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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938629 | Fluorescent lamp, luminaire and method for manufacturing fluorescent lamp A fluorescent lamp is configured so that a glass bulb has a phosphor film formed on its internal face, and a rare gas and an amalgam pellet are enclosed therein. The amalgam pellet contains zinc, tin, and mercury as principal components, one amalgam pellet is enclos... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7364647 | Laminated flow device A laminated flow device comprises a porous material encapsulated within bonding material. The porous material forms a flow path and the bonding material forms an enclosure surrounding the flow path. Micro-components, such as capillaries, electrodes, reservoirs, brid... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7317073 | Method of producing vacuum in the production of polymers A method is disclosed for producing a vacuum and for separating condensable components present in vapor which accumulates during the production of a polymer by melt-phase polycondensation under vacuum. Vapor produced during the production of polymers by melt-phase p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301269 | Image display apparatus provided with an ion pump assembly arranged within an external container Provided is an image display apparatus, including: a vacuum container which includes an electron source and an anode electrode opposed to the electron source; and an ion pump arranged so as to communicate through the vacuum container, in which: an ion pump container... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295015 | Ionization gauge An ionization gauge for isolating an electron source from gas molecules includes the electron source for generating electrons, a collector electrode for collecting ions formed by the impact between the electrons and gas molecules, and an electron window which isolat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279846 | Image display apparatus Provided is an image display apparatus including: a vacuum container having an electron source enclosed therein for displaying an image; an ion pump communicating with the vacuum container for discharging air therefrom and decreasing pressure therein; and a resistor... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7266991 | Sensor for helium or hydrogen The invention relates to a sensor (1) for helium or hydrogen with a vacuum-tight housing (2), wherein a gas consuming cold cathode array (3, 4) is arranged, in addition to a selectively active passage (9) for the gas to be detected. Accor... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259378 | Closed drift ion source A closed drift ion source which includes a channel having an open end, a closed end, and an input port for an ionizable gas. A first magnetic pole is disposed on the open end of the channel and extends therefrom in a first direction. A second magnetic pole disposed ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237400 | Highly-efficient freezing apparatus and highly-efficient freezing method An object accommodated in an internal space of a freezer is quickly cooled to a predetermined temperature with preventing water from freezing while an oscillating electric field of, preferably, a variable frequency in the range of 50 Hz to 5 MHz and/or a magnetic fi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231839 | Electroosmotic micropumps with applications to fluid dispensing and field sampling Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps in fluid handling and field sampling applications. The electroosmotic pumps used in these applications are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving me... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7179422 | Apparatus for improved detection of carbon monoxide by infrared absorption spectroscopy A method for detecting the presence and amount of carbon monoxide, comprising the use of infrared spectroscopy to compare the spectra of the test gas containing carbon monoxide and the reference gas. The reference gas is the test gas from which carbon monoxide had b... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7149085 | Electroosmotic pump apparatus that generates low amount of hydrogen gas An apparatus that includes an electroosmotic pump and an aqueous or nonaqueous electrolyte liquid and generates relatively low amount of hydrogen gas is described herein. The apparatus may further include a hydrogen absorber. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7033142 | Vacuum pump system for light gases A vacuum pump system includes at least one high-vacuum pump, a fore-vacuum pump, and at least one intermediate pump, arranged between the at least one high-vacuum pump and the fore-vacuum pump and having its inlet connected directly and exclusively with the outlet o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6979954 | Inter-stage plasma source A high efficiency plasma pump for use in a plasma processing system that includes a plasma processing device having a first plasma density proximate a processing region and a second plasma density proximate an exit region is disclosed. The plasma pump includes an in... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6899527 | Closed-drift hall effect plasma vacuum pump for process reactors A closed-drift Hall effect plasma vacuum pump includes one or more pumping conduits which are linked with a radial magnetic field. The magnetic field separates a plasma from a plasma at a higher pressure which is formed by cross-field plasma transport from a plasma ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6835048 | Ion pump having secondary magnetic field An ion pump includes one or more anode pump cells, a cathode positioned in proximity to the one or more anode pump cells and a magnet assembly for producing a magnetic field in the one or more anode pump cells. An electric field is applied between the cathode and th... | 12/28/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6719535 | Variable potential electrokinetic device Variable potential electrokinetic devices and electrokinetic multipliers used for pumping and flow control are disclosed that offer improvements in safety and design flexibility. The devices of the present invention take advantage of combinations of pumping conduits... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6508632 | Getter system for purifying the confinement volume in process chambers A getter system for purifying the gaseous atmosphere within a confinement volume of a process chamber is disclosed. In a process chamber provided with at least one screen that defines a confinement volume, the getter system includes at least one substanti... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6498344 | Triode ion pump A mass spectrometer (MS) which uses the Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) technique to determine the mass of ions. The MS is prepared with a surface that guarantees that a particle striking the surface will have at least one contact with t... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6420699 | Method and apparatus for altering the velocity of molecules Apparatus for altering translational velocity of molecules in a gas. A source of gas is in fluid communication with a supersonic nozzle. The nozzle is disposed on an arm at a selected distance from an axis for rotation about the axis. The nozzle has an ex... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6388385 | Corrugated style anode element for ion pumps An ion pump anode eliminates the intercellular spaces while maintaining an efficient cell shape in which the plasma sheath follows the contour of the cell wall. The cell are preferably quasi-cylindrical and can be manufactured by folding one or more metal... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6264433 | Sputter ion pump A sputter ion pump incorporating a corrugated style anode comprising a plurality of cylindrical adjacent hollow cells provided with cross sections having substantially the same area and an arcuated perimeter.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241477 | In-situ getter in process cavity of processing chamber An apparatus for removing an undesirable gas in a processing chamber includes one or more getter materials disposed between a process gas inlet and a substrate support member in the processing chamber, and one or more temperature control elements disposed... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6228149 | Method and apparatus for moving, filtering and ionizing air A fan assembly includes a tubular housing and electrodes which ionize air and cause the air to be filtered and to move through the tubular housing without use of moving parts, such as an impeller, thereby providing air filtration and ventilation without g... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6106237 | Getter pump with one-piece frame supporting nonevaporable getter elements A getter pump includes a one-piece, substantially U-shaped frame having a bottom, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls each have a plurality of slots formed therein. A plurality of getter elem... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6004104 | Cathode structure for sputter ion pump A sputter ion pump including an anode assembly comprising a plurality of hollow anode cells and cathode surfaces having open spirals disposed at each end of said anode cells.... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5980213 | Getter pump module and system A getter pump module includes a number of getter disks provided with axial holes, and a heating element which extends through the holes to support and heat the getter disks. The getter disks are preferably solid, porous, sintered getter disks that are pro... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980212 | Anode-cathode structure for ion pump having specifically determined dimensions A sputter ion pump in which the ratio of the length L to the diameter D of each anode cell forming a multi-cell anode inserted between two cathodes is defined within a certain range, thereby increasing a critical vacuum level to be evacuated and achieving... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975855 | Method and apparatus for increasing channel plasma density in an MHD vacuum pump Flat, insulated, metallic strips ("applicators"), are fixed to the wider sides of each permanent magnet assembly in the channel array of a Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Vacuum Pump. Electromagnetic power from an external rf/microwave generator is delivered by... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5911560 | Getter pump module and system A getter pump module includes a number of getter disks provided with axial holes, and a heating element which extends through the holes to support and heat the getter disks. The getter disks are preferably solid, porous, sintered getter disks that are pro... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5899666 | Ion drag vacuum pump An ion drag vacuum pump is installed in a body, one side of which is connected to and in communication with a sealed chamber. An ion generating device and a positive ion dragging device for dragging positive ions generated by the ion generating device to ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5727929 | Exhaust apparatus and vacuum pumping unit including the exhaust apparatus An exhaust apparatus and a high vacuum pumping unit including such high vacuum device and an auxiliary vacuum pump are disclosed, wherein a high vacuum is achieved in a vacuum vessel such that the gas molecules within the vacuum vessel are ionized and acc... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5660703 | Apparatus for capillary electrophoresis having an auxiliary electroosmotic pump Apparatus for capillary electrophoresis having an auxiliary electroosmotic pump. Following a conventional capillary electrophoresis system having a single power supply, a separation capillary, and an optical detector, a conductive membrane connects a seco... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5655886 | Vacuum maintenance device for high vacuum chambers An ion pump permits the continuous evacuation of a small-envelope vacuum chamber while drawing a relatively small amount of power (micro watts). In a preferred embodiment, the present ion pump, due to its small size and integration within the vacuum chamb... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5632876 | Apparatus and methods for controlling fluid flow in microchannels By combining electro-osmotic and electrohydrodynamic pumps in a microchannel, both polar and non-polar fluids can be moved along said channel. The pumps can be made from pairs of wire electrodes inserted into openings in the channel and connected to a sou... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5573651 | Apparatus and method for flow injection analysis Method and apparatus for flow injection analysis (FIA) using an electroosmotic pump. The apparatus includes: an electroosmotic pump having a grounding joint; a sample injection valve for introducing a sample into a carrier stream which valve is in fluid c... | 11/12/1996 |
