Abstract: In a standby power supply for a television receiver, a rectifier arrangement, electrically nonisolated from a source of AC mains supply voltage, develops a first, nonisolated direct voltage that is present during both the on-state and the standby state of an on-off command signal generated by a remote control circuit. The primary winding of a standby transformer is coupled to the rectifier arrangement and to the AC voltage source for developing a second, nonisolated direct voltage of lower magnitude than the first direct voltage. The control circuit of a switched mode power supply is energized by the second direct voltage and is responsive to the on-off command signal for changing operation of the switched mode power supply between a standby mode and a run-mode. An electrically isolated secondary winding of the standby transformer develops a third direct voltage for energizing the remote control circuit during standby.

Abstract: A shadow mask for a color cathode-ray tube has a plurality of apertures therethrough. The shadow mask is made from an improved iron-nickel alloy sheet consisting essentially of the following composition limits in weight percent: C.ltoreq.0.04, MN.ltoreq.0.1, Si.ltoreq.0.04, P.ltoreq.0.012, S.ltoreq.0.012, Ni 32-39, Al.ltoreq.0.08, Y.ltoreq.0.6 and the balance being Fe and impurities unavoidably coming into the iron-nickel alloy during the course of the production thereof. An oxide layer comprising a major proportion of maghemite (.gamma.-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) and magnetite (Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4), and a minor proportion of hematite (.alpha.-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) and yttria (Y.sub.2 O.sub.3) is formed on the iron-nickel alloy sheet and stabilized and bonded thereto by an oxide of yttrium (Y.sub.2 O.sub.3) dispersed at interstitial sites throughout the lattice of the alloy sheet.

Abstract: An electron tube evacuating system includes a manifold section having an evacuation chamber. A tube mounting section has a plurality of evacuation apertures in communication with the evacuation chamber. A plurality of tube mounting members individually hermetically mount tubes to be evacuated onto the mounting section. Each mounting member has an aperture in communication with the evacuation chamber.

Abstract: A photosensitive film on a glass surface is prepared by: dispensing a quantity of aqueous emulsion containing the film constituents on the surface, distributing the emulsion as a layer over the surface, leveling the distributed layer and then drying the layer. To burst any bubbles that form during distribution, and to remove residual effects of the bubbles, a mist of a surface-tension-reducing liquid, such as methyl alcohol, is contacted with the distributed layer during leveling.

Abstract: A transmitter unit of a remote control system includes a key function display unit for identifying the function of key elements of the transmitter unit at various steps of a control sequence for one or more controlled devices. The memory for storing character-representative information for identifying the functions of the key elements of the transmitter and corresponding function control instructions is contained in the controlled devices rather than in the transmitter unit. This allows for the addition of new controlled device without modification of the transmitter units.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improvement in color picture tubes. Such tubes include an electron gun for generating and directing three inline electron beams, a center beam and two side beams, along initially coplanar paths toward a screen of the tube. The gun includes a plurality of spaced electrodes which form a main focus lens for focusing the electron beams. The improvement comprises the plurality of spaced electrodes which form a main focus lens including three electrodes that form an einzel lens in the path of each electron beam. A first einzel lens electrode includes three inline cylinders through which the electron beams pass. A second einzel lens electrode includes a large oval cylinder that overlaps all three cylinders of the first einzel lens electrode. A third einzel lens electrode includes three inline cylinders which are overlapped by the oval cylinder.

Abstract: A local oscillator is arranged in a Colpitts type configuration in which an amplifying device such as a bipolar transistor or field effect transistor having a control electrode (base or gate electrode) is coupled to a first electrode (emitter or source electrode) defining the end of a conduction channel through an oscillation conditioning network conditioning the device to oscillate in a given range and also to a frequency determining network including a first varactor diode responsive to the tuning voltage and an inductance element coupled in series between the control electrode and signal ground, and in which the output is taken at a second electrode (collector or drain) defining the other end of the conduction channel. A range extending circuit including a second varactor diode responsive to the tuning voltage is coupled between the control electrode and signal ground for ensuring that the oscillator operates reliably at both ends of the tuning range.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improvement in color picture tubes. Such tubes include an electron gun for generating and directing three inline electron beams, a center beam and two side beams, along initially coplanar paths toward a screen of the tube. The gun includes a plurality of spaced electrodes which form a main focus lens for focusing the electron beams. The improvement comprises the plurality of spaced electrodes which form a main focus lens including three electrodes that form an einzel lens in the path of each electron beam. A first einzel lens electrode includes a first portion having three inline apertures that are set back from a second portion forming a single large aperture through which all three electron beams pass. A second einzel lens electrode includes a first portion having three inline apertures that are set back from a second portion forming a single large aperture through which all three electron beams pass.

Abstract: A defect corrector for a solid-state imager having a number of defective pixels less than the total number of pixels in the imager in which only defect correction signals associated with the defective pixels are generated. The defect correction signals are then combined with photoresponse signals from the corresponding defective pixels, so as to provide a defect compensated photoresponse signal for each of the defective pixels.

Abstract: A control circuit of a television receiver power supply is constructed using a plurality of transistors operating in a common base configuration. The base electrodes of each of the transistors is coupled to a common conductor rail line that maintains the collector currents in the transistors temperature compensated over a wide range of operating temperatures during normal operation power-up mode of the receiver. In a standby mode of the receiver, power dissipation in the transistors is reduced by applying an on/off control signal to the common conductor rail line that prevents the flow of the collector currents in each of the transistors. Consequently, the supply current requirement of the control circuit is reduced during the standby mode.

