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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143783 | Display apparatus A display apparatus for displaying indications using liquid crystal or Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that includes a 12-segment display, including a first segment horizontally disposed with an inverted trapezoidal shape, a second segment disposed under the right end ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8022623 | Ultra-thin multi-substrate color tunable OLED device The present techniques provide methods and systems for forming devices that may be formed from light emitting regions of electroluminescent organic materials. The small size of the light emitting regions allows the formation of blended colors, which may be formed in... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7952274 | Dial module and process for manufacturing the same, LED display element, display module, movement module, connector module and meter employing the same The dial module includes: a sheet-shaped dial having a design part on a surface of the dial; a sheet-shaped light source fixed to a back surface of the dial for illuminating the design part; and a flexible printed circuit fixed to a back surface of the light source.... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7439672 | Three-dimensional electroluminescence display The three-dimensional electroluminescence display comprises a main body (1) and an electroluminescence device (20). Said electroluminescence device (20) comprises a film (2) and an electroluminescent arrangement (10) which together... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7361413 | Electroluminescent device and methods for its production and use A luminescent device comprises an electroluminescent phosphor in operative contact with a light-emitting material wherein excitation of the electroluminescent phosphor by an alternating current electrical field causes the emission of light by the light-emitting mate... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355344 | Flat panel display and method of manufacturing the same A flat panel display including a light emitting device having a sealed image display area, an encapsulating member, and an auxiliary encapsulating member. The encapsulating member is curved to have a space in which the light emitting device is sealed. The auxiliary ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336339 | LED display apparatus A LED display apparatus is disclosed, in which a LED array (7) arranged according to the shape of patterns or characters to be displayed is fixed on a PCB (3), the LED array is connected to a LED driving controller (6), optical conductive ink ( | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335843 | Computer keyboard backlighting Embodiments of a peripheral backlighting system for keyboards are shown and described, which include one or more light-emitting panels exterior to the keyswitches of the keyboard. The panels are preferably electroluminescent material or light-emitting chemical cells... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316494 | Lighting unit for motor vehicles A lighting unit for vehicles has a plurality of semiconductor light sources distributed in a grid. The grid of semiconductor light sources is divided into at least two grid segments, the grid segments being each activatable independently of each other and/or assigne... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312773 | Illuminated wearable ornament An electronic ornament that can be worn or attached to or suspended from an object has an LED matrix (21) capable of displaying a user-selected message from a preprogrammed set of graphic symbols or a user-programmed arbitrary pattern or animation. A safety p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299892 | Door trim speaker grille with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same A door trim speaker grille with an electroluminescent lamp for use with an audio speaker of a vehicle. The electroluminescent lamp is positioned for emitting visible light through sound passages in the speaker grille. In certain embodiments of the invention, the ele... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294966 | Variable thickness EL lamp An EL panel on a rigid substrate is thinned in selected areas, or overall, to provide a backlight for keypads and other applications that would otherwise require a more flexible panel or additional structure. Lamp materials are deposited on one side of a rigid subst... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287885 | Automotive storage compartment having an electroluminescent lamp and method of making the same An automotive storage compartment includes a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The storage compartment further includes a cover having... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7263792 | Illuminated identification panel A long-range house number identification panel has its number indicia mounted on an illuminated viewing screen, being individually readable with the naked eye from up to 200 feet distance. An electrically energizable phosphorescent screen behind the indicia serves t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265306 | Flip pack switch assembly with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same A switch flip pack for the interior of an automobile comprising a door trim panel with a switch panel carrying at least one electrical switch, a flip cover pivotally attached to the switch panel, and a electroluminescent lamp mounted to the flip cover. The flip cove... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237933 | Door trim bolster with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same An automotive interior component including an electroluminescent lamp capable of emitting visible light. The electroluminescent lamp of the component may integrally molded with a polymer body to define a unitary assembly. The interior component may be, for example, ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221094 | Electroluminescent device and method of manufacturing the same An electroluminescent display (EL) device and a method of manufacturing the same. The EL device includes a substrate, a first electrode unit including first electrodes formed on the substrate in a predetermined pattern, and first electrode terminals connected to the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208234 | Organic EL element and method of manufacturing the same, organic EL display device using the element, organic EL material, and surface emission device and liquid crystal display device using the material In an organic EL element, an organic EL layer is interposed between anodes and cathodes formed on a substrate. Each of the cathodes is made of a first conductive film that comes into contact with the organic EL layer and a second conductive film that constitutes a l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202600 | Dimensionally stable electroluminescent lamp without substrate An electroluminescent panel includes a release layer, a first insulating layer on the release layer, a plurality of lamp layers on the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer overlying the lamp layers. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198393 | Flexible vehicle display screen A conformable vehicle display includes a flexible display screen coupled to a substrate. The substrate is a curved transparent substrate that is adapted to be coupled to a vehicle component having a curved exterior surface. The flexible display screen is at least pa... