Claims
- 1. A laminated electrical device comprising stacked layers including a substrate, a photovoltaic to produce electricity, a device for storing electricity produced by the photovoltaic, a source of illumination, electrical circuitry for electrically connecting the aforesaid electrical components, and a protective surface.
- 2. The device as in claim 1 wherein the substrate is rigid.
- 3. The device as in claim 1 wherein the substrate is flexible.
- 4. The device as in claim 1 further comprising an adhesive and a removable covering for the adhesive applied to said protective surface or substrate.
- 5. The device as in claim 1 further comprising an alternative electrical power inlet and outlet connection point in electrical connection with said electrical circuitry.
- 6. The device as in claim 1 further comprising a thermally conductive layer in contact with said electric components or layers to dissipate heat from said electric components.
- 7. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more sensor switches in electrical connection with said electrical circuitry for turning one or more of said electrical components on and off.
- 8. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more controllers in electrical connection to said electrical components or circuitry to control activation and/or duration of illumination and/or signal.
- 9. The device as in claim 8 further comprising one or more sensors in electrical connection to said electrical circuitry to provide sensor feedback to the controller.
- 10. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more signal transmitters and receivers in electrical connection to said electrical circuitry.
- 11. The device as in claim 1 said electrical circuitry prevents electric current drain through said photovoltaic.
- 12. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device for storing electricity comprises one or more capacitors.
- 13. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device comprises one or more batteries or fuel cells.
- 14. The device as in claim 1 wherein one or more of said electrical component layers are transparent.
- 15. The device as in claim 1 wherein one or more of said non-electrical component layers are transparent.
- 16. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more transparent adhesive layers.
- 17. The device as in claim 1 wherein the source of illumination emits light in the visible light spectrum, non-visible spectrum or combination of both.
- 18. The device as in claim 17 wherein the source of illumination comprises one or more light emitting diodes.
- 19. The device as in claim 17 wherein the source of illumination comprises one or more organic light emitting devices.
- 20. The device as in claim 17 wherein the source of illumination comprises one or more electroluminescent materials.
- 21. The device as in claim 17 wherein the source of illumination comprises one or more illuminating chips, preferable a laser, photonic, LED or other miniature light emitting source.
- 22. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more layers of light refractive materials.
- 23. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more layers of light reflective materials.
- 24. The device as in claim 23 wherein the light reflective material is oriented to reflect in one or more directions.
- 25. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more layers of fluorescent materials.
- 26. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more layers of luminescent materials.
- 27. The device as in claim 1 further comprising one or more layers of dielectric materials.
- 28. The device as in claim 1 wherein an exterior surface of the device is smooth.
- 29. The device as in claim 1 wherein an exterior surface of the device is textured.
- 30. The device as in claim 1 wherein one or more electrical components are combined in a single layer.
- 31. The device as in claim 1 comprising a plurality of layers or multiple devices assembled edge to edge.
- 32. The device as in claim 1 comprising a plurality of layers or multiple devices laminated edge to edge
- 33. The device as in claim 1 comprising a plurality of devices in electrical, illumination or signal connection.
- 34. (canceled).
- 35. (canceled).
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/448,888 filed Feb. 24, 2003 which is incorporated by reference for all purposes.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60448888 |
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