Electrode Shaping Patents (Class 445/49)
  • Patent number: 11337310
    Abstract: A printed circuit board with a lateral metallization groove and a processing method thereof, relates to the field of printed circuit boards with lateral metallization grooves, processing technologies thereof and batch processing methods. The processing method includes the following steps: step S01, drilling and milling grooves; step S02, performing metallization treatment; step S03, laying an outer layer circuit; step S04, performing pattern plating; step S05, performing first milling grooves; step S06, etching an outer layer; step S07, performing surface treatment after performing solder resist printing and character printing; step S08, forming to mill off connections of a processing side; step S09, performing second milling grooves to form a through groove. The present disclosure can implement: a long side of the printed circuit board can be directly connected with the ground wire rather than independently installing the ground wire; a small space is occupied and conveniently replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: INNO CIRCUITS LIMITED
    Inventors: Qinghua Li, Renjun Zhang, Yangqiang Sun, Zhiqiang Hu, Yugui Mou
  • Patent number: 10993667
    Abstract: A system for obtaining signals related to electrical activity of the heart of a subject includes a sensing device including an elongate member having a distal end configured for placement within a body lumen of a subject, and a proximal end configured to extend from the subject, an actuation portion carried by the elongate member and configured for placement within the body lumen, the actuation portion having a low-profile state for delivery within the body lumen and an expanded state, and one or more sensors disposed on the actuation portion, each including a contact surface configured to contact an interior wall of the body lumen, wherein the actuation portion is configured to cause the contact surface of each of the one or more sensors to contact a location on the interior wall of the body lumen to provide a signal component for producing one or more electrocardiogram signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ECOM Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy Russell Lowery
  • Patent number: 10636667
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a first mandrel and a second mandrel over a mask layer; depositing a spacer layer over the first mandrel and the second mandrel; forming a line-end cut pattern over the spacer layer between the first mandrel and the second mandrel; depositing a protection layer over the line-end cut pattern; etching the protection layer on the line-end cut pattern; reducing a width of the line-end cut pattern; etching first horizontal portions of the spacer layer with the reduced line-end cut pattern as an etching mask; removing the first mandrel and the second mandrel; and patterning the mask layer using the etched spacer layer and the etched line-end cut pattern as an etch mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Jiann-Horng Lin, Chao-Kuei Yeh, Ying-Hao Wu, Tai-Yen Peng, Chih-Hao Chen, Chih-Sheng Tian
  • Patent number: 10566383
    Abstract: A light emitting diode display includes a plurality of display units and a plurality of auxiliary display units. The display units are arranged in an array and connected to each other. Each of the display units has a device arrangement region, a peripheral region surrounding the device arrangement region, and a plurality of first light emitting devices disposed on the device arrangement region and arranged in an array. The auxiliary display units are disposed on the peripheral regions of the display units. Each of the auxiliary display units includes an auxiliary substrate and a plurality of second light emitting devices arranged in an array. The second light emitting devices are disposed on the auxiliary substrate and located at a level different from a level of the first light emitting devices. Each of the auxiliary substrates is across adjacent two of the display units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: PlayNitride Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Li Li, Tzu-Yang Lin, Pei-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 10177540
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a spark plug including a center electrode that extends in an axial direction, a metal shell that is provided around an outer periphery of the center electrode, and a rod-shaped ground electrode whose base end is joined to the metal shell and whose distal end is bent towards an axial-line side. The method comprises a bending step of bending an unbent ground electrode, which is the ground electrode that is not yet bent, by pressing against it a predetermined curved surface of a bend spacer, wherein the bend spacer is formed so as to be divisible into two or more members including a first member and a second member. The first member includes a mounting portion for mounting the bend spacer on a fixing tool and the second member includes the predetermined curved surface that comes into contact with the unbent ground electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Ito
