Patents by Inventor Albert W. Baird, III

Albert W. Baird, III has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4065699
    Abstract: An improved cathode assembly for a gas discharge display panel is disclosed providing a first series of cathode elements in a first direction and a second series of cathode elements in a second direction. A separate "keep-alive" element and "initiate signal" element are also provided. The keep-alive element maintains a localized source of ionized gas at all times. Upon activation of the initiate signal element, the ionized gas moves from the keep-alive element to the initiate signal element. The first direction elements are then sequentially activated to cause the ionized gas to pass from the initiate signal element sequentially to each of the first direction elements until the selected first direction element has been reached. The second direction elements are then sequentially activated to cause the ionized gas to pass from the selected first direction cathode element to the second direction cathode elements in sequence until the selected second direction element has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert W. Baird, III