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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
William Dunn, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Rick De Laet, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0281 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); Y02B 20/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the illumination of a display case containing a plurality of products includes a housing and an access panel. The access panel hold a transparent display which is illuminated by an illumination device. A sensor is positioned to determine whether access panel is in an opened or a closed position. A processor measures the amount of time that has passed since the access panel was closed and drives the illumination device at a reduced power level accordingly.