Appeal No. 1997-2291
Application No. 08/422,667
transport of electrons from the electron-receiving portion to
the vicinities of the output apertures by way of electron
interactions with said inner surface of insulating material at
energies within said predetermined range;
d. selection means for selectively effecting the
extraction of electron currents from the output apertures; and
e. a supporting spacer arranged between the
luminescent screen and the at least one electron transport
duct and including a plurality of openings for permitting
electrons to pass from the output apertures to the predefined
areas of the luminescent screen.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Knapp 4,099,079 July 4,
1978
Freeman 4,873,472 Oct. 10,
1989
Morimoto et al.(Morimoto) 4,881,005 Nov. 14,
1989
Chang 4,956,575 Sept. 11,
1990
(filed Mar. 23,
1989)
Knapp et al. (Knapp) 0 079 108 May 18,
1983
(European Patent Application)
Lyamikschev et al. (Lyamikschev), “Devices for Displaying
Information with Flat Screens,” Radio and Communication, 1983,
pages 36 through 38, 135, 147, 154 and 160.1
1 A copy of the translation of this publication is
attached.
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