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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7436117 | Organic electroluminescence device with an absorbent for moisture and oxygen, and method for manufacturing the same Provided are an organic electroluminescent device and a method of manufacturing the same. An organic electroluminescent device, comprising a rear substrate, an organic electroluminescent unit formed on one surface of the rear substrate and having a first electrode, ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7348721 | Display device A display device is disclosed for providing improved brightness and definition. The device includes a substrate which has anodes and phosphors formed on an inner surface thereof and a plurality of cathode lines that extend in one direction and include electron sourc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7309269 | Method of fabricating light-emitting device and apparatus for manufacturing light-emitting device In this embodiment, an interval distance between a desposition source holder 17 and an object on which deposition is performed (substrate 13) is reduced to 30 cm or less, preferably 20 cm or less, more preferably 5 to 15 cm, and a deposition source hol... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7289006 | Method and apparatus for implementing common mode cable noise suppression for medium range frequencies A method, apparatus, and a localized in-line cable filter system are provided for implementing electromagnetic cable noise suppression. The localized in-line cable filter system includes at least one electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter element connected betwee... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7239077 | Display device For absorbing a high voltage when an abnormal discharge is generated between an anode and another electrode, between an anode ADE and a control electrode G1, a surge current absorbing electrode G2 which has a plurality of electron beam passing holes AH... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7205712 | Spiral cold cathode fluorescent lamp A light tube for a cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes a light tube body, anode and cathode disposed in the light tube body and an activated gas absorber. The light tube body contains inert gas, mercury substance and a layer of phosphor coating on its inner surfa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7169363 | Apparatus and method for sequestering a contaminant by use of an exothermically reactive structure A method of contaminant sequestering. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses an apparatus for sequestering a contaminant comprising an exothermically reactive structure disposed within a hermetic enclosure. A sorbent material coats a surface... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7091662 | Image display device and method of manufacturing the same In an image display device having in an airtight container an electron source and an image display member that receives electrons from the electron source, an evaporating getter and a non-evaporating getter are stacked in the airtight container. This makes it possib... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083825 | Composition used in producing calcium-rich getter thin film An improved getter device and method for forming a calcium-rich getter thin film in an electronic vacuum device is disclosed. The getter device includes a powder of a Ca—Ba—Al ternary alloy composed of between 53% and 56.8% by weight of aluminum, from 36% to 41.... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081225 | Methods and apparatus for disinfecting and sterilizing fluid using ultraviolet radiation An apparatus for sterilizing or disinfecting fluids, which comprises a fluid conduit, an ultraviolet light source, which is at least partially within the fluid conduit, and an air drive unit coupled to the fluid conduit. The ultraviolet light source generates an ult... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6979949 | Fluorescent luminous tube with getter mirror film A fluorescent luminous tube is provided that has a getter mirror film formed in an arbitrary shape by illuminating a laser beam onto a getter. In order to form the getter film 32, the rectangular ring-less getter 31 mounted on the anode substrate 11... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6867543 | Microdevice assembly having a fine grain getter layer for maintaining vacuum A microdevice assembly (20) that includes a device microstructure (22), a housing (30), and a fine grain getter layer (40). The housing (30) has a base portion (32) and a lid (34). The device microstructure (22... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6838822 | Electron tube with a ring-less getter In a method for manufacturing an electron tube including a front substrate and a back substrate, a wiring and an electrode are formed on the front substrate and/or the back substrate. A component is mounted on the front substrate and/or the back substrate. A ring-le... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6774555 | Cathode ray tube having a replaceable getter attachment assembly A CRT including an evacuated envelope with a color selection electrode assembly disposed within the envelope, and an internal magnetic shield (IMS) secured to the color selection electrode assembly, and having a replaceable getter attachment assembly comprising a mo... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6762547 | Image display device An image display device of the present invention includes a container having a substrate; an electron source provided thereon; and an image display member which opposes the electron source substrate and which displays an image when being irradiated with electrons em... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6737817 | Cathode ray tube apparatus A deflection yoke arranged on an outer part of a funnel of a cathode ray tube includes a holder for housing a ferrite member as a magnetic field correction part for varying a main magnetic field, and the ferrite member is fixed and held by inner walls as resilient m... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6674232 | Getter placement and attachment assembly The present invention relates to a getter placement and attachment assembly for securing and placement of the getter along the major axis of a CRT. The getter placement and attachment assembly includes a getter spring for removably securing the getter to ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6653774 | Funnel for cathode ray tube On an inner wall of a side wall portion of a funnel, a pair of protrusions are integrally formed as glass buildups at positions separated by a predetermined distance from an anode button toward a side of a neck tube. The pair of the protrusions are formed... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6629868 | Method of manufacturing a CRT A method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube includes arranging the tube with its neck part in a downward position, and covering the inner surface of its funnel-shaped part with a carrier liquid including a conductive material. Carrier liquid is supplied ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6597103 | Display tube The invention relates to a display tube comprising an envelope portion 2 having an inner surface provided with a first electrically conductive layer 7 and a faceplate 1 having an inner surface provided with a second electrically conductive layer 8, which ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6583559 | Getter device employing calcium evaporation A getter comprising a calcium-aluminum compound including about 39% to about 43% calcium by weight produces a calcium vapor when sufficiently heated. The calcium vapor can condense to form a calcium film on an inside surface of a sealed evacuated enclosur... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6570318 | Color cathode ray tube and getter assembly A color cathode ray tube and a getter assembly for use in such a cathode ray tube. The getter assembly comprises a conducting strip for contacting a high-voltage contact with a magnetic screening cone inside a cone portion of the tube. Due to the relative... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6452322 | Cathode-ray tube and its getter supporter A getter supporter of a cathode-ray tube according to the present invention comprises a mounting portion to be fixed to an inside of the cathode-ray tube at one end thereof, a getter holder for holding a getter at the other end thereof, and a spring porti... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6337546 | Method of mounting electrode for outputting signal generated in cathode ray tube, signal outputting method in cathode ray tube, and cathode ray tube A method of mounting a signal outputting electrode for outputting an electric signal generated in an envelope of a cathode ray tube to the outside without being adversely influenced by a getter. A signal outputting electrode is mounted in an area which is... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6310435 | Cathode ray tube with getter assembly A cathode ray tube, which has a getter assembly (18) for providing proper vacuum conditions within the tube. The getter assembly (18) comprises a resilient strip (19) having a first end portion (23) and a second end portion (25), and is detachably secured... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6307327 | Method for controlling spacer visibility A method for controlling spacer (108) visibility in a field emission display (100) includes the steps of modifying pixel data for transmission to a plurality of pixels (110) in a first region (112) adjacent to a spacer (108) to render the spacer (108) inv... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6262527 | Cathode ray tube with a getter coating in the vicinity of a semiconductor cathode Cathode ray tube comprising an electron gun which is constructed in such a way that the gas pressure near the electron-emissive layer (30) of the cathode is lower than in the other parts of the tube. This can be achieved by reducing the aperture between t... | 07/17/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6071080 | Vacuum device having a getter device A vacuum device has an envelope and a getter assembly mounted within the envelope. The getter assembly includes a reservoir for containing getter material and a deflector having a surface located opposite the getter material and is oriented to deflect the... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6040656 | Getter flashing method for cathode ray tube and getter for conducting same A getter flashing method for a cathode ray tube includes the steps of loading a receptacle of the getter with an active metal, positioning the getter in a funnel such that the active metal is diffused toward an inner surface of the funnel in the vicinity ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5977706 | Multi-compartment getter-containing flat-panel device A flat-panel device, typically a flat-panel display, contains a main compartment (46) formed with a first plate structure (40), a second plate structure (42), and an outer wall (44) that extends between the plate structures. A getter (94) is situated in a... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5894193 | Field emission display with getter frame and spacer-frame assembly A field emission display (400) includes a cathode plate (410), an anode plate (430), and a mechanical support/getter assembly (300) being disposed between the cathode plate (410) and the anode plate (430). The mechanical support/getter assembly (300) incl... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5866978 | Matrix getter for residual gas in vacuum sealed panels An integral and internal matrix getter structure for capturing residual gas in a vacuum sealed container is disclosed. The vacuum sealed container may be a flat panel display having a small vacuum gap between two closely spaced panels. The getter structur... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5844356 | Vacuum tube provided with a line-shaped getter A vacuum tube is provided with a line-shaped getter, which includes a holder (2) with a longitudinal axis, which holder (2) contains a getter material (3) over at least a part of its length, said getter being provided with clamping means to clamp the hold... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841228 | Getter assembly with stiffened getter wand and CRT A cathode ray tube (CRT) has a getter attachment wand with a trough-shape along a substantial portion of its length, imparting an increased stiffness to the wand to maintain the wand in close proximity to the inside surface of the CRT envelope, thereby av... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5831381 | Cathode-ray tube having getter spring therein A flat cathode-ray tube includes a three-component structure of a front panel, a screen panel, and a funnel which are jointed by frit paste. The funnel is inwardly projected from the front panel and the screen panel in the horizontal direction to form a l... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5712529 | Vacuum electronic tube with getter support structure The invention relates to a vacuum tube, particularly a cathode-ray visual-display tube. In order to absorb residual gases after having formed a vacuum in the tube a getter material (barium) is used, which is evaporated onto the internal walls of the tube ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5689151 | Anode plate for flat panel display having integrated getter An anode plate (10) for use in a field emission flat panel display device (8) comprises a transparent substrate (26) having a plurality of spaced-apart, electrically conductive regions (28) which form the anode electrode of the display device (8). The con... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5541474 | Getter spring assembly for a color cathode-ray tube The present invention relates to a color CRT 10 having an evacuated envelope 11 includes a funnel 15 sealed at one end to a faceplate panel 12. A luminescent screen 22 is provided on an interior surface of the panel. A color selection electrode assembly 2... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5519283 | Internal magnetic shield for a color cathode-ray tube The present invention relates to a CRT 10 having an evacuated envelope comprising a funnel 11 sealed at one end to a faceplate panel 12 with a luminescent screen 14 on an interior surface thereof. A color selection electrode 16, mounted on a frame 19, is ... | 05/21/1996 |
