Coating Or Shielding Patents (Class 313/479)
  • Patent number: 5160375
    Abstract: A coating composition for a cathode ray tube, comprising the ingredients of: silica powder which has been fused during the process of flame spraying, said silica powder having an average particle size of about 0.02 to about 15 microns, electrically conductive graphite powder, with the pigment ratio of silica to graphite being within the range of 0.1 to 15, an organic thickening agent, water glass, and the balance water, said coating composition having a viscosity within the range of about 270 to about 850 cps; and wherein the coating provides markedly improved intercoat adhesion between overlapping coatings on the interior funnel of the cathode ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Assignee: Acheson Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Shiro Otaki
  • Patent number: 5159618
    Abstract: A X-ray emissive vacuum tube is fully enclosed in an electrically conductive casing with electrical terminals through which bias potentials are applied to the tube. Occasionally an arc discharge occurs between electrodes within the tube generating a high frequency signal which ordinarily resonates with the conventional casings. However a resistive coating is applied to the inner surface of the case. That coating has a resistivity sufficient to lower the Q of the case to a value at which significant ringing does not result from the discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: James A. Blake
  • Patent number: 5156770
    Abstract: A solution for making a wear-resistant conductive contact patch for a faceplate panel of a color CRT which facilitates the electrophotographic manufacturing of a luminescent screen on the panel consists essentially of, in weight percent, solvent 22 to 70, conductive material 62 to 21, and the balance being other compatible additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Wetzel, Peter M. Ritt, Owen H. Roberts, Jr., Harry R. Stork
  • Patent number: 5153481
    Abstract: A display device comprising a display screen, and an optical film formed on the display screen and having a porous lower layer mainly consisting of TiO.sub.2 and having a porosity of 30% to 75% and an average pore size of 10 nm or less and an upper layer stacked on the lower layer and essentially consisting of a silicon compound having a fluorine-containing group and a siloxane bond. In this display device, the optical film can be easily formed and has a satisfactory anti-reflection effect and satisfactory strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hidemi Matsuda, Takeo Itou, Kazuhiko Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5150004
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube (CRT) having a surface with reduced gloss and reflectivity and a method for providing such reduced gloss and reflectivity. In the method of the invention, a solution of a silane and a saturated hydrocarbon in a solvent system of an alcohol and water is provided. The solution is applied to the surface of a cathode ray tube to impart antiglare properties to the surface. Thereafter, the CRT with the silane applied is cured at an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to cause the silane to react and be converted to siloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hua Sou Tong, Gregory Prando
  • Patent number: 5132588
    Abstract: A viewing screen protective shield is set forth removably securable in association with a viewing screen, such as LCR screens, as found in fish finders and the like, which are typically exposed to adverse weather conditions. The protective shield is readily removable and replaceable and include convex peripheral edges to conform the shield to the convex screen with an outwardly extending tab formed outwardly of a single corner of the shield to enhance manual grasping thereof. To enhance securement of the shield to the associated screen, a plurality of transparent adhesive strips may be secured to an interior surface of the shield to enhance securement of the transparent shield to the associated screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Inventor: William J. Warman
  • Patent number: 5132585
    Abstract: A display device exhibiting improved thermal performance at the faceplate by utilizing a layer of thermally highly conductive substantially optically transmissive solid material is provided. According to the invention, an optically transmissive display faceplate is disclosed having a substantially planar optically transmissive base sheet or a substantially optically transmissive region of substantially uniform thickness of a cathode ray tube envelope. On the base sheet is disposed at least one layer of substantially optically transmissive solid material, such as a deposited diamond film, with thermal conductivity greater than that of the faceplate material disposed on at least a part of a major surface of the substantially optically transmissive base sheet or substantially optically transmissive region of substantially uniform thickness of a cathode ray tube envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Kane, Norman W. Parker, James E. Jaskie
  • Patent number: 5124614
