Abstract:
A luminous discharge display device having two distinct, independent discharge chambers, stacked vertically; of substantially flat circular shape containing inert gas mixtures and a central electrode coupled to a power supply which provides ionizing means for the gas. The device utilizes two grooves formed into defining members of the discharge chambers to increase the capacitance along their length due to the inverse relationship between dielectric width and capacitance. Two electrode assemblies are biased out of phase with respect to the main electrode further increasing the capacitance and converging the luminous discharge at that specific point and are fitted into the circular grooves. A clock mechanism moves the electrode assemblies along their respective grooves thus creating a controlled motion of the luminous glowing plasma.
Abstract:
A process for frit-sealing together a panel of a fiber-based information display includes assembling the panel and sealing, after the step of assembling, the panel by forcing a glass frit to flow between the two glass plates that comprise the panel using narrow strips of glass. The glass frit-seals the top and bottom glass plates together and covers the wire electrodes at the end of the fibers to dielectrically isolate them from each other. The process of assembling and frit-sealing the panel is particularly suitable for use in an information display, such as plasma emissive displays, plasma addressed liquid crystal displays, and field emissive displays
Abstract:
A plasma addressed display or storage device includes a substrate and at least first and second plasma electrodes on an upper surface of the substrate. The first plasma electrode is connected to an external potential and the second plasma electrode is not ohmically connected to an external potential.
Abstract:
A plasma cell constituting a display device includes a pair of substrates, bonded to each other with a pre-set gap in-between for defining a hermetically sealed space in-between, an ionizable gas charged into the space and discharge electrodes formed on at least one of the substrates for ionizing the gas for producing electrical discharge in the space. The discharge electrodes are overcoated by a film-shaped substance formed by an electro-deposition method. This substance has resistance against sputtering for protecting the discharge electrodes against impacts by the ionized gas and secondary electron emitting characteristics enabling electrical discharge. The substance is selected from the group of borides, carbides, oxides, nitrides, metals and metalloids., and has sufficient resistance against sputtering to eliminate or suppress the amount of mercury used.
Abstract:
A process for the fabrication of a fiber-based information display using a lost glass process includes drawing a fiber from a preform composed of at least two different glass compositions, where one of the compositions is a dissolvable glass, and removing the dissolvable glass with a liquid solution to change a cross-sectional shape of the drawn fiber. The lost glass process can be used to create an exposed wire electrode, where the drawn fiber contains a wire electrode that is exposed when the dissolvable glass is removed. The lost glass process can also be used to hold the shape and a tight tolerance of the drawn fiber. The cross-sectional shape of the fibers created using the lost glass process are suitable for use in an information display, such as plasma emissive displays, plasma addressed liquid crystal displays, and field emissive displays.
Abstract:
Described is a plasma switched organic electroluminescent display, which includes an electroluminescent part including a cathode layer, an electroluminescent layer on the cathode layer, and an anode layer on the electroluminescent layer, a first power supply unit connected electrically to the anode layer and disconnected electrically to the cathode layer so as to supply the electroluminescent layer with a first power, a plasma generating part generating a plasma wherein the plasma becomes contacted with the cathode layer, and a second power supply unit generating the plasma by supplying the plasma generating part with a second power, wherein the cathode layer is connected electrically to the first power supply unit through the plasma, thereby enabling to emit light by organic electroluminescence as well as drive the display by a low driving voltage using a plasma discharge as a switch.
Abstract:
A plasma addressed display or storage device includes a substrate, at least two plasma electrodes on an upper surface of the substrate, and a thin sheet of substantially non-depolarizing transparent dielectric material attached to the substrate and in contact with the plasma electrodes.
Abstract:
Disclosed here is a panel structure for a large size display which utilizes the gas discharge panel called the surface discharge type panel. Among a pair of substrates arranged face to face in order to define the gas discharge space, the one substrate which is used as the electrode supporting substrate is composed of the composite substrate body where plurality of small size substrates which can be produced comparatively easily with high production yield are combined in such a form that the side edge surfaces of said substrates are aligned face to face, while the other substrate which is used as the covering substrate is composed of a large size single substrate in such a size same as said composite substrate body. Such substrate structure realizes a large size gas discharge panel having a high production yield, without requiring the large scale production facility.
Abstract:
A composition for a dielectric ink used in a screening process including a lead-free glass frit binder, silica, and a vehicle. The dielectric composition is particularly suited for use in gas plasma display panels.
Abstract:
The method of making a display panel 10 comprising forming an assembly of a glass base plate having a set of longitudinal first slots in which anode electrodes are secured and having an array of cathode electrodes seated on the top surface of the base plate and oriented transverse to the anodes. An apertured electrode plate is disposed adjacent to the base plate and its electrodes, and a face plate assembly is prepared by providing a glass plate and forming on one surface, in order, a large-area electrode and one or more insulating layers, after which an apertured insulating layer is formed thereon by a photo-etching process. The face plate assembly carrying the apertured insulating layer is assembled with the other parts of the panel, and the panel is processed to completion.