Abstract: The invention describes a metal container that comprises a cathode containing an insulated anode with gases at pressures less than a fraction (0.1-0.9) of a mmHg. Metallic normal glow discharge diode and triode devices with large cold cathode area as efficient charge generator to function as a power cell. A metallic glow discharge device comprising a cylindrical cathode and a coaxial insulated anode containing gas at very low pressure utilizing radial electric field. A metallic normal glow discharge diode device containing a planar geometry, with an insulated metallic plate parallel to the broad side of the container forms the anode, while the container acts as the cathode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, and an electrical fuse including a first conductor including a first cutting target region, and a second conductor branched from the first conductor and connected to the first conductor and including a second cutting target region, which are formed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein a flowing-out region is formed of the first conductor flowing toward outside between the first cutting target region and the second cutting target region in a condition of cutting the electrical fuse.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a lens assembly of a microcolumn having a plurality of microlenses and a plurality of insulating layers alternately interposed between the microlenses. The method includes forming at least one first microlens assembly set (set—1) by anodic-bonding an insulating layer (101) and a microlens (102) together; layering a second microlens assembly set (set—2) on the first microlens assembly set (set—1); and scanning a laser beam, thus welding the first microlens assembly set (set—1) to the microlens of the second microlens assembly set (set—2). The method of the present invention further includes anodic-bonding the microlens assembly sets together.

Abstract: The source of electrons is a nanotip in a vacuum as used in near field microscopy. The source of ions is a similar nanotip in vacuum supplied with liquid metal (gallium) as in a liquid-metal ion source. Electrons or ions from this nanometre-sized tip are extracted by centralising the tip over an aperture plate and applying a suitable voltage to the tip. The electrons (ions) pass through this plate and are accelerated up to several keV using a nanoscale/microscale accelerating column before being focussed using further microscale (or nanoscale) cylindrical lenses. The final element is an aberration corrected miniature (or sub-miniature) einzel lens which can focus the beam at several millimetres from the end of the instrument.

Abstract: A lamp assembly that comprises a hollow arc discharge light source having a center arc chamber containing an arc generating and sustaining medium and first and second ends with an electrode receiving capillary extending from each end and arrayed along a longitudinal axis. The ends are cylindrical in cross-section. An electrode structure is positioned in each of the capillaries and each of these electrode structures comprises a proximal electrode end projecting into the interior of the center arc chamber, a distal end projecting exteriorly of said capillary and an intermediate section therebetween. A first area of the intermediate section is sealed to the capillary in an hermetic manner and a second area of the intermediate section is exposed to the medium. A tubular shroud surrounds the light source and is coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The shroud has two ends. A pair of spring clips, one at each end of said shroud, mount the light source within the shroud.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode supporter for an electric gun in a CRT(Cathode Ray Tube), which can reduce an amount of expensive ceramics glass used, which is filled within the cathode supporter, by removing guide pipes from the cathode supporter, which is conventionally provide with the guide pipes through which guide pins of a beading jig are inserted, to decrease a horizontal length a of the cathode supporter. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the electric gun includes three cathodes for radiating electron beams, a plurality of electrodes for controlling, accelerating and focusing the electron beams, and guide holes formed at both sides of some electrodes among the plurality of electrodes for allowing guide means to be inserted therethrough, wherein the horizontal length of the cathode supporter for supporting the cathodes are smaller than an inside horizontal length of the guide means to prevent any interference from being generated between the cathode supporter and the guide pins.

Abstract: A method and the associated apparatus for alignment and assembly of microlenses and microcolumns in which aligning structures such as rigid fibers are used to precisely align multiple microlens components. Alignment openings are formed in the microlens components and standard optical fibers are threaded through the openings in each microlens component as they are stacked. The fibers provide sufficient stiffness and stability to the structure to precisely align the apertures of the microlens components and thereby allow for increased assembly efficiency over traditional microlens and microcolumn bonding techniques.

Abstract: The electric lamp has a vacuumtight seal (4) on the longitudinal axis (2) of a glass lamp vessel (1). An internal (12) and an external conductor (13) each have an end (14) inside the seal (4) and extend through a common axial region (5) of the seal (4) in a spaced apart manner. Several metal foils (11) arranged in a flat plane of the seal (4) extend parallel one to the other, in a transversal direction thereof. They have knife-shaped transversal edges (15) and are welded to the internal (12) and the external (13) conductors. The current conductors (10) constituted by the foils (11), the internal (12) and the external (13) conductors are able to conduct rather high currents. The lamp, nevertheless, is of a simple, strong and reliable construction.

Abstract: To maintain the relative positional relationship between an inner tube and an inner electrode of a dielectric barrier discharge tube having a roughly cylindrical, double tube arrangement of an outer tube coaxially arranged about an inner tube with a discharge space defined therebetween, an outer electrode on an outer surface of the outer tube, an inner electrode on an inner surface of the inner tube, and a discharge gas which forms excimer molecules by a dielectric barrier discharge filling said discharge space, despite repeated expansion and contraction of the inner electrode due to the dielectric barrier discharge lamp being repeatedly turned on and off, according to the invention, the inner electrode is formed of a substantially tubular metal component or the like, and a motion preventing component is provided at opposite ends of the inner electrode for maintaining an axial position of the inner electrode relative to the inner tube.