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display tube comprising an envelope having an envelope portion and a display window. The quantity of X-rays released from the envelope portion is determined, after which discrete X-ray absorbing means are provided in those places of the envelope where the quantity of X-rays released exceeds a limiting value. In a display tube manufactured according to such a method and comprising, in particular, a substantially rectangular display screen and a cylindrical neck portion having an electron gun the diagonals of the envelope of which are provided with discrete X-ray absorbing means, the desirable quantity of X-rays is absorbed in a simple and cost-effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Gijsbertus Bakker, Wouter M. Reukers
  • Patent number: 5122709
    Abstract: Disclosed in this invention are a cathode ray tube, especially glare type one, characterized in that a two-layer composite film consisting of a transparent electroconductive film and a protective film formed thereon is coated on the front panel so that surface glossiness thereof as measured by JIS Z-8741 Method 2 will become 80% or above, and a process for producing the cathode ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Kawamura, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Katsumi Kobara
  • Patent number: 5121030
    Abstract: A contrast enhancement filter for color displays, particularly adapted for color CRT tubes of the shadow mask type. A transparent plate has applied thereon absorptive areas, each area dyed with a primary color corresponding to the color dots of the CRT display face and a plurality of such color areas randomly disposed over each color dot. Since the absorption areas are spacially independent, each color area acts independently of the others. The filter provides bandpass efficiency comparable to monochrome filters, and has a broad viewing range essentially independent of angle of vision. In a further embodiment, colored oriented fiber-optic elements are disposed over the phosphor dots in a predetermined array, allowing the filter plate to replace a conventional faceplate and filter combination structure, while providing a selective viewing angle of high contrast. The filter is suitable for any light-responsive display screen, also including liquid crystal elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventor: Dan J. Schott
  • Patent number: 5099171
    Abstract: A cathode-ray tube panel, wherein the outer surface (12) of the cathode-ray tube panel (10) is made in the form of a roughened surface (14) having microscopic irregularities and the roughened surface is formed with a thin electrically conductive film (15) made of SnO.sub.2 and Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3, thereby making the panel both antistatic and antireflective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Daiku, Keisuke Okada
  • Patent number: 5087855
    Abstract: Display tube including an envelope portion 2 coated with a first electrically conducting layer 7 and a display window 1 coated with a second electrically conducting layer 8 has a connection means having two tongue-shaped members 11 and 12 and fastened to a high-voltage contact 13. The tongue-shaped members 11 and 12 extend on both sides of the high-voltage contact 13 and bear against the electrically conducting layers 7 and 8, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes J. M. Overbeek, Hendrik A. Verkuijlen
  • Patent number: 5083057
    Abstract: A panel of a color cathode ray tube is disclosed which is characterized in that an extended portion contacting the inner face of the skirt portion and facing the inner bottom face of the panel is provided on each of the stud pins, so that the aluminum coating layer is let to extend to the extended portion. According to the present invention, the conventional graphite spreading process for supplementing the electrical connection state between the aluminum coating layer and the stud pins is omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: SamSung Electron Devices Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min S. Kim
  • Patent number: 5081394
    Abstract: A black matrix color picture tube has a phosphor layer and black matrix layer formed on the inner surface of the faceplate. A layer of glass having a low softening point is provided between the phosphor layer and the inner surface of the faceplate and between the black matrix layer and the inner surface of the faceplate. The softening point of the glass is below the temperature at which the tube is subjected during a frit baking step employed in the fabrication of the tube. For example, a borophosphate glass is used as the layer of glass having a low softening point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Morishita, Nobuaki Hayashi, Saburo Nonogaki, Masahiro Nishizawa, Kiyoshi Miura, Teruki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5081392
    Abstract: A color picture tube includes a faceplate and a funnel attached to the faceplate. The faceplate has a horizontal dimension M.sub.h and a vertical dimension M.sub.v, with the dimensions having a ratio M.sub.h /M.sub.v greater than one. A magnetic shield is located within the tube. The magnetic shield has a front aperture in the proximity of the faceplate and a rear aperture remote from the faceplate. The front aperture has a horizontal dimension F.sub.h and a vertical dimension F.sub.v and the rear aperture has a horizontal dimension R.sub.h and a vertical dimension R.sub.v. The top and bottom of the rear aperature are close to the sides of the funnel and the sides of the rear aperture are spaced from the funnel by a spacing consistent with the entrance of the electron beams at maximum deflection into the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: RCA Thomson Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Roger C. Alig
