Patents by Inventor Hano van Riet

Hano van Riet 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: 8033041
    Abstract: This invention relates to a display panel tensioner whereby a flexible display panel, generally of the type carrying advertising or promotional material, may be supported under tension to thereby provide a smooth and neat appearance that enhances the aesthetics of the display panel. The tensioner comprising a body having attachment formations whereby it may be secured to a support structure, a track formed in the body and receiving an elongate tensioning member that is longitudinally movable along the track between terminal positions with the tensioning member being movable in a plane generally parallel to a plane in which a display panel is to be supported thereby, resilient biasing means urging the tensioning member towards one terminal position thereof relative to the track, and attachment means for releasably attaching a display panel assembly to the tensioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: Du Toit Family Trust IT 3452/1998, Renner Family Trust
    Inventor: Hano van Riet
  • Publication number: 20070191161
    Abstract: This invention relates to a display panel tensioner whereby a flexible display panel, generally of the type carrying advertising or promotional material, may be supported under tension to thereby provide a smooth and neat appearance that enhances the aesthetics of the display panel. The tensioner comprising a body having attachment formations whereby it may be secured to a support structure, a track formed in the body and receiving an elongate tensioning member that is longitudinally movable along the track between terminal positions with the tensioning member being movable in a plane generally parallel to a plane in which a display panel is to be supported thereby, resilient biasing means urging the tensioning member towards one terminal position thereof relative to the track, and attachment means for releasably attaching a display panel assembly to the tensioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Hano van Riet