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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernard Bancal, Luynes, FR;
Assignee:
Pixtech S.A., Rousset, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345 74 ; 345 75 ;
Abstract
A flat display screen comprises a microtip cathode for electronically bombarding an anode including at least two groups of alternate conductive strips with phosphor strips and a control circuit adapted to sequentially address each group. The control circuit includes means for applying, at least temporarily, to each group of conductive strips a voltage lower than the minimum biasing voltage of the cathode's microtips.