LARRY FRANCIS WEBER
Pilots at Emmy Ln, New Paltz, NY

5745086, Apr 28, 1998

Nov 29, 1995

8/564926

Larry F. Weber - New Paltz NY

Plasmaco Inc. - Highland NY

G09G 328, G09G 310

345 63

A plasma panel, incorporating the invention, includes circuitry for applying row signals sequentially to a plurality of row electrodes. Each row signal includes a set-up period, an address period and a sustain period. A row signal during the set-up period includes both a positive-going ramp voltage and a negative-going ramp voltage, both ramp voltages causing a discharge of each pixel site along an associated row electrode. Both ramp voltages exhibit a slope that is set to assure that current flow through each pixel site remains in a positive resistance region of the gas's discharge characteristic, thus assuring a relatively constant voltage drop across the discharging gas, thus resulting in predictable wall voltage states. The set-up period thereby creates standardized wall potentials at each pixel site along each row electrode. Address circuitry applies, during the address period, data pulses to a plurality of column electrodes to enable selective discharge of the pixel sites in accordance with data pulses and in synchronism with the row signals.

5247288, Sep 21, 1993

Jan 3, 1992

7/818407

Kevin W. Warren - Champaign IL
Larry F. Weber - New Paltz NY

Board of Trustees of University of Illinois - Urbana IL

G09G 322

345 60

A method for driving an Independent Sustain/Address line (ISA) AC plasma display panel comprises the steps of: energizing address and sustain lines to turn on all four pixel cells in a cell group; applying an erase pulse to an address cell to cause a first coupling cell in the cell group to have wall charges deposited therein; applying next, a preset duration potential between intersecting sustain lines, one sustain line intersecting the first coupling cell and firs and second adjacent pixel cells, to migrate electrons from a discharge of the first coupling cell to a first adjacent pixel cell to erase the pixel cell, such potential further causing an "on" pixel cell adjacent to the first coupling cell to discharge; applying next, another erase pulse to an address cell, to cause a different coupling cell to have wall charges deposited therein; and applying next, a lesser duration potential than the preset duration potential, between a pair of intersecting sustain lines to migrate the deposited wall charges to a pixel cell adjacent the different coupling cell to erase to pixel cell, such lesser duration potential being insufficient to cause another pixel cell adjacent the different coupling cell to discharge.

5990854, Nov 23, 1999

Feb 1, 1995

8/383705

Larry F. Weber - New Paltz NY

Plasmaco, Inc. - Highland NY

G09G 328

345 66

An AC plasma panel display includes front and back panels that respectively support a first parallel electrode pattern and a second orthogonally oriented, parallel electrode pattern. The electrode patterns define a display area and both patterns are covered by dielectric layers. A dischargeable gas is positioned between the dielectric layers in the known manner. Driver circuitry is coupled to both electrode patterns for creating a spatially continuous gas discharge along at least one continuous electrode of one electrode pattern and across the entire display area. The driver circuitry scans the spatially continuous gas discharge across remaining parallel electrodes of the one electrode pattern so as to scan the entire display area. A further electrode is in DC conductive communication with the gas and is positioned outside of the display area but in contact with the spatially continuous gas discharge during its scanning action. The electrode provides a capacitive structure which prevents a build-up of an excessive static charge on the dielectric layers and thereby prevents dielectric breakdown.

5250936, Oct 5, 1993

Apr 23, 1990

7/512880

Kevin W. Warren - Champaign IL
Larry F. Weber - New Paltz NY

Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois - Urbana IL

G09G 322

345 60

A method is described for erasing pixel cells in an ISA AC plasma display panel. The panel comprises a plurality of cell groups aligned along horizontal and vertical dimensions, each cell group including an address cell, two vertical coupling cells, two horizontal coupling cells, and four pixel cells. Horizontal and vertical address lines are provided and intersect each address cell, and sustain lines are positioned on either side of the address lines and intersect adjacent series of pixel cells and coupling cells in each cell group. Intersections between sustain lines define pixel cells by type, with each cell group having identical first through fourth types at corresponding sustain line intersections. The method comprises: energizing the address and sustain lines line to turn ON at least a selected first type pixel cell in an addressed cell group, the first type pixel cell and a second type pixel cell defined by intersections between a horizontal sustain line and first and second vertical sustain lines; applying sustain signal pulses to all the sustain lines, with at least one less sustain signal pulse being applied to vertical sustain lines which define the second type pixel cell in all cell groups; and subsequently applying to the sustain lines, a sustain potential to cause erasure of the selected first type pixels in the addressed cell groups.

6184848, Feb 6, 2001

May 12, 1999

9/310446

Larry F. Weber - New Paltz NY

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. - Kadoma Osaka

G09G 328

345 60

An AC PDP has a plurality of addressable subpixel sites, each subpixel site including an address electrode positioned on one substrate and first and second sustain electrodes positioned on an opposed substrate. An intersection between the address electrode and the first sustain electrode defines a first discharge site and an intersection between the address electrode and the second electrode defines a second discharge site. A scan driver is active during an address phase, and applies a negative going signal to the first sustain electrode. An address driver applies an address signal to the address electrode which creates a discharge at the first discharge site. As a result, a positive column moves along the address electrode to the second discharge site and causes a discharge thereat which induces a wall voltage at the second discharge site in accordance with a determined subpixel value. A sustain driver applies a sustain signal to both the first sustain electrode and the second sustain electrode and creates a "ping pong" action of the wall charge states at the discharge sites and enables the use of positive column light emission in the PDP.

5430458, Jul 4, 1995

Sep 6, 1991

7/756177

Larry F. Weber - New Paltz NY

Plasmaco, Inc. - Highland NY

G09F 9313

345 60

A method and system are described for reducing flicker in a display panel. The method comprises the steps of sequentially addressing rows of pixels in the panel, each addressed row location made active by applied address signals during a row address period. Addressed locations along an active row emit light when addressed. During a row address period, simultaneous addresses are applied to a plurality of additional dummy rows in the panel. The addressing is accomplished with signals that do not change memory display states at locations along the additional dummy rows, but do cause locations along the additional dummy rows to emit light during each row address period.