Abstract: A positive column gas discharge plasma display device comprising one or more ionizable gas filled elongated Plasma-tubes. The display may be a dual substrate or a single substrate device. One or more substrates may be of a flexible material. The device comprises a multiplicity of parallel elongated hollow tubes filled with an ionizable gas. Each tube has at least one column electrode extended along its elongated axis with an array of row electrodes orthogonal to the column electrode. The row electrodes are arranged in pairs with an isolation bar between each pair to prevent spreading of the gas discharge.

Abstract: Electrode configurations for a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels that are defined by a hollow plasma-shell filled with an ionizable gas. The invention is described with reference to a plasma-dome, but other plasma-shells may be used including plasma-disc and plasma-sphere. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each plasma-dome, at least one electrode being in contact with a flat side of the plasma-dome. The PDP may include inorganic and/or organic luminescent substances that are excited by the gas discharge within each plasma-dome. The luminescent substance may be located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the plasma-dome and/or incorporated into the shell of the plasma-dome. Up-conversion (Stokes) and down-conversion (Anti-Stokes) phosphor materials may be used. The PDP substrate(s) may be rigid, flexible, or semi-flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface.

Abstract: Apparatus to eject on demand discrete hollow microsphere droplets that are characterized by a highly regular and predictable spherical shape, devoid of tails or other irregularities common in the prior art with a selected pure gas contained in the center. With this method and apparatus, droplets may be formed of any suitable material including glass, ceramic, plastic, or metal. A variety of gases at various pressures including complete vacuums may be contained in the hollow microsphere. Microspheres filled with ionizable gas may be used as pixels in a plasma display panel. Microspheres used as a pixel elements may be referred to as Plasma-spheres. The inside of each Plasma-sphere may contain a luminescent material such as a phosphor and/or a secondary electron emission material such as magnesium oxide or a rare earth oxide introduced during the gas filling of the microsphere.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels. Each pixel or sub-pixel is defined by a hollow Plasma-disc filled with an ionizable gas. The Plasma-disc has at least two opposing flat sides such as a flat top and flat bottom. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each Plasma-disc. A flat side of the Plasma-disc shell is in contact with a substrate and each electrode is in electrical contact with a flat side of the Plasma-disc. The PDP may include inorganic and organic luminescent materials that are excited by the gas discharge within each Plasma-disc. The luminescent material may be located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the Plasma-disc or incorporated into the shell of the Plasma-disc. Up-conversion and down-conversion materials may be used. The substrate may be rigid or flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface.

Abstract: A gas plasma antenna with a rigid, flexible or semi-flexible substrate and an improved method of generating a uniform electron density. The antenna comprises a plasma display panel (PDP) containing a multiplicity of Plasma-tubes, each Plasma-tube containing a gas, which is ionized to produce electron density. A selected portion of each Plasma-tube acts alone or in concert with a selected portion of other Plasma-tubes to form a dipole or pattern of dipoles.

Abstract: An active matrix organic LED display having a matrix of multiple light emitting pixels and electronic drive circuitry for selectively addressing the pixels, each pixel containing an organic LED. The electronic drive circuitry includes row scan electrodes and column data electrodes that interconnect the matrix of pixels. The circuitry also includes a MEMS switching device and a memory capacitor for each pixel, the MEMS switching device connecting the memory capacitor to a column data electrode during addressing of a pixel and connecting the memory capacitor to the organic LED of each pixel during light emission.

Abstract: A backboard pad assembly comprising a body pad and cranial pad with side wrappings and a back coverslip attached to the body pad. The side wrappings and back coverslip may be of one piece are typically of an elastic material and extend around an associated backboard so as to retain the body pad to the backboard. The body pad has a width that is less than the distance between side handholds of an associated backboard such that the handholds are not covered by the body pad and have a length such that any end handholds of the associated backboard are not covered by the body pad. The body pad follows the profile of the associated backboard. The body pad, cranial pad, side wrappings, and back coverslip are made of or are covered with a coating of material that is waterproof and chemically resistant and capable of being medically disinfected.

Abstract: A positive column gas discharge plasma display device with one or more ionizable gas filled elongated Plasma-tubes. The display may be a dual substrate or a single substrate device. One or more substrates may be of a flexible material. The ionizable gas produces photons in the UV, IR, and/or visible range during gas discharge. An impervious barrier is positioned between the gas discharge cells in adjacent tubes to minimize or prevent optical cross-talk between pixels in adjacent tubes. The photons may excite one or more luminescent materials located on or in close proximity to one or more Plasma-tubes. The plasma display device may contain at least one Plasma-shell filled with an ionizable gas that produces photons in the UV, IR, and/or visible range during gas discharge. Plasma-shell includes Plasma-disc, Plasma-dome, and Plasma-sphere.

