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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Laurent Tessier, Fontaine, FR;
Inventor:
Laurent Tessier, Fontaine, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J017/49 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Each sustain electrode of a pair includes a continuous ignition conductor, a bus without any overlap and without any direct contact with the latter, electrical connection between the ignition conductor and the bus, and a connector for spreading the discharge. This arrangement allows the luminous efficiency of sustained discharges to be increased.