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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1999
Hyla Lipson, Grants Pass, OR (US);
John Jones, Grants Pass, OR (US);
David Jones, Grants Pass, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A programmed illuminated display is provided. The display includes a panel having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough. An optical fiber is provided for each aperture. Each optical fiber has an emitting end aligned with the front face of the panel and a receiving end extending beyond the rear face of the panel. The optical fibers are grouped in a selected manner, and each group of the optical fibers is connected to an LED. The LED's are connected to a control circuit that includes a programmable chip. The chip is programmed to generate a selected firing order for the LED's which in turn direct light through the associated optical fibers for providing a programmed illumination for the display.