Patent · US Expired

Gas discharge display device with integral, co-planar, built-in heater

US4969849A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1990
Grant dateNov 13, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49099
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gas discharge display which includes a heater element that is built into the unit. The heater element is co-planar with the cathode electrodes of the display. A single set of parallel conductive pins is used to provide the connections for the anode, cathode and heater element components of the display.

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