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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7805868 | System and method for non-mechanical information handling system product badge orientation A product badge coupled to a product, such as an information handling system, displays product information to align with a selected of plural product orientations by illuminating a first display material to present the product information in a first orientation asso... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7396147 | Back-illuminated panel with ultraviolet protection An automotive vehicle component such as a side mirror comprising a panel having an obverse side and a reverse side, wherein, in use, when viewed from the obverse side the panel has a first appearance when not illuminated from the reverse side, but has a second appea... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7336422 | Sheeting with composite image that floats Translucent, transparent, or semi-translucent microlens sheetings with composite images are disclosed, in which a composite image floats above or below the sheeting, or both. The composite image may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. The sheeting may have at l... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7299575 | System and method for non-mechanical information handling system product badge orientation A product badge coupled to a product, such as an information handling system, displays product information to align with a selected of plural product orientations by illuminating a first display material to present the product information in a first orientation asso... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7213866 | Soft top for vehicles A fabric vehicle roof is made up of a panel of translucent material. Indicia is printed onto one or both sides of the fabric, with the indicia comprised of non-opaque dyes. The roof is further coated with a water resistant coating and, alternatively, ultraviolet lig... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198372 | Dual display A dual display system includes a graphic article providing a first display in a first lighting condition (such as daylight) and a projection system providing a second display in a second lighting condition (such as nighttime). In an exemplary embodiment, the graphic... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7143495 | Backlight etching process A backlight etching process, and more particularly the etching of a solid, semi-translucent base material, to form an exact image within the material. The base material is preferably translucent and most preferably an acrylic-based product, such as DuPont Corian®. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7086770 | Method and apparatus for producing an illuminated animation effect An apparatus and a method for producing an animation effect are disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one light reflecting member, a first light source, a second light source, and means to intermittently activate the first and second light sources to produce a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063375 | Angularly adjustable illuminated spoiler A spoiler for a vehicle includes at least one support bracket having a first end secured to the vehicle and a substantially transparent spoiler wing secured to the second end. The spoiler may also include at least one support bracket that is adjustable to change the... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040993 | Amusement device with concealed images A children's amusement device has a translucent sheet with hidden images that may be revealed when illuminated from behind. The sheet is laminated with an image disposed on an interior surface of the sheet. The image is substantially hidden from view in ambient ligh... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6939021 | Triangular light assembly with flashing and non-flashing lights A light assembly includes a generally triangular shaped housing having a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface. The light assembly further includes at least a first light emitting device disposed in the housing configured to emit a non-flashing... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929552 | Quick exchange infinity mirror display apparatus and method An infinity mirror display apparatus, and method of manufacture, which allows private and commercial users to rapidly trade out favored display objects to create different infinity display effects for continued viewer interest and enjoyment. The apparatus comprises ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6681509 | Artistic display An artistic display (10) provides backlighting to display graphics that may include one or more paintings, each with paint on one or both sides. The display graphics (100) comprise an outer canvas element (110), and optionally, an inner canvas element (12... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6507413 | Display unit and method of displaying an image The present invention provides a method of displaying an image on a display device having first and second sides, said image including a light restricting silhouette pattern having a plurality of first transparent or translucent areas, and at least one de... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6416204 | Illuminable refractive illusional surface A predetermined number of light sources (14) are positioned such that the light sources (14) positions illuminate patterns which are concealed by the refractive substrate (16) when not luminous. When luminous the lighted patterns can be observed through t... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6212805 | Panel with light permeable images A panel includes a sheet of light permeable, preferably optically clear transparent material and a transparent or translucent design superimposed on or forming part of a transparent or translucent base pattern. The design is visible from one side of the p... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6158156 | Display panels The invention relates to display panels suitable for use in providing information or other data for viewing in differing light conditions and/or for purely decorative purposes. Examples of panels according to the invention comprise a substrate (2) which m... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5346433 | Mirror illusion By a new configuration which more efficiently controls illumination, it is possible to make a mirror dissolve illusion which uses less power than those previously known in the art. A reflector and lamp assembly is provided in front of a partially reflecti... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5152089 | Multi-image sign display employing photographic type images A multi-image sign display (10,100) controllably interrelates a pair of controllable illumination means (22,24), for providing different selectable media effects from first and second displayable scenes (14,16) dependent on the first and second lighting e... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5144328 | Method for producing an image on a substrate having the same spectral content with front and back illumination A method for producing a large scale color graphic that presents substantially the same spectral content to a viewer when the graphic is illuminated with front or back lighting includes applying an ink film on a first surface and a second ink film on a se... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4991331 | Display assembly A display assembly 10 for mounting in a fruit machine comprises an open topped housing 14. A pair of two-way mirrors 20a, 20b are joined at right angles to one another with their mirrored sides defining the included angle and facing towards the housing's ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4703572 | Animated ultraviolet display apparatus A method and apparatus for animating illuminated signs and displays comprises sequentially illuminating with at least one source of radiant energy of a particular wavelength range at least two planar scenes, or three-dimensional objects, visibly responsiv... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4601668 | Doll heart monitoring toy A doll heart monitoring toy includes a doll element, a stethoscope element, an electronic device operative for producing signals imitating at least one characteristic of heart activity and arranged in one of the elements, and a magnetic member arranged to... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4565022 | Method and apparatus for animating illuminated signs and displays A method and apparatus for animating illuminated signs and displays comprises sequentially illuminating with at least one source of radiant energy (51) of a particular wavelength range at least two planar scenes (53), (54) or three-dimensional objects (10... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4417411 | Information display device This invention discloses an information display device including a front plate and information visualizing means provided behind the front plate and adapted to make information consisting of characters, patters and/or others appear on the front surface of... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4333715 | Moving picture apparatus Apparatus for creating the effect of pictures moving in two and three dimensions including a display structure, a number of image producers, and a scanning controller. The display structure contains elements upon which to place the image producers, which ... | 06/08/1982 |
