US 12,073,748 B2
Mechanical non-binary brixel and brixel display
Mattias Gunneras, Brooklyn, NY (US); Andrew Zolty, Brooklyn, NY (US); Mick Maloney, Brooklyn, NY (US); and Andrew Laska, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to BREAKFAST, LLC, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Filed by BREAKFAST, LLC, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Filed on May 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/143,036.
Application 18/143,036 is a continuation of application No. 17/868,748, filed on Jul. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,688,309.
Application 17/868,748 is a continuation of application No. 17/067,117, filed on Oct. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,443,662, issued on Sep. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/913,084, filed on Oct. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0360565 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G09F 9/30 (2006.01); G09F 9/302 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 9/302 (2013.01) [G09F 9/3026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first center column:
comprising a first tube; and
defining a set of drive windows arranged along the first tube;
a first bearing collar coupled to the first center column adjacent a first drive window, in the set of drive windows; and
a first brixel unit located adjacent the first drive window and comprising:
a first pixel element comprising:
a first face; and
a second face opposite the first face; and
an internal ring gear coupled to the first pixel element and defining an axis of rotation of the first pixel element;
a bearing housing:
coupled to the first pixel element; and
rotationally coupling the first pixel element to the first center column;
a motor arranged in the first drive window;
a drive pinion:
extending through the first drive window to rotationally couple the motor to the internal ring gear; and
a first local controller:
configured to access a first actuation routine; and
configured to drive the motor to locate the first pixel element over a sequence of angular positions, relative to the first center column, defined by the first actuation routine.