1. A vehicle display comprising;
a housing;
a first appliqu\xe9 immovably coupled to the housing;
a second appliqu\xe9 immovably coupled to the housing so as to prevent relative movement of the second appliqu\xe9 with respect to the first appliqu\xe9, the second appliqu\xe9 being spaced apart rearwardly from the first appliqu\xe9;
a first graphics set coupled to a surface of the first appliqu\xe9;
a second graphics set coupled to a surface of the second appliqu\xe9;
a third graphics set coupled to a surface of the first appliqu\xe9 opposite the first graphics set, the third graphics set also cooperating with the first and second graphics sets to at least partially form the display design; and
a pointer rotatably coupled to the housing, wherein the first and second graphics sets cooperate to at least partially form a display design that is adapted to be viewed from a front side of the vehicle display and wherein the pointer is movable to indicate a value associated with the display design.
2. The vehicle display of claim 1, wherein the first and second graphics sets are spaced apart by a dimension that is greater than or equal to about 2 mm.
3. The vehicle display of claim 2, wherein the dimension is greater than or equal to about 4 mm.
4. The vehicle display of claim 2, further comprising a light source coupled to the housing, the light source being selectively operable for illuminating at least one of the first and second graphic sets.
5. The vehicle display of claim 4, wherein the light source is selectively operable for back-illuminating at least one of the first and second graphics sets.
6. The vehicle display of claim 1, wherein the first and second appliqu\xe9s are separated by an air gap.
7. The vehicle display of claim 1, further comprising a fourth graphics set coupled to a surface of the second appliqu\xe9 opposite the second graphics set, the fourth graphics set also cooperating with the first, second and third graphics sets to at least partially form the display design.
8. The vehicle display of claim 7, further comprising a light source coupled to the housing, the light source being selectively operable for illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets.
9. The vehicle display of claim 8, wherein the light source is selectively operable for back-illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets.
10. The vehicle display of claim 1, further comprising a light source coupled to the housing, the light source being selectively operable for illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets.
11. The vehicle display of claim 10, wherein the light source is selectively operable for back-illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets.
12. The vehicle display of claim 1, further comprising a light source that is employed to back-light at least one of the pointer, the first graphics set and the second graphics set.
13. The vehicle display of claim 1, further comprising a light source, the light source illuminating at least a portion of a front side of each of the first and second appliqu\xe9s.
14. The vehicle display of claim 1, further comprising an additional graphics set coupled to at least one of a surface of the first appliqu\xe9 opposite the first graphic set and a surface of the second appliqu\xe9 opposite said second graphics set.
15. A vehicle display comprising:
a housing;
a pointer rotatably coupled to the housing;
a first appliqu\xe9 coupled to the housing;
a second appliqu\xe9 coupled to the housing, the second appliqu\xe9 being spaced apart rearwardly from the first appliqu\xe9;
a first graphics set coupled to a surface of the first appliqu\xe9;
a second graphics set coupled to a surface of the second appliqu\xe9;
a third graphics set coupled to a surface of the first appliqu\xe9 opposite the first graphics set, wherein the first, the second and the third graphics sets cooperate to at least partially form a display design that is adapted to be viewed from a front side of the vehicle display, and wherein the first and second graphics sets are spaced apart by a dimension that is greater than or equal to about 2 mm.
16. The vehicle display of claim 15, further comprising a fourth graphics set coupled to a surface of the second appliqu\xe9 opposite the second graphics set, the fourth graphics set also cooperating with the first, second and third graphics sets to at least partially form the display design.
17. The vehicle display of claim 15, further comprising a light source coupled to the housing, the light source being selectively operable for illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets, wherein the light source is selectively operable for back-illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets.
18. A vehicle display comprising:
a housing;
a pointer rotatably coupled to the housing;
a first appliqu\xe9 coupled to the housing;
a second appliqu\xe9 coupled to the housing, the second appliqu\xe9 being spaced apart rearwardly from the first appliqu\xe9;
a first graphics set coupled to a surface of the first appliqu\xe9;
a second graphics set coupled to a surface of the second appliqu\xe9;
a third graphics set coupled to a surface of the second appliqu\xe9 opposite the second graphics set, wherein the first, the second and the third graphics sets cooperate to at least partially form a display design that is adapted to be viewed from a front side of the vehicle display, and wherein the first and second graphics sets are spaced apart by a dimension that is greater than or equal to about 2 mm.
