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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168251 | Method for producing tapered metallic nanowire tips on atomic force microscope cantilevers A method of making nanowire probes is provided. The method includes providing a template having a nanoporous structure, providing a probe tip that is disposed on top of the template, and growing nanowires on the probe tip, where the nanowires are grown from the prob... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7442405 | Method for production of electron source substrate provided with electron emitting element and method for production of electronic device using the substrate A novel process for producing an electron source substrate is disclosed for formation of electron-emitting element at high efficiency with less shape irregularity. In the process, the region for electroconductive film formation is divided into plural subregions on w... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438790 | Electrode for electrolysis and process for producing the same The present invention provides an electrode for electrolysis including: a conductive substrate; and a conductive diamond formed on a surface of the conductive substrate, the conductive substrate having at least one surface shape selected from the group consisting of... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7404980 | Method for producing an addressable field-emission cathode and an associated display structure The inventive method relates to microelectronic and consists in the application of an emission layer to elements of an addressable field-emission electrode with the aid of a gas-phase synthesis method in a hydrogen flow accompanied by a supply of a carbonaceous gas.... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7323814 | Image formation apparatus having fluorescent material and black material An image formation apparatus is disclosed which includes, within an enclosure configured by a pair of substrates placed face to face and an external frame placed between the substrates, an electron source placed on one of the pair of substrates, an image formation m... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314540 | Diamond-coated electrode and method for producing same A diamond electrode having a sufficiently low resistance is disclosed which is realized by increasing the amount of boron added thereto. A method for producing a high-performance, high-durability electrode is also disclosed by which adhesiveness between a diamond co... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306503 | Method and apparatus of fixing carbon fibers on a substrate using an aerosol deposition process Evaporation and condensation of carbon is effected by arc discharge between an anode formed of a carbon electrode and a cathode disposed facing the carbon electrode 2 in an inert gas atmosphere, and at the same time, the generated carbon nanotubes are dispers... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293852 | Deposition of soluble materials using an inkjet print head and CCD microscope A method and apparatus for depositing a soluble material, such as an organic polymer, onto a substrate uses an inkjet print head. The substrate is viewed from the underside by a CCD microscope during the deposition of an organic polymer droplet onto a well provided ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276842 | Electron-emitting device, electron source and image-forming apparatus, and method for manufacturing electron emitting device To provide an electron-emitting device, an electron source, an image-forming apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the electron-emitting device whereby it is possible to reduce a device capacity and a driving voltage, to improve the efficiency of emitting electr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268750 | Method of controlling image display This invention discloses an arrangement for suppressing an erroneous display and suppressing damage to an image display apparatus when a power source is turned on, the power source is turned off, an outlet is removed, or power fails. Particularly, this invention dis... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7227311 | Electron-emitting device, electron-emitting apparatus, image display apparatus, and light-emitting apparatus An electron-emitting device in which the specific capacitance and the drive voltage are reduced, and which is capable of obtaining a finer electron beam by controlling the trajectory of emitted electrons. An electron-emitting portion of an electron-emitting member i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223309 | Display manufacturing apparatus and display manufacturing method A carriage 5 is provided with an injection head 7 to discharge an amount of liquid drops according to the supplied driving pulses and a liquid material sensor 17 to detect the ink amount hit at a filter substrate at each pixel region. A main con... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198966 | Electron-emitting device, electron source, image-forming apparatus, and method for producing electron-emitting device and electron-emitting apparatus A method for producing a durable electron-emitting device having a uniform electron emission characteristic, an electron source, and an image-forming apparatus having a uniform display characteristic for a long period are provided. The method for producing an electr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195533 | Method for fabricating envelope and method for fabricating image display apparatus The present invention provides a method for fabricating an envelope, which has a high freedom of process, is economical and allows an easy process management. The method aims to fabricate an envelope formed by sealing first and members, the envelope having a vacuum ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188919 | Liquid discharge method and apparatus using individually controllable nozzles The amounts of liquid discharged from a liquid discharge head to predetermined areas can be made uniform while suppressing an increase in circuit size. In order to achieve this object, there is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which discharges a liquid from a l... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186160 | Electron-emitting device, electron-emitting apparatus, image display apparatus, and light-emitting apparatus An electron-emitting device in which the specific capacitance and the drive voltage are reduced, and which is capable of obtaining a finer electron beam by controlling the trajectory of emitted electrons. An electron-emitting portion of an electron-emitting member i... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179728 | Optical component and manufacturing method thereof, microlens substrate and manufacturing method thereof, display device, and imaging device The invention provides an optical component whose siting, shape and size are well controlled and a method of manufacturing such an optical component. The optical component of the present invention includes a base member disposed on a substrate, and an optical member... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157850 | Image formation apparatus having electrically conductive spacer and external frame An image formation apparatus is disclosed which includes, within an enclosure configured by a pair of substrates placed face to face and an external frame placed between the substrates, an electron source placed on one of the pair of substrates, an image formation m... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150568 | Light-receiving element, manufacturing method for the same, optical module, and optical transmitting device To provide a light-receiving element that is capable of high-speed operation and includes an optical element with controlled setting position, shape and size, a manufacturing method for the light-receiving element, and an optical module and an optical transmitting d... