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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
William Dunn, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Rick De Laet, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0281 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); Y02B 20/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a backlight is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing and door. A transparent liquid crystal display and associated backlight is positioned between front and rear glass panels of said door. A door sensor is positioned to detect if the door is open or shut, and a controller connected to the backlight and door sensor measures the amount of time that has passed between door openings and drives the backlight at various levels based upon the elapsed time.