Austin Innovations signs license agreement with Timex Corp. for the INDIGLO night-light.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1995--Austin Innovations Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Timex Corp. to produce and market the INDIGLO(R) night-light. The new INDIGLO night-light, like that featured in Timex branded wristwatches, is an oval-shaped nightlight set in a thin (1/4 inch) white casing that plugs into a standard wall socket. Its uniform, soft blue-green glow provides gentle, safe, energy-efficient illumination illumination, in art illumination, in art, decoration of manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures, often referred to as miniatures (see miniature painting); historiated and decorated initials; and ornamental border designs. for bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, nurseries or anywhere a nightlight may be needed. The INDIGLO night-light uses electroluminescent See electroluminescence and EL display. technology that provides energy efficiency and safety features. It is a high-quality, long-lasting light source that is highly efficient, and low cost (less than two cents per year to operate). It never burns out, so there are no bulbs to replace (or break). The INDIGLO night-light is especially safe for households with children because, unlike other nightlights, the light is always cool to the touch and it fits flat against an outlet, making it difficult for small fingers to pry loose. "We are excited about this agreement with Timex Corporation Timex Group B.V. is an American watch company. Timex's U.S. headquarters is in Middlebury, Connecticut. It has substantial operations in China, the Philippines, and India, with full-scale sales companies in Canada, the UK, France, and Mexico. to produce the INDIGLO night-light," said Joe Marischen, president of Austin Innovations. "We've had great success with our LIMELITE(R) family of products over the past two years because the electroluminescent technology is perfect for nightlights and other safety lighting applications. "By coupling this innovative technology with the well-known INDIGLO brand and the new design and color of this nightlight, we're expecting to create a bestseller." "The INDIGLO night-light feature and brand has been tremendously successful for Timex Corporation and joining forces with Austin Innovations to produce and market this product is a natural extension of our brand," said Helen Prial Pri´al n. 1. A corruption of pair royal. See under Pair, n. os> , manager of licensing at Timex Corp. "We are very pleased to license the INDIGLO mark to Austin Innovations, whose commitment to providing quality products at a value price mirrors our own." Austin Innovations has been extensively honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. for its innovative electroluminescent technology. The safety and security advantages as well as environmental and energy conservation benefits of this technology has won the LIMELITE recognition in Popular Science's "Best of What's New" awards (1994). The LIMELITE was also a finalist in Discover Magazine's Awards for Technological Achievement (1994). Austin Innovations is a developer and marketer of innovative products for home, office, and recreation. In addition to the LIMELITE family of nightlights, Austin Innovations' products include FRIDGE GUARD(TM), an easy-to-use alarm that lets users know when the refrigerator door has been left ajar; INTELLITIMER(TM), a self-programming security timer timer, n radiographic timing device that functions as an automatic exposure timer and a switch to control the current to the high-tension transformer and filament transformer. The face of the timer is calibrated in seconds and fractions of seconds. built into a standard household light switch; and the LIMELITE Exit Light Retrofit ret·ro·fit v. ret·ro·fit·ted or ret·ro·fit, ret·ro·fit·ting, ret·ro·fits v.tr. 1. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in Kit to provide low-cost, high-visibility exit lights for public buildings. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: The new INDIGLO(R) night-light can be seen in the Austin Innovations booth at the Juvenile Products Show in Dallas, Nov. 12-15. CONTACT: Austin Innovations Inc. Mike Cox
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