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Power efficient sustain drivers and address drivers for plasma panel

CA 1306815 C · Owner: Weber, Larry F. · Inventors: Weber, Larry F.; Warren, Kevin W.; Wood, Mark B.

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POWER EFFICIENT SUSTAIN DRIVERS AND ADDRESS DRIVERS FOR PLASMA PANEL", ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An improved address driver circuit for plasma panels, particularly useful with an independent sustain and address plasma panel. Address pulse generators for one panel address axis are coupled to MOSFET driver devices and provide pulses of a first polarity; and address pulse generators for the other panel address axis are coupled to similar MOSFET driver devices and provide double puleses of a second polarity. With N-channel open-drain MOSFET drivers on both panel address axes, they only need to be designed to pull low. An improved power efficient sustain driver for plasma panels including an …

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  • Granted August 25, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 25, 2009.
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FiledSeptember 23, 1987
GrantedAugust 25, 1992
Term endedAugust 25, 2009
Patent numberCA 1306815 C
Classification (IPC)G09G3/28

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedSep 23, 1987Patent grantedAug 25, 1992Term endedAug 25, 2009

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