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US3258629A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cold cathode display device with fluorescent indicia anodes

Assignee: Tung Sol Electric Inc
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Filing: 1962-01-29
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Granted: 1966-06-28
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Expires: 1982-01-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roy B Power

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 23:23
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J17/00; H01J17/38; H01J17/48; H01J17/49; H01J2893/00; H01J2893/0069

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
A HIGH VACUUM DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING: AN EVACUATED TRANSPARENT ENVELOPE CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF ANODES, A COLD CATHODE, AND A SUSTAINING ELECTRODE; SAID ANODES EACH FORMED IN A DISTINCTIVE SYMBOLIC SHAPE AND EACH INCLUDING A CONDUCTOR SURROUNDED BY A FLUROESCENT COATING WHICH PRODUCES LIGHT WHEN BOMBARDED BY ELECTRONS; SAID CATHODE INCLUDING A SUPPORTING CONDUCTOR COVERED WITH A LAYER OF AN OXIDE OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM, AND MAGNESIUM; SAID SUSTAINING ELECTRODE COMPRISING A MESH OF CONDUCTING WIRES SPACED FROM SAID CATHODE SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
A HIGH VACUUM DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING: AN EVACUATED TRANSPARENT ENVELOPE CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF ANODES, A COLD CATHODE, AND A SUSTAINING ELECTRODE; SAID ANODES EACH FORMED IN A DISTINCTIVE SYMBOLIC SHAPE AND EACH INCLUDING A CONDUCTOR SURROUNDED BY A FLUROESCENT COATING WHICH PRODUCES LIGHT WHEN BOMBARDED BY ELECTRONS; SAID CATHODE INCLUDING A SUPPORTING CONDUCTOR COVERED WITH A LAYER OF AN OXIDE OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM, AND MAGNESIUM; SAID SUSTAINING ELECTRODE COMPRISING A MESH OF CONDUCTING WIRES SPACED FROM SAID CATHODE SURFACE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
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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