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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172635 | Alignment device and method for aligning apertures in different plates An alignment device for aligning a second aperture in a second plate with a first aperture in a first plate and an alignment method of utilizing the same. The alignment device includes a main body, a first part extending from the main body, and a second part extendi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7305839 | Thermal transfer device and system and method incorporating same A thermal transfer device having a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer and first and second electrodes disposed between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. The thermal transfer device also includes a release layer disposed between t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7285917 | Connection member and driving device of plasma display panel A connection member for a flat-panel display is coupled to an electrode terminal part on one side of the panel and an integrated driving circuit on an opposing side of the panel. The connection member provides driving signals to at least one scan electrode and at le... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7253549 | Thermionic vacuum diode device with adjustable electrodes In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a Gap Diode is disclosed in which a tubular actuating element serves as both a housing for a pair of electrodes and as a means for controlling the separation between the electrode pair. In a preferred embod... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7169006 | Thermionic vacuum diode device with adjustable electrodes In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a Gap Diode is disclosed in which a tubular actuating element serves as both a housing for a pair of electrodes (92) and as a means for controlling the separation between the electrode pair. In a pre... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153180 | Continuous manufacture of flat panel light emitting devices A method of applying patterned materials for manufacture of a flat panel light source includes providing a flexible continuous substrate; providing one or more application stations, each application station having, one or more stationary sources of material, a suppl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7072028 | Method and apparatus for chemical monitoring The present invention relates to monitoring chemicals in a process chamber using a spectrometer having a plasma generator, based on patterns over time of chemical consumption. The relevant patterns may include a change in consumption, reaching a consumption plateau,... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7046116 | Temperature probe and its use A temperature probe is provided having a sensor element formed from a ceramic substrate and a platinum thin-film resistor arranged thereon. The platinum thin-film resistor is electrically connected with at least two terminal wires, with the at least two terminal wir... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7019829 | Method and device utilizing plasma source for real-time gas sampling Aspects of the present invention provide novel methods and devices for sampling gas, exciting the sampled gas to emit radiation and detecting in real time from the emitted radiation a plurality of wave bands of an emission spectrum. Energy used to excite the sampled... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6988923 | Method for manufacturing fluorescent lamp using lead wire holding block A fluorescent lamp is manufactured according to the processes including: arranging a pair of lead wires between a holding block provided with two lead-wire grooves for grasping the pair of lead wires and an auxiliary holding block provided with grooves corresponding... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979951 | Plasma display panel with improved screen quality The present invention discloses a plasma display panel which can improve screen quality, by dividing a rear substrate into a plurality of regions and by varying a structure of cells in each region, thereby preventing luminance from being reduced according to a proce... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951580 | Method for minimizing bowing of collector plates in an electrostatic precipitator, and a collector plate-clip combination A bow-reduced precipitator collector plate assembly and an appertaining method include a precipitator collector plate that contacts a spring-like stiffening element configured to be attached to a fixed anchor or an adjacent anchoring collector plate. The stiffening ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6856097 | High voltage type image display apparatus An image display apparatus comprises an electrode showing an electric potential defined to be high and an electrode showing an electric potential defined to be lower than the high electric potential, the electrodes being arranged vis-à-vis, at least one of the elec... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6840834 | Package structure for mounting a field emitting device in an electron gun Apparatus and method are provided for a package structure that enables mounting of a field-emitting cathode into an electron gun. A non-conducting substrate has the cathode attached and the cathode is electrically connected to a pin through the substrate. Other pins... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6800011 | Electrode producing method A flash discharge tube includes a pin-shaped cathode. The pin-shaped cathode has an electrode core of tungsten having a first end portion. A lead of nickel has a second end portion connected with the first end portion. In the electrode producing method, the electrod... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6790113 | Method and apparatus for making spark plug This invention relates to a method and apparatus for making a spark plug, in particular, for making a high-performance spark plug having a center electrode having a firing end made of Pt, Ir, Rh, Pd, Re, Os, Ru or alloy thereof, with its firing end diameter of about... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6656008 | Device for forming partition walls of plasma display panel A device for forming partition walls of a plasma display panel is disclosed. This device has a lower plate used for seating the base panel of the plasma display panel thereon, with a partition wall sheet of a predetermined thickness formed on the base pan... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6648709 | Reflector alignment tool for projection illumination systems An alignment tool (300) designed to replace a high-powered lamp with a low-powered lamp to facilitate safe alignment of a projector lamp console. The alignment tool (300) comprised of a cathode portion (302) and an anode portion (304) connected by one or ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6634915 | Apparatus and method for rotating and inspecting cathode-ray tube panels An apparatus for rotating a CRT panel (12) to facilitate inspecting a seal edge (13) thereof includes a support structure (30) rotatably connected to a base frame (21) for rotation about a horizontal axis (31). The CRT panel (12) is placed into the suppor... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6607416 | Method and apparatus for setting X-ray tube filaments An apparatus (20) for setting a filament (22) on an electrode (24) comprises a body (52) having a central member (54) with a longitudinal axis (A--A), a first end member (56) and a second end member (58). The first and second end members (56, 58) are loca... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604974 | Method and apparatus for applying crosswires to a tension focus mask A method and apparatus for applying crosswires to a tension mask. The method includes winding crosswires around various drum assemblies and then using transfer devices to remove sections of crosswires and transfer them to tension mask frame assemblies.... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6469433 | Package structure for mounting a field emitting device in an electron gun Apparatus and method are provided for a package structure that enables mounting of a field-emitting cathode into an electron gun. A non-conducting substrate has the cathode attached and the cathode is electrically connected to a pin through the substrate.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6139388 | Method of forming a frit seal between a stem and a neck of a cathode ray tube during manufacturing of a cathode ray tube A method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube comprising the steps of providing a stem with a flange having an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of a bottom end of a neck and smaller than or identical with an outer diameter of the bottom end of ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5989088 | Manufacturing method of flat-panel display unit, display panel carrier therefor and manufacturing method of electronic device or optical device The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a flat-panel display unit and a carrier therefor which make it unnecessary to implement alignment in each step, except for alignment which require higher precision, by performing the alignment in ad... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5857890 | Residual gas sensor utilizing a miniature quadrupole array A residual gas sensor, suitable for mounting within an low pressure chamber, includes an array of quadrupoles formed from a plurality of parallel rods mounted in a cantilevered fashion in a glass seal. Sixteen parallel rods form an array of nine quadrupol... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5749760 | Electron gun assembling apparatus and method of assembling electron gun An electron gun assembling apparatus has a cathode driving mechanism (12,13) for moving a cathode (1), a laser displacement gage (14) to measure a height of a surface of the cathode (1) in a non-contact manner at a cathode surface measuring position outsi... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746634 | Process system and method for fabricating submicron field emission cathodes A process method and system for making field emission cathodes exists. The deposition source divergence is controlled to produce field emission cathodes with height-to-base aspect ratios that are uniform over large substrate surface areas while using very... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5725405 | Method and apparatus for positioning spark plug electrodes A center electrode of a spark plug has an oval shape in cross section as an identification mark. An electrode positioning apparatus fixedly holds a ground electrode and rotates an insulator together with a center electrode relative to the ground electrode... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5697823 | Electron gun of CRT and manufacturing method therefor An electron gun cathode structure includes a support member made of an insulating material, a first grid fixed to the support member, and a cathode disposed on the side of the support member opposite to the first grid. A thermal expansion ƊLS ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5585041 | Electrically-conductive titanium suboxides A process for producing a ceramic material which is electrically conductive by reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under conditions which effect the reduction of the titanium dioxide, said product comprising an electrically conductive, co... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5487689 | High throughput assembly station and method for image intensifier tubes An automation system for assembling photocathodes into vacuum tube housings is used to produce vacuum tube assemblies. Photocathodes are loaded and otherwise processed in a first evacuated chamber. Similarly, vacuum tube housings are loaded and otherwise ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5429540 | Beading apparatus for electron gun and method of attaching beading In assembling an electron gun (10), parts (11 to 18) are placed on supports (21) on the support base (2). The angle of a supported G3 grid (15) can be adjusted by moving the side of the G3A grid (15A), because the support (21) for the G3 grid (15) holds o... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5378183 | Method of manufacturing electrodes An improved design and method and of manufacturing a luminous tube electrode comprises the steps of placing an electrode shell in an outer tube and allowing conductors connected to the electrode shell to emanate from an open end of the outer tube. A tubul... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5314363 | Automated system and method for assembling image intensifier tubes An automation system for assembling photocathodes into vacuum tube housings so as to produce vacuum tube assemblies. Photocathodes are loaded, cleaned and otherwise processed in a first evacuated chamber. Similarly, vacuum tube housings are loaded, cleane... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5295887 | K-G1 electrode spacing system for a CRT electron gun A K-G1 spacing apparatus provides for spacing the dispenser cathode of a CRT electron gun a desired distance from an adjacent apertured grid electrode known as "G1." A probe has an outer shaft with a shoulder for registering with the G1 electrode. The pro... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5238436 | Lamp air exhausting apparatus A lamp air exhausting apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a compression head, a holding assembly, and a securing member. The holding assembly comprises a holder, a flexible tube, a push rod, an eccentric cam and a spring. According to the present inve... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5234366 | Method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube A method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube is provided for comprising a neck portion 4 in which an electron 5 having resilient elements 14 is secured. The method comprises a manufacturing step in which the electron gun 5 is inserted into the neck portio... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5178572 | Electron gun sealing apparatus An electron gun sealing apparatus comprises a bulb supporting means for supporting a bulb, a first up/down means for raising and lowering an electron gun, which is vertically positioned below the bulb, a heating means arranged around the neck of the bulb ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5032097 | Apparatus for assembling an electron emissive part of a cathode There is disclosed an apparatus for assembling the electron-emissive part of cathode comprising a porous base metal penetrated with an electron-emissive material and a thin metal plate for covering the base metal. The apparatus comprises a pair of cylindr... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5021709 | Supporting structure for an electron gun heater An electron gun heater supporting structure includes a pair of supporting pieces respectively mounted on separate opposed glass beads of an electron gun and U-shaped connecting pieces disposed between the pair of supporting pieces for welding terminals of... | 06/04/1991 |
