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US 12,111,488 B1Granted
Symbolic display elements utilizing side emitting fibers and light sources
OwnerHemanth Gundurao Kanekalinventor
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Abstract
A symbolic display element comprised of light emitting device coupled to side emitting fiber is disclosed. This symbolic element is an information display when the side emitting fiber substrate with specific light conducting and emitting properties is coupled with the light emitting device and the light emission is controlled by any means or methods. A method for forming the substrate into a symbolic shape is disclosed. A method of coupling light emitting device to the substrate is also disclosed. A method for using a plurality of such symbolic elements as information display is also disclosed.
Claims19
A display for information comprising:
- a plurality of stacked display elements, each display element including:
- a transparent substrate;
- and
- a side-emitting optical fiber embedded in the transparent substrate;
- wherein the side-emitting optical fiber forms a symbolic element;
- a source of light coupled to the side-emitting optical fibers of the stacked display elements to illuminate the symbolic elements;
- and
- a means to control the source of light.
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