Title:
LOW VOLTAGE HIGH EFFICIENCY ILLUMINATED DISPLAY HAVING CAPACITIVE COUPLED ELECTRODES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003041035
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A gas filled channel (16) is formed between a pair of plates (12,14). A phosphor (36) is disposed upon a surface of the channel (16) and the channel is filled with a mixture of noble gases. A surface electrode (32, 34) is formed upon the exterior surface of the each plate. Upon application of an alternating voltage to the pair of surface electrodes, the electrodes are capacitively coupled across the channel and break down the gas contained in the channel. The gases emit ultraviolet light that causes the phosphor to emit visible light in a characteristic color.
Inventors:
BYRUM BERNARD W
CARTER ROBERT E II
WANG WEIGUO
CARTER ROBERT E II
WANG WEIGUO
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/033778
Publication Date:
November 27, 2003
Filing Date:
October 22, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ELECTRO PLASMA INC (US)
International Classes:
H01J1/62; H01J9/24; H01J17/16; H01J61/32; H01J65/00; H01J65/04; G09F; (IPC1-7): H01J61/32; H01J65/00
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