SBIR Phase II: Novel Use of Microspheres In Plasma Display Device

Information

• NSF Award
• 0216106

Owner

• Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.

• Award Id

  0216106

• Award Effective Date

  8/15/2002 - 22 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  10/31/2005 - 19 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 748,578.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project continue the development and commercialization of novel plasma display panels which utilize gas filled microspheres (Plasma-spheres) as the pixel elements. The project has six objectives: (a) improve process control of the Plasma-sphere production system, (b) produce Plasma-spheres with optimum properties and characteristics, (d) develop reliable microsphere-electrode configurations, (e) develop a semi-automated process for fabricating Plasma-sphere panels, (f) construct and evaluate prototype plasma-sphere panels, and (g) determine techniques for a fully automated production process. The Plasma-spheres will be produced with a prototype production system built in Phase I. The Plasma-sphere panels will be characterized for operating voltages, current and brightness. As part of the prototype panel construction a reliable method of applying the Plasma-spheres to substrates will be developed. <br/><br/>The use of Plasma-spheres will dramatically increase manufacturing throughput, reduce materials cost by half, and eliminate many process steps and expensive specialized machinery which are part of the current plasma panel technology. These cost reductions along with new applications which will result from the availability of an open flexible substrate (e.g., large conformal and panoramic displays), will provide Plasma-sphere panels with a significant competitive edge

• Program Officer

  TIMOTHY J. RUDD

• Min Amd Letter Date

  8/13/2002 - 22 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  10/22/2004 - 20 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  IMAGING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC

• City

  TOLEDO

• State

  OH

• Country

  United States

• Address

  4750 W BANCROFT ST

• Postal Code

  436153902

• Phone Number

  4195365741

• First Name

  Carol

• Last Name

  Wedding

• Email Address

  cwedding@teamist.com

• Start Date

  2/3/2004 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Timothy

• Last Name

  Henderson

• Email Address

  hendersonmsi@earthlink.net

• Start Date

  8/13/2002 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  02/03/2004

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000

• Text

  SMALL BUSINESS PHASE II

• Code

  5373

• Text

  WOMEN, MINORITY, DISABLED, NEC

• Code

  9102

• Text

  TOOLS & TECHNOL FOR MANUFACTURING DESIGN

• Code

  9148

• Text

  MANUFACTURING