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Dual mode crt screen

Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1974-05-28
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Granted: 1975-07-22
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Expires: 1994-05-28
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Abstract

Abstract A dual phosphor screen is deposited on the inside surface of the faceplate of a CRT. A photo electroluminescent panel made up of a layer of photoconductive material and a layer of electroluminescent material is placed on the outside surface of the CRT. A voltage is applied across the panel so that when ultraviolet energy illuminates the photoconductive material, the voltage change across the panel causes the electroluminescent material to be visible.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roy F Potter

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 18:34
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/02; H01J29/10; H01J31/00; H01J31/08; H01J31/10; H01J31/12; H01J31/122

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 226 words
A MULTIPLE MODE CATHODE RAY TUBE SCREEN FOR PRESENTING A DISPLAY OF DIFFERING PERSISTENCE COMPRISING: A. AN ENVELOPE HAVING A VIEWING AREA WITH A SCREEN SUPPORTING SURFACE RELATED THERETO, B. A DUAL PHOSPHOR SCREEN FORMED ON THE INSIDE OF SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID DUAL PHOSPHOR SCREEN BEING COMPOSED OF A FIRST PHOSPHOR MATERIAL RESPONSIVE TO OPTICAL AND CATHODE RAY EXCITATION AND EXIBITING A PHOSPHORESCENCE OF SUBSTANTIALLY SHORT PERSISTENCE IN THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM AND A SECOND PHOSPHOR MATERIAL RESPONSIVE TO OPTICAL AND CATHODE RAY EXCITATION AND EXHIBITING A PHOSOPHORESCENCE IN THE NON-VISIBLE SPECTRUM, AND DUAL PHOSPHOR MATERIAL BEING APPROXIMATELY 50% PHOSPHOR EMITTING IN THE ULTRAVIOET, HAVING MEDIUM OR LONG PERSISTENCE, AND APPROXAMATELY 50% SHORT PERSISTENCE GREEN PHOSPHOR, AND SAID PHOTOCONDUCIVE MATERIAL BEING ULTRAVIOLET SENSITIVE, C. A PHOTOCONDUCIVE MATERIAL WHOSE RESISTANCE BECOMES NEGLIGIBLE PHOSPHORESCENCE, NON-VISIBLE PHOSPHORESCENCE, D. A FIRST TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYERED BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF SAID FACE PLATE ANND SAID PHOTOCONDUCIVE MATERIAL, E. AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL RESPONSIVE TO EXCIATION BY THEPRESENCE OF AN ELECTRIC FIELD, F. A SECOND TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYER BETWEEN SAID PHOTOCONODUCIVE MATERIAL AND SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, G. A THIRD TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYER ON THE OUTSIDE SRFACE OF SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL WHEREBY A VOLTAGE MAY BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS SAID FIRST AND THIRD ELECTRODES THAT PORTION OF SAID ELECTRKO-LUMINESCENT MATERIAL AS SAID PHOSPER SCREEN IS SCANNED BY THE ELECTRON BEAM OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 226 words
A MULTIPLE MODE CATHODE RAY TUBE SCREEN FOR PRESENTING A DISPLAY OF DIFFERING PERSISTENCE COMPRISING: A. AN ENVELOPE HAVING A VIEWING AREA WITH A SCREEN SUPPORTING SURFACE RELATED THERETO, B. A DUAL PHOSPHOR SCREEN FORMED ON THE INSIDE OF SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID DUAL PHOSPHOR SCREEN BEING COMPOSED OF A FIRST PHOSPHOR MATERIAL RESPONSIVE TO OPTICAL AND CATHODE RAY EXCITATION AND EXIBITING A PHOSPHORESCENCE OF SUBSTANTIALLY SHORT PERSISTENCE IN THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM AND A SECOND PHOSPHOR MATERIAL RESPONSIVE TO OPTICAL AND CATHODE RAY EXCITATION AND EXHIBITING A PHOSOPHORESCENCE IN THE NON-VISIBLE SPECTRUM, AND DUAL PHOSPHOR MATERIAL BEING APPROXIMATELY 50% PHOSPHOR EMITTING IN THE ULTRAVIOET, HAVING MEDIUM OR LONG PERSISTENCE, AND APPROXAMATELY 50% SHORT PERSISTENCE GREEN PHOSPHOR, AND SAID PHOTOCONDUCIVE MATERIAL BEING ULTRAVIOLET SENSITIVE, C. A PHOTOCONDUCIVE MATERIAL WHOSE RESISTANCE BECOMES NEGLIGIBLE PHOSPHORESCENCE, NON-VISIBLE PHOSPHORESCENCE, D. A FIRST TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYERED BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF SAID FACE PLATE ANND SAID PHOTOCONDUCIVE MATERIAL, E. AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL RESPONSIVE TO EXCIATION BY THEPRESENCE OF AN ELECTRIC FIELD, F. A SECOND TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYER BETWEEN SAID PHOTOCONODUCIVE MATERIAL AND SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, G. A THIRD TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYER ON THE OUTSIDE SRFACE OF SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL WHEREBY A VOLTAGE MAY BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS SAID FIRST AND THIRD ELECTRODES THAT PORTION OF SAID ELECTRKO-LUMINESCENT MATERIAL AS SAID PHOSPER SCREEN IS SCANNED BY THE ELECTRON BEAM OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The screen of claim 1 wherein said ultraviolet material is cadmium sulfide.

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