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US3062750A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Treatment of zinc sulfide phosphors

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1959-08-19
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Granted: 1962-11-06
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Expires: 1979-08-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Umberger Jacob Quentin
  • 👤 Wahlig Charles Frederick

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 06:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/02; H01J29/10; H01J29/18; H01J29/20; C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/08; C09K11/58; C09K11/582; C09K11/584; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/064

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE BODY COLOR AND RESISTANCE TO POISONING BY METALLIC IMPURITIES OF A ZINC SULFIDE PHOSPHOR ACTIVATED WITH A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILVER, COPPER AND GOLD WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE PHOSPHOR IN ACIDIC AQUEOUS MEDIUM WITH AT LEAST 1 PERCENT BY WEIGHT SOLUTION OF A WATER-SOLUBLE COMPLEXING AGENT FOR SAID METAL ACTIVATOR, SUFFICIENT ZINC IONS AND A WATER-SOLUBLE SULFIED TO FORM A ZINC SULFIDE COATING ON SAID PHOSPHOR EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 0.09 TO 9.0 PERCENT ZINC SULFIDE BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL PHOSPHOR, THE COMPLEXING AGENT HAVING A STABILITY CONSTANT, K, WITH THE METAL ACTIVATOR GREATER THAN 107 AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THIOAMIDE COMPOUNDS AND AMMONIUM, ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METAL THIOCYANATES, IODIDES, BROMIDES AND THIOSULFATES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-11-05 1966-05-07 1966-11-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-11-05 1970-05-07 1970-11-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-11-05 1974-05-07 1974-11-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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