Patents by Inventor Tomoo Kosugi

Tomoo Kosugi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Light-emitting and electron-emitting devices having getter regions
    Patent number: 7315115
    Abstract: A light-emitting device contains getter material (58) typically distributed in a relatively uniform manner across the device's active light-emitting portion. An electron-emitting device similarly contains getter material (112, 110/112, 128, 132, and 142) typically distributed relatively uniformly across the active electron-emitting portion of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Curtin, Duane A. Haven, George B. Hopple, Lawrence S. Pan, Igor L. Maslennikov, Michael J. Nystrom, Jun Gordon Liu, Randolph S. Gluck, Tomoo Kosugi, James C. Dunphy, David L. Morris
  • Desorption processing for flat panel display
    Patent number: 6743068
    Abstract: By desorption processing of a flat panel display in a vacuum before hermetic sealing, it is possible to reduce operational outgassing. The first embodiment involves plasma scrubbing, the second embodiment involves electron irradiation pre-aging, and the third embodiment involves electron irradiation pre-aging of the faceplate in an evacuation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoo Kosugi, John D. Porter
  • Desorption processing for flat panel display
    Publication number: 20020142698
    Abstract: By desorption processing of a flat panel display in a vacuum before hermetic sealing, it is possible to reduce operational outgassing. The first embodiment involves plasma scrubbing, the second embodiment involves electron irradiation pre-aging, and the third embodiment involves electron irradiation pre-aging of the faceplate in an evacuation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Tomoo Kosugi, John D. Porter