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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Donald Walter Bartch, York, PA (US);
David Paul Ciampa, Lancaster, PA (US);
Samuel Paul Benigni, Lititz, PA (US);
Thomson Licensing S. A., Boulogne Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A color cathode-ray tube having an evacuated envelope with an electron gun therein for generating at least one electron beam is disclosed. The envelope further includes a faceplate panel having a luminescent screen with phosphor lines on an interior surface thereof. A tensioned focus mask, having a plurality of spaced-apart strands, is located adjacent to an effective picture area of the screen. The spacing between the strands defines a plurality of slots substantially parallel to the phosphor lines on the screen. Each of the strands has a substantially continuous insulating material layer formed on a screen-facing side thereof. A plurality of cross-wires are oriented substantially perpendicular to the plurality of strands and are bonded thereto by the insulating material layer. The plurality of cross-wires are bonded to busbars (located at opposite ends of the focus mask) with a resistive coating that has adhesive properties. The resistive coating is applied over and between each of the second conductive strands to bond them to the busbars and also to electrically isolate them from one another. A conductor is placed along a portion of at least one busbar to evenly distribute voltage to each strand through the resistive coating. The resistive coating is a composite material comprising an electrical conductor and an oxide mixed with at least one silicate glass.