Activity display panel for a data processor or the like
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an activity display panel for a data processor or the like showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being identical;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof with the activity display fully illuminated;
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our design;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof; and
FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the upper portion of the panel appearing in both the first and the second embodiment, thus showing representative operation.
The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-6 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The characteristic feature of our design resides in the columns of indicators which are sequentially illuminated as data processing activity increases until the highest indicator in each column is reached. The front cover is translucent.
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 10, 1989
Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH)
Inventors: Jack M. King (Towanda, KS), Robert T. Harvey (Wichita, KS)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Attorneys: Wilbert Hawk, Jr., Stephen F. Jewett, Jack R. Penrod
Application Number: 7/322,819