公开(公告)号：US3588874A

公开(公告)日：1971-06-28

申请号：US3588874D

申请日：1968-10-11

Applicant: EDWIN H HILBORN ,  HANS B BULLINGER

Inventor： HILBORN EDWIN H ,  BULLINGER HANS B

IPC: F15C1/00 ,  G09G3/10 ,  G09G3/288 ,  H01J17/22 ,  H01J61/28

CPC classification number: G09G3/288 ,  F15C1/007 ,  G09G3/10

Abstract: A PLASMA-FLUIDIC HYBRID DISPLAY SYSTEM COMBINING THE DESIRABLE HIGH BRIGHTNESS AND INHERENT MEMORY CHARACTERISTICS OF PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICES, SUCH AS NEON TUBES, WITH THE EQUALLY DESIRABLE RELIABILITY AND MEMORY CHARACTERISTICS OF FLUIDIX LOGIC DEVICES, SUCH AS PURE FLUID AMPLIFIERS WITH NO MOVING PARTS. SYSTEM COMPRISES AN ARRAY OF PLASMA CELLS, AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE FOR ENERGIZING THE ARRAY, A FLUID PRESSURE SOURCE FOR PRESSURIZING SAME AND A FLUIDIC LOGIC CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO EACH CELL. FLUIDIC CIRCUIT CHANGES THE PRESSURE WITHIN EACH CELL THUS PERMITS OR SUPPRESSES IONIZATION WITHIN SELECTED CELLS. TE INVENTION DESCRIBED HEREIN WAS MADE BY EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERMENT AND MAY BE MANUFACTURED AND USED BY OR FOR THE GOVERMENT FOR GOVERMENTAL PURPOSES WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF ANY ROYALTIES THEREON OR THEREFOR.