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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883389 | Apparatus and method for rapid sealing of a flat panel display A method and apparatus is disclosed for rapidly joining a first glass substrate to a second glass substrate. The first glass substrate and second glass substrates are separated by a peripheral glass spacer or frame. The glass frame is sandwiched between the first an... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7628670 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing image displaying apparatus A method and an apparatus for manufacturing an image displaying apparatus having a display panel. A first substrate of the display panel on which a phosphor exciter is disposed and a second substrate of the display panel on which phosphors emitting light by the phos... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7594842 | Cassette assembly for manufacturing fluorescent lamps A cassette assembly and a method of manufacturing fluorescent lamps using the cassette assembly are provided. The cassette assembly includes a housing defining a process chamber and having a plurality of holes in which glass tubes for the fluorescent lamps are inser... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7360533 | Speed cooking oven A speed cooking oven is disclosed comprising a cooking cavity, a controller, thermal heating source, blower assembly, air directing means and a vent assembly. Hot air is circulated by the blower motor assembly into the oven cavity where the hot air is directed in a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351127 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having a multipart, separable needle that can be easily repaired should the needle becomes distorted or damaged. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322870 | Apparatus and process for finishing light source filament tubes and arc tubes Manufacturing equipment and manufacturing process steps that improve upon prior art processes for the manufacturing of filament tube and arc tube light sources, their components and subassemblies, and lamps employing said light sources. A double ended, tipless filam... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315451 | Heat dissipation structure for display panel and display module equipped with the structure A heat dissipation structure for a display panel efficiently dissipates heat generated during operation of the display panel, and a display module including the heat dissipation structure is also so characterized. The heat dissipation structure is capable of prevent... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308925 | Apparatus for assembling substrates of planar fluorescent lamp Apparatus for assembling substrates of a planar fluorescent lamp including a base mounted movable along a process line, the base having an upper surface for placing a first substrate of the fluorescent lamp, at least one movable board over the base, the movable boar... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294035 | Method and apparatus for welding shroud glass tube in arc tube for discharge lamp A method of secondarily welding one end of a shroud glass tube covering an arc tube body having a discharge emitting portion, having the other end welded primarily to one of the arc tube body ends, to the other end side of the arc tube body, while discharging air fr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278897 | Method of manufacturing display device having columnar spacers A method of manufacturing a display device capable of maintaining a cell gap constant is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of columnar spacers on a substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrodes are formed; forming a coating material film with a ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270587 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display devices, method for using the apparatus, and device produced by the method An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a unitary vacuum processing chamber, a upper stage affixing a second substrate and a lower stage affixing a first substrate, and a substrate receiving system provided within the vacuum processin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244160 | Liquid crystal display device bonding apparatus and method of using the same A liquid crystal display device bonding apparatus includes a chamber part for bonding substrates together, a plurality of moving elements within the chamber part, and at least one origin verifying system provided along moving paths of the moving elements. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245066 | Flat panel display spacer, method of manufacturing flat panel display spacer, and flat panel display A flat panel display spacer has a sintered body containing A12O3, TiC, MgO, and TiO2, whereas the sintered body includes 35 to 55 wt % of MgO with respect to the total weight of A12O3, TiC, MgO, and TiO2 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226335 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing image displaying apparatus A method and an apparatus for manufacturing an image displaying apparatus having a display panel. A first substrate of the display panel on which a phosphor exciter is disposed and a second substrate of the display panel on which phosphors emitting light by the phos... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226334 | Apparatus for making high buffer gas pressure ceramic arc tube An apparatus for making a ceramic arc tube for high intensity discharge (HID) lighting applications is provided wherein the arc tube contains a high buffer gas pressure and RF induction heating is used to melt a frit material to form a hermetic seal. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210979 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing organic EL display device Provided are a producing apparatus and a producing process which make it possible to obtain effectively an organic EL display device capable of suppressing the generation of dark spots for a long time even in a high temperature environment. Therefore, an apparatus f... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198535 | Spacers mounting structure and method for a field emission display The present invention relates to a supporting spacer mounting structure and method for a field emission display. By using a supporting spacer structure being cross-shaped or rectangle-shaped and being made of glass, ceramics or metal, and employing the vacuum absorp... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7153180 | Continuous manufacture of flat panel light emitting devices A method of applying patterned materials for manufacture of a flat panel light source includes providing a flexible continuous substrate; providing one or more application stations, each application station having, one or more stationary sources of material, a suppl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131880 | Process for manufacturing barriers for a plasma display panel Process comprising the following steps: a) deposition of a green layer based on 0.1% of an organic binder, on a mineral filler and on 0.1% to 13% of a mineral binder; b) formation of the barriers by spraying an abrasive material onto a mask applied against this laye... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132799 | Compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, fluorescent lamp and helical glass tube A diffuser is formed on an inner surface of a globe included in a compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, and a diffuse transmittance of the diffuser τ is set at 95%. When designing dimensions of the compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, at the same time, a rat... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083491 | Method of manufacturing plasma display panels and baking panel device used for the method A method of manufacturing plasma display panels includes using a firing device that allows preferable firing of panel components by cleaning each setter. A cleaning section provided in a lower passage of the firing device allows removal and cleaning of abrasion powd... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081031 | Method of producing plasma display devices A method for manufacturing a plasma display apparatus includes bonding a panel to a sustaining board (chassis) with a sufficient bonding area. In a process of bonding the panel to the chassis, the panel is supported on the sustaining board (chassis) via a heat condu... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7055518 | Speed cooking oven with gas flow control A speed cooking oven is disclosed comprising a cooking cavity, a controller, thermal heating source, blower assembly, air directing means and a vent assembly. Hot air is circulated by the blower motor assembly into the oven cavity where the hot air is directed in a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025266 | Device and method for digitizing a serialized scanner output signal A device for individually processing each color component of a serial analog signal from a color scanner. The device includes a multiple-channel-image-capture circuit comprising an analog front end/digitizer having a plurality of channels operable to process an anal... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008286 | Spacers mounting structure and method for a field emission display The present invention relates to a supporting spacer mounting structure and method for a field emission display. By using a supporting spacer structure being cross-shaped or rectangle-shaped and being made of glass, ceramics or metal, and employing the vacuum adsorp... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6981905 | Method of manufacturing image display device In installing spacers between a pair of substrates of an image display device, both end portions in a longitudinal direction of each spacer are gripped in a pair of hands. Thus, long spacers can be joined to the substrate efficiently and with high accuracy. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6935918 | Reflecting device for flat panel displays and method of making the same This invention relates to a reflecting device for flat panel displays, including a light source, a nonconductive base having a groove, and a reflector disposed on the inner surface of the groove of the nonconductive base to reflect rays of light coming from the ligh... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931976 | Device for patterning an optical element A device for patterning an optical element includes a working platform, a linear cutting pedestal, at least a cutting tool, at least a weight sliding block and a shaft. An optical element to be patterned is carried on the working platform. The working platform is dr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6872115 | Blade with comb teeth coated with a compound layer for forming ribs and its production method One object of the present invention is to provide a blade for forming ribs that is able to improve wear resistance; in order to achieve the object, the present invention provide a blade for forming ribs that forms ribs either on the surface of a substrate or via an ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6855027 | Environmentally-stable organic electroluminescent fibers An environmentally-stable organic electroluminescent (“EL”) fiber comprises at least one layer of an organic EL material formed on a fiber, cable, or wire; associated electrodes for providing a voltage to activate the organic EL material; and a barrier layer for... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848191 | Apparatus and method for forming a combined substrate structure An apparatus for supporting a combined substrate structure, comprising first and second substrates combined, includes: level-adjustable supporting mechanisms for supporting plural supporting points of a bottom surface of the combined substrate structure; a level-det... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6832943 | Heat shield design for arc tubes The invention provides a method for sealing arc tubes while preventing cracking of the tube. The method comprises sealing a pair of electrodes on the arc tube in a furnace. A heat shield structure is used to reduce the thermal gradient generated by the sealing proce... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6831417 | Method of manufacturing a lamp assembly A lamp assembly configured to inductively receive power from a primary coil. The lamp assembly includes a lamp circuit including a secondary and a lamp connected in series. In a first aspect, the lamp circuit includes a capacitor connected in series with the lamp an... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827621 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing flat image display device The manufacturing method of a flat panel display comprises facing a faceplate, which has a phosphor screen, to a rear plate, which has an electron emitting element, with a predetermined gap, and joining. At least one of a rear plate (20) and a faceplate (1... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6811459 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having a multipart, separable needle that can be easily repaired should the needle becomes distorted or damaged. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6769948 | Method of fabricating a display panel and method of relocating a display panel A method of fabricating a display panel includes a first step, a second step which is to be carried out immediately before the first step, and a third step which is to be carried out immediately after the first step. The first step takes longer time to be carried ou... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6769947 | Method for manufacturing a lamp electrode An electrode E is manufactured through a series of steps that lend themselves to implementation on a machine tool. Electrode components 100, 158, 190 are joined or welded to other electrode components 62, 100, 158 and then cut to length from a continuo... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6764369 | Mass production encapsulation equipment and method for organic light emitting display devices Mass production encapsulation equipment and method for mass production of organic light emitting display devices, having a transporting system, a panel supply system, multiple dispensing systems, turning/storage system, cover plate supply system, lamination/ultra-vi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758713 | Package method and apparatus for organic electro-luminescent display A package method for an organic electro-luminescent display, which spreads a certain amount of ultra-violet curing resin or thermal curing resin on a lamination plate or a substrate, to obtain a global spreading effect by forming a trench at an of the lamination pla... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739927 | Method of assembling color crt and assembling device A position of an inner surface of a panel (10) is measured with the panel being held, and a position of a main surface of a color selection electrode (30) is measured with a color selection electrode frame (40) being held, so that the measured p... | 05/25/2004 |