  • Patent number: 5061874
    Abstract: A glass article useful, for example, as a cathode ray tube screen, has a viewing light path which passes through at least one surface region over which the glass is matted by surface pits whereby unwanted specular reflection from that matted region is reduced. The light path also passes through a surface layer formed over a region of the glass so as to reduce the total light reflection from that region of the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Glaverbel
    Inventors: Andre Hecq, Francois Toussaint
  • Patent number: 5051652
    Abstract: A panel with an anti-reflective multi-layered film thereon comprises a glass substrate, an electricity collector for leading static electricity which is formed by baking an electric conductive frit paste on the glass substrate, and has a rough surface, an anti-reflective multi-layered film formed on the glass substrate so as to cover at least a portion of the electricity collector and wherein the film includes an inner electric conductive layer to provide antistatic effect, wherein the thickness of the anti-reflective multi-layered film is less than the maximum height of the surface roughness of the electricity collector, and a lead terminal for earth provided on the outermost layer of the anti-reflective film and above the electricity collector, whereby static electricity produced on the glass substrate with the anti-reflective multi-layered film is collected at the electricity collector through the electric conductive layer so that the static electricity is led to the outside through the lead terminal for e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Isomura, Tsunemitsu Koizumi
  • Patent number: 5045751
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube has an insulating layer formed at at least a part of the outer surface of a neck tube.The insulating layer is a layer obtained by coating and baking a sol prepared by dispersing one or two or more metal alkoxides and metal salts in a hydrophilic oligomer state by adding water and an acid to a solution having one or two or more metal alkoxides and metal salts dissolved in an organic solvent such as an alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Numata, Yusuke Kobayashi, Yoshihito Katayama, Junichi Iura, Toshiyasu Kawaguchi, Tsunehiko Sugawara
  • Patent number: 5030882
    Abstract: A protective screen for a visual display unit (VDU) comprises a filter layer which is operative to protect the operator from electrostatic and electromagnetic fields and from residual radiation of a cathode ray tube (CRT) of the VDU. The VDU comprises a body structure for the CRT and the screen comprises a support frame for the filter layer, an intermediate support between the frame and the body structure of the VDU and a pair of fixing plates which are adjustable both front to back and angularly, for fixing the intermediate support to the upper portion of the body structure independently of the specific form of the body structure. The frame of the screen is also pivoted to the intermediate support to permit the filter layer to be disposed in front of the display surface of the CRT or be swung up to expose the CRT screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Baltea S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Solero
  • Patent number: 5025490
    Abstract: A cathode-ray tube has an electrically conductive film formed over the surface of the panel portion of the tube, a transparent, electrical insulating layer formed on the conductive film and an electrode unit formed on the electrical insulating layer. The electrode unit is connected with a common potential line. A capacitor formed between the anode of the cathode-ray tube and the conductive film and a capacitor formed by the conductive film insulating layer and the electrode unit are electrically in series connection as viewed from a source for the voltage to be applied to the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi Tamura
  • Patent number: 4990825
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube for use as a video display or the like includes a panel, a funnel, and a stress resistant frame having an L-shaped bend and constituted by a metal frame joined to both the panel and the funnel. The stress resistant frame is adapted to reinforce the cathode ray tube against a tensile stress occurring due to a reduction in the internal pressure of the cathode ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keitaro Tsukui, Junko Itoh, Koji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4988915
    Abstract: A color display tube is provided with a high resistance layer having a resistance between 10.sup.6 and 10.sup.10 ohms per square on the external portion of the tube envelope underneath the deflection coil system. The high resistance layer prevents arcing between the coil system and the envelope without adversely affecting the deflection field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Antonius P. F. Zegers
