Abstract: A radio frequency plasma display panel that is capable of reducing a discharge voltage. In the plasma display panel, a dielectric material is entirely coated on a substrate and is patterned to have a convex surface. A first electrode crossing the dielectric pattern is formed on the substrate, and a dielectric layer is entirely coated on the substrate provided with the dielectric pattern and the first electrode. A second electrode crossing the first electrode is formed on a concave groove area in the dielectric layer having a wave shape with lands and grooves.

Abstract: A display device has an emitting region constituted by a plurality of first electrodes provided on a substrate and extending in parallel, a plurality of second electrodes provided on the first electrodes and extending substantially perpendicularly to the first electrodes, and a plurality of emission sites for emitting electrons or light respectively connected to a plurality of intersections between the first and second electrodes and arranged on the substrate and has a peripheral region surrounding the emitting region on the substrate. In this display device, first and second groups of external repeating terminals for the first and second electrodes are collectively provided side by side in a part of the peripheral region.

Abstract: A photocathode and an electron tube in which the photocathode plate can be securely fixed without using any adhesive. Even under the severe condition that a high vibration resistance is required or thermal stress occurs because of great temperature variation, it can be used widely for an image intensifier, a streak tube, or a photomultiplier. The photocathode plate of the photocathode is sandwiched between a faceplate and a support plate. First pins embedded in the faceplate are joined to the support plate. Therefore, the photocathode plate can be readily fixed securely to the faceplate without using any adhesive.

Abstract: A polarized electroluminescence element used for a display is disclosed. The polarized electroluminescence element includes a substrate, an orientation-inducing layer situated on the substrate and in a first direction of orientation, and a light-emitting layer situated on the orientation-inducing layer and made of a mixture of an electroluminescent material and an oriented material for emitting polarized electroluminescence, wherein the electroluminescent material and the oriented material are in a second direction of orientation corresponding to the first direction of orientation.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device is provided with a coating material 10 which directly covers the semiconductor light emitting element 2. The coating material 10 comprises a polymetaloxane or a ceramic having a permeability to the ultraviolet light projected from a semiconductor light emitting element 2. The coating material 10 with resistances to ultraviolet light and heat will not be deteriorated even under a high-temperature environment irradiated with ultraviolet light over a long period of time.

Abstract: A flat luminescent lamp and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed in the present invention. More specifically, a flat luminescent lamp includes first and second substrates each having a plurality of grooves in sides which the first and second substrates face into each other, first and second electrodes in the grooves, first and second phosphor layers in the first and second substrates including the first and second electrodes, respectively, and a frame for sealing the first and second substrates.

Abstract: An electron lens is used for focusing electrons from a cathode to an anode. The lens includes a first conductive layer with a first opening at a first distance from the cathode. The first conductive layer is held at a first voltage. The lens also includes a second conductive layer with a second opening at a second distance from the first conductive layer and a third distance from the anode. The second conductive layer is held at a second voltage substantially equal to the voltage of the anode. The first and second openings are chosen based on the first voltage, the second voltage, the first distance, the second distance and the third distance. The opening focuses the electrons emitted from the cathode onto the anode to a spot size preferably less than 40 nanometers. The force created between the cathode and anode is minimized by the structure of the lens.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shadow mask comprising an effective surface including electron beam passage holes all over, an ineffective surface having a certain width surrounding the circumference of the effective surface, a skirt portion curved formed on the circumference of the ineffective surface, and concave-compressed beads formed on the ineffective surface along the skirt portion in order to improve the stiffness of the effective surface. The present invention can prevent distortions of a screen by forming the beads on the ineffective surface which is capable of improving stiffness of the shadow mask by increasing a lot value of the section modulus performing a function resisting the relative vibration occurred between the effective surface and skirt portion.

Abstract: In an electron gun for a color cathode ray tube apparatus of this invention, one intermediate electrode is arranged between a final acceleration electrode and a focus electrode that make up a main lens, and a voltage divided by a voltage dividing resistor for dividing a voltage to be applied to the final acceleration electrode is applied to the intermediate electrode. A dynamic voltage which increases along with an increase in deflection amount of an electron beam is applied to the focus electrode, and a dielectric portion is formed between the final acceleration electrode and the focus electrode. This dielectric portion is formed on the intermediate electrode. Hence, elliptical distortion of electron beam spots is decreased on the entire surface of a phosphor screen, thereby providing a color cathode ray tube apparatus with a good performance on the entire surface of the phosphor screen.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having higher light-emitting luminance and efficiency of a discharge cell includes: a plurality of first barriers successively formed on a substrate at predetermined intervals; a plurality of first sustain electrodes formed at a width more than 40% of a pixel pitch, which is an overall distance of four of the barriers, to be orthogonal to the first barriers; a plurality of second sustain electrodes spaced apart from the first sustain electrodes at a distance less than 20% of the pixel pitch and mated with the first sustain electrodes one by one; a dielectric layer formed at a thickness of 25 &mgr;m or more to cover the first and second sustain electrodes; and a plurality of pads formed on some of the dielectric layer corresponding to the first sustain electrodes and the second sustain electrodes in each discharge cell.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a quartz glass bulb having an expanded portion and sealing portions, conductive elements, and a pair of electrodes. The conductive elements are sealed at the sealing portions of the quartz glass bulb. Each electrode is disposed so as to be opposite the other and connected to one conductive element. The lamp is characterized in that Dp (the distance between an end of each electrode) is in the range between 1.0 and 1.6 mm, S (the longest length of the expanded portion in the direction of a discharge path)=e×Di (wherein 0.8<e<1.0), Di (the largest inside diameter of the expanded portion transverse to the discharge path)=g×Dp (wherein 4<g<8 ), and Do (the largest outside diameter of the expanded portion transverse to the discharge path)<Di+4 mm.

