Patents by Inventor Michael Markano

Michael Markano 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).

  • Illuminated natural gas flow display panel assembly
    Patent number: 5311686
    Abstract: An illuminated natural gas display panel assembly simulates the generation and transmission of natural gas to different classes of users by means of a plurality of elongated strips of light-transmitting arrays, each strip made up of a plurality of LEDs and with different light-sequencing circuits for individually controlling the rate and direction of sequencing of the lights to represent a desired pressure level and direction of flow along each said array; and different colored light elements are employed to aid in giving the optical illusion of different pressure levels along each of the light-transmitting arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Public Service Company of Colorado
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Christensen, Randy A. Bishop, Daniel Bettis, Michael Markano