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Class 40/546 - Edge illuminated


Subclass of Class 40 - Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Definition: Sign wherein the illumination means is located at an edge
No. of applications: 53
Last issue date: 05/24/2012


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Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120124873EMERGENCY-LIGHT INDICATOR
An emergency-light indicator includes a body, a top plate configured on a top of the body, a rotating body including a driving power module and configured on a bottom of the body, and an indication board module. An LED board is configured in the rotating body. The body ...
05/24/2012
20120036750Internally Illuminated Panel and Method of Making the Same
Embodiments of internally illuminated panels and methods for making such panels are disclosed herein. In general, the internally illuminated panel includes a transparent plate having a front surface and a back surface, a channel formed within the back surface of the tra...
02/16/2012
20110283576LIGHT COUPLING INTO FILMS
A light emitting sign including a lightguide having a thickness not greater than 0.5 millimeters. The lightguide having an array of elongated legs extending therefrom, wherein each leg terminates in a bounding edge and is folded such that the bounding edges are stacked....
11/24/2011
20110219648LED EDGE-LIT SIGNAGE UTILIZING DIGITAL PRINT TECHNOLOGY
An LED edge-lit sign comprises a transparent light panel, an image-carrying sheet in front of the light panel and a reflective back plate behind the light panel. The image to be displayed is printed onto the image-carrying sheet and a translucent layer of white ink is u...
09/15/2011
20110131848BACK-LIT VEHICLE EMBLEM
A back-lit vehicle emblem is disclosed, that provides an emblem body having a front side facing away from the vehicle and exhibiting the emblem and having a rear side facing toward the vehicle. The body is shaped to provide at least a partial housing for mounting at lea...
06/09/2011
20110072696Channel Lighting Sign and Method of Fabricating the Same
A channel lighting sign is provided in which the side structure of the channel lighting sign can be constructed of a translucent polycarbonate material. The channel lighting sign includes a faceplate foamed of a translucent or transparent material, such as an acrylic pl...
03/31/2011
20110047840LED DISPLAY APPARATUS
An LED display apparatus comprises two or more LED arrays for performing as a light source, a housing to house the LED arrays, transparent panels attached to the housing so that the LEDs can shed light through the side of the transparent panels, and dispersion scratches...
03/03/2011
20100319227SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING ILLUMINATED IMAGES
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for displaying illuminated images. In some embodiments a light box is capable of receiving a wide variety of images, which may be changed as desired by a user. The light box may be framed independently for wall hanging or display...
12/23/2010
20100199533Display box with LEDs
A display box includes a bottom rail, two side rails and a top rails, wherein the bottom rail includes an interior space so as to receive a switch and a rechargeable battery unit therein. The bottom rail includes two upright plates extending from a top thereof so as to ...
08/12/2010
20100180479METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, AND LIGHT EMITTING SIGN USING THE LIGHT GUIDE PLATE
The present invention reduces generation of unevenness on a surface by adjusting unevenness of a reflection pattern in a case where the reflection pattern is formed by an ultrasonic process....
07/22/2010
20100115811ILLUMINATED ADVERTISING INCORPORATING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES AND SIMULATING THE LUMINOUS NEON DISPLAY AS WELL AS THE METHOD OF THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ELEMENT OF ILLUMINATED ADVERTISING
The element consists of a light rays diffusing tube (1) made of plastic, with two layers and with circular cross-section and incorporating a large number of light emitting diodes (LED) (4) incorporated individually or as the diodes strip sets connected wit...
05/13/2010
20100107462ILLUMINATED EMERGENCY SIGN
An illuminated emergency sign comprises a main body, a rotary body, side covers, a circuit board, a LED lamp indicator, an acrylic sign panel, and a canopy. The acrylic sign panel is connected to the lower end of the rotary body. In the rotary body is disposed a LED lam...
05/06/2010
20100107463ILLUMINATED SIGNBOARD WITH EDGE EFFECT
An illuminated signboard with edge effect for attachment to a support member includes a light guide having a body with a first face and an opposite second face and a light entry well formed therein. The second face includes a reverse bevel edge formed along a perimeter ...
05/06/2010
20100011638ADVERTISEMENT BOARD
An advertisement board, which comprises one or more light emitting diodes capable of full-color display, one or more advertisement sheets, a light guide plate, and a frame, comprises: a frame which is provided with a containing portion for containing the one or more lig...
01/21/2010
20090307948Illuminated sign and light source for use with said sign
An illuminable sign (20) has a base (22); a trough (24) having a configuration C formed in the base (22); a light dispensing medium (26) having the configuration C fitted in the trough (24) and including a pair of light-entering...
12/17/2009
20090255157Signboard for Vehicle
Provided is a signboard for use in a vehicle, which is installed in the rear portion of the inside of the vehicle to thus deliver a message to a driver or passengers in other vehicles which follow. The vehicle signboard includes a support member having a support plate w...
10/15/2009
20090229154Solar powered led illuminated alphanumeric display
A lighted display for an address indication. The display includes a housing with a solar panel on top and a depending acrylic panel having numbers and letters etched thereon. The housing includes a rechargeable battery and appropriate electronics. A series of LEDs provi...
09/17/2009
20090199444ILLUMINATED MESSAGE BOARD
The message board of the present invention includes a base unit and a writing board that can fit within a channel of the base unit and be removed therefrom. The base unit can include a light and may be operable to be plugged directly into a wall outlet. A switch can als...
08/13/2009
20090158629INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE INCLUDING A LIGHT BAR AND LIGHTING DEVICES THEREFOR
A signage apparatus includes a translucent substrate having displayed thereon a textual image and/or a graphic image. The substrate has a plurality of edges. A plurality of light devices are aligned along one of the edges of the substrate. Each of the lighting devices i...
