Dials, Pointers, Gauges, And Bands Patents (Class 250/463.1)
  • Patent number: 10288459
    Abstract: A lighting and color scheme for instruments to allow an apparent color change of indicia and background between daylight viewing and night-time viewing when an instrument light is turned on. White indicia on a red background is conspicuous in daytime, but can be transformed to green indicia on black background when the instrument is illuminated with a green LED for night-time viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Paul Chapman
  • Patent number: 10101638
    Abstract: A watertight structure can improve the ease of assembly of electronic devices, facilitate manufacturing, and reduce parts counts and man-hours for assembly. The watertight structure of a touch panel device includes: a display panel constituting a display screen; a touch panel which is disposed outside the display panel and on which input operations are performed; and an enclosure which holds the display panel and the touch panel and has an opening in which the touch panel is exposed. In the structure, a thermoplastic decorative film is brought into close contact with the surface of the touch panel device along the entire periphery so that there exists no excessive portion of the decorative film that is protruded from the surface of the touch panel device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Ejiri, Kazunobu Yoneyama, Haruhiko Kondo
  • Patent number: 10051981
    Abstract: A picture frame is constructed using a system and method wherein a pair of cooperating profile extrusion lengths are cut to size to form a frame to accommodate a piece of artwork. A continuous spacer is provided to be locatable between a cover sheet and backing sheet. The profile lengths are fastened together at the edges of the frame, thereby compressing the spacer between the cover sheet and backing sheet. As such an isolated volume is created that can be evacuated of oxygen for preservation of the artwork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: CONSERVATION BY DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventor: Stuart Welch
  • Patent number: 8339903
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a dual illumination watch face having a tritium gas tube coupled with a dial, minute hand or hour hand of the watch face, and phosphorescent material disposed with at least one of the dial, minute hand and hour hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: James Brewster Olmes
  • Patent number: 7920257
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for determining the shape of a glass sheet during and/or after the forming process. In one example, a system for determining the shape of a glass sheet defining an interior bulk can include a light source, an image capture device and a processor that are configured to calculate the location of an energy centroid within a selected portion of the bulk of the glass sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Chong Pyung An, Philip Robert LeBlanc, James Arthur Smith, James Patrick Trice, Dale Alan Webb, Piotr Janusz Wesolowski
  • Patent number: 7903503
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a dual illumination watch face having a tritium gas tube coupled with a dial, minute hand or hour hand of the watch face, and phosphorescent material disposed with at least one of the dial, minute hand and hour hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: James Brewster Olmes
  • Patent number: 6398379
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display apparatus main body, illuminating component, and transparent plate. The display apparatus main body has a flat screen. The illuminating component is formed into a frame to, correspond to a peripheral edge portion of the screen, and is arranged in tight contact with the screen. The transparent plate is arranged on an opposite side of the screen in tight contact with the illuminating component to face the screen. The illuminating component entirely seals a peripheral portion of a gap between the screen and transparent plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Fumihito Imai