latch mechanism to removeably couple the support to a chassis. The latch mechanism includes a movable member, a latch member, and a linkage mechanism. The movable member is moved from a first position to a second position when magnetically engaged by a tool magnet. The latch member moves between a first latch member position and a second latch member position and can engage a chassis mating structure when in the first latch member position. The linkage mechanism mechanically connects the movable member to the latch member so that they move together such that the latch member is in the first latch member position when the movable member is in the first position and is in the second latch member position when the movable member is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Ashton Flowers, Kent Shane Miller, Jon Settingsgard
  • Publication number: 20190371212
    Abstract: A display (10) comprises a mounting structure (20) comprising one or more composite members (22) having a first face and a second face, a first plurality of display modules (12) mounted to the first face of the one or more composite members and arranged in proximity to form a first display surface, and one or more tension members (24) coupled to the mounting structure, wherein the one or more tension members support the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Kent Shane Miller, Ashton Flowers, Mark Bryon Carsrud, Jon Settingsgard
  • Publication number: 20190373745
    Abstract: A display system (10) comprises a display (12) of one or more display surfaces (24), each formed from a plurality of display modules (14) arranged in proximity. Each display module comprising light-emitting elements configured to collectively display information. The display system also comprises one or more tension members (30) and one or more base supporting members (32) connected to the one or more tension members and positioned proximate to one or more of the display modules located at a vertical base of the display. The one or more base supporting members are coupled to the display modules located at the vertical base such that the one or more base supporting members provide underlying support to the plurality of display modules. The one or more tension members and the one or more base supporting members support the weight of the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Kent Shane Miller, Ashton Flowers, Jon Settingsgard
  • Publication number: 20190350094
    Abstract: A display comprises a mounting structure comprising one or more structural members (122) having a first face (136) and a second face (138), a first plurality of display modules (112) mounted to the first faces of the one or more structural members with a plurality of magnetic mounts (19A, 110B), wherein the first plurality of display modules are arranged in proximity to form a first display surface, and one or more tension members coupled to the mounting structure, wherein the one or more tension members support the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kent Shane Miller, Ashton Flowers, Mark Bryon Carsrud