  • Patent number: 10047451
    Abstract: A process for fabrication of all-solid-state thin film batteries, may include batteries including a film of anode materials, a film of solid electrolyte materials and a film of cathode materials. Each of these three films may be deposited using an electrophoresis process. The anode film and the cathode film may each be deposited on a conducting substrate, preferably a thin metal sheet or band, or a metalized insulating sheet or band or film. The conducting substrates or their conducting elements may be useable as battery current collectors, the electrolyte film may be deposited on the anode and/or cathode film. The process may also include stacking the sheets or bands so as to form at least one battery with a “collector/anode/electrolyte/cathode/collector” type of stacked structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: I-TEN
    Inventors: Fabien Gaben, Frédéric Bouyer, Bruno Vuillemin
  • Patent number: 9870969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate comprising a build-up and a solder resist layer disposed on the build-up. The solder resist layer has an upper surface facing away from the build-up. The solder resist layer has a plurality of grooves on its upper surface. The grooves of the solder resist layer can better eliminate or relieve the stress accumulated on large solder resist area induced by heat and/or material coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch of the substrate and thus can prevent and diminish warpage of the substrate or package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-Tseng Lee, Yu-Ling Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9685348
    Abstract: An object is to avoid an increase in contact resistance of an ohmic electrode by etching in a semiconductor device. There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method of manufacturing comprises forming a semiconductor layer; forming an ohmic electrode by stacking a plurality of metal layers, on the semiconductor layer; forming another metal layer that is mainly made of another metal different from a material of an outermost layer among the plurality of metal layers, on the ohmic electrode; removing the another metal layer from top of the ohmic electrode by etching; and processing the ohmic electrode by heat treatment, subsequent to the etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ina, Tohru Oka, Nariaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9484573
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite anode for a battery comprising a copper current collector working electrode, at least one anode material comprising at least one of a carbon, a silicon, a conductive agent, and combinations thereof, wherein at least one anode material is deposited on a surface of the copper current collector working electrode to form the composite anode for a battery. An electrophoretic method for making this anode is provided. A lithium-ion battery having the composite anode is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: West Virginia University
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Meng Yao, Xingbo Liu
  • Publication number: 20150092924
    Abstract: We disclose targets for generating x-rays using electron beams, along with their method of fabrication. The targets comprise a number of microstructures fabricated from an x-ray target material arranged in close thermal contact with a substrate such that the heat is more efficiently drawn out of the x-ray target material. This in turn allows irradiation of the x-ray generating substance with higher electron density or higher energy electrons, which leads to greater x-ray brightness, without inducing damage or melting. The microstructures may comprise conventional x-ray target materials (such as tungsten) that are patterned at micron-scale dimensions on a thermally conducting substrate, such as diamond. The microstructures may have any number of geometric shapes to best generate x-rays of high brightness and efficiently disperse heat. In some embodiments, the target comprising microstructures may be incorporated into a rotating anode geometry, to enhance x-ray generation in such systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Wenbing Yun, Sylvia Yun Lewis, Janos Kirz
  • Patent number: 8968045
    Abstract: A cathode selection method includes measuring, by using a cathode having an electron emission surface which is a flat surface and a emission area which is limited, a total emission emitted from the cathode; calculating, using a measured total emission value, work function by a Richardson Dash Man's formula; and determining whether or not the cathode has the work function equal to or under an acceptable value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichi Saito
  • Publication number: 20150023473