06/25/2009
20090139123Display device
A display device includes an edge-lit light-transmitting sheet having first and second opposed parallel surfaces. A matrix is applied to at least one of the first and second surfaces and comprises a series of lines extending between opposed edges of the sheet. The spaci...
06/04/2009
20090100727Signboard
A LED signboard includes a transparent base panel carrying a design of a fluorescent substance and having a groove formed in the back side and extending around the border, and a programmable controller-controlled LED light set mounted in the groove of the transparent ba...
04/23/2009
20090084009Portable changeable illuminated display for vehicles and other miscellaneous purposes
A mountable signage enclosure for encasing a graphic media comprising a frame being generally elliptic or having a substantially aerodynamic edge, an encasement for protectively displaying the graphic media through a clear covering through a front side of the mountable ...
04/02/2009
20090077847BILLBOARD WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE
A billboard (100) includes a light module (120) and a light-permeable panel (140). The light module comprises a plurality of elongated light conductors (122) and at least one LED (124). Each of the light conductors has two end surfaces...
03/26/2009
20090038189Selective backlight
A composition relating to the field of signage, comprising of one or more layers of panel and sections therein, which are stacked uniformly with various inclusions or exclusions on, in or adjacent to the panels and with a light source placed parallel to an edge of each ...
02/12/2009
20090025264LIGHT-EMITTING SIGN DEVICE
A light-emitting sign device is provided, in which optimum scattering of light from a light source is ensured, light loss can be reduced to a minimum, uniform and bright emission is made possible, and visibility and cost efficiency are improved. A sign plate having a si...
01/29/2009
20080285274Panel light source for back-lit signs
Disclosed herein is an illuminated signboard using a plane light source in which edges of two light guide plates are cut in an inclined form, an opaque plate having high surface reflectivity is inserted between the two light guide plates to optically block the two light...
11/20/2008
20080263921Multi Function Signs
Disclosed herein is a multifunctional signboard having a window function. The signboard is constructed so that a film (2) is provided between double glass sheets (3) and liquid (1) is filled between the film (2) and the glass sheets, thus ach...
10/30/2008
20080209782Illuminated sign and light source for use with said sign
An illuminable sign (20) has a base (22); a trough (24) having a configuration C formed in the base (22); a light dispensing medium (26) having the configuration C fitted in the trough (24) and including a pair of light-entering...
09/04/2008
20080196286Edge animation multiple image display device
A toy device unit that includes a pair of stacked transparent plates coupled to a housing. A user can write images on each plate. Mounted to the housing is a first light source aligned with an edge of the first plate and a second light source aligned with an edge of the...
08/21/2008
20080066356Luminous Displays
Side lighting of a transparent panel with etched features to scatter light towards an observer provides a physically robust alternative to neon tube technology. In particular, a number of advantages can be realized by using chip on board (COB) LED technology. COB LEDs o...
03/20/2008
20080047181Surface Light Source and Electrically Illuminated Signboard
There are provided a surface light source having uniform and high brightness independently whether the light source is small or large while using semiconductor light emitting devices (LEDs), and an electrically illuminated signboard using the surface light source, which...
02/28/2008
20070289180Light box
An edge-lit light box provides an attractive display by directing light through an image area on a light box. The light box includes a light box frame having at least one light source connected to the interior thereof. An opaque backing is attached to a first side the f...
12/20/2007
20070245607SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ILLUMINATING PANELS
A system for illuminating panels such as advertising display panels is provided. Such illuminated panels can be operated very efficiently, cost-effectively and with minimal maintenance once installed in the field. In one embodiment, the illuminated panel includes a pane...
10/25/2007
20070234608Lighted display for graphic artwork
The lighted display for graphic artwork comprises a graphic artwork display article that can be removably placed on a platform above an electrically lighted display device for illumination of the graphic artwork. The display article of the present invention may utilize ...
10/11/2007
20070199218Illuminable Signs
An illuminable sign (1) including a plate (2) of a light-transmitting material, at least one three-dimensional body, such as a convex strip (7), also of a light-transmitting material, in the form of a symbol, lettering, decoration or the like, and p...
08/30/2007
20070193090Afterglowing sign
The present invention relates to an afterglowing sign printed with afterglowing pigments. The sign is made of a material with a coloured surface on which the afterglowing pigment is printed, and the coloured substrate shines through the print with the afterglowing pigme...
08/23/2007
20070124970Transversely-illuminated display
A transversely-illuminated display including a transparent sheet with a front face and a rear face wherein the light-transparent sheet includes a light source disposed in a recess in the sheet. The display further includes a front image layer disposed on a front face of...
06/07/2007
20070062085Sign panel arrangement with three-dimensional illumination effect
A sign panel arrangement includes at least two sign panels and an illumination system. The sign panels are overlapped in a side-by-side manner, wherein each of the sign panels has a light permeable portion and a light reflection portion. The illumination system includes...
03/22/2007
20060291241Light emitting diode illuminated display panel assembly
An outdoor illuminated display panel assembly backlit by light emitting diodes (LEDs) edge-mounted on the panel assembly. A light pipe or light box distributes light from the LEDs evenly across the panel assembly. An energy management system adjusts battery charging rat...
12/28/2006
20060274549Multi-panel display apparatus
A plurality of interconnected light guide plates has a display panel disposed on a light radiating surface or each. A first movable hinge portion joint both first ends of a pair of the light guide plates for holding the light guide plates for permitting rotational movem...
12/07/2006
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