Abstract: A display device comprising a cathode-ray tube, a conductive plastic film overlaying a screen of the cathode ray tube, and a conductive metal tape which is ultrasonically welded to the plastic film to establish an electric connection between the metal tape and the plastic film.

Abstract: The high pressure discharge lamp comprises a ceramic discharge tube containing an ionizable luminescent material and a starting gas filled in the inner space thereof, a clogging member having through-holes and at least a portion of which being fixed on the inner side of the end portion of the ceramic discharge tube, an electric conductor having an electrode system inserted in the through-holes of the clogging member, and a sealing material layer. Preferably, the sealing material layer 16A is made of a metallizing layer. In addition, the high pressure discharge-lamp comprises the ceramic discharge tube, the clogging member, the electric conductor inserted in the through-holes of the clogging member, and a metallizing layer for sealing provided so as to join to the clogging member and the electric conductor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a UV lamp for treating waste gas and to a UV lamp for treating waste gases fabricated therefrom, which is designed and fabricated based on solgel coating techniques by coating a sol of photocatalytic materials comprising anatasse TiO.sub.2 as the main component, and/or other semi-conductive components such as WO.sub.3, ZnO, SnO.sub.2, or Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, on a glass-fiber-cloth, and/or then impregnate this cloth with oxidation catalyst of precious metal such as Pd, Au, Pt or Ag, or transition metal oxide about Mo, Nb, B, Ce or Cr, and then wrap this cloth on a UV lamp. The invention relates also to a process for treating waste gases by using said UV lamp for treating waste gas through irradiating UV light therefrom on the surface of such photocatalytic materials to generate free electron and electron hole pairs which can decompose waste gases such as organic or inorganic pollutants in the air into unharmful gases.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a pixel assembly on a faceplate of a display device, such as a field-emission display device. In one embodiment of the present invention, an application device is aligned over a pixel assembly on the faceplate. The present invention dispenses a specific amount of a substance into the pixel assembly such that the substance is dispensed primarily into the pixel assembly and such that the substance is not substantially dispensed outside of the pixel assembly. The present invention dispenses the substance into the pixel assembly such that the substance is not dispensed on a top surface of a matrix structure, where the matrix structure separates rows and columns of adjacent pixel assemblies. In one embodiment, the substance is dispensed into the pixel assembly from a printer head (e.g., an ink-jet printer head) adapted to dispense the substance.

Abstract: A field emission display having element including a first electrode, and a second electrode laminated to the first electrode through an insulating layer. The first electrode has an opening; the second electrode has a hole of a planar shape corresponding to that of the opening at a position matched with the opening; and the insulating layer has a through-hole continuous to the opening and the hole. An upper edge portion of the hole is formed into a cross-sectional shape having an edge angle in a range of 80 to 100.degree., and at least part of the upper edge portion of the hole is exposed in the through-hole. In this element, electrons are emitted from the second electrode through the upper edge portion of the hole exposed in the through-hole by applying a specific voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. With this configuration, a distance between the gate electrode and a field emission portion of the cathode electrode can be accurately controlled with a simple structure.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic EL display device fabrication system comprising a loading side normal-pressure delivery chamber 11 including a first substrate delivery means 61 for delivering a substrate with no film formed thereon, and a loading chamber 21 connected thereto for introducing the substrate from loading side normal-pressure delivery chamber 11 at normal pressure into a vacuum delivery chamber 31 at a vacuum. The vacuum delivery chamber 31 is connected to loading chamber 21 and includes a second substrate delivery means 62 for delivering the substrate in a vacuum, and has one or two or more film formation chambers 32 to 35 connected thereto. The system further comprises an unloading chamber 41 connected thereto for delivering the substrate out of vacuum delivery chamber 31 at a vacuum into an unloading side normal-pressure delivery chamber 51 at normal pressure.