    Abstract: A rotating x-ray anode has an annular focal track. The surface of the focal track has a directed ground structure. Over the circumference of the annular focal track and over the radial extent of the focal track, the alignment of the ground structure is inclined relative to a tangential reference direction in the respective surface portion in each case by an angle that lies in the range from 15°, including, up to and including 90°. A corresponding method for producing a rotating x-ray anode is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Rödhammer, Jürgen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Thomas Müller
  • Publication number: 20140362977
    Abstract: A system and method for x-ray tube components is disclosed. The method of fabricating an x-ray tube component includes providing a powder into an electrically conductive die constructed to have a cavity shaped as the x-ray tube component being fabricated and simultaneously applying a mechanical pressure and an electric field to the die so as to cause sintering of the powder and thereby fabricate the x-ray tube component, wherein the electric field applied to the die directly passes through the die to the powder, so as to generate heat internally within the powder responsive to the applied electric field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Carson Tiearney, JR., Gregory Alan Steinlage, Kirk Alan Rogers, Ben David Poquette
  • Publication number: 20140232260
    Abstract: The invention describes a discharge lamp (1) comprising a quartz glass envelope (10), a discharge chamber (11) and a pair of electrodes (2), wherein an outer end portion (2A) of an electrode (2) overlaps a conductive foil (3) embedded in a pinch (12) of the quartz glass envelope (10), and wherein the electrode (2) comprises an inner structured zone (ZB) in an inner portion (2B) of the electrode (2) between the conductive foil (3) and the discharge chamber (11), and an outer structured zone (ZA) over the outer end portion (2A) of the electrode (2), and wherein the outer structured zone (ZA) and the inner structured zone (ZB) are different from each other. The invention also describes a method of manufacturing an electrode (2) for use in a discharge lamp (1). The invention further describes an electrode (2) for use in a discharge lamp (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Barbara Roswitha Muelders
  • Patent number: 8801487
    Abstract: A method for making an emitter is disclosed. A number of carbon nanotubes in parallel with each other are provided. The carbon nanotubes have a number of first ends and a number of second ends opposite to the number of first ends. The first ends are attached on a first electrode and the second ends are attached on a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced from each other. A voltage is supplied between the first electrode and the second electrode to break the carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Peng Liu, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20140210334
    Abstract: A spark plug has a shell, an insulator, a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a firing pad. The firing pad is made of a precious metal material and is attached to the ground electrode. The firing pad has a side surface at a peripheral edge that can be flush or nearly flush with a free end surface of the ground electrode. This construction can help improve ignitability and flame kernel growth of the spark plug during a sparking event, and can provide better thermal management at the attached ground electrode and firing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Kevin J. Kowalski, Frederick J. Quitmeyer, Nathan A. Thomson, Curtis W. Verhoff, Richard L. Keller
  • Publication number: 20140204288
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid-crystal display screen with touch-control function and a manufacturing method thereof and an electronic apparatus. The liquid-crystal display screen includes a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode, which are included in a common electrode in display electrodes of the liquid-crystal display screen, and are connected to a touch detection unit. Furthermore, the touch detection unit and a display control unit operate in a timesharing manner. In this way, in the touch-control display screen, the common electrode may also be used as an electrode for detecting a touch on the touch-control display screen, and the structure of the display screen is simplified. Moreover, the touch-control display screen has a better light transmittance and the detecting for the touch and the control for the display may not interact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Lianghua MO, Xinxi JIANG, Hua LI, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20140091708
