Patents by Inventor Gordon Melby

Gordon Melby 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: 5914698
    Abstract: The present invention is a modular electronic sign having a plurality of display units assembled on a mounting track and connected to a sign controller. Each display unit has a circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a pattern thereon A microprocessor in each display unit is in communication with the sign controller and adjacent display units. Each display unit is environmentally sealed to avoid a separate enclosure for the modular sign. A plurality of standoffs are used to electrically connect the display units to power and communications conductors and mechanically connect the display units to the mounting track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: ADDCO Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholson, Gordon Melby, Paul Cobain
  • Patent number: 5842586
    Abstract: A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters in which substantially vertical posts are fixedly attached to the floor and ceiling of the living quarters. Each post includes a mating structure for mating to a cross-member at a plurality of vertical positions, the cross-member being utilized for holding a platform substantially horizontally. The cross-member is releasable from the mating structure without the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: Gordon Melby