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Circularly polarized multi-bandpass interference contrast enhancement filter
Assignee: Boeing North American Inc
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Filing: 1987-09-04
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Granted: 1990-01-23
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Expires: 2007-09-04
Abstract
Abstract A contrast enhancement filter for use on display devices which utilizes a multiple bandpass optical interference filter with the passbands matched to any predetermined desired frequencies of the display device and a circular polarizer disposed outwardly from said interference filter and an anti-reflective coating deposited thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald L. Vick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:45
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A display device comprising: a. a cathode ray tube for generating an emissive display in response to some input signal; b. a face plate disposed upon said cathode ray tube through which the emissive display is viewed; c. a multiple bandpass optical interference filter disposed outwardly of said face plate for selectively passing only certain wavelengths of light; d. a polarizer disposed outwardly of said multiple bandpass filter for selectively passing only light with predetermined electric field properties; e. an anti-reflective coating disposed outwardly of said polarizer for decreasing ambient light from reflecting off said polarizer; whereby, ambient light approaching the cathode ray tube first encounters the anti-reflective coating and then is polarized by said polarizer and further is filtered by said multiple bandpass filter allowing only certain predetermined wavelengths of light to pass on to said face plate of said cathode ray tube where portion of the remaining light will be reflected back toward said polarizer and a smaller portion of said light will be transmitted through to the anti-reflective coating and away from the cathode ray tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A display device comprising: a. a cathode ray tube for generating an emissive display in response to some input signal; b. a face plate disposed upon said cathode ray tube through which the emissive display is viewed; c. a multiple bandpass optical interference filter disposed outwardly of said face plate for selectively passing only certain wavelengths of light; d. a polarizer disposed outwardly of said multiple bandpass filter for selectively passing only light with predetermined electric field properties; e. an anti-reflective coating disposed outwardly of said polarizer for decreasing ambient light from reflecting off said polarizer; whereby, ambient light approaching the cathode ray tube first encounters the anti-reflective coating and then is polarized by said polarizer and further is filtered by said multiple bandpass filter allowing only certain predetermined wavelengths of light to pass on to said face plate of said cathode ray tube where portion of the remaining light will be reflected back toward said polarizer and a smaller portion of said light will be transmitted through to the anti-reflective coating and away from the cathode ray tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A display device of claim 1 wherein said polarizer is a circular polarizer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
190 words
A display device comprising: a. color cathode ray tube having phosphors therein with certain predetermined emissive characteristics for generating an emissive display in response to some input signal; b. A face plate disposed upon said cathode ray tube through which emissive display is viewed; c. a multiple bandpass optical interference filter disposed outwardly of said face plate with certain predetermined passbands which are relatively matched with said predetermined emissive characteristics of said phosphors of said cathode ray tube, for selectively passing only certain wavelengths of light; d. a polarizer disposed outwardly of said multiple bandpass filter for selectively passing only light with predetermined electric field vector properties; Whereby, ambient light approaching the cathode ray tube first encounters the anti-reflective coating and then is polarized by said polarizer and further is filtered by said multiple bandpass optical interference filter allowing only certain predetermined wavelengths of light to pass on to said face plate of said cathode ray tube where portion of the remaining light will be reflected back toward said polarizer and a smaller portion of said light will be transmitted through the anti-reflective coating away from the cathode ray tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
190 words
A display device comprising: a. color cathode ray tube having phosphors therein with certain predetermined emissive characteristics for generating an emissive display in response to some input signal; b. A face plate disposed upon said cathode ray tube through which emissive display is viewed; c. a multiple bandpass optical interference filter disposed outwardly of said face plate with certain predetermined passbands which are relatively matched with said predetermined emissive characteristics of said phosphors of said cathode ray tube, for selectively passing only certain wavelengths of light; d. a polarizer disposed outwardly of said multiple bandpass filter for selectively passing only light with predetermined electric field vector properties; Whereby, ambient light approaching the cathode ray tube first encounters the anti-reflective coating and then is polarized by said polarizer and further is filtered by said multiple bandpass optical interference filter allowing only certain predetermined wavelengths of light to pass on to said face plate of said cathode ray tube where portion of the remaining light will be reflected back toward said polarizer and a smaller portion of said light will be transmitted through the anti-reflective coating away from the cathode ray tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A display device of claim 3 wherein said polarizer is a circular polarizer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
140 words
An apparatus for displaying information in a relatively high ambient light environment, comprising: a. a multicolor cathode ray tube having a plurality of emissive phosphors therein, each with a predetermined emissive wavelength, for generating an emissive display in response to an input signal; b. a multiple band pass, optical interference filter disposed outwardly of said phosphors having a plurality of predetermined pass bands for selectively transmitting only certain wavelengths of light; c. at least one of said pass bands centered around a shorter wavelength than said predetermined emissive wavelength of at least one of said plurality of phosphors; d. a polarizer disposed outwardly of said filter for passing there through only light with a certain predetermined electric field vector; and, e. a reflection reducing surface disposed outwardly of said polarizer for reducing the ambient light reflecting back toward the viewer.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
140 words
An apparatus for displaying information in a relatively high ambient light environment, comprising: a. a multicolor cathode ray tube having a plurality of emissive phosphors therein, each with a predetermined emissive wavelength, for generating an emissive display in response to an input signal; b. a multiple band pass, optical interference filter disposed outwardly of said phosphors having a plurality of predetermined pass bands for selectively transmitting only certain wavelengths of light; c. at least one of said pass bands centered around a shorter wavelength than said predetermined emissive wavelength of at least one of said plurality of phosphors; d. a polarizer disposed outwardly of said filter for passing there through only light with a certain predetermined electric field vector; and, e. a reflection reducing surface disposed outwardly of said polarizer for reducing the ambient light reflecting back toward the viewer.
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