Patents by Inventor Matthew G. Hillman

Matthew G. Hillman 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: 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