Ilight Technologies, Inc.

Chad Glenn Kirschner

Mark Joseph Cleaver

Sean Edward Callahan

Stephen Michael Oshgan

Paresh Shroff

Elizabeth Marie Randgaard

Joseph Wascow

Brian Alan Retzke

Timothy Canzano

Daniel John Williams

Nicholas Patrick Jackson

Edward Wayted Chen

James Cuppini

Zhiping Zhang

Qiusheng Chen

Quisheng Chen

A physically-discrete sign component comprises an internally-electrically-illuminated alphabetic character having a front-facing profile and at least one connecting bar disposed at least substantially horizontally with respect to the front-facing profile of the alphabetic character and at least partially within the front-facing profile of that alphabetic character. By one approach the physically-discrete sign component includes two of the connecting bars. If desired, these two connecting bars are disposed at least substantially parallel to one another. By one approach, a first one of the connecting bars extends partially, but not wholly, above an upper periphery of the aforementioned front-facing profile while the second connecting bar extends partially, but not wholly, below a lower periphery of the front-facing profile. The connecting bars can include a connecting-bar interface configured to physically and electrically interconnect to an adjacent sign component.

Apparatus pertaining to physically-discrete sign components

A support component comprises a tab configured to be coupled to a bar (as comprises a part of an item to be suspended), the tab including a plurality of openings disposed therethrough and configured to receive an overhead support interface (such as a corresponding flexible link) to thereby provide overhead support to the bar. These openings can be laterally offset from one another to facilitate selecting a particular pitch orientation for the bar. The tab can have a non-circular hole disposed therethrough sized and configured to receive the bar. This hole can include a surface that is configured to key with respect to a corresponding bar surface to thereby prevent the bar from rotating.

Overhead support apparatus

Alphanumeric sign component

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West Dundee, IL, United States of America

Chad Glenn Kirschner