Abstract: There is disclosed an article of manufacture comprising a Plasma-Disc™ for use in a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels. Each pixel or sub-pixel is defined by a hollow Plasma-Disc™ filled with an ionizable gas. The Plasma-disc has at least two opposing flat sides such as a flat top and flat bottom or a flat rear and flat front. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat. Two or more electrodes are in electrical contact with each Plasma-disc. A flat base side of the Plasma-disc shell is in contact with a substrate and each electrode is in electrical contact with a flat side of the Plasma-disc. The PDP may also include inorganic and organic luminescent materials that are excited by the gas discharge within each Plasma-disc. The luminescent material may be located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the Plasma-disc or incorporated into the shell of the Plasma-disc. Up-conversion and down-conversion materials may be used.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels. Each pixel or sub-pixel is defined by a hollow Plasma-dome filled with an ionizable gas. The Plasma-dome has a flat side and an opposing domed side such as a flat bottom and a domed top or a flat rear and domed front. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each Plasma-dome. A flat base side or domed side of the Plasma-dome shell is in contact with a substrate. The PDP may include inorganic and organic luminescent materials that are excited by the gas discharge within each Plasma-dome. The luminescent material may be located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the Plasma-dome or incorporated into the shell of the Plasma-dome. Up-conversion and down-conversion materials may be used. The substrate may be rigid or flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface.

Abstract: There is disclosed a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels. Each pixel or sub-pixel is defined by a hollow Plasma-dome™ filled with an ionizable gas. The Plasma-dome has a flat side and an opposing domed side such as a flat bottom and a domed top or a flat rear and domed front. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each Plasma-dome. A flat base side or domed side of the Plasma-dome shell is in contact with a substrate. The PDP may also include inorganic and organic luminescent materials that are excited by the gas discharge within each Plasma-dome. The luminescent material may be located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the Plasma-dome or incorporated into the shell of the Plasma-dome. Up-conversion and down-conversion materials may be used. The substrate may be rigid or flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface.

Abstract: The simultaneous addressing and sustaining of an AC plasma display panel comprised of a multiplicity of Plasma-shells with the display divided into a plurality of Plasma-shell sections S1, S2, Sn. The Plasma-shells in at least one section of the panel are addressed while the Plasma-shells in at least one other section of the panel are simultaneously sustained. A reset voltage is simultaneously applied to all of the Plasma-shells in each section before the addressing of Plasma-shells in one section and the simultaneous sustaining of Plasma-shells in another section. Plasma-shell includes Plasma-sphere, Plasma-disc, and Plasma-dome.

Abstract: Plasma-shells filled with ionizable gas are positioned on or within a rigid or flexible substrate. Each Plasma-shell is electrically connected to at least two electrical conductors such as electrodes with an electrically conductive bonding substance to form an electrical connection to each electrode. The electrically conductive bonding substance may comprise a pad connected to both the Plasma-shell and an electrode.

Abstract: There is disclosed the simultaneous addressing and sustaining of a gas discharge AC plasma display comprised of a multiplicity of Plasma-shells wherein the Plasma-shells in at least one section of the display are addressed while the Plasma-shells in at least one other section of the display are being simultaneously sustained. Plasma-shell includes Plasma-sphere, Plasma-disc, and Plasma-dome.

Abstract: There is disclosed electrode configurations for a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels that are defined by a hollow plasma-shell filled with an ionizable gas. As used herein plasma-shell includes plasma-disc, plasma-dome, and plasma-sphere. The invention is described with reference to a plasma-dome, but other plasma-shells may be used including plasma-disc and plasma-sphere. The plasma-dome has a dome and an opposing flat side such as a dome top and a flat bottom or vice versa. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat or domed. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each plasma-dome, at least one electrode being in contact with a side of the plasma-dome that is not flat. The PDP may include inorganic and/or organic luminescent substances that are excited by the gas discharge within each plasma-dome.

Abstract: The luminous efficiency of a plasma display panel (PDP) device is increased by positive column gas discharge sustaining, with higher voltage and Xe content, plus pre-discharges sustain priming. High-speed addressing by using address period priming discharge. Cost saving in row driver ICs is realized by row addressing separated from sustaining. High contrast ratio due to masking of setup and addressing discharges.

Abstract: A linear optical scanner wherein the linear optical scanner is disposed between a lens and the image plane of the lens allowing the image from the lens to be optically shifted along one dimension, and permits the image from the lens to be shifted linearly without scan error.

Abstract: A gas plasma antenna with a rigid, flexible, or semi-flexible substrate and an improved method of generating a uniform electron density. The antenna comprises a plasma display panel (PDP) containing a multiplicity of Plasma-shells, each Plasma-shell containing a gas which is ionized to produce electron density. Each Plasma-shell acts alone or in concert with other Plasma-shells to form a dipole or pattern of dipoles.

Abstract: There is disclosed visual artifact reduction methods for a display comprising the use of gamma corrections, error diffusion, dithering, and/or center of light. The invention is described with reference to an AC gas discharge display (PDP), but may be practiced with other display technologies. The methods of this invention are disclosed for use with a number of PDP structures and PDP electronic addressing architectures including ADS, SAS, and ALIS. In one preferred embodiment, a center of light timing method is used to reduce artifacts between different sections of a PDP being addressed with SAS architecture.

Abstract: A monolithic or single substrate AC gas discharge (plasma) display constructed of gas filled microspheres positioned on a substrate in electrical contact with two or more electrode.