This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation. Active years: 1998.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1998
Title: Willem Hoogsteen and His Thin-Panel Picture Display Device
Introduction
Willem Hoogsteen is an inventor associated with Eindhoven, Netherlands, and U.S. Philips Corporation. His recorded patent concerns a thin-panel picture display device that directs electrons to selected locations on a luminescent screen.
Latest Patents
Hoogsteen is credited with 1 patent, titled “Thin-panel picture display device.” The invention places an electrically insulating spacer plate, perforated with apertures for electron passage, between an addressing system and a luminescent screen. The aperture walls are coated with selected particles, including nitrides, borides, carbides, and oxides of chromium, yttrium, or tantalum. The coating is designed to limit secondary electron emission and provide high electrical sheet resistance, enabling voltage differences of at least 5 kV across the spacer plate.
Career Highlights
The patent reflects Hoogsteen’s work on electron-based display technology and the materials and structures needed to support high-voltage operation in a thin-panel device. His company affiliation is U.S. Philips Corporation.
Collaborations
Monica Scholten and Maria C. Van Uden are identified as Hoogsteen’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated directly on the invention.
Conclusion
Willem Hoogsteen’s recorded patent presents a specialized approach to thin-panel displays, using a coated insulating spacer to help control electron passage and support high-voltage operation.
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