Patents by Inventor Robert E. Uihlein

Robert E. Uihlein 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).

  • Apparatus for storing a plurality of signs and automatically displaying said signs at predetermined timed intervals
    Patent number: 4542604
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for storing a plurality of signs and automatically displaying them at timed intervals of the type that has a pair of discs, each disc affixed to opposite ends of an elongated shaft, a plurality of panels, each panel has a copy placed on each side, pivotally mounted off center at each end, around periphery of the discs so they can be displayed when they reach a front display area in a rectangular box-like housing is provided. The improvement consists of a pair of damping devices and a plurality of elongated pins. Each damping device is mounted within the housing adjacent one disc. Each pin is placed on each side of each panel. When the discs turn, each pin will engage one damping device as each panel falls over to prevent each panel from bouncing up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Assignee: Signs by Severson Rend A Sign, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Uihlein, Walter C. Severson
  • Apparatus for storing a plurality of signs and automatically displaying said signs at predetermined timed intervals
    Patent number: 4407084
    Abstract: Apparatus for storing a plurality of different signs and automatically displaying the different signs at timed intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Signs by Severson Rent A Sign, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Uihlein, Walter C. Severson