Patents by Inventor William C. Fritz

William C. Fritz 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).

  • Apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device
    Patent number: 6853135
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a display device such that contaminants within the display device can travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. A getter is disposed in the auxiliary chamber. The getter is adapted to capture the contaminants once the contaminants travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. In other embodiments, the getter is disposed in the border region surrounding the active area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignees: Candescent Technologies Corporation, Candescent Intellectual Property Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Fritz, Igor L. Maslennikov, Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Theodore S. Fahlen, George B. Hopple, Christopher J. Curtin, Colin D. Stanners, Petre H. Vatahov, Christopher J. Spindt, Ronald L. Hansen
  • Auxiliary chamber
    Patent number: 6590338
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device using an auxiliary chamber, and a method for attaching the auxiliary chamber to the display device. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a display device. The auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to the surface of the display device such that contaminants within the display device can travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. The auxiliary chamber further includes a getter which is disposed therein. The getter is adapted to capture the contaminants once the contaminants travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. In so doing, the present invention eliminates the need for getter material to be placed within the active area of the display device. As a result, the present invention increases the usable amount of space available within the display device. This extra space can then be utilized by features such as, for example, additional field emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Candescent Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Fritz, Igor L. Maslennikov, Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Theodore S. Fahlen, George B. Hopple
  • Auxiliary chamber and display device with improved contaminant removal
    Patent number: 6541912
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a display device such that contaminants within the display device can travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. A getter is disposed in the auxiliary chamber. The getter is adapted to capture the contaminants once the contaminants travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. In other embodiments, the getter is disposed in the border region surrounding the active area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Candescent Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Fritz, Igor L. Maslennikov, Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Theodore S. Fahlen, George B. Hopple, Christopher J. Curtin, Colin D. Stanners, Petre H. Vatahov, Christopher J. Spindt, Ronald L. Hansen
  • Flat panel display with getter in auxiliary chamber
    Patent number: 6147450
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device using an auxiliary chamber, and a method for attaching the auxiliary chamber to the display device. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a display device. The auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to the surface of the display device such that contaminants within the display device can travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. The auxiliary chamber further includes a getter which is disposed therein. The getter is adapted to capture the contaminants once the contaminants travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. In so doing, the present invention eliminates the need for getter material to be placed within the active area of the display device. As a result, the present invention increases the usable amount of space available within the display device. This extra space can then be utilized by features such as, for example, additional field emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Candescent Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Fritz, Igor L. Maslennikov, Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Theodore S. Fahlen, George B. Hopple
  • Note holder
    Patent number: D347858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventors: Gary B. Miller, William C. Fritz