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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:
Aug. 15, 1995
Filed:
May. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael H Kalmanash, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ; F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 26 ; 362 31 ; 362 62 ;
Abstract
A backlight system for liquid crystal device display is equipped with a dual lighting system for day viewing and night viewing. The day lighting system uses conventional fluorescent or incandescent lamps for full color display during daytime use. The night lighting system uses a lower intensity light source. The day lighting system is disabled while the night system is in use. The dual lighting system provides an extended dimming range compared to what would otherwise be available.