Patents by Inventor Eric Fontalirant

Eric Fontalirant 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).

  • Display element with teeth on the arrises of the vertical faces; display panel and display system comprising them
    Patent number: 5430463
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display element and to its use in a display panel, and to a display system.This display element is generally in the form of a cube (32) and thus comprises four display faces of different color. This cube (32) is mounted so as to rotate on fixed shafts (34), in column C.sub.n and in row R.sub.m. These cubes include rotation means such as teeth and erasing means such as a recess.By virtue of the these rotation means such as teeth and these erasing means such as a recess, the rotating of a display element is simplified, and more foolproof and reliable, which improves the operation of the display panel made up of such display elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: FM Incoming
    Inventor: Eric Fontalirant