Abstract: A light source unit includes (a) a light source having a main surface through which a light emitted from the light source passes towards an object, (b) a light-permeable substrate located between the main surface of the light source and the object, (c) a first seal sandwiched between the main surface of the light source and a surface of the light-permeable substrate and defining a first closed space together with the main surface and the surface of the light-permeable substrate, the first closed space being in vacuum, and (d) a heat radiator equipped with the light source for outwardly radiating heat generated in the light source.

Abstract: A display device (1) includes a multi-layered structure (10) and a plurality of light-emitting devices (31) mounted on a display surface of the multi-layered structure. The multi-layered structure includes successively stacked first, second and third insulating layers (11, 12, 13) with the first layer on the display surface side, a first conductive layer (21) sandwiched between the first and second insulating layers, and a second conductive layer (2) sandwiched between the second and third insulating layers. Each of the first, second and third insulating layers is formed of such a material that a needle or the like can be stuck into it. Also, each of the first and second conductive layers is a layer of fibers, into which a needle or the like can be stuck.

Abstract: A foamable copolymer based coupling is provided for securely affixing a light emitting glass lamp in a metal base to form a lamp assembly. The copolymer is preferably selected from ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, and combinations thereof. The foamable coupling may be placed around one end of the glass lamp or in the lamp base before the lamp and base are matingly engaged. The assembled lamp is then heated to a temperature, which causes the foamable coupling to expand and securely affix the lamp in the base.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube includes in combination an in-line type electron gun assembly and a dot type phosphor screen, wherein an outer panel surface is made substantially flat, an inner surface is curved and a shadow mask has round apertures or holes while having a curved shape with a convex form as projected toward the panel. The display tube is featured in that the shadow mask holes have a horizontal direction pitch Ph and vertical direction pitch Pv, that the horizontal pitch Ph has a value at terminate ends of a minor axis of the shadow mask, which value is at least 5% greater than a pitch value at the center part of the shadow mask, and that a Ph/Pv value at the shadow mask minor axis ends is greater than that at the shadow mask center. With such an arrangement, it is possible to increase the mechanical strength at a part adjacent to the shadow mask minor axis in particular.

Abstract: A vacuum fluorescent display includes a front glass member, substrate, control electrode, plate-like field emission type electron-emitting source, mesh-like electron extracting electrode, and phosphor film. The front glass member has light transmission properties at least partly, and the substrate opposes the front glass member through a vacuum space. The control electrode is formed on an inner surface of the substrate. The plate-like field emission type electron-emitting source with a plurality of through holes is arranged in the vacuum space to be spaced apart from the control electrode. The mesh-like electron extracting electrode is formed between the field emission type electron-emitting source and the front glass member to be spaced apart from the field emission type electron-emitting source. The phosphor film is formed inside the front glass member.

Abstract: A tungsten-rhenium filament for an operation temperature between 2900 and 3200° K is disclosed. The filament comprises an aluminum-potassium-silicon (AKS) additive. The filament has a grain microstructure comprising substantially exclusively elongated interlocking grains with a Grain Aspect Ratio (GAR) not less than 12. The rhenium content of the filament is between 0.2-0.4% by weight. A method for manufacturing a rhenium-tungsten filament is also disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. An AKS doped tungsten-rhenium alloy powder is prepared with a rhenium content of 0.2-0.4% by weight. The alloy powder is pressed and presintered, and thereafter sintered with direct current. A rhenium-tungsten filament is formed, which has a metastable crystal structure. The filament is annealed below the recrystallisation temperature, and recrystallised above the crystallization temperature. There is also provided a halogen incandescent lamp with a glass envelope enclosing a tungsten-rhenium filament.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a deflection unit for mounting on an in-line type cathode ray tube comprising a coil body including grooves for receiving wound coil wires, the grooves extending substantially in a straight line. The groove extension of at least one groove is changed at at least one location such that the coil wires received in the groove become curved in the area of the changed groove extension. In a preferred embodiment the grooves are separated from each other by groove walls which in the area of the changed groove extension comprise a thickening and optionally a bulge. The coil wires wound onto the coil body form the horizontal coil or the vertical coil. The arrangement serves the selective fine adjustment of the deflection fields for eliminating convergence, coma and/or geometry errors.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device in which device sealing is facilitated and in which a display employing the device as a light emitting device may be increased in size. The organic electroluminescence device includes a transparent substrate, an electrode film, a transparent electrode film, a first insulating film having an opening, an organic electroluminescence light emitting film, a metal electrode film and a second insulating film. The first and second insulating films exhibit gas barrier characteristics. The opening is tapered so that its opening degree is increased in a direction away from the transparent electrode film side. The transparent electrode film is electrically connected via electrode film to a first electrode formed on the second insulating film as it is passed through the first and second insulating films to be exposed on the second insulating film.

Abstract: An apparatus (20) for setting a filament (22) on an electrode (24) comprises a body (52) having a central member (54) with a longitudinal axis (A—A), a first end member (56) and a second end member (58). The first and second end members (56, 58) are located at opposite ends of the central member (54) and each extends away from the longitudinal axis (A—A) thereby forming a recess (59). Each end member (56, 58) includes a surface generally facing the recess (61, 63) and an outer surface (74, 76). A bore (68) in the body is adapted to receive a retaining member (not shown) for mounting the body (52) to the electrode (24). A cavity (70) extends through the first end member (56) from its outer surface (74) to its recess facing surface (61). A cavity (80) in the second end member (58) opens toward the recess (59). The cavities (70, 80) in the first end member (56) and second end member (58) are located opposite one another across the recess (59).