Abstract: A plasma display panel has a first sustain electrode and a second sustain electrode, a plurality of address electrodes disposed in a direction perpendicular to the first and second sustain electrodes. Each of the first and second sustain electrodes is formed by a transparent conductive film and a metallic film mounted on the transparent conductive film. A dielectric layer is mounted on the transparent conductive film and the metallic film. The first sustain electrodes and the second sustain electrodes are alternately disposed at every display line. A surface of the dielectric film corresponding to the metallic film is projected from a surface corresponding to other portions.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a plurality of first and second sustain electrodes, a plurality of address electrodes which intersect with the sustain electrodes to form a pixel at every intersection. In the method, an address period is provided, in which data pulses are applied to the address electrodes, and scanning pulses are applied to the second sustain electrodes, thereby selecting lighted pixels and unlighted pixels. A discharge sustaining period is provided, in which discharge sustaining pulses are alternately applied to the first and second sustain electrodes so as to sustain the lighted and unlighted pixels. An offset voltage having the same polarity as the data pulse is applied to the address electrodes in the discharge sustaining period.

Abstract: Toothed belt comprises teeth and bottoms which are alternately formed at one surface of the toothed rubber layer of the toothed belt. A fabric is provided at the outer surface of the teeth and the bottoms. A back rubber layer is integrally provided at the other surface of the toothed rubber layer. A plurality of cords are interposed at the interface between the toothed rubber layer and the back rubber layer. A large number of modified microfibers are intermixed throughout the toothed rubber layer. The modified microfibers consist of a copolymer of polyolefin and nylon fiber. The modified microfibers are oriented in the length direction of the toothed belt as a whole.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a plasma display device that enables high-luminosity display while keeping consumption of power low. After causing reset discharge to form a wall charge in the dielectric layer of all discharge cells of a plasma display panel, pixel data are written by causing selective erasure discharge to erase, in accordance to pixel data corresponding to an input video signal, the wall charge formed in each discharge cell, and sustaining pulses, with a voltage value of at least 200 volts, are applied alternately to each row electrode of each row electrode pair of the plasma display panel to repeatedly cause sustained discharge to occur only in discharge cells having residual wall charge.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel reduces an address write cycle and also realizing a stable high definition, high-quality display without erroneous discharge. In the light emission by driving the plasma display panel having plural pairs of row electrodes and plural column electrodes arranged so as to cross these pairs of row electrodes and forming discharge cells at intersections of the pairs of row electrodes and the column electrodes, ones of the pairs of row electrodes are divided into first and second row electrode groups, and a scan pulse is applied to one row electrode of the second row electrode group just after applying the scan pulse to one row electrode of the first row electrode group.

Abstract: A method for driving a plasma display panel in which radiation noise is reduced while preventing an erroneous discharge and a display quality can be improved. Either one of scanning pulses and sustaining pulses changes in its repetitive period between at least two sub-fields.

Abstract: A toothed belt includes a front rubber layer having teeth formed in the front rubber layer. A plurality of short fibers are entirely distributed in the front rubber layer. A first side of the front rubber layer is covered with a cover fabric. A back rubber layer contacts a second side of the front rubber layer. A plurality of cord elements extend along a length of the belt and are interposed between the front rubber layer and the back rubber layer in such a manner that a portion of each cord element is embedded in the front rubber layer, and the remaining portion of each cord element is embedded in the back rubber layer.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front substrate; a plurality of row electrodes provided on an inner surface of the front substrate; a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate so as to cover the row electrodes; a rear substrate spaced apart from the front substrate to form a discharge space therebetween; a plurality of column electrodes provided on an inner surface of the rear substrate; a fluorescent material layer covering the column electrodes, the fluorescent material layer including red, green and blue emitting portions. The width of a column electrode is set to be different from others, corresponding to a different portion of the fluorescent material layer covering the column electrode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a plurality of pairs of row electrodes, each pair comprising a first row electrode and a second row electrode, and a plurality of data electrodes which intersect with the row electrodes. A first row electrode driver having driving circuit means is provided for driving each of the first row electrodes, and a second row electrode driver is provided for driving each of the second row electrodes. A driving power source is provided for driving the driving circuit means in the first row electrode driver, and an offset voltage applying means is provided for applying an offset voltage to the driving power source so that the first row electrode driver produces a first priming pulse having a first voltage which is applied to the first row electrode. A scanning pulse is produced after the priming pulse having a second voltage different from the first voltage, which is also applied to the first row electrode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a plurality of first and second row electrodes, a plurality of data electrodes which intersect with the row electrodes to form a pixel at every intersection, an address period in which display data pulses are applied to the data electrodes. A scanning pulse is applied to each of the second row electrodes, thereby selecting lighted pixels and unlighted pixels. The width of the scanning pulse applied in the address period is changed dependent on the second row electrode.

Abstract: A method for driving a matrix type of plasma display panel displaying an image with a stable display operation in error-discharge free. The last pulse of the discharge-sustaining pulses in the sustained discharge period is adjusted to be shorter than that of the immediately previous pulse of the discharge-sustaining pulses and/or an address-pulse is applied to the column electrode in the simultaneous time of the applying of the discharge-sustaining pulses to generate the discharge between the paired row and column electrodes. The residual wall charges remaining the lightened pixel cell and the darkened pixel cell are uniformed at the end of sustained discharge period so that a stable addressing operation and precise emission displaying associated with the pixel data is achieved in the next addressing period.

Abstract: A method for driving a matrix type of plasma display panel is capable of stably displaying an image in error-discharge free. The plasma display panel including a plurality of row electrodes extending parallel to each other, two adjacent ones of the row electrodes being paired, and a plurality of column electrodes extending perpendicularly to the row electrodes at a given intervals wherein a region in which, one pair of row electrodes and one column electrode are crossed and spaced with a distance to each other at an intersection corresponding to one pixel.