Patents by Inventor Paul Hannula

Paul Hannula 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 sign with ice-like characters
    Patent number: 5379539
    Abstract: A simple, yet well-constructed illuminated display has characters appearing as glistening ice chunks. The illuminated display includes a light source which is partially surrounded by a diffusion member. This illuminated display includes a generally opaque sign panel with raised transparent characters having a chiseled ice-like configuration whereby the light from the light source, following multiple diffusion passes through the raised transparent characters to form a lighted display with features which appear as if they were chiseled from blocks of ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Lakeside Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Hannula
  • Illuminated sign with ice-like characters
    Patent number: 5282330
    Abstract: A simple, yet well-constructed illuminated sign has characters appearing as glistening ice chunks. The illuminated sign includes a light source which is surrounded by a diffusion member. This illuminated sign also includes a reflecting member disposed on one side of the light source and a diffusion panel disposed on the other side of the light source. This illuminated sign further includes a generally opaque sign panel with raised transparent characters having a chiseled ice-like configuration whereby the light from the light source, following multiple diffusion and reflection, passes through the raised transparent characters to form a lighted sign with characters which appear as if they were chiseled from blocks of ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Lakeside Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Hannula
  • Illuminated sign with ice-like characters
    Patent number: 5099593
    Abstract: A simple, yet well-constructed illuminated sign has characters appearing as glistening ice chunks. The illuminated sign includes a light source which is surrounded by a diffusion member. This illuminated sign also includes a reflecting member disposed on one side of the light source and a diffusion panel disposed on the other side of the light source. This illuminated sign further includes a genrally opaque sign panel with raised transparent characters having a chiseled ice-like configuration whereby the light from the light source, following multiple diffusion and reflection, passes through the raised transparent characters to form a lighted sign with characters which appear as if they were chiseled from blocks of ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Lakeside Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Hannula