Abstract There is disclosed a multiple gaseous discharge display/memory panel having an electrical memory and capable of producing a visual display, the panel being characterized by an ionizable gaseous medium in a gas chamber formed by a pair of opposed dielectric material charge storage members which are respectively backed by a series of parallel-like conductor (electrode) members, the conductor members behind each dielectric material member being transversely oriented with respect to the conductor members behind the opposing dielectric material member so as to define a plurality of discrete discharge volumes constituting a discharge unit, the surface of the dielectric material having a first layer of at least one oxide of Al, Ti, Zr, Hf, and Si and a second layer of lead oxide, both layers being applied to the surface in an amount sufficient to provide substantially lower and more stable panel operating voltages which do not significantly change with panel operating time.
IN THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GASEOUS DISCHARGE PANEL CHARACTERIZED BY AN IONIZABLE GASEOUS MEDIUM IN A GAS CHAMBER FORMED BY A PAIR OF OPPOSED DIELECTRIC MATERIAL CHARGE STORAGE MEMBERS WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY BACKED BY A SERIES OF PARALLEL-LIKE ELECTRODE MEMBERS, THE ELECTRODE MEMBERS BEING TRANSVERSELY ORIENTED WITH RESPECT TO THE ELECTRODE MEMBERS BEHIND THEK OPPOSING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL STORAGE MEMBERS SO AS TO DEFINE A PLURAITY OF DISCRETE DISCHARGE VOLUMES CONSTITUTING A DISCHARGE UNIT, AND WHEREIN THE GAS IS SELECTIVELY IONIZED WITHIN EACH DISCHARGE UNIT BY OPERATING VOLTAGES APPLIED TO THE TRANSVERSELY ORIENTED ELECTRODE MEMBERS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A. DEPOSITING ON THE CHARGE STORAGE SURFACE OF EACH DIELECTRIC MEMBER A FIRST LAYER OF AT LEAST ONE OXIDE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM OXIDE, TITANIUM OXIDE, ZIRCONIUM OXIDE, HAFNIUM OXIDE AND SILLICON OXIDE, SAID DEPOSITED LAYER HAVING A THICKNESS OF AT LEAST ABOUT 200 ANGSTROM UNITS, B. AND DEPOSITING A SECOND LAYER CONSISTING OFLEAD OXIDE, SAID SECOND LAYER HAVING A THICKNESS OF AT LEAST ABOUT 200 ANGSTROM UNITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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IN THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GASEOUS DISCHARGE PANEL CHARACTERIZED BY AN IONIZABLE GASEOUS MEDIUM IN A GAS CHAMBER FORMED BY A PAIR OF OPPOSED DIELECTRIC MATERIAL CHARGE STORAGE MEMBERS WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY BACKED BY A SERIES OF PARALLEL-LIKE ELECTRODE MEMBERS, THE ELECTRODE MEMBERS BEING TRANSVERSELY ORIENTED WITH RESPECT TO THE ELECTRODE MEMBERS BEHIND THEK OPPOSING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL STORAGE MEMBERS SO AS TO DEFINE A PLURAITY OF DISCRETE DISCHARGE VOLUMES CONSTITUTING A DISCHARGE UNIT, AND WHEREIN THE GAS IS SELECTIVELY IONIZED WITHIN EACH DISCHARGE UNIT BY OPERATING VOLTAGES APPLIED TO THE TRANSVERSELY ORIENTED ELECTRODE MEMBERS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A. DEPOSITING ON THE CHARGE STORAGE SURFACE OF EACH DIELECTRIC MEMBER A FIRST LAYER OF AT LEAST ONE OXIDE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM OXIDE, TITANIUM OXIDE, ZIRCONIUM OXIDE, HAFNIUM OXIDE AND SILLICON OXIDE, SAID DEPOSITED LAYER HAVING A THICKNESS OF AT LEAST ABOUT 200 ANGSTROM UNITS, B. AND DEPOSITING A SECOND LAYER CONSISTING OFLEAD OXIDE, SAID SECOND LAYER HAVING A THICKNESS OF AT LEAST ABOUT 200 ANGSTROM UNITS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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In the method as defined in claim 1 wherein each layer is disposed at a thickness in the range of from about 200 angstron units up to about 10,000 angstrom units.