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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Applicant:
Aaron Matthew Mcdaniel, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventor:
Aaron Matthew McDaniel, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/28 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/126 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 2327/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
An indicator for a dispenser is disclosed. The indicator includes at least one display layer having at least one display surface surrounded by at least one edge surface, the at least one display layer being transparent in a direction of the at least one edge surface; at least one light source configured to transmit light through the at least one display layer in the direction of the at least one edge surface; and at least one pattern portion disposed in the at least one display surface such that light from the at least one light source is redirected through the at least one pattern portion.