  • Patent number: 4987338
    Abstract: a cathode ray tube comprises an envelope including a faceplate with an inner and outer surface and an antistatic layer covering the outer surface of the faceplate for discharging static charges accumulating in the faceplate. The antistatic layer is formed by using a solution containing an alcoholate of silicon as main constituent. The antistatic layer contains a stabilizing substance for maintaining antistatic characteristics. The antistatic layer also has light filtering characteristics when the layer contains xanthene dye as filtering substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeo Itou, Hidemi Matsuda, Hajime Tanaka
  • Patent number: 4977348
    Abstract: A cathode-ray tube (54) includes a bipotential electrode structure (50) that converges the electrons in an electron beam. The bipotential electrode structure includes a cylindrical metallic electrode (56) positioned within a neck portion (66) of an evacuated glass envelope (52) and an electrically resistive coating (58) on an interior surface (60) of the neck portion. The resistive coating has a terminal end (64) positioned adjacent the metallic electrode. An electrically and thermally conductive coating (62) on the interior surface of the neck portion covers the terminal end of the resistive coating and partly overlaps the metallic electrode. The conductive coating functions to prevent electric "punch-through" between the interior and exterior surfaces of the tubular envelope. The conductive coating also allows relatively efficient operation of a beam deflection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventor: Conrad J. Odenthal
  • Patent number: 4965096
    Abstract: An antistatic, glare-reducing coating, as for the surface of the viewing surface of a CRT is prepared by (a) warming a glass support surface above room temperature, (b) coating a surface of the warm support with an aqueous solution containing a lithium-stabilized silica sol and an inorganic metallic compound, and drying the deposited coating, (c) heating the glass support surface and the coating to a temperature of about 65.degree. C. for about 30 seconds, and (d) washing and then drying the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: RCA Licensing Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel B. Deal, Donald W. Bartch
  • Patent number: 4950947
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a highly evacuated envelope including a funnel section having one end closed by a faceplate and the opposite end continued to a generally tubular neck section. An internal electroconductive coating is applied to an inner surface of at least the funnel section. Further, an anode button is embedded in a mounting hole defined in the wall of the envelope forming the funnel section and is connected electrically with the internal electroconductive coating. The anode button, embedded in the hole in the wall forming the funnel section, has a circumferentially extending side wall inclined relative to a direction generally parallel to a portion of the envelope confronting the interior of the envelope in alignment with the mounting hole. At least a portion of the inclined circumferentially extending side wall of the anode button is held in electrical contact with the internal electroconductive coating on the inner surface of the funnel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4949010
    Abstract: X-ray attenuating polycrystalline ceramic materials having at least 20 wt. percent cerium oxide are disclosed. In addition, the materials can include one or more X-ray attenuating substances selected from the group including compounds of strontium, zirconium, yttrium, niobium, molybdenum, neodymium and tungsten. The materials can be formed in strong, non-porous bodies such as cathode ray tube funnels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald O. Petersen, James L. McAlpin
  • Patent number: 4949008
    Abstract: A color cathode ray tube assembly includes an envelope including a funnel section, a neck section continued to one end of the funnel section, and a generally rectangular faceplate, which faceplate has a phosphor deposited screen and a rectangular side wall structure through which the faceplate is connected to the funnel section, a color selection mask disposed within the envelope in face-to-face relationship with the phosphor deposited screen; and a generally tubular outer magnetic shield made of a magnetizable material and mounted on the envelope so as to encircle the side wall structure of the faceplate and also the funnel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Chihara
  • Patent number: 4945282
    Abstract: There are disclosed an image display panel having an antistatic film comprising a SiO.sub.2 coat of transparent and electroconductive properties on the front surface of said panel; the coat containing fine particles of at least one compound selected from electroconductive metal oxides and hygroscopic metal salts; and a process for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kawamura, Takao Kawamura, Katsumi Kobara, Yoshishige Endo
  • Patent number: 4943862
