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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:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Kurt Wedel, Mühltal, DE;
Franz-Josef Kaboth, Weilrod, DE;
Kurt Bach, Langenselbold, DE;
Andreas Habeney, Kelkheim, DE;
Michael Herzog, Darmstadt, DE;
Klaus Rietzler, Bergkamen, DE;
Detlev Brosda, Grossumstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
An instrument panel, in particular for a display in a motor vehicle, with a sheet-like carrier ( ) on which colors have been applied for representing a scale and/or characters and/or symbols as well as for covering the regions outside the contours of the scale, characters or symbols. The colors of the scale, characters or symbols comprise a system of layers ( ) formed by a plurality of transparent color layers of different coloration fully or partially covering over one another.