Display panel with matrix of cathode pairs

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The panel comprises a base plate which carries a plurality of conductive strips which are oriented parallel to each other and are suitably insulated so that each such strip is divided into a plurality of pairs of electrodes each pair, including a first electrode operable as a scanning or priming, cathode and a second electrode operable as a display cathode. The orientation of the strips and the subdivisions is such that the pairs of electrodes are arrayed in rows and columns and, correspondingly, the first electrodes and the second electrodes themselves are separately disposed in rows and columns. Because the scan and display cathodes are formed from a common strip electrode, the columns of …