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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. 22, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Alan C. Thomas, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Walter J. Paciorek, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Alan C. Thomas, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Walter J. Paciorek, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
World Properties, Inc., Lincolnwood, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02B 26/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A display includes a light switch overlying a backlight and having at least two light shutters which do not, by themselves, convey information by the shape thereof. The lit area of the backlight is equal to or greater than the sum of the areas of the shutters within the area. The display can also include a graphics layer overlying the light switch. The information content of the display is changed by changing the graphics layer.