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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D646321 | Character display panel | 10/04/2011 |
| D643873 | Font having interchangeable indicia | 08/23/2011 |
| D614689 | Multi segment display | 04/27/2010 |
| D570902 | Numeric type font | 06/10/2008 |
| D570903 | Numeric type font | 06/10/2008 |
| 7259744 | Dielectrophoretic displays A dielectrophoretic display comprises a substrate having walls defining at least one cavity, the cavity having a viewing surface and a side wall inclined to the viewing surface; a suspending fluid contained within the cavity; a plurality of at least one type of part... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7236292 | Components and methods for use in electro-optic displays A front plane laminate useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays comprises, in order, a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer, a layer of an electro-optic medium in electrical contact with the electrically-conductive layer, an adhesive layer and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223672 | Processes for forming backplanes for electro-optic displays A non-linear element is formed on a flexible substrate by securing the substrate to a rigid carrier, forming the non-linear element, and then separating the flexible substrate from the carrier. The process allows flexible substrates to be processed in a conventional... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7012735 | Electro-optic assemblies, and materials for use therein An electro-optic display comprises first and second substrates, and an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material disposed between these substrates, the adhesive layer comprising a mixture of a polymeric adhesive material and an additive selected from a sa... | 03/14/2006 |
| D513623 | Type font | 01/17/2006 |
| 6958848 | Capsules, materials for use therein and electrophoretic media and displays containing such capsules An encapsulation material, intended for use in encapsulated electrophoretic displays, comprises the coacervation product of a polyanionic polymer having a vinyl main chain and a plurality of anionic groups bonded to the main chain, with a cationic or zwitterionic wa... | 10/25/2005 |
| 5853905 | Efficient single layer electroluminescent device An electroluminescent device is composed of a body of small molecule organic material(s) sandwiched between a first and a second electrode, wherein a layer of first insulative material is placed between the body of small molecule organic material(s) and t... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5361904 | Color coded labeling system and dispenser therefor A labeling system and storage and dispensing device for tab labels, for use with side tab folders for shelf filing systems or with top tab folders for drawer filing systems. The labeling system includes a plurality of tab labels having an adhesive backing... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5357094 | Two-channel XOR bar code and optical reader A novel bar code and optical reader for scanning the same. The bar code consists of two parallel channels of marks and spaces representing bit sequences, a given bit in one sequence being associated with a bit in the other sequence, forming successive bit... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5223701 | System method and apparatus using multiple resolution machine readable symbols A multiple resolution optically encoded label is readable at two or more optical resolutions, and is able to store two or more respective channels of optically encode information. Low resolution information is encoded in a plurality of large cells arrange... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5203591 | Multicode barcode label A barcode label comprises a carrier surface, such as a reflective surface on a paper sheet, having thereon a barcode in at least three or more different densities, each density having an optimum reading distance different from the others. The label is pre... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4939354 | Dynamically variable machine readable binary code and method for reading and producing thereof A machine readable binary code which is dynamically variable in size, format and density of information is provided. The binary code is formed as a matrix having a perimeter and data contained therein. The perimeter is provided with density indicia for in... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4883291 | Dot matrix formed security fonts Fonts of characters of an alphabetic and numerical set thereof are described wherein each character of a set is formed from a dot-like pixel matrix and exhibits a predetermined constant and equal number of pixels. Any illegal alteration of the characters ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4825205 | Changeable display unit for use in a sign device A changeable display unit for use in a sign device which comprises a case containing an electromagnet disposed therein and extending along the opposite sides thereof, the case including a case aperture disposed at the front side thereof, a fixed plate con... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4685885 | Instructional printing equipment Instructional printing equipment for teaching the correct manner of printing letters and/or numerals includes a set of letters and/or numerals each formed as a block with at least one groove forming the configuration of a letter or numeral concerned. Each... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4529228 | Method and apparatus for coding pictorial information for efficient storage, transmission and reproduction A character in a set of characters comprising a font for use in reproducing an image comprises a composite of two colors wherein at least one of said two colors occupies one area of said character and the other of said two colors occupies at least two are... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4489513 | Multiplex sign indicia The invention relates to spectacular, promotional signs suitable for windows, walls and stretched supports, and comprises flexibly connecting a multiplicity of component parts to form giant, self-contained letters, numbers and other characters that are ea... