Patents by Inventor Eric A. Hicks

Eric A. Hicks 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: 12408787
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to awards. In some embodiments, an award can include a base having a front surface and a display assembly comprising a display apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions encoded thereon, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the display assembly to display, to a recipient of the award, information relating to an event for which the recipient received the award. In some embodiments, an award can include a communications interface to enable content to be provided to the award.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Inventor: Eric A. Hicks
  • Publication number: 20230048449
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to awards. In some embodiments, an award can include a base having a front surface and a display assembly comprising a display apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions encoded thereon, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the display assembly to display, to a recipient of the award, information relating to an event for which the recipient received the award. In some embodiments, an award can include a communications interface to enable content to be provided to the award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Eric A. Hicks