Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
040491000 | Sliding plate | 9 |
20100199532 | Messaging Sign Having Plates and Reversible Locking System - The invention relates to a nurse messaging system having a rotating cover, which allows the user to move informative indicia plates externally from the frame into a displayed position using a reversible locking system. The messaging sign having a base and a frame, the frame is layered to form slots on an outer surface of the sign and openings on an inner body of the frame. Plates are positioned in the openings and moveable through the slots. Each plate is automatically lockable into a displayed position using a locking member arranged on the frame, and a cover rotatably mounted to the base. | 08-12-2010 |
20110099863 | Display Device With Transitioning Information - A display device including a generally planar sheath member having a first panel and a second panel with a space therebetween; the sheath member including at least one window opening on the first panel and having at least one window element positioned to cover the window opening. The at least one window element having first display material thereon, and second display material arranged on a facing portion of the second panel. The display device further includes a slide member disposed in the space and movable between a first position in which the slide member is substantially wholly received within the space such that the first display material is visible and such that the slide member covers the second display material and a second position in which the first display material and the second display material are visible. A blank for forming the display device and a method for producing a display device from the blank are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110107632 | Scent Releasing Picture Changer - An aroma visual message carrier is shaped into a card device for carrying multisensory messages to deliver two interchangeable images with a scent releasing mechanism linked to the very act of image change by a recipient. The carrier comprises an image changing frame including a still image member with a first image printed on it and a sliding image member with a second image print partially interlaced with the still image member so that a manual sliding action of the still image member brings the two images interchangeably fade in and out laterally through each other. The still image member has a deposit of scent material formed rearward of its visual side. | 05-12-2011 |
20120124871 | Messaging Sign Having Plates and Reversible Locking System - The invention relates to a messaging sign apparatus with informative indicia plates that externally display information regarding patient care. The messaging sign apparatus having a framed housing, a plate, a locking member, and a covering. The framed housing includes a passageway on an inner body thereof and a slot on an outer surface leading into the passageway. The plate is positioned in the passageway and moveable through the slot to a displayed position opposite the passageway. The locking member is arranged on the framed housing and engageable with the plate to lock the plate into the displayed position. The cover is disposed over the framed housing and covering the passageway. | 05-24-2012 |
20130192107 | Messaging Sign Having A Reversible Fastening System For Moveable Display Articles - The invention relates to a messaging sign apparatus with informative indicia moveable articles that externally display information regarding patient care. The messaging sign apparatus includes a frame, a movable article positionable within the frame, and fastening member that is engageable with the moveable article. The frame includes an article receiving section on an inner body thereof and an article receiving opening on an outer surface and leading into the article receiving section, with the moveable article positioned in the article receiving section and moveable through the article receiving opening. The fastening member is arranged on the frame and engageable with the moveable article to secure the moveable article within the frame into different displaying position. | 08-01-2013 |
20150047236 | STATUS-INDICATING DEVICE - A status-indicating device configured to be mounted over a window in a door. The status-indicating device having a substantially rectangular frame and a first panel and a second panel slidably supported in the frame. The first panel has a first status indicia and the second panel has a second status indicia different than the first status indicia. The first panel and second panel are configured to move between a first position that does not completely obstruct the window and a second position that completely obstructs the window. | 02-19-2015 |
20150302781 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING ADJUSTABLE SIGNAGE - Architectural signage and the providing of systems and methods for adjustable signage suitable for operation with one hand. A signage assembly may include a slider panel assembly having a back plate and a plurality of slider portions, where each of the slider portions may include a guidance tongue formed from a portion of the back plate. The guidance tongue may include a lock button extending from a front face of the guidance tongue, wherein the guidance tongue is configured to flex in a direction perpendicular to or from a front face of the back plate to allow insertion of a slidable tab with reduced interference from the lock button, and wherein the lock button is configured to mate with a lock pocket of a slidable tab when the slidable tab is fully extended. | 10-22-2015 |
20160076300 | Door Communication Device - A door communication device for use with a door. The door communication device includes a rotatable message wheel for selectively displaying a selected one of a plurality of messages and a rotatable shaft that provides an optical viewing pathway through the door. The shaft is formed from an intumescent material that expands to block the bore of the shaft when sufficiently heated, such as by a fire, to inhibit the passage of heated air and smoke through the door. | 03-17-2016 |
20180025676 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADJUSTABLE SIGNAGE | 01-25-2018 |