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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4617195 | Shielded electroluminescent lamp A method for forming electroluminescent devices is disclosed. A first conductor is deposited on a substrate in a preselected pattern so as to form a first electrode. A first portion of the first conductor is then covered with a luminescent coating. A pair... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4613793 | Light emission enhancing dielectric layer for EL panel A thin-film electroluminescent panel which has a light sink layer deposited immediately behind the phosphor layer thereof is modified to have a light emission enhancing dielectric layer deposited between the phosphor layer and the light sink layer. The li... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4608308 | Dispersive type electroluminescent device and method for manufacturing same A dispersive electroluminescence comprising a fluorescent layer coated on a transparent electrode, and an opposing electrode comprising a conductive layer in contact with the fluorescent layer and a low resistance external layer. The conductive layer is m... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4603280 | Electroluminescent device excited by tunnelling electrons An electroluminescent device comprising a composite structure including first and second electrodes, first and second electroluminescent layers between said electrodes, and an electrically-insulating layer between and contacting both of the electrolumines... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602189 | Light sink layer for a thin-film EL display panel A thin-film electroluminescent (EL) panel operating as a matrix-addressed display is provided with a light sink layer immediately behind the phosphor layer thereof to enhance the legibility of the display under high ambient light conditions. The light sin... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4547701 | IR Light for use with night vision goggles An IR source of illumination for use with night vision goggles in which there is provided an array of a minimum of about eight Ga-Al-As diodes per group with two groups per array in a planar distribution with the spacing of the diodes within each group su... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4532454 | Electroluminescent display having dark field semiconducting layer An electroluminescent display is constructed as a laminate with a transparent front electrode and a metallic rear electrode sandwiching a layer of electroluminescent phosphor. A layer of light absorbing semiconducting material is interposed between the ph... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4488084 | Electroluminescence structure Disclosed herein is an electroluminescence structure comprising, in sandwich arrangement, a transparent substrate made of, e.g., glass, a first transparent electrode layer, a luminescence layer, a number of second transparant electrode layers disposed at ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4482580 | Method for forming multilayered electroluminescent device A method for forming a multilayered electroluminescent device having dielectric layers sandwiched between two electrodes. One dielectric layer includes phosphor particles dispersed throughout. Each dielectric layer is subjected to three distinct heat leve... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4482841 | Composite dielectrics for low voltage electroluminescent displays The dielectric, which is provided on either side of the active phosphor in an AC-driven electroluminescent display, is formed of a composite material which has both high dielectric constant and high resistivity. Preferably, a composite of titanum dioxide ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4458177 | Flexible electroluminescent lamp device and phosphor admixture therefor An improved phosphor admixture is provided for an electroluminescent cell or lamp which reduces the electric arc susceptibility during normal operation. Said phosphor admixture includes an electrically non-conductive, same color light-transmitting particu... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4455506 | Contrast enhanced electroluminescent device A contrast enhanced electroluminescent device employs a chromium oxide-chromium cermet as the contrast enhancing material.... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4442377 | Phosphors This invention provides phosphors for use in electroluminescent devices. Each phosphor contains a dopant, selected from the group consisting of europium, erbium, and terbium and at least one of the sulphides selected from the group consisting of strontium... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4418118 | Electroluminescence structure In the present application, an electroluminescence structure is described which comprises, among other things, a first electrode layer (2) prepared by means of the thin film technique, and a second electrode layer (7, 7') prepared by means of a thick film... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4416933 | Thin film electroluminescence structure Described herein is a thin film electroluminescence structure comprising a substrate layer (1), a first electrode layer (2), a second electrode layer (10) disposed at a distance from the first electrode layer (2), and a luminescence layer (6) disposed bet... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4396864 | Electroluminescent display component Disclosed herein is an electroluminescence display component comprising, in sandwich arrangement, a transparent substrate made of, e.g., glass and two thin film structures, each comprising two electrode layers and a luminescence layer disposed between sai... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4373145 | Thin film electroluminescent device A thin film electroluminescent device constructed on a smooth surface substrate on which a base conductive layer is formed, followed in sequence by an impurity doped barrier layer, an electrically resistive layer and a counterelectrode layer. The impurity... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4369393 | Electroluminescent display including semiconductor convertible to insulator An electroluminescent display which includes a thin film layer of a material which, if undue current passes through a portion of it, that portion is converted from a semiconductor into an insulator.... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4365184 | Phosphors This invention provides phosphors for use in electroluminescent devices. Each phosphor contains a dopant and at least one of the sulphides of the group consisting of strontium, calcium, barium and magnesium sulphide.... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4329617 | Control plate for a flat plasma screen A control plate for a flat plasma screen, comprising a carrier plate of multi-layer construction, having at least three layers, the middle layer of which is of metal and the outer layers of which are glass. In the manufacture of the control apertures whic... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4164431 | Multilayer organic photovoltaic elements A novel multilayer, organic composition, a photovoltaic element fabricated therefrom having enhanced conversion efficiencies, and their use to generate power, are disclosed. Compounds with generally planar polycyclic nuclei such as organic photoconductive... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4137481 | Electroluminescent phosphor panel A d.c. electroluminescent panel comprises a transparent substrate, a transparent first electrode film, a phosphor layer, and a second electrode film. Application of a voltage across the phosphor layer causes it to emit light. In this invention the phospho... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4027192 | Electroluminescent device comprising electroluminescent layer containing indium oxide and/or tin oxide The device comprises an electroluminescent layer and means for exciting the electroluminescent layer to luminescence with an electric field. The electroluminescent layer comprises a cathodoluminescent phosphor normally having a bulk resistivity greater th... | 05/31/1977 |
