Patent ID: 6118215
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A gas discharge display comprising:at least two opposing hermetically sealed plates, at least one of the plates formed from a transparent material and cooperatively forming with at least one other plate at least one channel, said channel containing an ionizable gas to define a gas plate at least one channel, said channel containing an ionizable gas to define a gas discharge path; andat least one pair of electrodes in communication with the at least one channel, with at least one of the electrodes being a flat electrode positioned internally between the plates at a first end of said channel, said flat electrode including a conductive material deposited within said channel and extending from the channel to outside the periphery of the display and the other electrode being positioned at an opposite end of said channel, said pair of electrodes adapted to provide electrical contact between a voltage source and said ionizable gas to produce to produce a gas discharge display.