Appeal No. 1999-0529
Application 08/588,800
invention.
The disclosed invention pertains to a channel plate
for a flat display device comprising elongated channels and
electrodes in each of the channels. The invention is
particularly directed to the manner in which the channel
regions are formed.
Representative claim 24 is reproduced as follows:
24. A channel plate for a flat display device comprising
elongated channels and electrode surfaces in each of the
channels, said channel plate comprising:
a) a dielectric substrate having a surface;
b) a dielectric sheet on the surface of the substrate,
the dielectric sheet comprising a plurality of laterally
spaced spacer members defined by through-holes in the sheet,
the spacer members defining flanking wall portions; and
c) a thin dielectric sheet-like member on the
dielectric sheet;
whereby each of the channels is formed by adjacent
flanking wall portions of the spacer members, and the portions
of the substrate surface and the thin dielectric sheet
extending between the adjacent spacer members.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Martin et al. (Martin) 5,440,201 Aug. 08, 1995
Ilcisin et al. (Ilcisin) 5,528,109 June 18, 1996
(filed Apr. 19,
1995)
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