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fluorescent display tube with a touch switch allowing electrodes such as touch electrode, anode electrode, and wirings thereof to be formed on the same substrate at the same time, and having an easy structure, and to provide a method of forming the electrodes and wirings of the fluorescent display tube. The anode electrodes, the touch electrodes, the shield electrode, and the anode wirings are formed on the front substrate. The shield electrode is formed in between the touch electrodes and the anode electrodes, and in between the touch electrodes and the anode wirings. The shield electrode is made of a continuous single conductive film. The touch electrodes are so formed as to surround the corresponding one of the anode electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicants: Taiwan FUTABA Electronics Corporation, Futaba Corporation
    Inventors: Katsushi Tokura, Piing Ning Chiu, Ming Chun Wang, Pou Tsen Wang, Hung Bin Lin
  • Patent number: 8684779
    Abstract: A method is provided to isolated conductive pads on top of a multi-layer polymer device structure. The method utilizes laser radiation to ablate conductive material and create a non-conductive path, electrically isolating the conductive pads. The process is self-limiting and incorporates at least one layer within the stack that absorbs the radiation at the required wavelength. The prevention of radiation degradation of the underlying layers is achieved, as absorption of radiation occurs primarily on the surface of the structure, but not in any of the radiation sensitive underlying layers of the electronic device. The method preferably uses low energy infrared radiation which has been shown to produce little debris and no device degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Plastic Logic Limited
    Inventors: Michael Banach, Thomas Meredith Brown, Carl Hayton
  • Patent number: 8664853
    Abstract: A photoelectric cathode has a work function lowering material such as cesium placed into an enclosure which couples a thermal energy from a heater to the work function lowering material. The enclosure directs the work function lowering material in vapor form through a low diffusion layer, through a free space layer, and through a uniform porosity layer, one side of which also forms a photoelectric cathode surface. The low diffusion layer may be formed from sintered powdered metal, such as tungsten, and the uniform porosity layer may be formed from wires which are sintered together to form pores between the wires which are continuous from the a back surface to a front surface which is also the photoelectric surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Calabazas Creek Research, Inc., University of Maryland
    Inventors: Eric J. Montgomery, R. Lawrence Ives, Louis R. Falce
  • Patent number: 8641467
    Abstract: A spark ignition device, ground electrode therefor, and methods of construction thereof are provided. The spark ignition device includes a generally annular ceramic insulator with a metal shell surrounding at least a portion of the ceramic insulator. A center electrode is received at least in part in the ceramic insulator and a ground electrode extends from the shell to a free end portion. A firing tip is attached adjacent the free end portion of the ground electrode to provide a spark gap between the center electrode and the firing tip. The free end portion is at least partially bounded by at least one “as laser cut” peripheral side extending adjacent the firing tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Ignition Company
    Inventors: Frederick J. Quitmeyer, Kevin J. Kowalski, Mark S. McMurray
  • Patent number: 8616931
    Abstract: An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode. The electron acceleration layer includes a binder component in which insulating fine particles and conductive fine particles are dispersed. Therefore, the electron emitting element of the present invention is capable of preventing degradation of the electron acceleration layer and can efficiently and steadily emit electrons not only in vacuum but also under the atmospheric pressure. Further, the electron emitting element of the present invention can be formed so as to have an improved mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ayae Nagaoka, Tadashi Iwamatsu, Hiroyuki Hirakawa, Yasuo Imura
  • Publication number: 20130323997
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a display device that includes a structure formed so as to protrude at least in a normal direction of a first substrate, and an electrode formed in a side wall surface of the structure, the method including: forming a transparent conductive film for the electrode; forming a low-affinity material having a low affinity for a resist film on an upper surface of the transparent conductive film formed in a head surface of the structure; forming a resist film by applying a liquid resist material to an upper layer of the transparent conductive film and then fixing the resist material; forming an opening that exposes the transparent conductive film in the resist film by removing the low-affinity material; etching the transparent conductive film which is a lower layer using the resist film as a protective film; and removing the resist film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Japan Display East Inc.
