IP Library Granted Patent US 7,186,936
Granted Patent B2
US 7,186,936 · App. 11/438,182 · Granted Mar 6, 2007

Electroluminescent lamp membrane switch

Assignee: OryonTechnologies, LLC
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Patent No.
US 7,186,936
App. No.
11/438,182
Granted
Mar 6, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electroluminescent lamp membrane switch includes a deformable substrate. Graphic indicia is imprinted on the substrate. An electroluminescent lamp is imprinted on the graphic indicia layer and a membrane switch is formed on the lamp.

Claims (37)

1. An electroluminescent lamp membrane switch comprising:

an electroluminescent lamp having a front surface and a back surface, and

a membrane switch formed on said back surface of said lamp.

2. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 1 wherein said front surface of said lamp includes an insulating layer.

3. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 1 wherein said back surface of said lamp includes an insulating layer.

4. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 1 and further including:

graphic indicia formed on said front surface of said lamp.

5. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 4 wherein said graphic indicia includes an alpha display.

6. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 4 wherein said graphic indicia includes a numeric display.

7. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 1 and further including:

a film formed on said first surface of said lamp.

8. An electroluminescent lamp membrane switch comprising:

a deformable substrate having a front surface and a back surface;

an electroluminescent lamp having a front surface and a back surface, said front surface being imprinted on said back surface of said deformable substrate; and

a membrane switch formed on said back surface of said lamp.

9. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 8 and further including:

graphic indicia imprinted on said deformable substitute.

10. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 9 wherein said graphic indicia is imprinted on said front surface of said deformable substrate.

11. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 9 wherein said graphic indicia is imprinted on said back surface of said deformable substrate.

12. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 8 wherein said front surface of said lamp includes an insulating layer.

13. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 12 wherein said back surface of said lamp includes an insulating layer.

14. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 13 wherein said front surface and said back surface insulating layers of said lamp form an envelope for enclosing said lamp.

15. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 9 wherein said graphic indicia is imprinted on said front surface and said back surface of said deformable substrate.

16. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 9 which said graphic indicia includes an alpha/numeric display.

17. An electroluminescent lamp membrane switch comprising:

an electroluminescent lamp enclosed in an insulating envelope, said envelope having a top layer having a front surface and a back surface and a bottom layer having a front surface and a back surface; and

a membrane switch formed on said back surface of said bottom layer of said envelope.

18. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 17 and further including:

graphic indicia imprinted on said top layer of said envelope.

19. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 17 and further including:

a flexible substrate having a front and a back surface; and

said front surface of said top layer of said envelope being imprinted on said flexible substrate.

20. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 19 and further including graphic indicia imprinted on said flexible substrate.

21. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 20 wherein said graphic indicia is imprinted on said front surface of said flexible substrate.

22. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 20 wherein said graphic indicia is imprinted on said back surface of said flexible substrate and said front surface of said top layer of said envelope is imprinted on said graphic indicia.

23. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 20 wherein said graphic indicia is imprinted on said front surface and said back surface of said flexible substrate and said front surface of said top layer of said envelope is imprinted on said graphic indicia on said back surface of said flexible substrate.

24. The electroluminescent lamp membrane switch of claim 20 wherein said graphic indicia includes an alpha/numeric display.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: EL PATENT ACQUISITION LLC
To: 2461729 ONTARIO INC.
Reel/Frame 035886/0759 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2015
From: ORYONTECHNOLOGIES, LLC; ORYON TECHNOLOGIES, INC; ORYONTECHNOLOGIES LICENSING, LLC
To: EL PATENT ACQUISITION, LLC
Reel/Frame 035352/0796 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2015
From: ORYON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; ORYON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ORYON TECHNOLOGIES LICENSING, LLC
To: MYANT CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.; MARCUS, M. RICHARD; MRM ACQUISITIONS, LLC; ORYON CAPITAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 034788/0870 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2006
From: MARCUS, M. RICHARD; BROWN, THOMAS L.
To: ORYON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 017924/0026 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 1114821600 · Jun 9, 2005
Related Publication 20060278508A1 · Dec 14, 2006