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Electroluminescent identification device

US5709045A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 16, 1996
Grant dateJan 20, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S362/812
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electroluminescent identification device includes an enclosure which supports a variety of opaque alpha-numeric characters, a luminescent lamp which highlights the characters, and an electronic circuit which converts the alternating voltage typically used in doorbell electrical circuits to the higher alternating frequencies required to energize the lamp.

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