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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Alan Alexander Burns, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alan Alexander Burns, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
MLHO, Inc., Portola Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magneto-optical liquid crystal display responds to the direction of a provided magnetic field. Display alternatives include a compass-like dial indication of direction, numeric values, and complex pixilated images. By providing a variable magnetic field, the display may be used as a non-contact remote analog gauge or digital indicator.