Patents by Inventor Ernest L. Sears

Ernest L. Sears 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).

  • Message display arrangement for bicycle or like vehicle
    Patent number: 4115942
    Abstract: A message display arrangement having particular adaptability for use on a wheeled vehicle, such as a bicycle, characterized by a display unit for presenting a succession of indicia information in response to the movement of the vehicle. Structure on a spoke of the vehicle wheel selectively rotates an indicia carrying segment wheel in front of a source of light, where the indicia pattern is transmitted to the display unit through a system of fiber optic strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Inventor: Ernest L. Sears