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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581342 | Display device A display device includes an ultraviolet light source, a color light source, and a filter selectively hit by their lights. The filter has a first area part for displaying the first display contents excluding an overlapped parts when the ultraviolet light is emitted,... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7406785 | Display device A display device selectively provides a first and second displays. A first light source emits first light, and a second light source emits second light having peak wavelength different from the first light, and a translucent sheet hit selectively by one of the first... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7286191 | Dynamic display device A dynamic display device is disclosed, that is adapted to be removably attached to the front of a conventional monitor, such as a television monitor. The device intercepts the light emitted by the monitor to produce an abstract, moving display. An opaque grid struct... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266920 | Picture frame having an inner frame movably received in an outer frame for exhibiting a planar drawing or a three dimensional object A picture frame includes an outer frame having an extension slit defined in at least one side face of the outer frame and an inner frame movably received inside the outer frame. The inner frame has a first slit defined through at least one side face of the inner fra... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7188984 | LED headlamp array An LED headlamp array having discrete LED light source modules, where each light source module has an LED light source, optics dedicated to each LED light source, and a faceted reflector. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178279 | Device and method for sign illumination A device for illuminating an existing sign (100) having a specific given pattern on its front side, and a method of manufacturing such a device. A removable laminate (102) is intended to be applied to the front side of the sign, and comprises a mainly ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7114829 | Multi-facet full color illuminator A multi-facet full color illuminator is provided, including a case, a plurality of separated areas inside the case, a plurality of separators for forming separated areas and each separator being shared by two adjacent separated areas, a light source module inside ea... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7080931 | Multiple pattern light source The present invention provides an apparatus to light an object. One end of each optical fiber in a group is bound into a bundle and the other is distributed to provide light as desired. There are more than one group of fibers and more than one bundle. A base structu... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7021795 | Illumination apparatus Illumination apparatus (8) which comprises at least two light sources, at least one light collecting device for collecting light from the light sources (10), motion providing means for providing relative motion between the light sources (10) and... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007417 | Audio-visual display device for pictorial artwork An audio-visual display device for pictorial artwork is disclosed. The preferred embodiment has a universal backbox which contains a lightboard capable of lighting up any and/or all sections of a pictorial artwork placed above it, a hidden electric eye for detecting... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6950088 | Synchronizing optical scan and electrical addressing of a single-panel, scrolling color LCD system The electrical scan which applies data for one of the red, green and blue colors of a liquid crystal display (LCD) to the pixels of each row of the display and the optical scan of the panel with the color stripe of that color are synchronized to ensure sufficient ti... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6851209 | Integrated advertisement board An integrated advertisement board includes a frame, several light emitting elements arranged on the frame in a form of a matrix, and a controlling circuit electrically connected to the light emitting element; the controlling circuit is used for making each light emi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6685339 | Sparkle light bulb with controllable memory function The specification and drawings describe and show one embodiment of the present invention in the form of a sparkle light bulb with a plurality of different colored LED bulbs controlled by a circuit that selectively operates the LED bulbs in color wash mode... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6564696 | Display device for beverage pitcher or coffee machine An apparatus is disclosed comprising a display device. The apparatus may also be comprised of a beverage pitcher onto which the display device can be placed. The display device can be placed in a first or a second state. In the first state the display dev... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6382814 | Ornamental light display simulating falling snow A decorative lighting display composed of ornaments, each having a form resembling a snowflake and illuminated by a light or lights. The illumination of the ornaments is sequenced by an electronic controller to create the illusion of falling snow when the... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6312141 | Simulated fireworks lamp assembly The lamp assembly includes an emitting framework, a supporting ball, radiating levers and electronic-controller. The emitting framework is connected to the radiating levers via the supporting ball; the radiating levers to which explosion lamps and flashin... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6299338 | Decorative lighting apparatus with light source and luminescent material An exemplary lighting apparatus comprises a light source such as an LED, a transmissive body optically coupled to the light source, and at least one region of luminescent material formed on a portion of the transmissive body, the at least one region of lu... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6105289 | Method and apparatus for effecting the simulated internal luminescence of a translucent object A display system for translucent objects comprising a shelf having an upper surface and a lower surface with apertures extending through the shelf. A fiber optic strand has an input end and an output end positioned through each aperture with its output en... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6036334 | Illuminating apparatus and frame to which the illuminating apparatus is attached An illuminating apparatus is formed with an ultraviolet lamp and at least one incandescent lamps that repeat a predetermined illumination pattern in which the lamps are turned on, gradually brightened within a predetermined period, gradually dimmed out wi... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5863109 | Phantom color light mirror A phantom color light mirror including a mirror, a plurality of colored light sources, and a central control device. The mirror is composed of a transparent sheet having a reflective layer affixed to a rear surface thereof. A plurality of lines of a suffi... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5836676 | Light emitting display apparatus A light emitting display apparatus has pixels arranged in rows to display a predetermined image, each of the pixels being composed of red and green, or blue and yellow light emitting diodes, lenses provided on the pixels, each of the lenses horizontally d... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5695269 | Multi-color display lighting by led An LCD display is backlit by a main light pipe with LEDs of a first color along one edge or opposed edges which uniformly flood the display with the first color, and with an LED of a second color coupled by a second light pipe to another edge to introduce... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5269719 | Light show mechanism A light show mechanism is provided that includes light brackets which are mounted for rotation on opposite ends of a platform. The light brackets have at least two spaced lamps mounted thereon. The platform rotates about a central axis. As the platform ro... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5075993 | Color display apparatus A color display apparatus includes a mechanism for storing images on a plurality of partially transparent sheets. A drive mechanism brings one sheet into viewing position as another sheet simultaneously withdraws in the same direction to produce a smooth ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4970812 | Sheet type large display unit A sheet type large display unit includes a thin, flexible back sheet which is capable of being rolled up, the flexible back sheet having a plurality of electrical connections formed thereon in rows and columns; a plurality of display dot devices mounted o... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4924356 | Illumination system for a display device An illumination system for a display device includes a plurality of lenslets which provide partially collimated light with respect to at least one axis of the display. A light box provides uncollimated light to the lenslets. The light box includes a refle... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4641446 | Apparatus and method for producing a multisided, multicolored display An apparatus and method for producing a multisided, multicolored display which includes an enclosure with a plurality of translucent light scattering sides, top and bottom. A plurality of light sources are positioned in a spaced apart relationship to radi... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4386916 | Mental functions complexity model A mental functions complexity model is provided that is suitable for demonstrating, in three-dimensional perspective, the interrelationships of the various mental functions performed by the human brain. The model preferably includes an opaque, upturned, h... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4357771 | Optical filter device An optical filter transforms defined color light images from television sets, projectors, and the like, into an endless variety of color abstracts. A plurality of light-collector channels conduct light from a color image to a translucent display screen, e... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4305223 | Magic eyeball The present invention relates to an illuminated eyeball for toys which comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED), a power apparatus for supplying electrical power to said plurality of light emitting diodes and a plurality of switches which plac... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4296562 | Traveling light display A multiplicity of optic fibers are secured at their outer ends in a spaced-apart pattern at the front surface of a viewing panel and at their inner ends in a concentrated, spaced-apart pattern at the rear, input surface of a reader panel for registry with... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4259800 | Display apparatus and associated circuit A display apparatus is provided comprising a plurality of spaced lights with reflectors operatively associated with the lights which are isolated from one another. A circuit is provided for actuating the lights for selected periods of time to create an ap... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4249331 | Dynamic star burst display An attractive dynamic star burst display is provided in which a plurality of light sources preferably of different colors, are mounted behind a translucent enclosure, and relative movement is provided for effectively changing the distances between the lig... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4197671 | Kinematic optical device This invention relates to a kinematic art form and amusement device that produces a wide variety of pleasing visual illusions through the combination of a rotating patterned body and pulsating light source.... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4173038 | Changing image light device A light device for projecting a variety of different images in various changing colors onto a translucent surface to provide the visual portion of audio visual entertainment. The primary embodiment has a box-like container with one or more sides of transl... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4065865 | Device for visually displaying luminous patterns A multiplicity of preferably coherent light sources are disposed along a common axis and are separated from one another by interposed opaque shields in the form of disks of progressively increasing diameters transverse to that axis. Each source confronts ... | 01/03/1978 |
