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Method of making a focusing color-selection structure for a CRT
Assignee: RCA Licensing Corp
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Filing: 1983-08-04
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Granted: 1984-04-17
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Expires: 2003-08-04
Abstract
Abstract The novel method comprises (1) producing in one major surface of a metal masking plate an array of substantially-parallel ridges separated by valleys or grooves, (2) removing metal from the other of said major surfaces in generally rectangular-shaped areas opposite the valleys and extending through the plate, (3) covering the tops of the ridges with an electrically-insulating first coating and (4) covering the first coating with an electrically-conducting second coating.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven A. Lipp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/46; H01J29/80; H01J29/81; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49616; Y10T29/4962
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for making a quadrupolar focusing color-selection structure for a cathode-ray tube comprising A. providing a metal plate having two opposed major surfaces, B. producing in one of said surfaces an array of substantially-parallel ridges of plate metal spaced by valleys therebetween, said ridges having substantially flat tops, C. removing metal from the other of said surfaces from areas opposite said valleys and extending completely through said plate, thereby producing an array of shaped apertures through said plate, D. covering by roller coating selected surface portions of the tops of said ridges only with a first coating of electrically-insulating material, E. and covering selected surface portions of said first coating only with a second coating of electrically-conducting material, said second coating being spaced from said plate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for making a quadrupolar focusing color-selection structure for a cathode-ray tube comprising A. providing a metal plate having two opposed major surfaces, B. producing in one of said surfaces an array of substantially-parallel ridges of plate metal spaced by valleys therebetween, said ridges having substantially flat tops, C. removing metal from the other of said surfaces from areas opposite said valleys and extending completely through said plate, thereby producing an array of shaped apertures through said plate, D. covering by roller coating selected surface portions of the tops of said ridges only with a first coating of electrically-insulating material, E. and covering selected surface portions of said first coating only with a second coating of electrically-conducting material, said second coating being spaced from said plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein, in step B, said ridges are relatively narrow and said valleys are relatively wide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein step B comprises (i) producing a first etch-resistant stencil on said one major surface of said plate, said first stencil including therein substantially-parallel, strip-like, ridge-defining areas separated by strip-like open areas,
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
(ii) etching said one major surface through said strip-like open areas (iii) and then removing said first stencil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
(ii) etching said one major surface through said strip-like open areas (iii) and then removing said first stencil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein step C comprises (i) producing a second etch-resistant stencil on the other major surface of said plate, said second stencil having therein open substantially-rectangular aperture-defining areas arranged in substantially parallel columns opposite said valleys, (ii) etching apertures through said plate by applying etchant at least through said aperture-defining areas of said second stencil (iii) and then removing said second stencil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein step D comprises roller coating upon said surface portions successive layers of an electrically-insulating material consisting essentially of polyimide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein step E comprises roller coating an electrical conductor on said first coating.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein the depths of said valleys and the heights of said ridges are at least twice the thickness of said plate under said valleys.
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