Patents Examined by Hagar050991223
  • Louvers added to lcd backlight assembly for ventilation
    Patent number: 5099403
    Abstract: A backlight for a liquid crystal display which includes a reflector having a back wall and forwardly-extending peripheral walls and a light source mounted in the back wall is provided with a ventilation port or louvers in at least one of the peripheral walls to permit convection cooling of the backlight and the liquid crystal display by moving air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Gilbarco, Inc.
    Inventor: Winfield F. Turner