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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372201 | Sub-miniature arc lamp The disclosure has described a sub-miniature arc lamp and a method to make a sub-miniature arc lamp. An embodiment of the sub-miniature arc lamp includes a sapphire body having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to a first cap and the second e... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7304431 | Plasma display panel A highly reliable plasma display panel which suppresses degradation of phosphor characteristic by removing impurity gases inside the plasma display panel. A front board includes scanning electrodes and maintenance electrodes. A and rear board includes data electrode... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288012 | Method of manufacturing plasma display panel A plasma display panel is provided that includes scan electrodes, sustain electrodes, and address electrodes. A first pulse voltage for the address electrodes or a second pulse voltage for the address electrodes is applied to the address electrodes in an aging step ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7245081 | High-intensity discharge lamp with particular metal halide gas filling and lighting device A high-intensity discharge lamp connected to a lighting device has various superior emission properties such as efficiency. The discharge lamp includes a translucent ceramic discharge vessel, in which a pair of electrodes and a discharge medium are inserted. The lam... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7135812 | Partition-wall structure for plasma display panel and plasma display panel A metal-made partition wall 16 has an external surface covered by an insulation layer 16a, and transverse walls 16A each extending in the row direction to define the partition between discharge cells C adjacent to each other in the column... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129630 | Display device In a display device which includes a back substrate, a face substrate, a support body which is interposed between both substrates and surrounds a display region, thus forming an inner space, and a sealing material is provided which hermetically seals the support bod... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7075220 | Image display unit and production method therefor An image display unit having a structure in which a heat-resisting fine particle layer is formed on a metal back layer disposed on a phosphor layer, and a getter layer is deposited/formed on the heat-resisting fine particle layer by vapor-depositing. The fine partic... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7049748 | DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING GAS DISCHARGE TUBES ARRANGED IN PARALLEL BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR SUBSTRATES TO COMPRISE A DISPLAY SCREEN, EACH TUBE HAVING A LIGHT EMITTING SECTION AS PART OF THE DISPLAY SCREEN AND A CLEANING SECTION CONNECTED TO THE LIGHT EMITTING SECTION BUT DISPLACED FROM THE DISPLAY SCREEN A gas discharge tube has a phosphor layer formed and a discharge gas enclosed within an elongated tube which is to serve as the gas discharge tube. The gas discharge tube includes a light-emitting section and a cleaning section for cleaning the discharge gas. The cl... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045958 | Vacuum device having a getter A vacuum device, including a substrate and a support structure having a support perimeter, where the support structure is disposed over the substrate. In addition, the vacuum device also includes a non-evaporable getter layer having an exposed surface area. The non-... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6888294 | Field emission device using a reducing gas and method for making same The invention concerns a device comprising at least one field effect electron source within a sealed structure, which encompasses an internal space that contains a reducing gas whose purpose is to prevent oxidation of the emissive material of the electron source, wh... | 05/03/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6815888 | Halogen lamps, fill material and methods of dosing halogen lamps A pelletized lamp fill material suitable for delivering a precise quantity of rhenium and a halogen into the light emitting chamber of a tungsten halogen lamp. The pellet is formed by pressure aggregating a mixture of a metal powder and a rhenium-halogen compound. I... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6793461 | Device and method for producing a 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.... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6765345 | Inert gas supplementing device for a fluorescent light An inert gas supplementing device for a fluorescent light includes a tube having a closed end and an open end adapted to communicate with a light tube of the fluorescent light. A porous stop is received in the tube in an air-tight manner. An inert gas is received in... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6734616 | Low-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp and amalgam A low-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp is provided with a discharge vessel (10). The discharge vessel (10) encloses a discharge space (11) provided with a filling of mercury and an inert gas in a gastight manner. The discharge vessel (10... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6603260 | Plasma display panel with a getter material A plasma display panel (PDP) is capable of directly and effectively removing impurities from a discharging space for enhancing the purity of a discharging gas. The PDP has a getter layer formed of at least a portion of a barrier rib. The getter layer is i... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6472819 | Nonevaporable getter system for plasma flat panel display A getter system for plasma flat panel displays is disclosed. In a plasma flat panel display having front and rear panels sealingly joined together at peripheral edges thereof to define an inner space and a plurality of walls disposed within the inner spac... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6422824 | Getting assembly for vacuum display panels A getter assembly for use in a vacuum display panel is described. The novel getter assembly can be provided including both a non-evaporative getter and an evaporative getter which are uniquely positioned juxtaposed to each other such that ions emitted by ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6356016 | High-pressure metal-halide lamp that includes a ceramic-carrier oxygen dispenser The invention relates to a high-pressure metal-halide lamp comprising a discharge vessel with an ionizable filling containing Hg, a halide and a rare gas, which vessel includes electrodes with a rod containing substantially W. The lamp, when in operation,... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6278234 | Image display apparatus with gettering substance provided electrically connected to wires An image-forming apparatus comprises an electron source and an image-forming member disposed in an envelope. The image-forming member includes a fluorescent film and a metal back covering the fluorescent film. The metal back contains a gettering substance... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6191529 | Apparatus for removing impure gases from gas discharge display apparatus An apparatus for removing impure gases from a gas discharge display apparatus is disclosed, which includes a getter engaged at an outer portion of an image effective portion of the vacuum space for absorbing an impure gas, and a blocking wall for preventi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6169361 | Oxygen dispenser for high pressure discharge lamps It is described an oxygen dispenser for use in high pressure discharge lamps. The oxygen dispenser of the invention comprises a metallic container capable of retaining solid materials but allowing an easy passage of gas, containing silver oxide. Several p... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5986405 | High pressure discharge lamp The high pressure discharge lamp has a discharge vessel (1) mounted in an outer envelope (4) in which an oxygen dispenser (30) is disposed. The oxygen dispenser (30) contains silver oxide and may be disposed at a location where it obtains a temperature of... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5828169 | Discharge lamp having an amalgam within a barrier means In a fluorescent lamp with amalgam, a surface of the amalgam is covered by a barrier having at least one opening through which mercury atoms can move to a discharge space of the lamp from the amalgam while the lamp is being lighted. When the lamp is switc... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5772485 | Method of making a hydrogen-rich, low dielectric constant gate insulator for field emission device An emitter structure 12 for use in a field emission display device comprises a ballast layer 17 overlying an electrically conductive coating 16 (cathode electrode), which is itself formed on an electrically insulating substrate 18. A gate electrode compri... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5754000 | Apparatus for providing radiation Apparatus for providing radiation includes an envelope and a cathode arrangement disposed within the envelope. The cathode arrangement includes an element for establishing an electrical contact. A dispenser is also disposed within the envelope. The dispen... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5697825 | Method for evacuating and sealing field emission displays A method for evacuating and sealing a field emission display package is provided. The method includes forming a cover plate, a backplate, and a peripheral seal therebetween. The backplate is formed as a sub-assembly which includes a seal ring and a getter... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5684356 | Hydrogen-rich, low dielectric constant gate insulator for field emission device An emitter structure 12 for use in a field emission display device comprises a ballast layer 17 overlying ah electrically conductive coating 16 (cathode electrode), which is itself formed on an electrically insulating substrate 18. A gate electrode compri... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5543687 | Hydrogen-gas discharge lamp A hydrogen discharge lamp has a glass lamp enclosure formed with a radiation-emitting window and receiving a body of a zirconium-cobalt alloy forming in part a hydride which constitutes a reservoir for hydrogen or deuterium and enabling controlled liberat... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5343118 | Iodine getter for a high intensity metal halide discharge lamp A high intensity discharge lamp having a fill including at least one rare earth metal iodide has an additional metal component for avoiding a substantial loss of the metal component of the fill and the attendant substantial buildup of free iodine, thereby... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5325017 | High-pressure discharge lamp having solid state getter mounted on bimetallic element The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp (2) provided with a discharge vessel (3) with a ceramic wall (3a) and provided with a bimetal element (11) which rests against the discharge vessel wall in the cold state of the lamp, and which is re... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5239229 | Glow discharge lamp with auxiliary electrode for mounting getter thereon A glow discharge lamp that includes a light transmitting envelope containing a noble gas fill material and a pair of electrodes disposed in the envelope. Lead-in wires couple to the electrodes and extend to and are hermetically sealed in the envelope. The... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5212424 | Metal halide discharge lamp containing a sodium getter Sodium metal has been found to be effective in gettering excess halogen present in metal halide lamps containing mercury, an inert starting gas and at least one ionizable metal halide for forming a light-emitting arc.... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5128106 | Lamp with an oxygen detector An oxygen detector for use in a double envelope lamp is described. The detector may be formed by nitriding a metal surface to produce a metal piece with a first visual color or state. The surface thickness is sufficient to exclude oxygen during normal ass... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4990828 | Mercury vapor releasing getter tape useful in the manufacture of cold cathodes for fluorescent lamps There is provided a metallic tape supporting a mercury vapor releasing material, preferably Ti3 Hg, admixed with a non-evaporable getter metal, preferably an alloy of 84% Zr--15% Al, contained within a continuous series of depressions within th... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4935668 | Metal halide lamp having vacuum shroud for improved performance A metal halide lamp having a vacuum shroud is disclosed. The vacuum shroud substantially eliminates the detrimental catephoresis effects of operating a metal halide lamp from a low frequency alternating current (A.C.) source or direct current (D.C.) sourc... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4924146 | Unsaturated high-pressure sodium lamp The invention relates to an unsaturated high-pressure sodium lamp provided with a discharge vessel enclosing a discharge space, having a ceramic wall and closed at both ends by a leadthrough element to which an electrode is secured, and at least one elect... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4835441 | Directly heated sorption getter body A heatable sorption getter body for reactive residual gas clean-up in sealed vessels is provided. The getter body includes an insulating member, two electrical contacts, and a getter composition applied over surface portions of the insulating member. The ... | 05/30/1989 |