    Inventors: Masanao YAMAMOTO, Daisuke SONODA, Osamu ITOU, Takato HIRATSUKA
  • Patent number: 8512090
    Abstract: A method for making a field emission cathode device is provided. A filler, a substrate, and a metal plate are provided. The metal plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and defines at least one through hole extending through from the first surface to the second surface. At least one electron emitter is inserted into the at least one through hole. The first surface of the metal plate is attached to the substrate. At least a part of the at least one electron emitter is located between the first surface and the substrate. The at least one through hole is filled with the filler to firmly fix the at least one electron emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Hai-Yan Hao, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8460049
    Abstract: Method of fabricating super nano ion-electron source including: placing an assembly of precursor tip and metal ring around the precursor tip below the apex in a FIM chamber; applying dc current from grounded source to the metal ring to heat the ring; gradually applying high voltage to the precursor tip; wherein the metal ring is exposed to a high electric field from the tip, generating Schottky field emission of electrons from the metal ring, the applied electrical field sufficient to cause electrons to be extracted from the metal ring and accelerated to the shank with energy sufficient to dislodge atoms from the shank; and monitoring the evolution of the tip apex due to movement of dislodged atoms from the shank to the apex while adjusting the electrical field, the current or temperature of the metal ring until the apex forms a sharp nanotip with an atomic scale apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Khalifa University of Science and Technology & Research (Kustar)
    Inventor: Moh'd Rezeq
  • Patent number: 8430705
    Abstract: A first side has a first surface on which is located a material, at least a portion of which is to be formed into at least one tip. A second side has a second surface which is heated. At least one of the first and second surfaces being moved so material located on the first surface comes into physical contact with the second surface. Then at least one of the first side and the second side are moved, wherein the physical contact between the material and the second surface is maintained, causing the material to stretch between the second surface and the first surface, generating at least one capillary bridge. Movement is continued until the physical contact between the material and the second surface is broken resulting in the formation of at least one sharp conductive tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sambandan, John E. Northrup, Gregory L. Whiting, Robert A. Street
  • Patent number: 8371892
    Abstract: A method for making the electron emission apparatus is provided. In the method, an insulating substrate including a surface is provided. A number of grids are formed on the insulating substrate and defined by a plurality of electrodes. A number of conductive linear structures are fabricated and supported by the electrodes. The number of conductive linear structures are substantially parallel to the surface and each of the grids contains at least one of the conductive linear structures. The conductive linear structures are cut to form a number of electron emitters. Each of the electron emitters has two electron emission ends defining a gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20120319558
    Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for a cut type electrode, wherein the removal of a coil is prevented and the generation of gap between turns of a coil caused by repeatedly turning on and off of the lamp is suppressed. The electrode, which is for a discharge lamp, comprises: a core rod having a leading end portion for discharge formed by a cutting process; and a coil wound around the core rod in n-turns in a state exposing the leading end portion, wherein at least a first portion between a first turn and a turn adjacent to the first turn and a second portion between an n-th turn and a turn adjacent to the n-th turn are welded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Komata, Kazushi Tominaga, Hirokazu Harasawa, Kanae Hori
  • Patent number: 8298034
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the fabrication of electrical and electronic devices using a photoresist deposited in pre-existing through holes in a device structure and a thick film paste, and to the devices made by such method. The method allows thick film paste deposits in the corners of the holes. This invention also relates to devices made with thick film pastes that are patterned using a diffusion layer made from residual photoresist deposits in a hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Lap-Tak Andrew Cheng
  • Patent number: 8288945
    Abstract: A method for fabrication of substrate having a nano-scale surface roughness is presented. The method comprises: patterning a surface of a substrate to create an array of spaced-apart regions of a light sensitive material; applying a controllable etching to the patterned surface, said controllable etching being of a predetermined duration selected so as to form a pattern with nano-scale features; and removing the light sensitive material, thereby creating a structure with the nano-scale surface roughness. Silanizing such nano-scale roughness surface with hydrophobic molecules results in the creation of super-hydrophobic properties characterized by both a large contact angle and a large tilting angle. Also, deposition of a photo-active material on the nano-scale roughness surface results in a photocathode with enhanced photoemission yield. This method also provides for fabrication of a photocathode insensitive to polarization of incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd
    Inventors: Ron Naaman, Ben Golan, Zeev Fradkin, Adam Winkleman, Dan Oron
  • Patent number: 8226449
    Abstract: A new Rhenium alloy usable for improving the performance of emission filaments used in mass spectrometers or other similar scientific instruments, which is made by adding low level concentrations of Yttrium Oxide to Rhenium of less than 10%. This new alloy has demonstrated superior performance characteristics compared to pure Rhenium for this purpose. Filaments made from the Yttria/Rhenium alloy exhibit the same voltage, current and emission properties as Rhenium but have the added advantage of greatly decreasing warping during use. The Rhenium alloy filaments are usable with various shapes and configurations including straight filaments, multiple coiled filaments and pin shaped filaments. Electron microscopy and microscopy studies verify that the Yttria/Rhenium material of the new alloy has a smaller grain size and increased strength when compared to pure Rhenium, which accounts for the enhanced structural strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Scientific Instrument Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Manura, Christopher W. Baker, Ronald E. Shomo, II
  • Patent number: 8221181
    Abstract: An electron multiplier can be fabricated by depositing an electron emissive material on a reticulated substrate, and forming the reticulated substrate into the electron multiplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nova Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Gregory Downing, W. Bruce Feller, P. Brian White, Paul L. White
  • Patent number: 8162711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of a field-emission display (300), comprising the steps of arranging an electron-emission receptor (302) in an evacuated chamber, arranging a wavelength converting material (304) in the vicinity of the electron-emission receptor, and arranging an electron-emission source (100) in the evacuated chamber, the electron-emission source adapted to emit electrons towards the electron-emission receptor, wherein the electron-emission source is formed by providing a substrate, forming a plurality of ZnO-nanostructures on the substrate, wherein the ZnO-nanostructures each have a first end and a second end, and the first end is connected to the substrate, arranging an electrical insulation to electrically insulate the ZnO-nanostructures from each other, connecting an electrical conductive member to the second end of a selection of the ZnO-nanostructures, arranging a support structure onto of the electrical conductive member, and removing the substrate, there
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: UVIS Light AB
    Inventors: Qiu-Hong Hu, Latchezar Komitov
  • Patent number: 8159135
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode for a high pressure discharge lamp, which prevents spring-back of an electrode coil, and which has high productivity and high accuracy in positioning the coil. The electrode for the high pressure discharge lamp includes: an electrode core bar (30); and a coil (35) mounted on the electrode core bar, and is configured as follows. The electrode core bar (30) includes: a small-diameter section (31) on a power supply side; and a large-diameter section (32) on a leading end side. The large-diameter section (32) has: a large-diameter portion (32a) on the small-diameter section side; a small-diameter portion (32b) having a smaller outer diameter than the large-diameter portion, the small-diameter portion forming a step (s) with the large-diameter portion therebetween; and a leading end portion (32c). The coil (35) covers a portion between the step (s) and the leading end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Yoshizawa, Junpei Nishimura, Yoshiaki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8087966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the thermal treatment of tungsten electrodes having a fibrous mocrostructure and being free from thorium oxide for high-pressure discharge lamps, to such a tungsten electrode free from thorium oxide, to a method of manufacturing a high-pressure gas discharge lamp with at least one such tungsten electrode free from thorium oxide, to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp with at least one such tungsten electrode free from thorium oxide, and to a lighting unit with at least one such high-pressure gas discharge lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard Hebbinghaus, Jozef Merx
  • Patent number: 8080314
    Abstract: Methods and articles providing for precise aligning, positioning, shaping, and linking of nanotubes and carbon nanotubes. An article comprising: a solid surface comprising at least two different surface regions including: a first surface region which comprises an outer boundary and which is adapted for carbon nanotube adsorption, and a second surface region which is adapted for preventing carbon nanotube adsorption, the second region forming an interface with the outer boundary of the first region, at least one carbon nanotube which is at least partially selectively adsorbed at the interface. The shape and size of the patterns on the surface and the length of the carbon nanotube can be controlled to provide for selective interfacial adsorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Chad A. Mirkin, Yuhuang Wang, Daniel Maspoch