Abstract: The field rate of a video input signal is doubled by storing each field in a memory and recovering each stored fields twice so as to repeat each field and thus reduce flicker. To ensure that even fields overlay even fields, odd fields overlay odd fields and that all pairs of even and odd fields are interlaced, a timing unit provides a double field rate read control signal to the memory having a waveform that repeats on a two-field basis and supplies a double field rate vertical control signal to a vertical deflection generator having a waveform that is phase modulated and that repeats on a four-field basis. The vertical deflection generator has a constant retrace time and employs DC coupling, thereby avoiding raster shift which otherwise could occur as a result of the phase modulation.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improvement in color picture tubes. Such tubes include an electron gun for generating and directing three inline electron beams, a center beam and two side beams, along initially coplanar paths toward a screen of the tube. The gun includes a plurality of spaced electrodes which form a main focus lens for focusing the electron beams. The improvement comprises the plurality of spaced electrodes which form a main focus lens including four electrodes that form an einzel lens in the path of each electron beam. A first einzel lens electrode includes a first portion having three inline apertures that are set back from a second portion having a single large aperture through which all three electron beams pass. A second einzel lens electrode includes a first portion having three inline apertures that are set back from a second portion having a single large aperture through which all three electron beams pass.

Abstract: A degaussing circuit for a cathode ray tube, of a video display apparatus includes a resonating capacitor that is charged prior to degaussing. A degaussing coil is disposed about the cathode ray tube. An SCR, responsive to an on/off control signal, is turned on by a control switch for coupling the resonating capacitor to the degaussing coil in order to generate an AC, degaussing current in the coil having an amplitude that diminishes to a low amplitude during a degaussing interval. Positive feedback is used for speeding up the turn-on time of the control switch. A series pass transistor switch couples a source of a supply voltage to a delay network. The series pass transistor switch is coupled in the current path of the current that is supplied by the power supply. An energizing voltage is developed at the output of the delay network.

Abstract: A control circuit having a slow-start section is enabled to carry out its expected, principal function(s) only after the voltage at the slow-start section input has reached a certain level. The system assures that a delay interval in control circuit operation is measured from the time devices within the circuit's internal voltage supply become effective to deliver voltage levels sufficient to allow the circuit to perform the principal function. A delay network is connected across a device of the internal voltage supply, which otherwise supplies an operating voltage level to the control circuit.

Abstract: A spray shield for a faceplate panel having a viewing widow and an integral peripheral panel sidewall which terminates in a seal land includes a gasket of a low durometer high temperature elastomer which envelopes the seal land for preventing pull-through of a spray coating. The shield and the gasket prevent the spray coating from being deposited on a predetermined portion of an interior sidewall portion of the panel and on the seal land. Since the gasket prevents pull-through of the spray coating, none of the spray coating is deposited on the exterior surface of the panel.

Abstract: An electron gun for a high resolution color display tube comprises three inline cathode assemblies, a control grid with three inline apertures, a screen grid with three inline apertures, a screen grid slot plate with three inline substantially rectangular slots each associated with a different one of the apertures in the screen grid, and a main electron lens. The screen grid slot plate is attached to the screen grid on the side thereof facing the main electron lens. Each of the cathode assemblies produces an electron beam having a given beam current. Each of the slots in the screen grid slot plate has an inline dimension and a transverse dimension which are selected for the given beam current to independently control the horizontal and vertical sizes of the spot produced by each of the electron beams at a distance from the electron gun.

Abstract: A supply voltage is developed in accordance with an on/off control signal of a remote receiver during a start-up interval and during a power-up mode of operation of a television power supply. During a standby mode of operation, the supply voltage is switched off. The supply voltage produces a supply current in an oscillator that produces a signal at a horizontal rate related frequency. The supply voltage also produces a base drive current in a switching transistor of a horizontal driver only during the start-up interval. During a power-up mode, a run supply voltage is coupled to the oscillator and to the driver.

Abstract: First and second capacitors are charged prior to a degaussing interval. A first switch couples the first capacitor to a degaussing coil to initiate the degaussing interval. The first capacitor and the degaussing coil form a resonant circuit that resonates to generate a decaying degaussing current. During a predetermined portion of each cycle of the degaussing current, a second switch couples a precharged second capacitor in parallel with the first capacitor to form a charge transfer arrangement that transfers charge from the second to the first capacitor for replenishing energy losses in the first capacitor. The charge transfer arrangement increases the duration of the time it takes to the amplitude of the degaussing current to decay and, hence, the length of the degaussing interval.

Abstract: A color display system includes a cathode-ray tube and self-converging yoke that produces an astigmatic magnetic deflection field within the tube. The tube has an electron gun for generating and directing three electron beams along paths toward a screen. The gun includes beam-forming region electrodes, main focusing lens electrodes, and two electrodes for forming a multipole lens between the beam-forming region and the main focusing lens in each of the electron beam paths. Each multipole lens is oriented to provide a correction to an associated electron beam to at least partially compensate for the effect of the astigmatic magnetic deflection field on that beam. A first multipole lens electrode is located between the beam-forming region electrodes and the main focusing lens electrodes. A second multipole electrode is connected to a main focusing lens electrode and located between the first multipole lens electrode and the main focusing lens, adjacent to the first multipole lens electrode.

Abstract: A camera field-of-view is mapped with full depth-of-focus into electronic memory. Data concerning image intensities at selected points in image space are stored, along with data concerning the distances between the camera and these points in image space. Images with any focus and depth-of-focus can be generated by scanning the electronic memory during a reading thereof and convolving the data concerning image intensity with an adjustable-bandwidth low-pass spatial filter. The bandwidth of that filter is adjusted dependent on the data concerning distances between camera and points in image space. This image storage and image retrieval procedure conserves the size of electronic memory required to store and retrieve images with any focus and depth-of-focus.