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138157 | Electron emitting device manufacture method and image display apparatus manufacture method A method for manufacturing electron emitting devices each having electrodes formed on a substrate and an electroconductive thin film connected between a pair of electrodes and having an electron emitting region is provided which can manufacture electron emitting dev... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138304 | Method for forming thin film pattern, device and production method therefor, electro-optical apparatus and electronic apparatus, and production method for active matrix substrate A method for forming a thin film pattern includes the step of ejecting a plurality of liquid droplets of a function liquid at predetermined pitches between banks, wherein each of the predetermined pitches is larger than a diameter of the liquid droplet and the prede... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7119482 | Image display apparatus and production method thereof A joining material like an In film having a low melting point forms a surface oxide film when melted. If the oxide film is thick, an uneven surface shape will remain as it is, and can cause vacuum leakage during vacuum sealing. This problem is solved, for example, b... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7087522 | Multilayer copper structure for improving adhesion property A multilayer copper structure has been provided for improving the adhesion of copper to a diffusion barrier material, such as TiN, in an integrated circuit substrate. The multilayer copper structure comprises a thin high-resistive copper layer to provide improved ad... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074105 | Catalyst used to form carbon fiber, method of making the same and electron emitting device, electron source, image forming apparatus, secondary battery and body for storing hydrogen A catalyst for promoting growth of carbon fiber, which is capable of growing satisfactorily at a low temperature without needing complex process and applicable to such as electron emitting device. The catalyst used for growth of carbon fiber contains Pd and a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070472 | Field emission display and methods of forming a field emission display A field emission device and method of forming a field emission device are provided in accordance with the present invention. The field emission device is comprised of a substrate (12) having a deformation temperature that is less than about six hundred and fi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067171 | Manufacturing method of electron beam apparatus and spacer, and electron beam apparatus A method of manufacturing an electron beam apparatus having an airtight container with electron-emitting devices contained therein and spacers provided in the airtight container comprising the coating step of providing a film on a spacer substrate to be the spacers,... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066565 | Liquid jetting method and liquid jetting apparatus using the method A liquid jetting head includes a plurality of nozzle orifices, a plurality of pressure generation chambers associated with the nozzle orifices, and a plurality of piezoelectric vibrators for respectively varying the volume of the associated pressure generation chamb... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059705 | Workpiece processing and liquid droplet ejection inspection apparatus An apparatus for inspecting drawing accuracy in a liquid droplet ejection apparatus performs drawing by ejecting a function liquid droplet while moving a function liquid droplet ejection head relative to a workpiece by using a moving mechanism. In response to the re... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033238 | Method for making large-area FED apparatus A method is provided for forming and associating a lower section of a large-area field emission device (“FED”) that is sealed under a predetermined level of vacuum pressure with an upper section of a large-area FED. The upper section of the FED includes a facepl... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034444 | Electron-emitting device, electron source and image-forming apparatus, and method for manufacturing electron emitting device To provide an electron-emitting device, an electron source, an image-forming apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the electron-emitting device whereby it is possible to reduce a device capacity and a driving voltage, to improve the efficiency of emitting electr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026177 | Electron multiplier with enhanced ion conversion A replaceable, electronically-isolated, MCP-based spectrometer detector cartridge with enhanced sensitivity is disclosed. A coating on the MCP that enhances the secondary electron emissivity characteristics of the MCP is selected from aluminum oxide (Al2O... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014881 | Synthesis of multi-element oxides useful for inert anode applications An inert anode 50, for use in an electrolytic cell 12 for producing metals such as aluminum, is made by providing chemical source materials 100 such as at least two of metal salts, metal particles, or metal oxides and dissolving them to form a s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012362 | Electron-emitting devices, electron sources, and image-forming apparatus Provided are electron-emitting devices, electron sources, and image-forming apparatus improved in electron emission efficiency and in convergence of trajectories of emitted electrons. An electron-emitting device has a first electrode and a second electrode placed in... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6972741 | Method of controlling image display This invention discloses an arrangement for suppressing an erroneous display and suppressing damage to an image display apparatus when a power source is turned on, the power source is turned off, an outlet is removed, or power fails. Particularly, this invention dis... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948995 | Manufacture method for electron-emitting device, electron source, light-emitting apparatus, and image forming apparatus A method of manufacturing an electron-emitting device having excellent electron emission characteristics is provided in which fibers comprising carbon as the main composition are fixed (bonded) to a substrate in a desired area and at a desired density with simple pr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946159 | Manufacturing method for electron-emitting device, electron source, and image-forming apparatus A method for manufacturing an electron-emitting device processing an electroconductive film upon which an electron-emission region is formed is characterized in that the formation process of formation of the electron-emission region includes a process of application... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933664 | Electron emitting device, electron source, and image forming apparatus An electron emitting device includes a first electrode located on a substrate, an insulating layer located on the first electrode, and a second electrode located on the insulating layer. The second electrode has a first surface and a second surface, which are substa... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933019 | Method of applying a uniform polymer coating A method of applying a polymer coating uses a nebulized aerosol of solubilized polymer solution having high-viscosity droplets and low-viscosity droplets to form a textured antireflective surface. Air or other gas is used to direct the nebulized aerosol toward the s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6891325 | Method of producing an organic light-emissive device The use of a mixture comprising reactive oxygen species and reactive fluorine and/or chlorine species in the production of an organic light-emissive device, comprising an organic light emissive region provided between two electrodes such that charge carriers can mov... | 05/10/2005 |
