Kathleen A Dunn

Address:

77 Ogden St, Denver, CO 80218

VIN:

JHLRE48757C019687

Make:

HOND

Model:

CRV

Year:

2007

US Patent:

50121600, Apr 30, 1991

Filed:

Apr 13, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/337419

Inventors:

Kathleen D. Dunn Thompson - Colorado Springs CO

Assignee:

Colorado Instruments, Inc. - Colorado Springs CO

International Classification:

H05B 3702
H05B 4136

US Classification:

315149

Abstract:

A display assembly particularly for the point-of-purchase field utilizes a light source to power the display. A solar cell is electrically connected, through a simple flashing circuit, to an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The diodes have a current usage of about 2 ma or less; e. g. , they may be double heterojunction AlGaAs/GaAs material. The circuit has a current drain of about 0. 1 ma or less. The solar cell may be mounted between an artificial light source (such as a fluorescent bulb) and a surrounding metal housing by sheet material having an undulating (e. g. , accordion) configuration. Transparent UV inhibited plastic film tape may attach the solar cell to a central undulation of the sheet material while magnets strips attach side edges of the sheet material to a metal housing, so that the solar cell is in close proximity to (e. g. , touches) the light source.