US3603836A
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Conductor configurations for discharge panels
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-04-02
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Granted: 1971-09-07
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Expires: 1989-04-02
Abstract
Abstract Gas discharge panel conductor configuration and conductor system to increase efficiency of light output conductor configuration which is substantially more likely to be electrically continuous. The conductors of a conductor array on a plate forming the viewing side of the panel are formed by sets of coplanar conductor elements spaced apart so that when a discharge occurs, an observer sees more of the center of the discharge which would ordinarily be partially hidden by a solid conductive line on the viewing side of the panel. The conductor elements of a set may be connected at regular intervals to provide a plurality of electrically parallel routes for conduction in case a section of a conductor element of a set is discontinuous. The gas discharge is more visible since the applied field between selected conductor elements is across two conductors which are not congruent as seen by the observer. Moreover, since the conductor elements are relatively narrow fringe light produced at a discharge site is better seen as to further enhance the delivery of light from the panel. Consult the specification for other features and details.
Inventors
- 👤 John D Grier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J11/00; H01J11/10; H01J11/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
In a multiple discharge gas discharge device in which a gas discharge medium is confined between a pair of dielectric-coated conductor arrays and selected discharge sites within the gas medium are excited by electrical potentials applied between at least one conductor in one of said arrays and at least one conductor in the other of said arrays, the crossing point of said conductors locating a selected discharge site, the improvement in said conductor arrays comprising, each conductor of at least one of said conductor arrays being constituted by a pair of electrically conductively connected parallel conductor elements, each conductor element of a said pair being spaced from the other conductor element in its said pair to permit radiant energy to pass therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a multiple discharge gas discharge device in which a gas discharge medium is confined between a pair of dielectric-coated conductor arrays and selected discharge sites within the gas medium are excited by electrical potentials applied between at least one conductor in one of said arrays and at least one conductor in the other of said arrays, the crossing point of said conductors locating a selected discharge site, the improvement in said conductor arrays comprising, each conductor of at least one of said conductor arrays being constituted by a pair of electrically conductively connected parallel conductor elements, each conductor element of a said pair being spaced from the other conductor element in its said pair to permit radiant energy to pass therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention defined in claim 1 including a plurality of conductive bridges between each conductor elements of said pair.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention defined in claim 2 wherein said conducive bridges are at least at both ends of the conductive elements of a pair.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention defined in claim 2 wherein said conductive bridges are at regular intervals along the length of the conductive elements of each said pair, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention defined in claim 2 wherein said conductive bridges are at least at both ends of the conductive elements of each said pair and at regular intervals between the ends.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention defined in claim 5 wherein said regular intervals are between selectable discharge sites defined by said crossing points of said conductor arrays.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the conductors in one of said arrays are constituted by a single conductor element, said single conductor element having a width which is wider than individual conductor elements in said pair.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The invention defined in claim 1 wherein each conductor in the other of said conductor array is constituted by at least a pair of conductor elements, each conductor element of a pair being spaced from the other conductor elements in its pair to permit radiant energy to pass therethrough.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
157 words
In a multiple discharge as panel in which a pair of nonconductive plates are spacedly joined to define a hermetically sealed, thin gas chambers, a gas medium under pressure in said chamber, at least one of said plates being transparent, transversely oriented conductor arrays on opposed surfaces of plates and thin dielectric members on said conductor arrays, at least the dielectric member on the conductor array on said at least one transparent plate beiNg transparent, means for supplying operating potentials to said arrays, respectively, effecting multiple discharges within the gas chamber between cross-points of selected conductors of said arrays and sustaining and terminating discharges once initiated, improvements in the conductor of said conductor array on said at least one transparent plate comprising, each conductor being constituted by a group of electrically conductively connected conductor element, each conductor element of a group being spaced from other conductor elements of the group to permit radiant energy to pass therethrough.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
157 words
In a multiple discharge as panel in which a pair of nonconductive plates are spacedly joined to define a hermetically sealed, thin gas chambers, a gas medium under pressure in said chamber, at least one of said plates being transparent, transversely oriented conductor arrays on opposed surfaces of plates and thin dielectric members on said conductor arrays, at least the dielectric member on the conductor array on said at least one transparent plate beiNg transparent, means for supplying operating potentials to said arrays, respectively, effecting multiple discharges within the gas chamber between cross-points of selected conductors of said arrays and sustaining and terminating discharges once initiated, improvements in the conductor of said conductor array on said at least one transparent plate comprising, each conductor being constituted by a group of electrically conductively connected conductor element, each conductor element of a group being spaced from other conductor elements of the group to permit radiant energy to pass therethrough.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The invention defined in claim 9 wherein each conductor in the other conductor array is wider than a conductor element wherein the overall width of a group of conductor elements is substantially equal to the width of said each conductor in the other conductor array.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
109 words
In a device in which an electroresponsive medium between a pair of orthogonally related conductor arrays is excited at selected sites thereof by applied electrical potentials between at least one conductor in one of said arrays and at least one conductor in the other of said arrays, the crossing point of said conductors locating the selected site, the improvement in said conductor arrays comprising, each conductor of at least one of said conductor arrays being constituted by a pair of electrically conductively connected parallel conductor elements, each conductor element of a pair being spaced from the associated conductor element in its pair to permit radiant energy to pass therebetween.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
109 words
In a device in which an electroresponsive medium between a pair of orthogonally related conductor arrays is excited at selected sites thereof by applied electrical potentials between at least one conductor in one of said arrays and at least one conductor in the other of said arrays, the crossing point of said conductors locating the selected site, the improvement in said conductor arrays comprising, each conductor of at least one of said conductor arrays being constituted by a pair of electrically conductively connected parallel conductor elements, each conductor element of a pair being spaced from the associated conductor element in its pair to permit radiant energy to pass therebetween.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-03-08 | 1975-09-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-09-06 | 1979-03-08 | 1979-09-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-09-06 | 1983-03-08 | 1983-09-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |