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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:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Birendra Bahadur, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/62 ; H01J 6/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/62 ; H01J 6/304 ;
Abstract
A light system is disclosed that may be used as a dual-mode LCD backlight. The light system includes a fluorescent lamp and a secondary light source that is attached to or formed upon an outer surface of the fluorescent lamp. The fluorescent lamp diffuses the light of the secondary light source.