Patents by Inventor H. Jay Schoeppe, II

H. Jay Schoeppe, II 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: 5172504
    Abstract: An improved front-mount grid display having preassembled display panels with trim strips adhered to the edges of the display panel boards. The trim strips protect the edges of the board, and have lips overlying the perimeters of the front faces of the boards to present a neat and finished appearance. The trim strips are adhered to the board edges by double-sided adhesive tape. The trip strips may have rear flanges overlying the perimeter of the rear faces of the board, and the display panels may include transparent panes. Also disclosed is a grid display construction in which two grid displays are arranged back-to-back with one or more sign panels extending outwardly from the grid displays and having portions entrapped and supported between the grid displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Grid-Graphics Services Corporation
    Inventors: H. Thomas De Maat, H. Jay Schoeppe, II
  • Patent number: 4964231
    Abstract: A grid display for presenting an array of display inserts within a common peripheral frame includes a plurality of first frame members positioned to form the common peripheral frame, a plurality of inner frame members positioned within the frame and arranged in a grid pattern to define a plurality of display insert receiving openings, and a plurality of connector elements receiving and mounting the frame members in their proper positions. The connector elements include peripheral gaps for receiving a portion of the first frame members, and specially configured channels along their front faces to receive the second frame members in their grid pattern. Retaining strips are releasably mounted to the frame members to facilitate front insertion and removal of the display inserts from the display without disassembly of the frame members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Silent Sound Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Thomas De Maat, H. Jay Schoeppe, II