Patents by Inventor Jacob J. Marantz

Jacob J. Marantz 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: 8074386
    Abstract: An integrated mirror and graphics display system includes a sheet of substantially transparent material, the sheet having a front and a back, the back having a silvered or reflective region and at least one primary non-silvered region. Also included is a sheet of translucent material, having printed on or embedded in it a graphic of interest to a system user, the translucent sheet secured or painted upon the back of the transparent sheet against the non-silvered region. The system further includes an illumination element defining an area smaller, equal to or greater than that of the non-silvered region and secured in optical communication with the translucent sheet. A secondary non-silvered region may be used to provide owner-specific personalized information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Jacob J. Marantz
  • Publication number: 20110107631
    Abstract: An integrated mirror and graphics display system includes a sheet of substantially transparent material, the sheet having a front and a back, the back having a silvered or reflective region and at least one primary non-silvered region. Also included is a sheet of translucent material, having printed on or embedded in it a graphic of interest to a system user, the translucent sheet secured or painted upon the back of the transparent sheet against the non-silvered region. The system further includes an illumination element defining an area smaller, equal to or greater than that of the non-silvered region and secured in optical communication with the translucent sheet. A secondary non-silvered region may be used to provide owner-specific personalized information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventor: Jacob J. Marantz
  • Patent number: 5136784
    Abstract: A vehicle level and measuring and display device for use especially in recreational vehicles or the like for ensuring that the vehicle is in a gravitationally level position comprising a sensing unit remotely connected to a display unit. The display unit includes a plurality of incremental individual optical indicators disposed along a first line representative of the level position of the vehicle and a second line representing the level position of the vehicle whereby the individual LED optical elements can incrementally and individually display the particular level position of that line. The device includes at least two scales having both a rough and fine adjustment for the LED indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Inventor: Jacob J. Marantz