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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927168 | Low-pressure discharge lamp and method for manufacturing thereof A low-pressure discharge lamp having a tubular glass lamp vessel 10, on an outer surface of which conductor layers are formed as electrodes 21 and 26. The ultrasonic solder dipping layers 31 and 36 are formed at both ends of the ve... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7811149 | Method for fabricating carbon nanotube-based field emission device An exemplary method for fabricating a carbon nanotube-based field emission device is provided. A substrate is provided. A catalyst layer is formed on the substrate. A carbon nanotube array is grown from the catalyst layer. The carbon nanotube array includes a root p... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7641533 | Electroluminescent display device, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic equipment A transparent cathode electrode technology for an electroluminescent display device having a top emission structure, provides a top emission type electroluminescent display device and a method to manufacture the same. Oxidation of a substrate film can be reduced or ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7628669 | Organic light emitting devices with conductive layers having adjustable work function and fabrication methods thereof A method of modifying a work function of a conductor surface for use in organic light emitting devices. A plasma treatment is performed on the conductive layer. The plasma treatment employs a mixing gas comprising a nitrogen-containing gas for decreasing the work fu... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7572164 | Method for manufacturing electron-emitting device, methods for manufacturing electron source and image display device using the electron-emitting device A method for manufacturing a precursor to an electron-emitting device includes the steps of preparing an electron-emitting member, and alternately exposing the electron-emitting member to an oxygen-containing gas and a metal-containing gas. ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7563149 | Sheet for manufacturing plasma display apparatus and method for manufacturing plasma display Provided are a sheet for manufacturing a plasma display apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the plasma display apparatus. The sheet includes a base film; a photoresist layer formed on the base film; an electrode material layer formed on the photoresist layer; ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7491107 | Plasma display panel producing method, and plasma display panel The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a PDP that prevents a defect from occurring in a structure of the PDP; and also suppresses retroflexion, exfoliation, and the like, of the structure. In photolithography, exposure is performed twice with a fir... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7465210 | Method of fabricating carbide and nitride nano electron emitters This invention discloses novel field emitters which exhibit improved emission characteristics combined with improved emitter stability, in particular, new types of carbide or nitride based electron field emitters with desirable nanoscale, aligned and sharped-tip emi... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7410402 | Electrode for electroluminescence and electroluminescent device using the same The present invention provides an electrode for electroluminescence for use in electronic devices including organic electroluminescent devices and a process for producing the same, in which interfacial electric characteristics, such as work functions, can be easily ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7394199 | Homogeneous cathode unit Cathode unit for installation in a fluorescent tube body (3) belonging to a fluorescent tube (1), which cathode unit (5) comprises a cathode screen (15a, 15, 15′-15″″) which partially surrounds an electrode (... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377831 | Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a plasma display panel, and more particularly, to a plasma display panel and method of manufacturing the same in which a manufacturing process is simple. To this end, in a plasma display panel according to an embodiment of the presen... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7341497 | Flat-type fluorescent lamp device and method of fabricating the same A flat-type fluorescent lamp device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of first electrodes on the first substrate disposed along a first direction, each first electrode having protrusions extending from both sides of the first electr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7312561 | Electron-emitting device, electron source, and method for manufacturing image displaying apparatus An electron-emitting device is equipped with a pair of first electroconductive members arranged on a substrate with an interval between them, wherein the interval becomes narrower at an upper position distant from a surface of the substrate than at a position on the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307260 | Electron beam lens for micro-column electron beam apparatus and method of fabricating the same Provided is an electron beam lens for a micro-column electron beam apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. A photosensitive glass substrate is used as a base isolation substrate and a thin metal film is grown by a plating method. Holes through which electr... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297041 | Method of manufacturing microdischarge devices with encapsulated electrodes A method for fabricating dielectric encapsulated electrodes. The process includes anodizing a metal to form a dielectric layer with columnar micropores; dissolving a portion of the dielectric layer and then anodizing the resultant structure a second time. The nanopo... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7271529 | Electron emitting devices having metal-based film formed over an electro-conductive film element An image display apparatus including a rear plate and a face plate disposed opposite to each other, the rear plate being equipped with a plurality of electron-emitting devices, each provided with a pair of electrodes and an electroconductive film including an electr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264990 | Methods of nanotubes films and articles Nanotube films and articles and methods of making the same are disclosed. A conductive article includes an aggregate of nanotube segments in which the nanotube segments contact other nanotube segments to define a plurality of conductive pathways along the article. T... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247341 | Method for forming electrodes of flat panel display The present invention provides a method for forming an electrode of a flat panel display device using ink for ink jet printing and an ink jet printer. The ink for ink jet printing is prepared by a method comprising the first step of contacting the vapor of a metal w... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238077 | Method of forming a tetraode field display including a composite mesh element A tetraode field-emission display and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. A mesh is disposed between an anode plate and a cathode plate. The mesh has a gate layer and a converging electrode layer separated by an insulation layer to form a sandwich struct... