EP0741402A3 - Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps, flat panel display, low-temperature cathode and method for their fabrication - Google Patents

Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps, flat panel display, low-temperature cathode and method for their fabrication Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0741402A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fabrication; low; flat panel; panel display; temperature cathode
Prior art date: 1995-05-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP96201180A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0741402A2 (en

EP0741402B1 (en

Inventor

Dr. c/o Philips Patentverw. GmbH Gärtner Georg

Dr. c/o Philips Patentverw. GmbH Geittner Peter

Dr. c/o Philips Patentverw. GmbH Lydtin Hans

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Philips Intellectual Property and Standards GmbH

Koninklijke Philips NV

Original Assignee

Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

Philips Electronics NV

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1995-05-02

Filing date

1996-04-29

Publication date

1997-11-26

1996-04-29 Application filed by Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, Philips Electronics NV filed Critical Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH

1996-11-06 Publication of EP0741402A2 publication Critical patent/EP0741402A2/en

1997-11-26 Publication of EP0741402A3 publication Critical patent/EP0741402A3/en

2003-08-27 Application granted granted Critical

2003-08-27 Publication of EP0741402B1 publication Critical patent/EP0741402B1/en

2016-04-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
- H01J61/02—Details
- H01J61/04—Electrodes; Screens; Shields
- H01J61/06—Main electrodes
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J1/00—Details of electrodes, of magnetic control means, of screens, or of the mounting or spacing thereof, common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
- H01J1/02—Main electrodes
- H01J1/30—Cold cathodes, e.g. field-emissive cathode
- H01J1/304—Field-emissive cathodes
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S977/00—Nanotechnology
- Y10S977/902—Specified use of nanostructure
- Y10S977/932—Specified use of nanostructure for electronic or optoelectronic application
- Y10S977/939—Electron emitter, e.g. spindt emitter tip coated with nanoparticles

EP96201180A 1995-05-02 1996-04-29 Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps, flat panel display, low-temperature cathode and method for their fabrication Expired - Lifetime EP0741402B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19515596		1995-05-02
DE19515596A DE19515596A1 (en)	1995-05-02	1995-05-02	Electric discharge tube or discharge lamp, flat screen, low-temperature cathode and process for their production

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0741402A2 EP0741402A2 (en)	1996-11-06
EP0741402A3 true EP0741402A3 (en)	1997-11-26
EP0741402B1 EP0741402B1 (en)	2003-08-27

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EP96201180A Expired - Lifetime EP0741402B1 (en)	1995-05-02	1996-04-29	Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps, flat panel display, low-temperature cathode and method for their fabrication

Country Status (4)

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US (1)	US5866975A (en)
EP (1)	EP0741402B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH08306301A (en)
DE (2)	DE19515596A1 (en)

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1995
- 1995-05-02 DE DE19515596A patent/DE19515596A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1996
- 1996-04-29 DE DE59610682T patent/DE59610682D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-04-29 EP EP96201180A patent/EP0741402B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-04-30 US US08/643,089 patent/US5866975A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-05-02 JP JP11158496A patent/JPH08306301A/en active Pending

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Publication number	Publication date
EP0741402A2 (en)	1996-11-06
US5866975A (en)	1999-02-02
DE59610682D1 (en)	2003-10-02
EP0741402B1 (en)	2003-08-27
JPH08306301A (en)	1996-11-22
DE19515596A1 (en)	1996-11-07

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