Patents by Inventor Michael Owen McCann

Michael Owen McCann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Display assemblies
    Patent number: 5818010
    Abstract: A transparent LCD back-lit display has a transparent indium-tin oxide heater layer extending across the display and a resistive metal strip heater, supported in a frame of low thermal conductivity, extending around its edge. One temperature sensor is mounted at the center of the display and another is mounted at the edge. The sensors are connected to a heater control unit, which controls power supplied to the heater layer and the edge strip heater to maintain the temperatures at the center and edge of the display equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Smiths Industries PLC
    Inventor: Michael Owen McCann