    Abstract: An implosion protected cathode ray tube which comprises a glass envelope having a faceplate; and a layered protective structure deposited over and positioned frontwardly of the faceplate. The layered protective structure includes a first resin-coated layer held in contact with the faceplate, a hard coated layer for protecting the first resin-coated layer and a second resin-coated layer formed between the first resin-coated layer and the hard coated layer. The first resin-coated layer has a hardness which corresponds to 1H or lower of hardness of drafting pencil lead, and an elongation at breakage within the range of 65 to 85%. The first resin-coated layer also has a break strength of 3.5 kilograms per square millimeter or greater. The hard coated layer has a hardness which corresponds to 5H or higher of hardness of drafting pencil lead, and an elongation of 3% or smaller at breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuo Uesaka, Akira Yamada, Kazuyoshi Teramoto, Ituo Nishiyama, Kousuke Haraga
  • Patent number: 4937493
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube has an envelope including a faceplate with a sidewall portion and a neck receiving an electron gun emitting at least one electron beam. The faceplate is coated with a phosphor layer for emitting a visible light by bombardment of the electron beam on its inner surface and is covered with an antistatic film. To prevent accumulation of electrostatic charges, the antistatic film is electrically connected to a metal tension band wound around the sidewall portion by a connecting element. The connecting element is conductive oxide layer which essentially consists of a conductive substance and a binder consisting at least amorphous silicon oxide or silicon hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norio Koike, Takeo Itou, Hidemi Matsuda, Masakazu Takaki
  • Patent number: 4926090
    Abstract: A television picture tube which includes a composite frontal plane comprising a viewing screen which is spherically or aspherically convexly curved relative to the viewer. A convexly curved supplementary plane, preferably made of clear glass, gray glass or machine glass is spaced from the viewing screen by a transparent cast resin layer inserted between the viewing screen and the supplementary pane. The resin layer glues the screen and the pane to one another and has a refraction index which corresponds approximately to that of the supplementary pane and the viewing screen. The supplementary pane is cylindrically curved only about the panes vertical axis and its radius of curvature is significantly larger than the radius of curvature of the viewing screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Flabeg GmbH
    Inventor: Wilhelm Rein
  • Patent number: 4916358
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved grounding system for a kinescope having a conductive outer coating. The system includes a conductive metal tape having an adhesive on one surface thereof and exposed metal on the other surface thereof. The metal tape is adhered to the kinescope by its adhesive side. The metal tape extends from the conductive outer coating to means on the kinescope connecting to an electrical ground, and it is in electrical contact with the coating and interconnecting to the electrical ground through the means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: RCA Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Terry W. Bunton
  • Patent number: 4900984
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube according to the present invention has a sufficient antistatic property which can be obtained by forming a glass film containing SiO.sub.2 or P.sub.2 O.sub.5 as a main component and a hygroscopic metal salt on the outer surface of its front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tama Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Itou, Hidemi Matsuda, Mamory Yoshizako, Osamu Yagi
  • Patent number: 4893055
    Abstract: A resin composition obtained by adding maleic anhydride to an unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising (I) an unsaturated polyester, (II) a styrene monomer, and (III) at least one polymerizable unsaturated compound, in limited amounts is low in viscosity, excellent in transparency and adhesiveness, able to prevent the generation of surface defects, and thus suitable for treating cathode-ray tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Fuzii, Hirohumi Izumi, Etsuji Iwami, Kazuyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 4884006
    Abstract: Inner specular reflection is suppressed in a flat faceplate for use in a color cathode ray tube (CRT) by forming a flat glass faceplate to have an aft, or inner surface characterized by an undefined roughness. By allowing for an aft surface of undefined roughness, a subsequent lapping process is utilized to produce a predetermined roughness of the aft surface that will substantially eliminate specular reflection from that surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Charles J. Prazak, III
  • Patent number: 4857797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode ray tube having an envelope 1 comprising a screen 2 and an electron gun 3 which is situated inside the envelope 1 opposite to the screen and which has three electrodes 4, 5 and 6, which electrodes are provided coaxially on the inner wall of a glass tube 7 in adjoining places having diameters differing for each electrode. In order to obtain, for example, smaller dimensions and a better alignment of the electron gun and a higher resolution, a focusing lens associated with the electron gun 3 is a high-ohmic resistance layer 8 having a spiral shape 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Gerardus A. H. M. Vrijssen, Tjerk G. Spanjer
