Light-emitting panel and a method for making
AssigneeScience Applications International Corporation
InventorsAlbert Myron Green, Adam Thomas Drobot, Edward Victor George, Roger Laverne Johnson, Newell Convers Wyeth
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Abstract
An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplied across the micro-component via at least two electrodes. An improved method of manufacturing a light-emitting panel is also disclosed, which uses a web fabrication process to manufacturing light-emitting displays as part of a high-speed, continuous inline process.
Claims29
A light-emitting panel comprising:
- a first substrate, wherein the first substrate comprises a plurality of sockets;
- a plurality of micro-components, wherein each micro-component comprises a shell at least partially filled with a plasma-forming gas and wherein at least one micro-component of the plurality of micro-components is at least partially disposed in each socket;
- a second substrate, wherein the second substrate is opposed to the first substrate such that the at least one micro-component is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and further wherein the second substrate comprises a plurality of lenses configurable to adjust a field of view of the light-emitting panel wherein a ratio of lenses to sockets is 1:1;
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- a plurality of electrodes, wherein at least two electrodes of the plurality of electrodes are adhered to only the first substrate, only the second substrate, or at least one electrode is adhered to each of the first substrate and the second substrate and wherein the at least two electrodes are arranged so that voltage supplied to the at least two electrodes causes one or more micro-components to emit radiation.
A light-emitting panel, comprising:
- a first substrate, wherein the first substrate comprises a plurality of sockets;
- a plurality of micro-components, wherein each micro-component comprises a shell at least partially filled with a plasma-forming gas and wherein at least one micro-component of the plurality of micro-components is at least partially disposed in each socket;
- a second substrate, wherein the second substrate is opposed to the first substrate such that the at least one micro-component is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate;
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- a plurality of electrodes, wherein at least two electrodes of the plurality of electrodes are arranged so that voltage supplied to the at least two electrodes causes one or more micro-components to emit radiation throughout the field of view of the light-emitting panel without crossing the at least two electrodes.
A colored light-emitting panel comprising:
- a first substrate comprising a plurality of sockets;
- a plurality of micro-components, wherein each of the plurality of micro-components is at least partially filled with an ionizable gas and is configured to emit radiation resulting in visible light having one of the following colors red, green, and blue being emitted from the light-emitting panel, and further wherein at least one micro-component of the plurality of micro-components is at least partially disposed in each of the plurality of sockets;
- a second substrate, wherein the second substrate is opposed to the first substrate such that the plurality of micro-components are sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate;
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- means for applying a voltage across each of the plurality of micro-components to ionize the ionizable gas and cause each of the plurality of micro-components to emit the radiation throughout a field of view of the light-emitting panel without crossing the means for applying a voltage across each of the plurality of micro-components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.