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Decorative display apparatus

CA 1261040 A · Owner: Nippon Seiki Corporation Limited · Inventors: Yokoyama, Meiso; Ohkawa, Hiroshi; Takahashi, Makoto

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A luminous decorative display apparatus e.g. for, a Christmas tree, has a plurality of two-sided flat luminous display elements each having an electroluminescent layer formed contiguously between opposite transparent electrodes and capable of shining in a specific color and shape when a voltage is applied across the transparent electrodes. Each display element is connected through electrode terminals extending from the respective transparent electrodes for parallel connection to power supply lines.

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  • Granted September 26, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 26, 2006.
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FiledFebruary 27, 1985
GrantedSeptember 26, 1989
Term endedSeptember 26, 2006
Patent numberCA 1261040 A
Classification (IPC)F21K2/08 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedFeb 27, 1985Patent grantedSep 26, 1989Term endedSep 26, 2006

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