Abstract: Diamond microtip field emitters are used in diode and triode vacuum microelectronic devices, sensors and displays. Diamond diode and triode devices having integral anode and grid structures can be fabricated. Ultra-sharp tips are formed on the emitters in a fabrication process in which diamond is deposited into mold cavities in a two-step deposition sequence. During deposition of the diamond, the carbon graphite content is carefully controlled to enhance emission performance. The tips or the emitters are treated by post-fabrication processes to further enhance performance.

Abstract: An electron emission device can be driven with a low voltage and has an excellent mass production capability. A display device, such as a color flat panel or the like, which uses such electron emission devices has an excellent display quality. The electron emission device includes a first electrode, on which a plurality of fine particles of an electron emission body obtained by terminating carbon bodies formed on metal fine particles, serving as nuclei, with a low-work-function material via oxygen are partially arranged, on a first substrate, and a second electrode where a voltage for drawing electrons from the electron emission body into a vacuum is applied. A metal of the metal fine particles is a catalytic metal. The catalytic metal is an iron-family element, such as Ni, Co, Fe or the like, or a platinum-family element, such as Pd, Ir or Pt. The carbon bodies are made of graphite. The low-work-function material is an alkaline metal or an alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: A flat panel display and a method for forming a flat panel display. In one embodiment, the flat panel display includes a sealed interior region formed by heating a low temperature glass frit in a vacuum. The low temperature glass frit is placed between a faceplate and a backplate. The low temperature glass frit is heated such that it melts, forming a sealed interior region between the faceplate and the backplate which is hermetically sealed. The low temperature glass frit allows for melting of the glass frit at a temperature lower than that of prior art processes. The resulting sealed interior region is in a vacuum. Therefore, evacuation tubes are not required and process steps associated with evacuation through an evacuation tube are eliminated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a deflection yoke onto a cathode ray tube includes forming pockets having deformable, resilient inner walls along a circumferential surface of the deflection yoke. When the deflection yoke is mounted on the cathode ray tube, the inner walls deform slightly to conform to a contact portion of the cathode ray tube. The position of the deflection yoke with respect to the cathode ray tube it then adjusted into proper alignment. Once the deflection yoke and cathode ray tube are properly aligned, fast curing epoxy is poured into each of the plastic pockets, wedging the deflection yoke permanently into its desired orientation on the cathode ray tube. The pockets can either be integrally formed with the deflection yoke or they can be manufactured and attached to the deflection yoke in a separate operation.

Abstract: A composite sealing frame structure and a method for forming a composite sealing frame structure. In one embodiment, a rigid backbone component is provided with a first surface and a second surface. A first sealing material is disposed on the first surface of the rigid backbone component. A second sealing material is disposed on the second surface of the rigid backbone component. The first sealing material is adapted to seal the rigid backbone component to a first portion of a flat panel display. The second sealing material is adapted to seal the rigid backbone component to a second portion of a flat panel display such that the first portion and the second portion of the flat panel display are secured together by the rigid backbone component and the first and the second sealing material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an organic EL display capable of decreasing the resistance of scanning-side electrodes, and improving the efficiency of utilization of light emitted in organic layers. In the manufacturing method, stripe first electrodes made of a transparent conductive material are formed in parallel on a transparent substrate, and then an insulation layer is formed on the transparent substrate with the apertures formed above the first electrodes. An organic film 24 composed of a film of an organic luminescent material, a second electrode material film and a protecting film is laminated in this order on the transparent substrate to cover the insulation layer, and then independent island resist patterns are formed on the protecting film.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention includes a method of fabricating a flat panel evacuated display. An oxidizable material layer is formed over a substrate upper surface. The oxidizable material has an upper surface and is provided as a plurality of separate discrete elements. A layer of sacrificial material is formed over the oxidizable material upper surface and over intervening regions of the substrate between the separate discrete elements. The sacrificial material is selectively removable relative to the oxidizable material. The layer of sacrificial material is planarized to remove the sacrificial material from over the oxidizable material upper surface. A plurality of spacers are bonded to the oxidizable material upper surface. The sacrificial material is removed from between the separate discrete elements.

