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Visual display apparatus

US4063231A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1976
Grant dateDec 13, 1977
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Expiry dateOct 26, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for providing a visual display screen of the type formed from a plurality of gas cells wherein electrical voltages are capacitively coupled to selected cells to cause gas ignition and subsequent light emission, and wherein a preselected and repeatable pattern of color phosphor is deposited on selected cell surfaces in predetermined amounts to form a means for selecting any color and intensity combination over a wide range.

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