  • Patent number: 8070548
    Abstract: A method for making the thermal electron emitter includes following steps. Providing a carbon nanotube film including a plurality of carbon nanotubes. Treating the carbon nanotube film with a solution comprising of a solvent and compound or a precursor of a compound, wherein the compound and the compound that is the basis of the precursor of a compound has a work function that is lower than the carbon nanotubes. Twisting the treated carbon nanotube film to form a carbon nanotube twisted wire. Drying the carbon nanotube twisted wire. Activating the carbon nanotube twisted wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Xiao, Liang Liu, Chang-Hong Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8038499
    Abstract: In a flat display panel, a surface of at least one of a sustain electrode and an address electrode may be formed to have a curved surface. The surface of the electrode may be formed as a continuous curved surface. The sustain electrode and the address electrode may be elongated in a lengthwise direction thereof. These lengthwise directions may be perpendicular to each other. The electrode may be formed by transferring an electrode material onto the substrate using an electrode frame defined with electrode forming grooves each having a same sectional shape as the electrode. Therefore, the surface of the electrode may be formed as the curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bong Hyang Kim, Soon Kook Hong, Kang Ug Lee, Dug Hwan Kim, Seung Mok Oh, Sang Soo Lee, Seung Yong Shin, Seok Gu Kim, Dae Chul Kang
  • Patent number: 8029328
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a field emission includes: providing a CNT array; drawing a bundle of CNTs from the CNT array to form a CNT yarn; soaking the CNT yarn into an organic solvent, and shrinking the CNT yarn into a CNT string after the organic solvent volatilizing; applying a voltage between two opposite ends of the CNT string; bombarding a predetermined point of the CNT string by an electron emitter, until the CNT string snapping; and attaching the snapped CNT string to a conductive base, and achieving a field emission electron source. The field emission efficiency of the field emission electron source is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8021204
    Abstract: All lights generated in an organic compound layer are not taken out towards a TFT from a cathode as a transparent electrode. For instance, the light is emitted in a lateral direction (direction parallel to the substrate surface) but the light emitted in the lateral direction is not taken out resultantly, which leads to a loss. Therefore, a light emitting device structured so as to increase the amount of light taken out in a certain direction is provided as well as a method of manufacturing this light emitting device. As a result of etching treatment, an upper edge portion of an insulator (19) is curved to have a radius of curvature, a slope is formed along the curved face while partially exposing layers (18c and 18d) of a first electrode, and a layer (18b) of the first electrode is exposed in a region that serves as a light emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Hideaki Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 8022610
    Abstract: An electronic device including a pair of electrodes disposed on a substrate and carbon nanotubes electrically connecting the electrodes. A method for manufacturing this device in which the electrodes are disposed on the substrate and the nanotubes are prepared to electrically connect the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Den, Tatsuya Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 8011989
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus comprising a connector is provided. The plasma display apparatus comprises a plasma display panel comprising an electrode of a predetermined width and a connector comprising an electrode line of a width narrower than the predetermined width of the electrode to supply a driving signal to the electrode. A distance between the electrode line and an adjacent electrode line is longer than a distance between the electrode and an adjacent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sung-Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8011988
    Abstract: A width of a groove of a cathode holder and a thickness of a cathode conductor are determined so that a dimension which is obtained by subtracting the thickness from the width is equal to a gap length which has a predetermined length, and which is between a filament and a cathode. Then, the cathode holder is rearward pushed to cause a front end face of the groove 26 to butt against the cathode conductor, and the cathode conductor and filament conductors are coupled and fixed to each other via an electrically insulating material. And then, the filament is forward moved to butt against the cathode, and the filament is fixed to the filament conductors. After that, the cathode holder is forward pulled to cause a projection to butt against the cathode conductor, and the cathode holder is fixed to the cathode conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Miyabayashi
  • Patent number: 7997950