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238952 | Metal ion emission device and process for producing the same, ion beam irradiation device, processing apparatus and analyzing apparatus provided with emission device A metal ion emission device for emitting a metal ion by applying voltage to a molten liquid metal includes a needle-like part having an internal opening in which the liquid metal can be moved. The needle-like part has a first opening for supplying the liquid metal t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230251 | Electron beam lens for micro-column electron beam apparatus and method of fabricating the same Provided is an electron beam lens for a micro-column electron beam apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. A photosensitive glass substrate is used as a base isolation substrate and a thin metal film is grown by a plating method. Holes through which electr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7179148 | Cathode with improved work function and method for making the same A cathode with an improved work function, for use in a lithographic system, such as the SCALPEL™ system, which includes a buffer between a substrate and an emissive layer, where the buffer alters, randomizes, miniaturizes, and/or isolates the grain structure at a ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169002 | Method of manufacturing a high-pressure discharge lamp For manufacturing a high-pressure discharge lamp, a tungsten electrode is welded to a molybdenum foil by bringing a shaft of tungsten electrode into close contact with the molybdenum foil, and by irradiating a laser light, having a metal melting wavelength, to a jun... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155812 | Method for producing a tube A method is described for producing tubular substrates having parallel spaced concentric rings of electrical conductors that can be used as the drift tube of an Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS). The invention comprises providing electrodes on the inside of a tube tha... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147894 | Method for assembling nano objects A method for the self assembly of a macroscopic structure with a pre-formed nano object is provided. The method includes processing a nano object to a desired aspect ratio and chemical functionality and mixing the processed nano object with a solvent to form a suspe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138335 | Method of forming electrode for flat display panel A reducing agent is discharged by an ink-jet method into a groove between partition walls of a glass substrate formed by sandblasting, that is, a desired region where an electrode is to be formed. After fixing the reducing agent to the glass substrate, the entire su... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7120998 | Fabrication of chopper for particle beam instrument A technique for providing a grid for a gate such as utilized in gating a stream of ions or other particles in a spectrometer instrument. The grid of wires may, for example, be a so-called Bradbury-Nielson Gate that consists of a set of two electrically isolated sets... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110291 | Nano tube cell, and semiconductor device having nano tube cell and double bit line sensing structure The present invention discloses a nano tube cell, and a semiconductor device having the nano tube cell and a double bit line sensing structure. The cell array circuit includes a plurality of top sub cell arrays, a plurality of bottom sub cell arrays, a main bit line... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108575 | Method for fabricating mesh of tetraode field-emission display A method for fabricating a mesh structure of a tetraode field-emission display is disclosed. The mesh has a tri-layer structure including a gate layer, an insulation layer and a converging electrode layer. The converging electrode layer is selected from a metal cond... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101245 | Stable electrode design and method A method of making a unitized tungsten electrode which exhibits superior mechanical and electrical properties which includes providing a length of cylindrical cut stock having a predetermined diameter and length. The stock is ground to form a rough unfinished electr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7064477 | Low power schottky emitter A low input power consumption, compact thermal field emitter is suitable for use in electron beam systems, particularly those systems that use an array of electron beams or a miniature electron beam system. The thermal field emitter design reduces heat loss by reduc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056180 | Manufacturing method of organic electroluminescent device, organic electroluminescent device, and electronic apparatus A method manufactures an organic EL device by forming cathodes by a liquid phase process depositing a dispersion liquid containing ultra-fine ytterbium (Yb) particles using an inkjet method, followed by drying. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057347 | Electrode, manufacturing method thereof, and metal vapor discharge lamp A first electrode part in a rod shape is placed on an upper side, and a second electrode part in a rod shape having a higher melting point than that of the first electrode part is placed on a lower side, so that ends of the first and second electrode parts are broug... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052923 | Field emission display with smooth aluminum film This invention provides a conductive aluminum film and method of forming the same, wherein a non-conductive impurity is incorporated into the aluminum film. In one embodiment, the introduction of nitrogen creates an aluminum nitride subphase which pins down hillocks... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018260 | Electrode, manufacturing method thereof, and metal vapor discharge lamp A first electrode part in a rod shape is placed on an upper side, and a second electrode part in a rod shape having a higher melting point than that of the first electrode part is placed on a lower side, so that ends of the first and second electrode parts are broug... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015639 | Electroluminescent devices and method of making transparent cathodes An embodiment of the present invention pertains to an electrode that is substantially transparent and conductive and that is incorporated within an organic electronic device. This electrode includes a first layer and a second layer that is on the first layer. The el... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015641 | Reduced veiling glare cathode window A faceplate (F) for an image intensifier tube (10) for reducing veiling glare begins as a blank (36) of optical material of a desired glass composition having a shape that conforms substantially to a configuration of the faceplate (F) to be produced. A... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011560 | Spark plug with ground electrode having mechanically locked precious metal feature A ground electrode for a spark plug has a through hole located adjacent a firing end of the electrode, with a precious metal firing tip extending through the hole. The firing tip is compressed axially to define a bulging portion extending radially outwardly from its... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7002297 | Plasma display panel and manufacturing method for the same To provide a technique for relatively easily preventing yellowing of a PDP that uses silver electrodes, and a PDP utilizing the technique that is capable of displaying images with high luminance and high quality. To form the electrodes, an alloy composed of Ag as a ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997768 | Flat luminescence lamp and method for manufacturing the same A flat luminescent lamp and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed in the present invention. More specifically, a flat luminescent lamp includes first and second substrates each having a plurality of grooves in sides which the first and second substrates ... | 02/14/2006 |
