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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972191 | Manufacturing method of image display apparatus A manufacturing method of an image display apparatus, having a vacuum container with getters therein, includes the steps of exhausting an inner gas through an exhaust hole provided in the vacuum container; and activating the getters during the exhausting. In the act... | 07/05/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7315115 | Light-emitting and electron-emitting devices having getter regions A light-emitting device contains getter material (58) typically distributed in a relatively uniform manner across the device's active light-emitting portion. An electron-emitting device similarly contains getter material (112, 110/112, 128, 132, and | 01/01/2008 |
| 7147908 | Semiconductor package with getter formed over an irregular structure A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first surface portion in a cavity. The first surface portion includes an artificially formed grass structure. The package includes a getter film formed over the grass structure. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7063583 | Multi-spectral uniform light source A multi-spectral uniform light source provides a single light source for a variety of applications. The gas or gases inside the light source may be exchanged for another gas or gases depending on the desired application and need for a particular wavelength of emitte... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053589 | Long-life vacuum system for energy storage flywheels The invention, intended primarily for use in a steel flywheel power source (30), provides a vacuum system and a method of maintaining a vacuum inside a flywheel chamber (32) for the life of the power source (30). The vacuum system combines the u... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6956328 | Tungsten halogen lamp with halogen-containing compound and silicon-containing compound A tungsten halogen lamp (10) includes a light transmissive envelope (12), which encloses a tungsten filament (14) and a gaseous fill comprising an inert gas and a halogen-containing gas, such as an alkyl halide. In addition the fill includes a s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6851997 | Process for depositing calcium getter thin films inside systems operating under vacuum The present invention relates to a process for depositing a calcium getter thin film inside a system operating under vacuum. The process comprises the steps of introducing into the system under vacuum at least one evaporable getter device with an air-stable calcium ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6172460 | Display device Display device, in particular a PALC device, having a plasma space provided with a capsule (46) comprising getter material for supplying guest material to the plasma, e.g. H2, HD, D2. The capsule remains closed until the critical hig... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6139390 | Local energy activation of getter typically in environment below room pressure A getter (50) situated in a cavity of a hollow structure (40-46), such as a flat-panel device, is activated by directing light energy locally through part of a hollow structure and onto the getter. The light energy is typically provided by a laser beam (6... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5931713 | Display device with grille having getter material A field emission display has an anode with a grille made at least in part of a getter material. The grille defines regions that are coated with phosphor to form pixels, and also getters free molecules within a sealed display. The getter material can alter... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5785873 | Low cost field emission based print head and method of making A photoprinter is described, including a print head comprising three parallel substrates, with the space between them being permanently evacuated. The middle substrate is divided into left and right parts with a space left between them. Suitable gettering... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5698951 | Electrodeless discharge lamp and device for increasing the lamp's luminous development An electrodeless fluorescent lamp containing a fill of a rare gas and mercury and a flag (14) disposed therein at a predetermined location in the lamp for increasing the rate of luminous development in the lamp. The flag (14) includes a pair of spaced-apa... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5614785 | Anode plate for flat panel display having silicon getter An anode plate (10) for use in a field emission flat panel display device (8) includes a transparent substrate (26) having a plurality of spaced-apart, electrically conductive regions (28) are covered by a luminescent material (24) and from the anode elec... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5443410 | Getter fixing device for a cathode ray tube A getter fixing device for a cathode ray tube includes one or more folded strips. These strips are welded to a getter cover or united in one body with the getter cover or a support member. The device also includes two inclined wing portions that direct di... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5433638 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing getter-containing vacuum tube A method of manufacturing a getter-containing CRT is disclosed which permits the getter flash process time to be reduced without posing any problem such as melting of getter container that might otherwise result from excessive temperature increase and thu... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5360572 | Aerogel mesh getter A porous light-weight getter which collects particulate and molecular contaminates that is believed a significant improvement over the prior art is provided in which a metal mesh matrix is coated with a low-density porous aerogel. In the prior art bare me... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5308533 | Aerogel mesh getter A porous light-weight getter which collects particulate and molecular contaminates that is believed a significant improvement over the prior art is provided in which a metal mesh matrix is coated with a low-density porous aerogel. In the prior art bare me... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5167555 | Method and apparatus for manufacture of cathode-ray tube A method and an apparatus for manufacture of a cathode-ray tube where an electron gun for emitting a plurality of electron beams is enclosed in a tube body with discrete electrodes disposed individually to such beams and joint electrodes disposed commonly... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5156563 | Process for manufacturing color picture tube capable of minimizing thermal deformation of shadow mask A process for manufacturing a color picture tube capable of minimizing the thermal deformation of the shadow mask is disclosed. A getter is filled with a Ba material, a high or low vaporizing material having a different vaporizing temperature compared wit... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5101167 | Accelerator vacuum pipe having a layer of a getter material disposed on an inner surface of the pipe An accelerator vacuum pipe for a charged-particle acceleration and storage system having a vacuum zone defined therein is provided with a layer of getter material which can capture residual or generated gas molecules in the pipe-member. The layer of gette... