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Luminescent solid state status indicator

CA 1046943 A · Owner: Monsanto Company · Inventors: Keune, David L.; Craford, Magnus G.

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LUMINESCENT SOLID STATE STATUS INDICATOR ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:, A luminescent solid state status indicator including at least first and second light emitting diodes of different colors which may be mounted on a single header, One side of each of the diodes is connected in common to one side of a source of energizing voltage subject to variation in magnitude. The other sides of the diodes are interconnected with the electrodes of a transistor which has one electrode connected to the other side of the DC energizing voltage. The transistor is adapted selectively to energize the first and second light emitting diodes to display colors corresponding respectively to discrete magnitudes of …

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  • Granted January 23, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 23, 1996.
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GrantedJanuary 23, 1979
Term endedJanuary 23, 1996
Patent numberCA 1046943 A
Classification (IPC)G08B21/00 +2 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedJan 23, 1979Term endedJan 23, 1996

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