Patents by Inventor Lance L. Nordby

Lance L. Nordby 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).

  • Airborne emitter/receiver arrays, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 8081141
    Abstract: Airborne transmission/reception arrays and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An airborne image display device in accordance with one embodiment includes a plurality of electrically interconnected display units, with individual display units including at least one flexible support member mountable to an exterior surface of an airborne device. The display unit can further include a plurality of pixel carriers supported by the flexible support member, with each pixel carrier having multiple, spaced apart pixels. In other embodiments, the systems can include other transmission/reception arrays, for example, radar arrays or solar arrays, in lieu of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: American Blimp Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Thiele, Rudolf H. Bartel, Lance L. Nordby
  • AIRBORNE EMITTER/RECEIVER ARRAYS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20080047176
    Abstract: Airborne transmission/reception arrays and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An airborne image display device in accordance with one embodiment includes a plurality of electrically interconnected display units, with individual display units including at least one flexible support member mountable to an exterior surface of an airborne device. The display unit can further include a plurality of pixel carriers supported by the flexible support member, with each pixel carrier having multiple, spaced apart pixels. In other embodiments, the systems can include other transmission/reception arrays, for example, radar arrays or solar arrays, in lieu of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: James R. Thiele, Rudolf H. Bartel, Lance L. Nordby