Abstract: The present invention involves a short arc discharge lamp having a quartz envelope with a bulb and a plurality of arms having a specified cross-section, and wherein one or more electrode rods are supported within the lamp arms for specific alignment. Support elements for the electrode rods are made of high temperature metal and have a flat central portion with a central orifice of sufficient dimension to permit one of the electrode rods to pass into the central orifice, and have at least two legs, and preferably four legs, radially extending from the flat central portion. The legs have outer portions terminating with pods formed at substantially right angles to the flat central portion of the support element, the legs being of sufficient length to fit the support element within a specified cross-section of the envelope arms so as to contact an inside surface of the envelope arms with the pods. There is also provided means for securing the support elements within the envelope arms.

Abstract: There is disclosed a display apparatus including a rear electrode unit, electron beam generating sources, a front electrode unit including a plurality of electron beam control electrodes laminated together with insulating spacers therebetween, and a face plate formed with a fluorescent screen. The front electrode is coupled together by first metallic coupling pins fixed on the electron beam control electrode arranged to confront the fluorescent screen. The rear electrode unit is coupled with the electrode unit by second metallic coupling pins fixed to one of the electron beam control electrodes other than the electron beam control electrode confronting the fluorescent screen.

Abstract: In an electron tube sealing structure, a cylindrical insulator is metallized to produce metallized layers on both end surfaces, and sealing metal members are soldered to the metallized layers correspondingly, so that a vacuum chamber is provided in the interior of the cylindrical insulator. The cylindrical insulator is provided with at least one salient portion at an inner end thereof. The salient portion is parallel to a direction of an electric field produced by a voltage applied across the sealing metal members, and shields one of the metallized layers which is positioned on the side of a negative electrode in regard to the vacuum chamber, so that the emission of electrons is avoided from the corresponding metallized layer to prevent a creeping discharge from being induced on the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator.

Abstract: A modular low voltage light strip includes an elongated, linear housing open along an upper portion thereof which is adapted to receive an elongated, linear circuit board. The circuit board includes a plurality of spaced apertures along its length and a plurality of conductive strips on a first lower surface thereof extending the length of the circuit board. A conductive mounting spring is positioned over each aperture on a second upper surface of the circuit board, is connected in circuit with one of the conductive strips, and is adapted to receive a threaded base or socket of a lamp in providing for the secure mounting thereof upon the circuit board and its electrical connection to a respective first conductive strip. With the lamp thus engaged by a respective mounting spring, its bottom terminal is positioned within an associated circuit board aperture and in contact with a second conductive strip.

Abstract: An electric lamp (e.g., tungsten-halogen) wherein a glass bridge (31) is used and has the support wires (23) of the lamp's filament structure (13) passing therethrough. The support wires are indented (e.g., with V-shaped notches) on opposing sides thereof just below the bridge to permit movement of the portions of the support wires between the bridge and press-sealed end (17) of the lamp's envelope (11) during press-sealing, thereby substantially relieving stresses on the bridge (31) and possible breakage thereof as may occur if such wires were retained in a fixed, non-movable arrangement.

Abstract: A pickup tube such as a vidicon has an improved structure for precisely aligning a mesh support electrode relative to a focus electrode. The structure comprises a plurality of focus electrode embossments extending radially outward from the focus electrode and a plurality of mesh support electrode embossments extending radially inward from the mesh support electrode. An insulating ring is molded in situ between the focus electrode embossments and the mesh support electrode embossments. The focus electrode embossments and the mesh support electrode embossments are embedded into the insulating ring.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electron gun for the production of an electron beam designed primarily for welding workpieces and including, in a frame, the mechanical facilities required for holding in a coaxial position and electrically insulating a cathode, a filament, a wehnelt and an anode.Gun featured by the fact that the cathode is held by mechanical systems in the coaxial position via several rods made of conductive material, one end of these rods being rigidly fixed with respect to the frame, the other end being applied against the outer wall of the disc shaped cathode, thus forming a positioning clamp for said cathode.The structure allows for the efficient cooling of the internal parts of the gun.

Abstract: In an electron beam generating system including a cathode, a Wehnelt electrode, an anode, three groups of at least two electrically conductive rods, the rods of each group being connected to a respective one of the cathode, the Wehnelt electrode and the anode, a plurality of electrically insulating members each holding a respective rod, and a metal disc to which the insulating members are fastened in a manner to insulate each rod from the disc and from the other rods, the disc is made in the form of a circular ring provided with a central opening and at least six additional openings disposed around the central opening, the insulating members are tubular members each having a central bore and each projecting from both sides of the disc, and each rod is inserted in the bore of a respective insulating member, and extends at least partially through, and is fastened to, its respective insulating member.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electron gun for a color television picture tube which has a rapid heating characteristic to produce electron emission in a short time. The indirectly heated electron emission portion of the cathode is supported from thin contoured support straps which provide a low thermal conductivity to the electron gun body.