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US3258628A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Display panels with electroluminescent and nonelectroluminescent phosphor dots

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Granted: 1966-06-28
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Expires: 1983-06-28
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 12:10
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H05B33/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 211 words
AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF VALUES OR PARAMETERS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND DISTINCTIVELY ON A SINGLE PANEL WHICH INCLUDES A SET OF FRONT CONDUCTORS, A SET OF BACK CONDUCTORS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS SETS HAVING LIGHT TRANSMITTING PROPERTIES, AND THE TWO SETS TOGETHER FORMING A CO-ORDINATE ARRY OF CROSS-POINTS, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS EACH POSITIONED AT A CROSS-POINT OF SAID CO-ORDINATE ARRAY, EACH OF SAID DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS COMPRISING A LAYER OF PHOSPHOR POSITIONED BETWEEN A FRONT AND BACK CONDUCTOR OF SAID SETS OF CONDUCTORS AT A CROSS-POINT OF THE CO-ORDINATE ARRAY, MEANS FOR DETERMINING A DISPLAY FEATURE EXHIBITED BY ONE DISPLAY ELEMENT OF SAID NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS ON THE APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO THE CONDUCTORS FORMING THE CROSS-POINT AT WHICH SAID ONE DISPLAY ELEMENT IS LOCATED, AND A NUMBER OF DUMMY ELEMENTS EACH POSITIONED AT A CROSS-POINT OF SAID CO-ORDINATE ARRAY AT WHICH NO DISPLAY ELEMENT IS POSITIONED AND EACH COMPRISING A NON-ELECTROLUMINESCENT INSULATOR POSITIONED BETWEEN A FRONT AND A BACK CONDUCTOR OF SAID SETS OF CONDUCTORS AT A CROSS-POINT OF THE COORDINATE ARRAY, THE SAID NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT DISPLAY FEATURES AND THE SAID NUMBER OF DUMMY ELEMENTS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE PANEL IN A RESPECTIVE PATTERN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 211 words
AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF VALUES OR PARAMETERS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND DISTINCTIVELY ON A SINGLE PANEL WHICH INCLUDES A SET OF FRONT CONDUCTORS, A SET OF BACK CONDUCTORS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS SETS HAVING LIGHT TRANSMITTING PROPERTIES, AND THE TWO SETS TOGETHER FORMING A CO-ORDINATE ARRY OF CROSS-POINTS, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS EACH POSITIONED AT A CROSS-POINT OF SAID CO-ORDINATE ARRAY, EACH OF SAID DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS COMPRISING A LAYER OF PHOSPHOR POSITIONED BETWEEN A FRONT AND BACK CONDUCTOR OF SAID SETS OF CONDUCTORS AT A CROSS-POINT OF THE CO-ORDINATE ARRAY, MEANS FOR DETERMINING A DISPLAY FEATURE EXHIBITED BY ONE DISPLAY ELEMENT OF SAID NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS ON THE APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO THE CONDUCTORS FORMING THE CROSS-POINT AT WHICH SAID ONE DISPLAY ELEMENT IS LOCATED, AND A NUMBER OF DUMMY ELEMENTS EACH POSITIONED AT A CROSS-POINT OF SAID CO-ORDINATE ARRAY AT WHICH NO DISPLAY ELEMENT IS POSITIONED AND EACH COMPRISING A NON-ELECTROLUMINESCENT INSULATOR POSITIONED BETWEEN A FRONT AND A BACK CONDUCTOR OF SAID SETS OF CONDUCTORS AT A CROSS-POINT OF THE COORDINATE ARRAY, THE SAID NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT DISPLAY FEATURES AND THE SAID NUMBER OF DUMMY ELEMENTS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE PANEL IN A RESPECTIVE PATTERN.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-06-27 1969-12-27 1970-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-06-27 1973-12-27 1974-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-06-27 1977-12-27 1978-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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