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4938727 | Method of manufacturing a glow discharge starter This invention relates to a glow discharge starter having an hermetically sealed envelope containing an ionizable medium, a bimetallic electrode including a bimetallic element having a curved portion and a free end, and a counter electrode located within ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4927398 | Incandescent lamps including a combined getter This invention relates to incandescent lamps and more particularly to the gettering of such lamps. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an incandescent lamp comprising an envelope, a tungsten filament mounted within the envelope, a ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4923424 | Incandescent lamps including a combined getter This invention relates to incandescent lamps and more particularly to the gettering of such lamps. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an incandescent lamp comprising an envelope, a tungsten filament mounted within the envelope, a ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4898558 | Getter for incandescent lamps This invention related to incandescent lamps and more particularly to the gettering of such lamps. In accordance with the present invention there is provided an improved method of gettering an incandescent lamp. The method comprises introducing a fill gas... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4881914 | Getter arrangement having a getter detector and a post-heating timer In a getter arrangement for providing a getter spot on the walll of an evacuated space, for example an electron tube, the power transfer can be of too short or too long a duration (for example because of positional inaccuracies of the holder containing th... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4874339 | Pumping tubulation getter The present invention describes a pumping tubulation getter device comprising a hollow cylindrical tube of compression bondable metal and an electrophoretically deposited layer of porous sintered non-evaporable getter material selectively deposited on the... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4820226 | Getter pump for hydrogen and hydrocarbon gases A gettering device for hydrogen isotopes and gaseous hydrocarbons based on the interaction of a plasma and graphite used as cathodic material. The plasma is maintained at a current density within the range of about 1 to about 1000 mA/cm2. The g... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4810221 | Method for gettering incandescent lamps This invention relates to incandescent lamps and more particularly to the gettering of such lamps. In accordance with the present invention there is provided an improved method of gettering an incandescent lamp. The method comprises introducing a fill gas... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4668203 | Method and apparatus for detecting evaporation of getter material during manufacture of a cathode-ray tube, especially for television A method for checking the evaporation of a pellet of getter material such as barium on the walls of the envelope of a cathode-ray tube during manufacture. The pressure within the cathode-ray tube is measured during the operation involving stabilization of... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4645468 | Method of removing hydrocarbons from vacuum tubes In devices provided with an evacuated bulb in which is present an activated metallic getter, hydrocarbons can be released or produced. As a result, the gas pressure and the heat conductivity increase. In devices according to the invention, for example, lo... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4577136 | Cathode-ray tube having a gettering device and gettering device suitable for said tube In a cathode-ray tube having a glass envelope portion, a gettering device (18) is urged against an internal wall portion of the glass envelope portion (2) by means of a resilient metal strip (19) connected to a component of the tube. The gettering device ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4553065 | Getter assembly with improved support A getter assembly is described having an improved support such that the points of contact with the glass wall of a cathode ray tube have as low a temperature as possible. An antenna position mounting can be attached to the lower side of the central disc-s... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4536677 | Getter assembly with an improved means of connecting the antenna mount to the getter material container A getter assembly is described which has an antenna mount in the form of a small bar placed along the diameter of an annular container. The antenna mount is formed in such a way as to touch the container only in areas near to the inner wall. In order to r... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535267 | Getter assembly with improved support A getter assembly is described which has an improved support such that the points of contact with the glass wall of a cathode ray tube have as low a temperature as possible. A tab member for mounting the getter device is attached to the lower side of a ce... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4481441 | Method of manufacturing a picture display tube having a gas-absorbing layer; picture display tube thus manufactured, and gettering device suitable for such a method A gettering device installed in a picture display tube includes an annular, channel-shaped metal holder containing an evaporable gettering metal and a heat-activated gas releasing material. The gas releasing material is disposed in the holder against a su... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4449952 | Method of operating a cold cathode-cold reservoir thyratron A method is disclosed of operating a cold-cathode-cold-reservoir thyratron for laser/radar and other systems employing high voltage and current pulses using ZrVFe as the hydrogen thyratron material. According to the method, a hydride of ZrVFe is first for... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4407656 | Gettering device and method The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a color television display tube having an envelope including a conical portion (11) and a window portion (12) which are sealed together in a vacuum-tight manner by means of a sealing glass (18). Before th... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4407657 | Gettering device and method In a method of manufacturing a picture display tube a gettering device is used which includes a first metal holder (1, 20) and a second metal holder (3, 28). A source (2, 21) of evaporable gettering metal is accommodated in the first metal holder (1, 20) ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406972 | Gettering device for color television display tube A method of manufacturing a color television display tube, the envelope of which comprises a conical portion (11) and a window portion (12) which are sealed together in a vacuum-tight manner by means of a sealing glass (18). Before these portions are seal... | 09/27/1983 |