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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7145761 | Degaussing coil holder To provide a degaussing coil holder for fastening a degaussing coil around a cathode ray tube which is easy in use and capable of stretching and fastening the degaussing coil in position, the degaussing coil holder is made of a resin mold having a hook to hang the d... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7049159 | Stenciling phosphor layers on light emitting diodes A method for forming a luminescent layer on a light emitting semiconductor device includes positioning a stencil on a substrate such that a light emitting semiconductor device disposed on the substrate is located within an opening in the stencil, depositing a stenci... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7005792 | Color cathode ray tube A color cathode ray tube including: a panel having a substantially flat outer surface and an inner surface having a curvature; a funnel coupled to the panel; a deflection yoke installed at an outer surface of the funnel; and a reinforcing band installed at a skirt p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6930731 | Video appliance, holding device, and manufacturing method of holding device A cathode-ray tube (CRT) holding device holds a CRT from the rear side by a rib section having a shape similar to that of a funnel of the CRT and extending in plural directions. The rib section has a section having shaped in a recessed groove, and a degaussing coil ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924591 | Implosion preventing band and cathode ray tube having the same An implosion preventing band for a cathode ray tube includes a main band formed around an outer surface of a skirt of a face panel, and including a pair of long sides provided on opposite sides of the skirt in a direction corresponding to long sides of a screen, a p... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922012 | Cathode-ray tube with a reinforcing band A panel (2) of a vacuum envelope includes a substantially rectangular effective portion (8) having a substantially flat outer surface and also having a phosphor screen 1 formed on an inner surface, and a skirt portion (9) provided along a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6833664 | Implosion proof structure in flat cathode ray tube Implosion proof structure in a flat cathode ray tube having a panel to which the atmospheric pressure is exerted as the flat cathode ray tube is evacuated, including implosion proof means strapped or coated on an outer circumferential surface of a funnel in the vici... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6819039 | Glass funnel for projection cathode ray tube with integrally formed pad portions Pad portions are respectively integrally protruded to be formed on an outer surface of a substantially funnel-shaped sidewall portion of the glass funnel for projection. A ridgeline for a reference end face formed on the pad portion comprises a first curved portion ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6671007 | Method and apparatus for mounting a degaussing coil A degaussing coil is retained on the conical portion of a cathode ray tube by a resilient clip which snaps over a lug which is used to mount the cathode ray tube in its associated cabinet. The clip can be snapped over its respective mounting lug after the... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6236151 | Glass panel for an implosion-protected type cathode ray tube A glass panel for an implosion-protected type cathode ray tube is provided with a compressive stress of 7 MPa-30 MPa in an outer surface of a face portion and a relation of Rbࣙ0.017D+4.0 between the radius of curvature Rb of an out... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6204894 | Clip attached to a band of a cathode-ray tube A cathode-ray tube includes an evacuated envelope having a faceplate panel with a sidewall joined to a funnel. Implosion protection band surrounds at least a portion of the sidewall and is in contact therewith. The band may include at a given location a p... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6121723 | Glass panel for a CRT having a strengthened flat face portion A glass panel for a cathode ray tube having a substantially flat face portion and being safe and light in weight wherein the smallest value of the averaged radius of curvature of an outer face of the face portion is 25,000-50,000 mm and the outer face por... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5968661 | Steel sheet for heat-shrink band A steel sheet for a heat-shrink band, which is to be thermally expanded and fitted over the outer periphery of the panel portion of a cathode ray tube, which has at least a 20% elongation at an ambient temperature and at least a 40 kg/mm2 stres... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5965974 | Cathode ray tube with heat-shrink band having high stress of yielding point and method of fabricating the same A heat-shrink band for a cathode ray tube (CRT) has a light weight, corrects the deformation of an object, such as a panel of a CRT due to the air pressure, effectively prevents implosion of the CRT, can suppress the color deviation, and in addition is ex... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5925977 | Strengthened glass bulb for a cathode ray tube A glass bulb for a cathode ray tube in which a compressive stress is formed in a surface of a panel portion by physically strengthening; the maximum wall thickness tF of a face portion 7 on at least one axis of a long axis and a short axis of t... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5757442 | Cathode ray tube A cathode ray tube having an improved safety feature in preparation for the accidental implosion of a high vacuum cathode ray tube is provided. The cathode ray tube comprises a panel, a funnel sealed with the panel, and an implosion preventing band mounte... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5606377 | CRT having an implosion protection band with brackets The invention relates to an implosion protection band 26, 126 for a CRT having a plurality of brackets 40, 70, 140 that are disposed between the band and a sidewall 3 of the CRT 1 and detachably attached to the implosion protection band to support either ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5466984 | Implosion-resistant band with stack retainer An implosion-resistant band on a screen panel of a cathode-ray tube body has a metallic band element having a plurality of corners, and a plurality of holders mounted respectively on the corners. Each of the holders includes a flange held against and weld... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5448316 | Assembly of anti-implosion bands, anti-implosion band for such an assembly and display tube comprising such an anti-implosion band An assembly of at least two stacked anti-implosion bands, in which each anti-implosion band 14, 24 comprises suspension elements 15, 25 projecting from the anti-implosion band 14, 24 which surround the adjacent anti-implosion band with clearance. As a res... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5138461 | Implosion-protected cathode-ray tube An implosion-protected cathode-ray tube has a bulb and a metallic band tightly binding the front outer peripheral portion of the bulb to suppress the occurrence of accidental implosion of the bulb during the manufacturing processes including a heating and... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5072301 | Apparatus and process for implosion protection in cathode ray tubes An apparatus and method provides for installing an implosion panel on the image-display window of an image-display device. The apparatus includes means for spacing an implosion panel from the image-display window a predetermined distance to provide a cavi... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4580077 | Display tube having a display window with sharply curved skirt portion A display tube comprising an envelope consisting of a neck, a cone, and a faceplate including a flat or slightly curved, substantially rectangular display window and a skirt which is substantially parallel to the axis of the envelope. The skirt and the di... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4264931 | Implosion protection for TV tubes There has been provided a television tube having funnel, panel, and neck portions fused together in a conventional manner. A controlled failure zone in the form of a circumferential implosion protection notch is formed in a rearward portion of the funnel ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4245255 | Implosion protection for TV tubes There has been provided a television tube having a funnel, panel, and neck portion fused together in a conventional manner. A circumferential implosion protection controlled surface discontinuity is formed in a rearward portion of the funnel for establish... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4236184 | Multi-function structure for a color cathode ray tube A multi-function system for use in a color television picture tube having a glass bulb includes a funnel and a faceplate with a rearward flange which mates with and is sealed to the funnel. A pre-formed coil of electrically conductive wire engirds the fla... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4021850 | Color television picture tubes with improved implosion protection system This disclosure depicts a novel system for implosion protecting a color television picture tube having a faceplate with a rearwardly extending side surface and a mating funnel. The system is illustrated as comprising, in part, a high tensile strength fram... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4016364 | Color television picture tubes with improved implosion protection system This disclosure depicts a novel edgebond system for implosion protecting a color television picture tube having a flangeless faceplate. The edgebond system is illustrated as comprising in its most general sense a high tensile strength metal contoured fram... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4012773 | Color television picture tubes with improved implosion protection system This disclosure depicts a novel facebond system for implosion protecting a rectangular, shadow mask type color television picture tube having a flangeless faceplate with a central viewing area and a relatively wide peripheral non-viewing area. The facebon... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3952152 | CRT shield A CRT shield comprising a woven metallic mesh screen seam welded to a metal collar which is perforated around its periphery. The collar is fitted over the face of the CRT with an implosion screen and a plastic mounting housing positioned in turn over the ... | 04/20/1976 |