  • Patent number: 4853790
    Abstract: A method and structure for assembling cathode ray tube electronic equipment is disclosed in which a sheet metal cage is assembled inside the plastic housing to enclose the electronic components. The face of the cathode ray tube is covered with a fine conductive mesh which is engaged by the bezel surrounding the front edges of the cathode ray tube. A projecting lip on the inner edge of the bezel, contoured to match the tube face, engages the mesh to keep it flat and smooth against the face of the tube. Simultaneously, flanges on the front of the cage are attached by self-tapping screws to bosses on the back side of the bezel so as to capture the edges of the mesh in conductive contact against the cage flanges. Conductive gaskets may be used to improve the electrical contact between the parts and thus improve the tightness of the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Inventor: Robert G. Dickie
  • Patent number: 4845402
    Abstract: A cathode ray display tube has a magnetic shield comprising a mesh (60) of high permeability magnetic material such as mumetal covering the outer surface of its transparent faceplate (14) through which a display from a screen (16) is visible and which together with a magnetic shielding box (70) surrounding the remainder of the tube's envelope (10) inhibits extraneous magnetic fields entering the envelope and affecting the electron beam undesirably. The shielding arrangement is particularly useful with a flat tube having a relatively large area faceplate and using a low-energy scanning electron beam (32). The mesh (60) may be supported by one or more transparent members (66), and may be treated to enhance contrast of the display and also to act as a electromagnetic radiation shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: James Smith
  • Patent number: 4827185
    Abstract: In a color-picture tube, the conductive coating on the inside of the cone is a suspension without organic constituents. The conductive coating on the inside of the neck, which is contiguous to the conductive coating on the inside of the cone, consists of the aforementioned suspension with an addition of organic constituents. A sharp and scratch-resistant boundary between the conductive coating in the neck and the uncoated area of the neck is thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Nokia Graetz GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Thiel, Volker Gerstle, Rolf Zondler, Otto Lederle
  • Patent number: 4827183
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube useful as a transducer for converting electrical signal information into a visual pattern on a recording medium uses a cylindrical envelope along which a signal modulated beam is projected. A fiber optics plate is positioned along the sidewall of the envelope and the beam is swept in a liner scan of the fiber optics plate by an array of electromagnets, positioned along the envelope and properly excited to deflect the beam appropriately. For monitoring the properties of the electron beam, the inner surface of the end plate of the envelope is provided with a patterned coating of luminescent material on which the electron beam is incident when undeflected by the array of electromagnets. Sensors are provided for measuring the flux distribution for monitoring the properties of the electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Thomson Electron Tubes & Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Seats
  • Patent number: 4827184
    Abstract: An electron beam device such as a cathode ray tube in which spherical aberration is reduced by optimising the axial potential distribution in the focusing lens of the electron gun. In one embodiment of the invention the electron gun comprises a beam forming part and a segmented focusing lens (25). The focusing lens (25) comprises a preformed glass tube (22) having a high-ohmic resistive layer (23) on the interior wall thereof, the resistive layer (23) comprises helical segments (33 to 37) alternated with intermediate segments (42 to 47). A focusing voltage is applied to the intermediate section (42) closest to the beam forming part and a higher voltage is applied to the end segment (47). The lengths of the helical segments (33 to 37) increase in a direction from the point of application of the focusing voltage whereas the lengths of the intermediate segments (42 to 46) decrease. The lengths of the helical segments (33 37) are such as to produce the desired axial potential distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Tjerk G. Spanjer, Gerardus A. H. M. Vrijssen
  • Patent number: 4818912
