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US3218497A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Miniaturized electroluminescent lamp

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-10
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1982-10-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James F Motson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 07:07
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/04; G09G3/06; G09G3/12; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G09F9/302; H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H05B33/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 206 words
A MINIATURIZED ELECTROLUMINISECENT LAMP DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A PLURALITY OF GROOVED NON-ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTING ELEMENTS, SAID GROOVED ELEMENTS ELEMENTS BEING ARRANGED IN A LAMINATED GROUP WHEREBY THE BASES OF THE RESPECTIVE ELEMENTS, OPPOSITE THE GROOVES, OVERLAY THE GROOVES OF THE ADJACENT ELEMENTS TO FORM TUNNEL-LIKE STRUCTURES; (B) A NON-GROOVED MEMBER DISPOSED NEXT TO THE ONE OF SAID GROOVED ELEMENTS WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE LAMINATED GROUPS; (C) A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, EACH ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS FITTED INTO AND ASSOCIATED ONE OF SAID TUNNEL-LIKE STRUCTURES AND EXTENDING FROM THE ENDS THEREOF; (D) MEANS SECURING SAID PLURALITY OF GROOVED ELEMENTS TOGETHER AND SECURING EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS IN ITS ASSOCIATED ONE OF SAID TUNNELLIKE STRUCTURES; (E) AN INCOMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP, HAVING ONE COMMON TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND WHICH IS BONDED ON ITS SIDE OPPOSITE FROM SAID COMMON TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE TO ALL OF SAID EXTENDING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID ENCASED LAMINATED GROUP OF ELEMENTS SUCH THAT EACH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR SERVES AS AS INDIVIDUAL SECOND ELECTRODE TO OPERATE WITH SAID COMMON TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, THEREBY TRANSFORMING SAID INCOMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP INTO A COMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP AND ENABLING SAID COMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP TO BE SELECTIVELY LIGHTED IN A PLURALITY OF SMALL AREAS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 206 words
A MINIATURIZED ELECTROLUMINISECENT LAMP DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A PLURALITY OF GROOVED NON-ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTING ELEMENTS, SAID GROOVED ELEMENTS ELEMENTS BEING ARRANGED IN A LAMINATED GROUP WHEREBY THE BASES OF THE RESPECTIVE ELEMENTS, OPPOSITE THE GROOVES, OVERLAY THE GROOVES OF THE ADJACENT ELEMENTS TO FORM TUNNEL-LIKE STRUCTURES; (B) A NON-GROOVED MEMBER DISPOSED NEXT TO THE ONE OF SAID GROOVED ELEMENTS WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE LAMINATED GROUPS; (C) A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, EACH ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS FITTED INTO AND ASSOCIATED ONE OF SAID TUNNEL-LIKE STRUCTURES AND EXTENDING FROM THE ENDS THEREOF; (D) MEANS SECURING SAID PLURALITY OF GROOVED ELEMENTS TOGETHER AND SECURING EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS IN ITS ASSOCIATED ONE OF SAID TUNNELLIKE STRUCTURES; (E) AN INCOMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP, HAVING ONE COMMON TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND WHICH IS BONDED ON ITS SIDE OPPOSITE FROM SAID COMMON TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE TO ALL OF SAID EXTENDING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID ENCASED LAMINATED GROUP OF ELEMENTS SUCH THAT EACH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR SERVES AS AS INDIVIDUAL SECOND ELECTRODE TO OPERATE WITH SAID COMMON TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, THEREBY TRANSFORMING SAID INCOMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP INTO A COMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP AND ENABLING SAID COMPLETE ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP TO BE SELECTIVELY LIGHTED IN A PLURALITY OF SMALL AREAS.

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