Abstract: A woven article comprises a plurality of electrically insulating and/or electrically conductive yarn in the warp and a plurality of electrically insulating and/or electrically conductive yarn in the weft interwoven with the yarn in the warp. A functional yarn in the warp and/or the weft comprises an elongate substrate including at least one electrical conductor and at least one electronic device thereon, wherein the at least one electrical conductor provides directly and/or indirectly an electrical contact for connecting to the electronic device.

Abstract: A display may be formed of a plurality of abutted tiles, each tile contributing a portion of the overall displayed image. Optical elements may be selectively situated between pixels to improve the optical performance of the display. In some embodiments, these optical elements may facilitate the use of relatively thicker cover glasses over the display tiles.

Abstract: Thin glass sheets may be processed in an effective fashion by electrostatically charging the sheets and applying them to an oppositely electrostatically charged carrier sheet. After processing is completed the carrier sheet may be removed and the processed sheet may be applied to its intended application such as to act as the front panel of an electronic display.

Abstract: A woven article comprises a plurality of electrically insulating and/or electrically conductive yarn in the warp and a plurality of electrically insulating and/or electrically conductive yarn in the weft interwoven with the yarn in the warp. A functional yarn in the warp and/or the weft comprises an elongate substrate including at least one electrical conductor and at least one electronic device thereon, wherein the at least one electrical conductor provides directly and/or indirectly an electrical contact for connecting to the electronic device.

Abstract: Relatively thick glass panels can be utilized in displays formed in a modular fashion. Modular displays may include a plurality of tiles having glass panels which are abutted together to present a composite display. The image generated by the composite display is made up of the images of each of the tiles. Tiles with front glass panels that are relatively thick may be utilized without unduly blocking light emitted from the display or creating relatively visible seams between adjacent tiles. This may be done by providing a pattern of black lines that separates the individual pixels including mullions over gaps between adjacent tiles and index matching the gaps to the transparent layers.

Abstract: Surface mount technology may be utilized to join two surfaces together that may include relative surface irregularities. By varying the volume of surface mount material applied to electrically and physically join the two surfaces, surface-to-surface irregularities may be compensated for. Various techniques may be utilized to vary the volume of the interconnection material in a high speed fashion.

Abstract: A plurality of display image producing tiles may be abutted into a matrix and mounted on a structural supporting plate to produce a tiled display module. The tile display modules may be shipped and connected together on site to produce an overall display. Each of the tiled modules may be connected together to a back plate to produce the overall display. The tiles connected to a structural plate and the modules connected to a structural plate may be adjustably positionable with respect to one another in two or more dimensions.

Abstract: A sheet utilized in making electronic displays may be prone to warping. This warping may result in the failure to make good surface-to-surface contact or even electrical connections between layers. By processing the sheet prone to warpage in a flattened configuration, the occurrence of stress-induced cracking when the sheet is applied to a rigid planar structure may be reduced. Moreover, a distorted sheet may be processed economically while still resulting in a final product which is regular, flat and planar.

Abstract: A display may be formed of a plurality of abutted tiles, each tile contributing a portion of the overall displayed image. Optical elements may be selectively situated between pixels to improve the optical performance of the display. In some embodiments, these optical elements may facilitate the use of relatively thicker cover glasses over the display tiles.

Abstract: Thin glass sheets may be processed in an effective fashion by electrostatically charging the sheets and applying them to an oppositely electrostatically charged carrier sheet. After processing is completed the carrier sheet may be removed and the processed sheet may be applied to its intended application such as to act as the front panel of an electronic display.

Abstract: Surface mount technology may be utilized to join two surfaces together that may include relative surface irregularities. By varying the volume of surface mount material applied to electrically and physically join the two surfaces, surface-to-surface irregularities may be compensated for. Various techniques may be utilized to vary the volume of the interconnection material in a high speed fashion.

Abstract: Relatively thick glass panels can be utilized in displays formed in a modular fashion. Modular displays may include a plurality of tiles having glass panels which are abutted together to present a composite display. The image generated by the composite display is made up of the images of each of the tiles. Tiles with front glass panels that are relatively thick may be utilized without unduly blocking light emitted from the display or creating relatively visible seams between adjacent tiles. This may be done by providing a pattern of black lines that separates the individual pixels including mullions over gaps between adjacent tiles and index matching the gaps to the transparent layers.

Abstract: An emissive display may include a faceplate that improves contrast and increases light efficiency in some embodiments. The emissive display may be covered by a plurality of cones that define light pipes between the cones. The cones may be reflective on one surface to reflect outwardly through a microlens. The inside surfaces of the cones may be light absorbing to absorb stray light that would not otherwise be properly emitted from the display.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube 10 has an evacuated envelope 11 with an electron gun 26 therein for generating at least one electron beam 28. The envelope further includes a faceplate panel 12 having a luminescent screen 22 with phosphor lines on an interior surface thereof. A uniaxial tension focus mask 25, having a plurality of spaced-apart first metal strands 40, is located adjacent to an effective picture area of the screen 22. The spacing between the first metal strands 40 defines a plurality of slots 42 substantially parallel to the phosphor lines of the screen. Each of the first metal strands 40, across the effective picture area of the screen, has a substantially continuous first insulator layer 64 on a screen-facing side thereof. A second insulator layer 66 overlies the first insulator layer 64. A plurality of second metal strands 60 are oriented substantially perpendicular to the first metal strands 40 and are bonded thereto by the second insulator layer 66.

Abstract: A video disc comprises a grooved disc having video information in the form of a surface relief pattern within the groove, the disc made from a plastic material containing finely divided conductive particles such that the bulk resistivity at 900 MHz is less than 500 ohm-centimeters.

Abstract: High density information discs, such as video discs, which have been treated with an ammonium salt become resistant to and stable under conditions of high relative humidity, even after repeated exposure to such conditions for extended periods of time. The treatment with the ammonium salt is accomplished by use of a bath of an aqueous solution of the ammonium salt, with the preferred ammonium salt being ammonium chloride.

Abstract: Methyl alkyl siloxanes can be employed as the dielectric coating on metallized video disc replicas when the metal surface on the disc has a high surface energy.