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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:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Michiel Zeinstra, Blauwhuis, NL;
Michiel Zeinstra, Blauwhuis, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A domestic appliance () includes a housing or wall () and a wall portion (). The portion is an integral part of the housing (). The appliance has a display means () comprising a light source (), a mask () and a diffuser (). The housing () may be smoothly shaped to obtain an appealing design. A separate or standardized display may be perceived as a disruption of a smooth design of the appliance. To incorporate the display means () into the design the integral wall portion () is transparent and positioned between the diffuser () and the mask (). An inner face of the wall portion () is directed to the mask (). An outer face of the wall portion () is directed to the diffuser (). A diffusing layer () included in the diffuser () is provided on the outer face of the integral wall portion ().
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