19. The vehicle display of claim 18, further comprising a light source coupled to the housing, the light source being selectively operable for illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets, wherein the light source is selectively operable for back-illuminating at least one of the first, second and third graphics sets.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A lead assembly for an implantable medical device, the lead assembly comprising:
a lead body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion adapted for coupling to a pulse generator and the second portion adapted for implantation in or near a heart;
first and second co-radial conductive coils positioned within the lead body and electrically isolated from each other, wherein the first and second conductive coils include a first and second number of coil turns and the first number is substantially equivalent to the second number;
a ring electrode located at the second portion; and
a tip electrode located distal to the ring electrode and coupled to the second conductive coil;
wherein the first conductive coil extends past the ring electrode to between the ring electrode and the tip electrode and transitions to a non-coiled region, which extends back to and couples to the ring electrode.
2. The lead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first conductive coil extends approximately halfway between the ring electrode and the tip electrode.
3. The lead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first conductive coil extends approximately one-quarter of the distance between the ring electrode and the tip electrode.
4. The lead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first conductive coil extends approximately three-quarters of the distance between the ring electrode and the tip electrode.
5. The lead assembly of claim 1 further comprising a first capacitor element connected in parallel with the first conductive coil and a second capacitor element connected in parallel with the second conductive coil.
6. The lead assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of capacitor elements connected in parallel with the first conductive coil and a plurality of capacitor elements connected in parallel with the second conductive coil.
7. The lead assembly of claim 1 further comprising a capacitor element coupled between the first and second conductive coils.
8. The lead assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of capacitor elements, each capacitor element coupled between the first and second conductive coils.
9. The lead assembly of claim 1 further comprising a first capacitor element connected in parallel with the first conductive coil, a second capacitor element connected in parallel with the second conductive coil, and a third capacitor coupled between the first and second conductive coils.
10. The lead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second conductive coils extend along a portion of the lead body.
11. The lead assembly of claim 1 wherein the lead body includes a lumen and the first and second conductive coils are located within the lumen.
12. The lead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second conductive coils are embedded within the lead body.
13. A lead assembly for an implantable medical device, the lead assembly comprising:
a lead body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion adapted for coupling to a pulse generator and the second portion adapted for implantation in or near a heart;
first and second electrodes located at the second portion, wherein the second electrode is distal to the first electrode; and
a first means for blocking RF currents coupled to the first and second electrodes, wherein the first means for blocking RF currents includes first and second co-radial conductive coils positioned within the lead body, wherein the second conductive coil is coupled to the second electrode, and wherein the first conductive coil extends past the first electrode to between the first electrode and the second electrode and transitions to a non-coiled region, which extends back to and couples to the first electrode.
14. The lead assembly of claim 13 wherein the first and second conductive coils are parts of a unitary conductive member.
15. The lead assembly of claim 14 wherein the second conductive coil is coaxial with the first conductive coil.
16. The lead assembly of claim 13 further comprising third and fourth electrodes located at the second portion and a second means for blocking RF currents coupled to the third and fourth electrodes.
17. A lead assembly for an implantable medical device, the lead assembly comprising:
a lead body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion adapted for coupling to a pulse generator and the second portion adapted for implantation in or near a heart;
first and second co-radial conductive coils positioned within the lead body and electrically isolated from each other, wherein the first and second conductive coils include a first and second number of coil turns, the first and second number of coil turns include a number of matched turns and a number of unmatched turns, and the number of unmatched turns divided by the total number of unmatched and matched turns is less than approximately 1.5%;
a first electrode located at the second portion and coupled to the first conductive coil; and
a second electrode located at the second portion and coupled to the second conductive coil,
wherein the first conductive coil extends past the first electrode to between the first electrode and the second electrode and transitions to a non-coiled region, which extends back to and couples to the first electrode.
18. The lead assembly of claim 17 wherein the number of unmatched turns divided by the total number of unmatched and matched turns is less than approximately 0.2%.
19. The lead assembly of claim 17 wherein the first and second conductive coils are offset on a one to one, two to two, three to three, two to three, three to two, or a four to four basis.