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4455558 | Combined analog digital symbols There is disclosed a process for displaying numerical information in symbolized digital form while providing by the same symbolizing an analog presentation of changes in the information being displayed. According to the invention, numbers are represented ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4445871 | Tactile communication Tactile communication is realized via one or more tactile cells each of which comprises one or more tactually perceptible indicia, each cell being further adapted to include means for tactually conveying font information corresponding to that cell, the fo... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4400092 | Analogue and digital display A combined analogue and digital display device having a plurality of individually energizable display elements arranged symmetrically with at least some of the elements common to both displays. Several of the elements are disposed so as to form groups of ... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4385291 | Electronic diary watch The data input device permits the selection of a symbol amongst a set of N symbols, e.g. for memorizing a message. A data input device permitting selection of a particular symbol from amongst a set of N symbols includes a display subdivided into K distinc... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4286146 | Coded label and code reader for the coded label A coded label comprising a code pattern in which first and second segments respectively being substantially square and having reflection factors different from each other are arranged in at least four rows and two columns, and in which at least two of eit... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4260987 | Display device A display device for the electro-optical display of Indian numerals, wherein a plurality of display-active regions are disposed in patterns and electrically individually operated in combination, with predetermined display active regions of a pattern repre... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4253774 | Information output device An information output device basically comprises character output elements for visibly outputting at least one of characters such as letters, numbers, symbols, etc., a keyboard carrying thereon keys corresponding to the characters and usable for the selec... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4248503 | Electrochromic display device Display elements of an electrochromic display device are formed of two lines of electrochromic material separated by a zone devoid of such material. The areas of the lines of every element are equal to produce equal contrast effects in response to equal a... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4237460 | Electro-optic display device A seven segment display device for forming a centered number 1. Six of the segments are disposed on the sides of a quadrangular surface. Each of two long sides of the surface are provided with a pair of segments, with each of the pair of segments includin... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4222181 | Mobile educational toy A mobile educational toy which simulates a train has a plurality of toy units which are coupled together to form a train. The toy units each include a mobile carriage structure and a graphic block. The graphic blocks are shaped in the form of an alphabet ... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4167342 | Control system for matrix print head A system for printing dot-matrix characters wherein a double column of dot forming elements is used, and no single dot forming element is required to print more often than once in any four column interval of printed text. Means for timing the actuation of... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4159471 | Communication system using binary compatible characters A "Binary Compatible Character" consisting of nine straight line segments and a dot is provided. Subsets of the ten elements of the character form digits of the base-16 numbering system, letters of several alphabets, punctuation marks, mathematical operat... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4132920 | Luminescent display panel having a transparent and conductive film mainly on a window inside surface of a glass cover and a method of manufacturing the same A luminescent display panel comprises a planar anode assembly comprising luminescent anode segments. A glass cover has peripheral flange portions surrounding a window area. So as to enclose a vacuum space, the flange portions are hermetically sealed to th... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4119954 | High resolution character generator for digital display units The disclosure relates to a digital display system including a display monitor and character generation circuitry to create characters on the display screen in the form of a dot matrix during the scanning of the display screen. The display screen is actua... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4102268 | Impact printer type character A type surface useful in an impact printer having type characters thereon particularly configured to print large solid blocks. Each type character is comprised of a plurality of spaced land area portions distributed in an area of the type surface whose pe... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4079367 | Apparatus for forming a character out of a pattern of separate display picture elements Between picture elements of a character, such as letter, numeral and symbol, which is formed of a pattern of the separate display picture elements, a display picture element for interpolation is formed in conformity with predetermined rules, so that the s... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4051485 | Printing apparatus An ink-jet printer which blows ink drops to the surface of the printing paper so that the contours formed by the ink drop dots are letters, numerical figures and signs. The printer includes pairs of deflection plates with the amount and timing of the defl... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4023971 | Film and method for forming intaglio printing plates A method of making a printing plate for intaglio printing having text characters and/or other indicia recessed therein for receiving printing ink which has a plurality of relatively thin barriers separating the text characters into a plurality of ink well... | 05/17/1977 |