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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:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Tryon, Houston, TX (US);
James F Reynolds, Plano, TX (US);
Ralph R Buoniconti, Jr, West Springfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F / ; G09F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
40544 ; 40609 ;
Abstract
A panel assembly including a translucent panel and an electro-luminescent strip layered on the back of the translucent panel for imparting illumination to at least part of the translucent panel where the connection of the electro-luminescent strip to a power source results in illumination of the electro-luminescent strip and at least part of the translucent panel.