    Abstract: The novel CRT has an electron gun mount assembly therein which is similar in construction to prior CRT's. The electron gun mount assembly includes a cathode for generating at least one electron beam and a plurality of successively spaced electrodes including a screen grid electrode, a focusing electrode and an anode electrode secured to one major surface of at least two longitudinally extending insulating support beads. A first gap of predetermined width extends between the anode electrode and one end of the focusing electrode. A second gap of predetermined width extends between the opposite end of the focusing electrode and the screen grid electrode. An opposite major surface of each of the support beads faces outwardly and has thereon an electrically-conducting coating having a longitudinal dimension, d. Suitable voltages are applied to the electrodes to generate electrical activity. The coating on each of the beads is spaced a distance 1.25.times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: RCA Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Samuel P. Benigni
  • Patent number: 4806823
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electron beam tube for displaying color television pictures and to a method of manufacturing same, in which a graphite suspension substantially free from alkali metal ions and comprising colloidal silicon oxide is used for making contact between the color selection electrode and the phosphor pattern on the display window. This suspension enables a method of manufacture which is simpler than the conventional methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes M. A. A. Compen, Wilhelmus M. P. Van Kemenade
  • Patent number: 4804885
    Abstract: X-ray attenuating ceramic materials having at least one substance selected from the group including compounds of strontium, zirconium, yttrium, niobium, molybdenum, neodymium and tungsten are disclosed. A zinc compound can be used for fluxing and X-ray attenuation in certain ceramic materials. The materials can be formed into strong, non-porous bodies such as cathode ray tube funnels. Such materials include forsteritic porcelains manufactured from batches containing strontium zirconate. Other X-ray attenuating ceramics contain a mixture of X-ray attenuating substances, including a compound of barium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald O. Petersen, James L. McAlpin
  • Patent number: 4804883
    Abstract: Front attachment unit for the cathode ray tube of monitors, television sets or the like, consisting of a sheet of glass, in particular a sheet of gray glass, anti-reflection equipment on the front side and an absorption coating on the rear side, whereby the absorption coating has metallic atoms. The absorption coating is single-layer and made of chromium, a chromium/nickel alloy or silicides. It is anti-statically adjusted and grounded. It is of a thickness which reduces the light transmission compared with a non-coated sheet of glass by approximately a third.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Assignee: Flachglass Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Muller, Wilhelm Rein
  • Patent number: 4795941
    Abstract: A transparent panel for a display device of cathode-ray tube type comprising, an electromagnetic shielding web defined by the wires made of an electromagnetic shielding material, and the transparent panel members sustaining said electromagnetic shielding web to shield the radiated electromagnetic waves so as to protect the observer from the effects of the waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Riken EMC Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kennichi Noda
  • Patent number: 4792317
    Abstract: The specification discloses a method for forming thin metal, television tube magnetic shields by blanking "lazy C" shaped blanks from a strip of thin metal, forming the blanks around a truncated pyramidal form so their edges overlap, mash seam welding the overlapping edges so as to eliminate open space between the overlapping portions and forming a peripheral flange by bending the outer edge of the thus formed truncated pyramidal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Assignee: Center Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventor: John L. Sipsma
  • Patent number: 4785217
    Abstract: This invention provides a cathode-ray tube having an antistatic film formed mainly by metal oxide and containing particles of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pd, Sn, Pt, Ag and Au, the particles having an average particle size of 0.01 micron at most. The film can be easily formed from a solution, thus, reducing the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hidemi Matsuda, Takeo Itou
  • Patent number: RE33253
    Abstract: A front assembly for a color cathode ray tube is disclosed that as having improved means for mounting components for electrical interconnection and magnetic shielding. The assembly comprises a faceplate having on its inner surface a centrally disposed, electrically conductive phosphor screen. A peripheral sealing area is located on the inner surface of the faceplate for receiving a funnel, and the funnel has an internal electrically conductive funnel coating adapted to receive a high electrical potential. A metallic shadow mask support structure is secured to the inner surface of the faceplate between the screen and the peripheral sealing area, and encloses the screen and is in contact with the screen. The structure supports in electrical union therewith a tensed foil shadow mask. The structure has a side adjacent to the sealing area essentially perpendicular to the screen which has secured thereto by weldments an internal magnetic shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Strauss