Socket for use with a micro-component in a light-emitting panel

• US 20050206317A1
• Filed: 05/24/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Leidos, Inc. (Leidos Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
• Inventors: Johnson, Roger Laverne, Green, Albert Myron, George, Edward Victor, Wyeth, Newell Convers
• Granted Patent: US 7,005,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/582
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 1/4257 applied to monitoring the characteristics of a beam, e.g. laser beam, headlamp beam monitoring arrangements for lasers in general H01S3/0014
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/443 Emission spectrometry
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0426 Layout of electrodes and connections
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0439 Pixel structures
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/08 Active matrix structure, i.e. with use of active elements, inclusive of non-linear two terminal elements, in the pixels together with light emitting or modulating elements
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/288 using AC panels
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 11/18 containing a plurality of independent closed structures for containing the gas, e.g. plasma tube array [PTA] display panels
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 17/49 Display panels, e.g. with crossed electrodes , e.g. making use of direct current display panels making use of alternating current H01J11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/30 Vessels; Containers
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/305 Flat vessels or containers

Abstract

An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components at least partially disposed in a socket and 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.

Claims

1-40. -40. (canceled)

41. A light-emitting panel comprising:

a substrate containing a plurality of cavities arranged in a pre-determined pattern, the pre-determined pattern consists of a plurality of groups of cavities, wherein the plurality of groups of cavities are uniformly spaced, one from another, within the substrate;

at least three cavities uniformly spaced one from another forming each of the plurality of groups of cavities; and

a micro-component having ionizable gas therein within each of the at least three cavities, wherein each of the micro-components within each of the at least three cavities emits visible radiation at a different wavelength in response to an application of a voltage thereto.

42. The light-emitting panel of claim 41, wherein the different wavelengths are selected from the group consisting of visible radiation in the blue, green and red spectra.

43. A light emitting panel comprising:

a substrate containing a plurality of cavities formed therein;

at least a first, second and third micro-component arranged within each of the plurality of cavities, wherein each of the first, second and third micro-components contains an ionizable gas, and further wherein each of the first, second, and third micro-components emits visible radiation of a different wavelength; and

at least one set of electrodes arranged within each of the plurality of cavities for selectively ionizing the gas within each of the first, second, and third micro-components.

44. The light emitting panel of claim 43, wherein the plurality of cavities are uniformly spaced apart from each other.

45. The light emitting panel of claim 43, wherein the plurality of cavities are non-uniformly spaced apart from each other.

46. The light-emitting panel of claim 43, wherein the different wavelengths are selected from the group consisting of visible radiation in the blue, green and red spectra.