    Abstract: A field emission electron source having carbon nanotubes includes a CNT string and a conductive base. The CNT string has an end portion and a broken end portion, the end portion is contacted with and electrically connected to the surface of the conductive base. The CNTs at the broken end portion form a tooth-shape structure, wherein some CNTs protruding and higher than the adjacent CNTs. Each protruding CNT functions as an electron emitter. Further, a method for manufacturing a field emission electron source is provided. The field emission efficiency of the field emission electron source is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Zhuo Chen, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 7994698
    Abstract: An electron emitting device includes an amorphous electron supply layer, an insulating layer formed on the electron supply layer, and an electrode formed on the insulating layer. The electron emits device emitting electrons when an electric field is applied between the electron supply layer and the electrode. The electron emitting device includes a concave portion provided by notching the electrode and the insulating layer to expose the electron supply layer, and a carbon layer covering the electrode and the concave portion except for an inner portion of an exposed surface 4a of the electron supply layer and being in contact with an edge portion of the exposed surface of the electron supply layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Tanaka, Nobuyasu Negishi, Kazuto Sakemura, Yoshiyuki Okuda, Tomonari Nakada, Atsushi Watanabe, Takamasa Yoshikawa, Kiyohide Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 7988513
    Abstract: An electron-emitting device having little dispersion of its electron emission characteristic and a suppressed “fluctuation” of its electron emission quantity is provided. The electron-emitting device includes a substrate equipped with a first portion containing silicon oxide and a second portion arranged abreast of the first portion and having a higher heat conductance, and an electroconductive film including a gap therein, the electroconductive film arranged on the substrate, wherein the first and the second portions having a resistance higher than that of the electroconductive film, and the gap is arranged on the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koki Nukanobu, Takahiro Sato
  • Patent number: 7988515
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a field emission electron source includes: providing a CNT array; drawing a bundle of CNTs from the CNT array to form a CNT yarn; soaking the CNT yarn into an organic solvent, and shrinking the CNT yarn into a CNT string after the organic solvent volatilizing; applying a voltage between two opposite ends of the CNT string, until the CNT string snapping at a certain point; and attaching the snapped CNT string to a conductive base, and achieving a field emission electron source. The field emission efficiency of the field emission electron source is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20110181177
    Abstract: Provided is a fluorescent lamp electrode, having excellent sputtering resistance and able to retain excellent dark-start characteristics over a long period of time when used as an electrode in a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and which can be produced inexpensively. A fluorescent lamp of this invention has a prolonged life resulting from the use of said electrode. Said electrode is made by dispersing in a nickel or nickel alloy base one or more rare earth metals selected from among lanthanum, cerium, yttrium, samarium, praseodymium, niobium, europium and gadolinium in the form of a precipitated boride phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicants: NEC LIGHTING, LTD, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sugimura, Tatsuya Takahashi, Isao Kawanishi, Nobuki Mori, Akikazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7985114
    Abstract: A method for making a field emission lamp generally includes the steps of: (a) providing a cathode emitter; (b) providing a transparent glass tube having a carbon nanotube transparent conductive film and a fluorescent layer, wherein the carbon nanotube transparent conductive film and the fluorescent layer are both disposed on an inner surface of the transparent glass tube; (c) providing a first glass feedthrough, a second glass feedthrough, and a nickel pipe, wherein the first glass feedthrough has an anode down-lead pad and an anode down-lead pole connected to the anode down-lead pad, and the second glass feedthrough has a cathode down-lead pole; (d) securing the nickel pipe to one end of the cathode emitter and securing the other end of the cathode emitter to one end of the cathode down-lead pole of the second glass feedthrough; and (e) melting and assembling the first and second glass feedthroughs to ends of the transparent glass tube respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Lin Xiao, Feng Zhu, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 7931518
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a light transmissive electromagnetic wave shielding material having an excellent light transmissive property, an excellent electromagnetic wave shielding property, an excellent appearance property and an excellent legibility by a simple method. A process for the preparation of a light transmissive electromagnetic wave shielding material comprising; (A1) printing a pretreatment agent for electroless plating comprising a noble metal compound and a mixture of silane coupling agent and azole compound or a reaction product thereof in a mesh pattern on a transparent substrate 11 to form a mesh-patterned pretreatment layer 12, and (A2) subjecting the pretreatment layer 12 to electroless plating to form a mesh-patterned metal conductive layer 13 on the pretreatment layer 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hidefumi Kotsubo, Tatsuya Funaki, Kiyomi Sasaki