Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scrolling billboard and method of operation
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Application No.: US17094285Application Date: 2020-11-10
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Publication No.: US11276335B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: Paul G. Angott , Randy Gu , Michael A. Latcha , Hugo F. Pimentel
- Applicant: Innovative Billboards LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Bloomfield Hills
- Assignee: Innovative Billboards LLC
- Current Assignee: Innovative Billboards LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Bloomfield Hills
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Main IPC: G09F11/295
- IPC: G09F11/295 ; G09F11/21 ; G06T7/90 ; G06T7/00 ; G09F11/00

Abstract:
A scrolling billboard having a frame, a first pair of mandrels mounted within the frame supporting an elongate banner having multiple sign images. One sign image is viewable within the frame opening. A pair of sign drive motors are connected to the first pair of mandrels. A second pair of mandrels move a curtain relative to the frame opening between a blocked position where view of the sign is obstructed and a viewing position in which view of the sign is unobstructed. The mandrels are tubular and internally supported by mandrel supports to prevent sagging. A controller cooperates with the sign and curtain drive motors to change the viewable image by: moving the curtain to the closed position, changing the sign image, and returning the curtain to the viewing position. An add/remove fixture is disclosed to insert or remove signs from the banner. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210233440A1 SCROLLING BILLBOARD AND METHOD OF OPERATION Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
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