Patent ID: 8308315

Claim:
A hand-held glow writing apparatus constructed for use with an ultraviolet sensitive surface to produce images that glow in the dark and will fade over a time period, said device comprising: a microcontroller having at least a memory and a predetermined timing sequence program, the memory capable of storing at least one image pattern; an LED array positioned on an end of the apparatus, the LED array having at least one column of a plurality of LED lights arrange in a parallel line; a plurality of discrete drivers separately coupled to the LED lights, said drivers being selectively actuatable by the microcontroller for activating the LED lights; a selector switch for electively choosing one of the at least one image patterns stored on said memory; and an activation switch for selectively actuating said discrete drivers to activate the LED lights in accordance with the predetermined timing sequence, such that the LED lights will flash on and off in a sequence timed for a movement of the writing apparatus across ultraviolet sensitive surface whereby the selected image pattern will imprint an image on the ultraviolet sensitive surface that fades over the time period.