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.
Claims5
A web fabrication process for manufacturing a plurality of light-emitting panels, comprising:
- forming a first substrate comprising a plurality of channels within the first substrate and at least one side surface including a plurality of substantially semi-circle openings to the plurality of channels;
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- force-feeding a single micro-component through the plurality of channels via one of the plurality of substantially semi-circle openings of the side surface of the first substrate, the micro-component having a cylindrical shape, being not more than 300 microns in diameter across its minor axis, and emitting radiation when exposed to a trigger voltage.
A web fabrication process for manufacturing a plurality of light-emitting panels, comprising:
- forming a first substrate comprising a plurality of channels within the first substrate approximately equally spaced from one another in parallel and at least one side surface including a plurality of substantially semi-circle openings to the plurality of channels;
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- force-feeding a single micro-component through the plurality of channels via one of the plurality of substantially semi-circle openings of the side surface of the first substrate, the micro-component having a cylindrical shape, the single micro-component being 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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- forming at least one electrode in contact with the single micro-component such that the single micro-component is capable of emitting radiation when the at least one electrode is exposed to a trigger voltage.
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