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US 11,187,390 B2Granted
Decorative decal device with light
AssigneeAdfoled International B.V.
InventorEvert van Olst
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Abstract
A decal assembly includes a film, a power source including a positive contact and a negative contact, a light having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, and a layer of electrically conductive ink applied to the film, the layer of electrically conductive ink forming a line to connect the positive contact of the power source to the positive terminal of the light, and to connect the negative contact of the power source to the negative terminal of the light.
Claims20
A decal assembly comprising:
- a film;
- a power source including a positive contact and a negative contact;
- a light having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- a layer of electrically conductive ink applied to the film, the layer of electrically conductive ink forming a line to connect the positive contact of the power source to the positive terminal of the light, and to connect the negative contact of the power source to the negative terminal of the light;
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- at least one additional layer of ink, the at least one additional layer of ink including a plurality of cut-out connection points, the at least one additional layer of ink extending between the cut-out connection points;
- wherein the positive terminal of the light is aligned with a first cut-out connection point of the plurality of cut-out connection points, and the negative terminal of the light is aligned with a second cut-out connection point of the plurality of cut-out connection points so that the at least one additional layer of ink extends between the first and the second cut-out connection points.
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A method of manufacturing a decal assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a film;
- printing a layer of an electrically conductive ink on the film;
- printing an ink image with a plurality of cut-out connection points, after printing the layer of the electrically conductive ink;
- attaching a power source to the film, the power source including a positive contact and a negative contact;
- and
- attaching a light to the film, the light having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein the layer of electrically conductive ink forms a line to connect the positive contact of the power source to the positive terminal of the light, and to connect the negative contact of the power source to the negative terminal of the light;
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- wherein the positive terminal is aligned with a first cut-out connection point of the plurality of cut-out connection points, and the negative terminal is aligned with a second cut-out connection point of the plurality of cut-out connection points so that the ink image extends between the first and the second cut-out connection points.
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A decal assembly comprising:
- a film having an image printed thereon, and having an application side, for application to a surface, and a non-application side;
- a battery portion including:
- a base portion having a recess, the base portion being attached to the non-application side of the film;
- a positive battery contact provided in and extending through a surface of the base portion to contact the non-application side of the film;
- a negative battery contact provided in and extending through a surface of the base portion to contact the non-application side of the film;
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- a cap configured to be inserted into the recess of the base portion to secure a battery within the base portion;
- a light portion attached to the non-application side, the light portion including:
- a cover having a recess on a surface that is attached to the non-application side;
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- a light-emitting diode provided in the recess of the cover, and having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- a layer of electrically conductive ink applied to the non-application side of the film, the layer of electrically conductive ink forming a line to connect the positive battery contact to the positive terminal of the light-emitting diode, and a line to connect the negative battery contact to the negative terminal of the light-emitting diode;
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- at least one additional layer of ink, the at least one additional layer of ink including a plurality of cut-out connection points, the at least one additional layer of ink extending between the cut-out connection points;
- wherein the positive terminal of the light is aligned with a first cut-out connection point of the plurality of cut-out connection points, and the negative terminal of the light is aligned with a second cut-out connection point of the plurality cut-out connection points so that the at least one additional layer of ink extends between the first and the second cut-out connection points.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.