Abstract: A field emission cathode manufacturing method is provided which comprise the steps of forming a cathode electrode on a substrate; forming an insulative layer and gate electrode, each having fine holes formed therein, in this order on the cathode electrode; thereafter immersing them in a solution in which particles of an electron-emitting substance is dispersed; and electrically depositing particles of the electron emission substance on the cathode electrode facing the fine holes by an electrophoresis using the cathode electrode as a positive or negative electrode, thereby forming an electron emitter. The wet method is adopted to form the field emission cathode, which permits to considerably reduce the plant and equipment investment and manufacture even a large-screen FED with an improved yield. Also, since the electron missive substance particles are fully exposed, a very low accuracy is allowed in producing the electron emitter.

Abstract: A display device, and a method for making and operating the display device are described. The display device comprises a base plate containing at least one emitter, a display screen, and a spacer located between the base plate and display screen, where the spacer has a high concentration of an emitter-cleaning material. The spacer may comprise a xerogel or aerogel material and the emitter-cleaning material may comprise hydrogen. The spacer and a method for making the spacer and using the spacer to clean an emitter are also described. The spacer material cleans the emitter by absorbing gases during fabrication of the display device and desorbing emitter-cleaning gases during operation of the display device. By keeping the emitter clean, the spacer retains the work function of the emitter at a low level, thereby prolonging the usefulness of the display device.

Abstract: A novel photocathode and image intensifier tube include an active layer comprised substantially of amorphic diamond-like carbon, diamond, or a combination of both. The photocathode has a face plate coupled to an active layer. The active layer is operable to emit electrons in response to photons striking the face plate.

Abstract: Seal material bars and methods for forming seal material bars, a seal material frame and a method for forming a seal material frame, and a method for forming a flat panel display. Bars of seal material are made by extruding a mixture of glass frit and organic compound. In one embodiment, the glass frit bars have joining features formed in them. Ceramic material is also extruded so as to form seal material bars. The seal material bars are placed between the backplate and the faceplate and glass frit slurry is placed between adjoining seal material bars. Alternatively, seal material bars having joining features are used by mating joining features of adjoining seal material bars. A heating step melts the seal material so as to form a sealed interior region. Alternatively, the bars of seal material are used to form a seal material frame that is disposed between the faceplate and the backplate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electron-emitting device including an electroconductive film having an electron emission portion and arranged between electrodes, and methods of manufacturing an electron source and an image forming apparatus each including the electron-emitting device. The step of forming the electroconductive film has the step of applying a solution containing an organic metal compound including a metal element and an amino acid group and water to a portion between electrodes arranged on a substrate by using an ink-jet method which gives heat to the solution to discharge the solution, drying the applied solution, and then decomposing the compound.

Abstract: A front plate for a plasma display panel (PDP) and its modified fabricating method are provided using a backside exposure process and an appropriate processing sequence rearrangement to reduce the number of photomasks required and improve the accuracy of exposure and developing process. First, a light-shielding layer is patterned by performing a mesh printing process, or by performing an exposure and developing process using a first photomask, so as to form a light-shielding structure including black stripes and transparent electrodes' gaps. Next, using the light-shielding structure as a mask, a backside exposure and developing process as well as an etching process is performed to form a plurality of pairs of transparent electrodes on the substrate. Then, using a second photomask, another set of exposure, developing and etching processes are performed to form a plurality of pairs of metal electrodes on the corresponding transparent electrodes.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing metal bases from glass bulbs such as fluorescent lamps for the salvaging of raw materials therein for reuse. The method comprises providing an inductive field coil about at least one end of the glass bulb having the metal base, heating the metal base by induction to expand and loosen the same, then gripping and pulling the metal base from the bulb. The bulb is kept intact for later salvaging operations such that the removed bases are uncontaminated by mercury. The apparatus can include non-magnetic grippers such as ceramic jaws for the gripping of the metallic bases.