Large scale transportable illuminated display
OwnerIvan Pawlenko, Larry Samsoninventors
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Abstract
A large programmable display includes a thin flat sheet of flexible non-conducting material on which wires are mounted via an adhesive. The wires have low impedance segments and are coupled to light emitting displays. An additional sheet of a flexible non-conducting material may be used to create a seal to protect against infiltration to the wires and LEDs of external environmental elements. Advantageously, the display may be rolled up to be transported, and, later unfurled to be operated.
Claims27
A large display, comprising:
- a first sheet of flexible non-conducting material;
- a plurality of discrete flexible wires bonded to one surface of said first sheet, at least one of said wires having a low impedance segment;
- and
- a plurality of display elements coupled to said wires.
A large display, comprising:
- a first sheet of flexible non-conducting material;
- a second sheet of flexible non-conducting material;
- a first plurality of discrete flexible wires bonded to one surface of said first sheet;
- a second plurality of discrete flexible wires bonded to one surface of said second sheet;
- and
- a plurality of LEDs having anodes coupled to said first plurality of said discrete flexible wires;
- wherein at least one of said first and second plurality of wires has a low impedance segment, and said second sheet is interposed between said first plurality of said discrete flexible wires and said second plurality of said discrete flexible wires, said second plurality of said discrete flexible wires being coupled to cathodes of said LEDs.
A method of operating a large display, comprising the step of unfurling said display from a rolled-up position, wherein said display has a display area greater than 9.5 inches by 7 inches.
A method of operating a large display, said display having a plurality of discrete flexible wires bonded to one surface of a sheet of flexible non-conducting material, at least one of said wires having a low impedance segment, said wires being coupled to a plurality of display elements, said method comprising the steps of:
- unfurling said display from a rolled-up position;
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- illuminating ones of said display elements to display a message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.