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7153592 | Organic EL element and method of manufacturing the same, organic EL display device using the element, organic EL material, and surface emission device and liquid crystal display device using the material In an organic EL element, an organic EL layer is interposed between anodes and cathodes formed on a substrate. Each of the cathodes is made of a first conductive film that comes into contact with the organic EL layer and a second conductive film that constitutes a l... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148626 | Flat lamp structure with electrodes disposed on outer surface of the substrate A flat lamp structure is disclosed. The flat lamp structure includes a gas discharge chamber, a fluorescence substance, a discharge gas, and a plurality of electrodes. The fluorescence substance is disposed on the inner wall of the gas discharge chamber, and the dis... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7109661 | Electroluminescence light emitting display system An electroluminescent light emitting system, having an electroluminescent light-emitting layer containing electroluminescent light-emitting elements, one surface side of which receives an AC electric field forming material thereon; an electrode section including a f... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7088039 | Electroluminescent displays Certain materials are electroluminescent, and this electroluminescent effect has been used in the construction of backlights for displays. Such a backlight commonly consists of a transparent front layer (11) known as the substrate carrying over its rear face ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077552 | Vehicle head lamp A lighting device unit which conducts illumination for forming an upward protrusion has a light source including a light emitting diode in which three light emitting chips are horizontally arranged, and a projection lens which projects an image of the light source t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067972 | Electroluminescence light emitting steel An EL emitting sheet realizing various changes of light emission. The EL emitting sheet includes: a light-emitting layer containing electroluminescence light-emitting elements therein; and an electrode section having a plurality of electrode pairs which is disposed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063449 | Light emitting diode (LED) picture element A picture element lamp is disclosed that mixes light from LEDs in a light guide. The light guide expands the perceived light source and can redirect the light toward viewing locations. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7019454 | Light emitting device A transparent electrode layer, an organic EL layer, and a metallic electrode layer are stacked on top of each other in layers on the lower surface of a transparent substrate to form a planar light emitting element region in a light emitting device. A light beam whic... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016264 | Light emission and display devices and electronic apparatus using the display device A light emission and display device (for example, timepiece module) comprising an ultraviolet ray emitting element that emits ultraviolet rays, light emission areas that react to the ultraviolet rays to thereby emit the corresponding colored lights, and a pair of le... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998774 | Electrically insulated electroluminescent display An electroluminescent display has a transparent front-electrode, rear electrodes, and a layer of electroluminescent material located between the first and second electrodes. Conductive tracks are electrically connected to the rear electrodes and supply a driving vol... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6975287 | Plasma color display screen with pixel matrix array A plasma color screen fitted with a carrier plate, a transparent front plate, a ribbed structure dividing the space between the carrier plate and the front plate into discharge cells filled with a gas, with one or more electrode arrays on the front plate and on the ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6975066 | Organic EL element An object is to provide an organic EL element which can realize the improvement in the difference of an emission luminance due to the difference of an emission rise time in a plurality of light emitting portions. Segment portions S for determining an emission in a s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6926972 | Method of providing an electroluminescent coating system for a vehicle and an electroluminescent coating system thereof An electroluminescent (EL) coating system for a vehicle and a method of providing the EL coating system are disclosed. A dielectric coating composition is applied to a conductive substrate, such as an automotive body panel. Application of the dielectric coating comp... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6882106 | Electroluminescent display device An electroluminescent panel is provided. The electroluminescent panel comprises a front electrode layer; a luminescent layer, formed on the front electrode layer; a reflective layer, formed on the luminescent layer; a back electrode layer having at least a pattern o... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878436 | Light emitting diode signs and translucent plastic sheets used therein Disclosed is a polished translucent co-extruded sheet having utility as a light diffusing protective cover or sign face for light emitting diode (LED) light sources and other purposes. The sheet is comprised of (a) a particle layer containing particles having a mean... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874904 | Light brightness changeable electroluminescent device An electroluminescent device includes one or more electroluminescent laminates attached onto a bottom surface of a base panel and one or more patterns attached onto an upper surface of the base panel. The patterns each may include two or more spaces having different... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6806644 | Electronic apparatus and liquid crystal display device for irradiating ultraviolet ray to luminescent layer An ultraviolet ray-emitting element is provided in a frame-like member disposed between an apparatus module and an apparatus case by corresponding to a peripheral portion of a protective glass. A light in an ultraviolet range from the ultraviolet ray-emitting elemen... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6768258 | Method for manufacturing organic EL device, organic EL device, and electronic apparatus The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an organic EL device, a simple method for connecting a cathode and a cathode terminal. First, anodes are formed on a substrate, and a cathode terminal is simultaneously formed. Next, a hole injection layer an... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759809 | Illuminated graphics system The graphics display system includes an electroluminescent lamp which has a connector member which includes electrical pin connections which are connected to the illuminating assembly of the lamp. The lamp also includes a graphic image portion which results in a lig... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6724511 | Matrix-addressable optoelectronic apparatus and electrode means in the same In a matrix-addressable optoelectronic apparatus which includes a functional medium in the form of an optoelectronically active material provided in a global layer in sandwich between a first and second electrode with parallel strip-like electrodes wherein the elect... | 04/20/2004 |
