Patents by Inventor Lincoln Hahn

Lincoln Hahn 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: 11910543
    Abstract: An electronic display comprises a support system comprising a plurality of support chassis, each support chassis comprising a plurality of chassis components each formed from one or more pieces of sheet metal, wherein the plurality of chassis components are welded together with a plurality of laser weld joints to form the support chassis having a front wall with a planar or substantially planar front mounting face, and a plurality of planar or substantially planar side walls, wherein the planar or substantially planar mounting faces of the plurality of support chassis are aligned to collectively form a front mounting surface, and a plurality of display modules mounted to the front mounting face, wherein each display module comprises an array of light-emitting element pixels, wherein the plurality of display modules collectively form a display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Hillman, Jeff Haliburton, Lincoln Hahn, Matt Kurtenbach, Ivan Vargas, Jason Young, Joshua Roiger
  • Patent number: 11696413
    Abstract: A display comprises a display surface formed from a plurality of display modules arranged in proximity, each display module comprising a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to collectively display one or more of video, graphical, or textual information, and a support array onto which the plurality of display modules is mounted to form the display surface. The support array comprises a plurality of tension members, a plurality of support members arranged in an array, each of the plurality of support members comprising a mounting face and each being supported by at least one of the plurality of tension members. Each of the tension members is suspended either from a support structure or another one of the support members, and each of the display modules is coupled to the mounting face of one or more of the support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Hillman, Lincoln Hahn
  • Publication number: 20220151087
    Abstract: An electronic display comprises a support system comprising a plurality of support chassis, each support chassis comprising a plurality of chassis components each formed from one or more pieces of sheet metal, wherein the plurality of chassis components are welded together with a plurality of laser weld joints to form the support chassis having a front wall with a planar or substantially planar front mounting face, and a plurality of planar or substantially planar side walls, wherein the planar or substantially planar mounting faces of the plurality of support chassis are aligned to collectively form a front mounting surface, and a plurality of display modules mounted to the front mounting face, wherein each display module comprises an array of light-emitting element pixels, wherein the plurality of display modules collectively form a display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Matt Hillman, Jeff Haliburton, Lincoln Hahn, Matt Kurtenbach, Ivan Vargas, Jason Young, Joshua Roiger
  • Publication number: 20220007522
    Abstract: A display comprises a display surface formed from a plurality of display modules arranged in proximity, each display module comprising a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to collectively display one or more of video, graphical, or textual information, and a support array onto which the plurality of display modules is mounted to form the display surface. The support array comprises a plurality of tension members, a plurality of support members arranged in an array, each of the plurality of support members comprising a mounting face and each being supported by at least one of the plurality of tension members. Each of the tension members is suspended either from a support structure or another one of the support members, and each of the display modules is coupled to the mounting face of one or more of the support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Matt Hillman, Lincoln Hahn