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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046943 | Safety kick plate device and manufacturing methods A safety kick plate device and improved manufacturing thereof, wherein the safety kick plate device includes a base component including a communication element through which a light emission component is visible. A communication protection element provides reinforce... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7310901 | Exterior address porch light An exterior address porch light, lantern, device, apparatus, and method of making the light, lantern. The light, lantern can be made from plastics, such as PVC and the like, and have a generally cylindrical configuration, that can be mounted alongside exterior doorw... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273308 | Internal illumination based sign device An illuminating unit (28) is presented for use in an internally illuminated sign device (1) for displaying a pattern indicative of certain fixed information within an indicia area. The illuminating unit (28) comprises a light boundary structure ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246911 | Instrument cluster with hidden telltale indicators A display device having a display background and a light. The display background has a decorative field into which an indicator is disposed. The light is disposed rearwardly of the display background such that illumination of the light illuminates the indicator to p... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7204050 | Exit device with lighted touchpad An exit device includes an electroluminescent exit sign assembly, preferably mounted on a push rail actuator of the exit device. An electroluminescent illuminator, an opaque material and a transparent protective cover form the electroluminescent sign assembly. The p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7173221 | Excessive temperature warning device using warning symbol outside fiber optic cable or light guide A device warns that a surface is temperature excessive. A light guide receiving light from a light source sufficiently distant from the surface to avoid becoming dangerously hot or cold is oriented so that the light guide is in the path of the light beam and transmi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162821 | Illuminated sign An illuminated sign or nametag achieving the even glow and brightness of neon light displays without neon light tubes. Each character or symbol of the sign or nametag contains a plurality of light emitting members. Each such indicia comprises a light diffusion layer... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150117 | Back-lit stenciled post cover A post assembly with illuminated information includes a hollow tube extending upwardly from a ground surface, the tube having a sidewall with textual or graphical information cut therethrough. A lighting assembly is disposed within the hollow tube, and a transparent... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134354 | Display for process transmitter A transmitter for use in a process control system for monitoring an industrial process includes a housing having a top and a bottom and a height extending therebetween. A parallelogram display is mounted to the housing. Sides of the parallelogram display are arrange... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7086769 | LED signage device A signage device (10) in which a housing (12) receives a circuit board (30) having a plurality of spaced-apart light sources (38) to define at least one symbol and overlaid by a message plate (42) having a projecting channel (46... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7047679 | Molded sign facing plate A mold for stepwise molding, using two different plastics, signage composed of a plurality of symbols surrounded by a continuous matrix including a first mold member having a first cavity defining surface including at least one first gate for admitting a first plast... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7012544 | Address and/or alarm indicator sign Sign 1 has frame 13 attaching to base 9 and supporting character plates 4. Casing 11 attaches to frame 13 and holds character plates 4 against frame 13. Light assembly 15 and base 9 backlight char... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6968640 | Half mirror reflector having LED road sign Disclosed is a half mirror reflector having an LED road sign, which can be used as a reflector in the daytime and as both a reflector and a road sign in the nighttime. The half mirror reflector comprises: a support plate attached to a support rod; a half mirror fixe... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964366 | Mailbox with lighting decorative structure A mailbox with lighting decorative structure, on an upper face or side face of the mailbox is installed with a lighting fixing structure of a different shape. The lighting fixing structure of different shape is installed with a specified number of lighting boards wi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6931794 | Method and apparatus for installing fitting A framing device or support member (1) for framing a fitting, such as a power point or switch (8), within orifice (4) provided in a surface member (3). The device/member is provided with a lip (5) on the extremity thereof which ena... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924465 | Display device with illuminating device for a domestic electric heating apparatus The invention provides according to one example a display device for a domestic electric heating appliance, such as for example a glass ceramic hob, the electric heating appliance having at least one heating device. The latter is subdivided into several flat heating... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6892485 | Electrically operated household appliance An outer housing of a household appliance, preferably, in cupboard form, includes an inscription concerning the origin of the appliance on the front side of the housing in the form of a trademark formed from a glass body. To increase the conspicuousness of the mark,... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6871434 | Indicator An indicator including a transmittable indicator panel attached to a shielding holder (a housing), and a character or a graphic form indicated inside the indicator panel. The character or the graphic form is irradiated by a light emitting diode located inside the ho... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6745507 | Address illumination assembly An address illumination assembly includes first and second end elements, a sensor element, and at least one alphanumeric element. The first and second end elements are configured to secure together the sensor element and the alphanumeric elements. The sensor element... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6722066 | Single and multiple illuminated images Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying at least one image by applying the image to a transparent substrate and portraying the image using one or more colored translucent substances limited to specific wavelengths of the visible light spectrum substantially matchin... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6658774 | Illuminated identification system An illuminated identification system for providing efficient identification of a building structure in various light conditions. The illuminated identification system includes a housing unit, one or more light bulbs positioned within the housing unit, an ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6457270 | Universal emergency sign An emergency sign including a vertically extending sign body having a lower panel portion and an upper container portion. The panel portion includes laterally spaced right and left panels where at least one of the panels has a stencil forming the sign dis... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6422711 | Hidden rib for reflector of LED display A hidden rib for the reflector of an LED display is disclosed, wherein a hollowed optic displaying section is formed in a reflector. The hollowed optic displaying section is connected by a hidden rib, the rib is installed at a plane lower than a surface o... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6367180 | Electronic illuminated house sign An illuminated sign, readable during the night or day, and suitable for use as a house number display, uses a single illuminatable panel, on which a number of stencils are plac critical flicker frequency ed. Each stencil is a rectangular piece of opaque m... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6205691 | Neon-like display device A display device resembling neon tubing includes a transparent substrate with one or more elongate, continuous grooves formed in the substrate from a rear surface thereof. The groove is shaped to represent an informational image, such as a letter, symbol,... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6030088 | Clear casing for an electronic component A clear casing (10) for an electronic component (12) comprising an enclosure (14) made out of a transparent plastic material (16) which extends about the periphery of the electronic component (12), so as to enhance the esthetic appearance of the electroni... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5987793 | Illuminative display device and electronic apparatus equipped with same An illuminative display device for use in an electronic apparatus including a cabinet with a metallic color surface and having at least a main function and a subsidiary function. The display device comprises a light source and a transparent sheet spaced a... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5964051 | Internally illuminated sign An emergency sign includes a body having a top, two spaced apart sides, and a bottom defining a cavity, a front cover having an inside surface and cut out portions extending through the cover forming indica, a light source disposed within the cavity, and ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5921012 | Illuminated display device and mold useful for the formation of same A display device is describes which forms contained formed figures such as symbols, letters or numbers, ideograms, and which can be a sign, billboard, signal, message board, etc. Each figure is formed as a narrow but high projection which stands out of th... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5819455 | Traffic sign marker A traffic sign marker 1 has a display surface portion 2 for displaying a graphic symbol A related to a traffic sign. The display surface portion 2 is provided with a first light emitting portion 3 arranged along an contour of the graphic symbol A, and a s... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5809680 | Arrangement for displaying information and operating states on a cooking apparatus An arrangement displays information and operating states on an apparatus such as a cooking apparatus having a plate made of glass and/or glass ceramic and defining a lower surface and a transparent upper surface area where the information is viewed by an ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5794366 | Multiple segment electro-luminescent lighting arrangement A multiple segment electro-luminescent panel includes a backsheet on which are formed lower electrodes and connection lines for a plurality of discrete electro-luminescent light segments, the segments being made up of the lower electrodes, an optional die... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5768814 | Exit sign with removable emergency power pack module In an exit sign, an insertable battery pack module is designed to fit in the lower portion of the exit sign housing. This battery pack module incorporates a pair of lamps as well as a battery, battery charger and transfer circuitry. The module incorporate... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5752337 | Multi-color electro-luminescent light strip and method of making same A multi-color illuminated panel is made up of a decorative frontsheet having windows cut therein and which may include decorative patterns printed thereon, a transparent supporting sheet, which may also have decorative printing thereon, and a pre-wired ba... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5687500 | Stop sign housing with flashing lights A sign (10') includes a sign housing (16') defining an internal cavity (32'). The sign housing (16') includes front and rear faces (18', 20') having indicia or an instruction thereon, and includes flashing lights (58) above and below the indicia. A recess... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5685098 | Snap tab arrangement for covering and uncovering a sign apparatus directional indicator An illuminated exit sign having at least one chevron-shaped opening on its outer surface and a replaceable directional arrow cover that is substantially similar in shape to the opening and removable from the opening in order to selectively indicate an exi... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5641221 | Lighted display field A lighted display field for writing, symbols or the like, is provided on a wall part, for example, a door entrance strip of a vehicle. The wall part includes openings forming the writing or the symbols. A luminous foil is mounted on the covered side of th... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5611163 | Direction indicator covers for emergency lighting systems Detachable chevron-shaped panels that fit within chevron-shaped apertures in the cover of an exit sign. The panels are dimensioned to fit integrally into the apertures in order to withstand years of stress, temperature changes, and wear and tear but conti... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5572817 | Multi-color electro-luminescent light strip and method of making same A multi-color illuminated panel is made up of a decorative frontsheet having windows cut therein and which may include decorative patterns printed thereon, a transparent supporting sheet, which may also have decorative printing thereon, and a pre-wired ba... | 11/12/1996 |
