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Flat kinescope

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-09-13
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1980-09-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Andrew P Fischer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:54
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03F; H03F3/00; H03F3/30; H03F3/3001; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
A SCREEN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, RADIATION DEFLECTING MEANS OPERATIVE TO DEFLECT ENERGIZING RADIATIONS IN A SINGLE PLANE, A SINGLE FLAT DISPLAY ASSEMBLY OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID RADIATION DEFLECTING MEANS, CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND RESPONSIVE TO ENERGIZATION THEREOF TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED ILLUMINATION OF THE DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, SAID CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR MEANS INCLUDING END PORTIONS DISPOSED IN SAID SINGLE PLANE WITHIN THE RADIATION DEFLECTING MEANS FOR RECEIVING ENERGIZING RADIATIONS, SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS COMPRISING GROUPS OF FLAT FLEXIBLE CONDUCTORS EXTENDING IN INTERSECTING RELATION TO EACH OTHER WITHIN SAID DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVELY ESTABLISHING LOCALIZED ENERGIZING POTENTIAL BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS OF THE CONDUCTORS, ONE GROUP OF CONDUCTORS FORMING A CLOSELY SPACED ASSEMBLY OF END PORTIONS WITHIN SAID DEFLECTING MEANS FOR SCANNING BY A SINGLE BEAM OF SAID ENERGIZING RADIATIONS, ANOTHER GROUP OF CONDUCTORS FORMING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE ASSEMBLIES OF CLOSELY SPACED END PORTIONS FOR RESPECTIVE SCANNING BY DIFFERENT BEAMS OF SAID ENERGIZING RADIATIONS, SAID DISPLAY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CONTINUOUS FLEXIBLE SHEET OF POROUS MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN INTERSECTING GROUPS OF CONDUCTORS OF SAID CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR MEANS, ILLUMINABLE GAS DIFFUSED WITHIN SAID POROUS MATERIAL FOR EMITTING LOCALIZED GLOW THROUGH ONE GROUP OF CONDUCTORS, AND LIGHT TRANSMITTING MEANS ENCLOSING SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS AND POROUS MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 201 words
A SCREEN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, RADIATION DEFLECTING MEANS OPERATIVE TO DEFLECT ENERGIZING RADIATIONS IN A SINGLE PLANE, A SINGLE FLAT DISPLAY ASSEMBLY OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID RADIATION DEFLECTING MEANS, CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND RESPONSIVE TO ENERGIZATION THEREOF TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED ILLUMINATION OF THE DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, SAID CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR MEANS INCLUDING END PORTIONS DISPOSED IN SAID SINGLE PLANE WITHIN THE RADIATION DEFLECTING MEANS FOR RECEIVING ENERGIZING RADIATIONS, SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS COMPRISING GROUPS OF FLAT FLEXIBLE CONDUCTORS EXTENDING IN INTERSECTING RELATION TO EACH OTHER WITHIN SAID DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVELY ESTABLISHING LOCALIZED ENERGIZING POTENTIAL BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS OF THE CONDUCTORS, ONE GROUP OF CONDUCTORS FORMING A CLOSELY SPACED ASSEMBLY OF END PORTIONS WITHIN SAID DEFLECTING MEANS FOR SCANNING BY A SINGLE BEAM OF SAID ENERGIZING RADIATIONS, ANOTHER GROUP OF CONDUCTORS FORMING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE ASSEMBLIES OF CLOSELY SPACED END PORTIONS FOR RESPECTIVE SCANNING BY DIFFERENT BEAMS OF SAID ENERGIZING RADIATIONS, SAID DISPLAY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CONTINUOUS FLEXIBLE SHEET OF POROUS MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN INTERSECTING GROUPS OF CONDUCTORS OF SAID CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR MEANS, ILLUMINABLE GAS DIFFUSED WITHIN SAID POROUS MATERIAL FOR EMITTING LOCALIZED GLOW THROUGH ONE GROUP OF CONDUCTORS, AND LIGHT TRANSMITTING MEANS ENCLOSING SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS AND POROUS MATERIAL.

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