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.
Claims1
A web fabrication process for manufacturing a plurality of light-emitting panels, comprising:
- providing a first substrate comprising a plurality of channels approximately equally space one from another in parallel;
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- weaving a first, second and third micro-component through the plurality of channels in an alternate fashion, the first, second and third micro-components each having a cylindrical shape, wherein the first, second and third micro-components are bent in a u-shape at multiple points so as to be woven through the plurality of channels in a continuous fashion;
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- providing at least one electrode in contact with each of the first, second and third micro-components, such that each of the first, second and third micro-components is capable of emitting radiation of a different color when the at least one electrode is exposed to a trigger voltage.
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