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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. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard F Nelson, Butte, MT (US);
Assignee:
Gateway 2000, Inc., North Sioux City, SD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
349665 ; 349-1 ; 349 58 ; 362 26 ; 362 31 ; 361681 ;
Abstract
A lap top computer system is provided having a light emitting device for illuminating a keyboard, and the surrounding work area. The apparatus operates to convey light from the liquid crystal display backlighting light source to the keyboard and work area utilizing light pipes. The light pipes transmit light from the backlighting system light source to lenses located on a surface of the computer body. The lenses are provided with adjustable doors covering the light source for varying the level of illumination.