Appeal No. 1998-0888
Application 08/314,036
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-6 and 9.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention is directed to a flat panel field
emission device (FED) and, more particularly, to the use of
multiple emitter (cathode) plates and a single anode to create
a large FED display.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A large display electron emission apparatus
comprising:
a memory;
at least one microprocessor coupled to said memory;
a controller coupled to said microprocessor;
at least two row drivers and at least two column
drivers coupled to said controller;
at least two emitter plates coupled to said row and
column drivers; and
a single anode coupled to said emitter plates.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Spindt et al. (Spindt) 4,857,799 August 15, 1989
Van Gorkom et al. (Van Gorkom) 5,347,199 September 13, 1994
Yamagishi et al. (Yamagishi) 5,488,386 January 30, 1996
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