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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. 08, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lyman R Daigle, Bethlehem, CT (US);
Walter R Mack, Watertown, CT (US);
Andrew C Ledesma, Woodbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Timex Corporation, Middlebury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B / ; G04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368226 ; 368227 ; 368 35 ; 368 37 ;
Abstract
An illuminated date ring for a calendar wristwatch for viewing the date at night through a window in the dial, employs an electroluminescent (EL) lamp beneath a transparent date ring. The EL lamp electrodes extend around the ring, and flexible spring members make sliding contact with the electrodes as the ring rotates in the movement.