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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
James M Lapeyre, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
Digicourse, Inc., New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340336 ; 3403 / ; 178 30 ;
Abstract
An alphanumeric display system including an array of preferably 14 or alternatively, 15 light-emitting elements capable, when selectively activated, of legibly forming all numerals, and various alphabet letters and/or mathematical and punctuation symbols. The arrays disclosed are characterized by the arrangement of the light-emitting elements in a closely nested relation to form horizontal rows and columns inclined to both the right and the left at 60.degree. with respect to the horizontal. A solid state system for selectively energizing the light-emitting elements is disclosed.