Discharge Devices Having A Multipointed Or Serrated Edge Electrode Patents (Class 313/309)
  • Patent number: 8450920
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a field emission electronic device. The field emission electronic device includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical conductor located on surface of the insulating substrate, a number of electron emitters connected to the first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor spaced apart from and insulated from the first electrical conductor. Each of the number of electron emitters includes at least one electron emitter. Each of the electron emitters includes a carbon nanotube pipe. The carbon nanotube pipe includes a first end, a second end and a main body connecting the first end and the second end. The first end of the carbon nanotube pipe is electrically connected to one of the plurality of row electrodes. The second end of the carbon nanotube pipe has a number of carbon nanotube peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Peng Liu, Hai-Yan Hao, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8446088
    Abstract: A field emission device for emitting white light is provided. The device includes a cathode plate assembly (1), an anode plate assembly (2) which is opposite to and spaced from the cathode plate assembly (1), and a supporting body (3) for tight coupling the cathode plate assembly (1) with the anode plate assembly (2). The anode plate assembly (2) includes a transparent substrate (203) which can emit yellow light when excited by blue light. An anode (202) and a blue cathode ray luminescent material layer (201) are provided on the surface of the transparent substrate (203). The blue cathode ray luminescent material layer (201) contains blue cathode ray luminescent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingjie Zhou, Wenbo Ma
  • Publication number: 20130113360
    Abstract: An electron emission source includes nano-sized acicular materials and a cracked portion formed in at least one portion of the electron emission source. The acicular materials are exposed between inner walls of the cracked portion. A method for preparing the electron emission source, a field emission device including the electron emission source, and a composition for forming the electron emission source are also provided in the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Yong-chul KIM, In-taek HAN, Ho-suk KANG
  • Patent number: 8436522
    Abstract: A carbon nanotube slurry consists of carbon nanotubes, glass powder, and organic carrier. The field emission device includes an insulative substrate, a cathode conductive layer, and an electron emission layer. The cathode conductive layer is located on a surface of the insulative substrate. The electron emission layer is located on a surface of the cathode conductive layer. The electron emission layer consists of a glass layer and a plurality of carbon nanotubes electrically connected to the cathode conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi Cai, Xing Zhang, Hai-Yan Hao, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8421327
    Abstract: An emitter includes an electrode, and a number of carbon nanotubes fixed on the electrode. The carbon nanotubes each have a first end and a second end. The first end is electrically connected to the substrate and the second end has a needle-shaped tip. Two second ends of carbon nanotubes have a larger distance therebetween than that of the first ends thereof, which is advantageous for a better screening affection. Moreover, the needle-shaped tip of the second ends of the carbon nanotube has a lower size and higher aspect ratio than the conventional carbon nanotube, which, therefore, is attributed to bear a larger emission current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Tsingua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Peng Liu, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8410678
    Abstract: Described is a micro-fabricated charged particle emission device including a substrate and a plurality of charged particle emission sites formed in the substrate. A path extends between each emission site and a source of liquid metal. Each path is coated with a wetting layer of non-oxidizing metal for wetting the liquid metal. Exemplary non-oxidizing metals that may be used to make the wetting layer include gold and platinum. The wetting layer is sufficiently thin such that some liquid metal is able to flow to each emission site despite any chemical interaction between the liquid metal and the non-oxidizing metal of the wetting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Christopher E. Holland, Paul R. Schwoebel, Charles A. Spindt, Eric M. Pearson, Victor M. Aguero
  • Patent number: 8400052
    Abstract: A field emission cathode device includes a substrate, a metal plate attached to the substrate, at least one electron emitter electrical connected with the metal plate, and a filler. The metal plate defines at least one through hole extending through the metal plate. The at least one electron emitter is fixed between the substrate and the metal plate and extends through the at least one through hole. The filler is filled into the at least one through hole to fix the at least one electron emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Hai-Yan Hao, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8400281
    Abstract: A wireless identification system can include a directed-energy device configured as a reader. The reader can include a charged particle generator configured to generate energized particles and a charge transformer configured to receive the energized particles that include charged particles from the charged particle generator and to output a wavefront including energized particles that include particles having substantially zero charge. The system can also include an identification tag configured to be activated when impinged by the wavefront from the reader so as to transmit a signal configured to be used by the reader. A method of using a directed-energy device as a tag reader in a wireless identification system can include generating a wavefront that includes particles at substantially zero charge, impinging an identification tag with the wavefront so as to activate the identification tag so as to send a signal and detecting a signal transmitted by the identification tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kaonetics Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James Cornwell
  • Patent number: 8395309
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electron emitter. The electron emitter includes a carbon nanotube pipe. One end of the carbon nanotube pipe has a plurality of carbon nanotube peaks. The present disclosure also provides an electron emission element. The electron emission element comprises a conductive base and a carbon nanotube pipe. The carbon nanotube pipe includes a first end electrically connected with the conductive base and a second end opposite to the first end. The second end defines an opening and includes a plurality of tapered carbon nanotube bundles located around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8388213
    Abstract: Disclosed are LED lamp assemblies that are substantially inseparable. The LED lamp assemblies use discrete components that are individually manufactured and then assembled in a manner that substantially prevents disassembly or disengagement of components. An interference fit can be used to substantially secure components of the LED lamp assemblies. Bonding techniques can also be used, including adhesive and solvent bonds, as well as thermal bonds, including sonic bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: 1 Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jing Jing Yu
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8368295
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electron emitter. The electron emitter includes a carbon nanotube linear compound. The carbon nanotube linear compound includes a conductive linear support and a carbon nanotube pipe. The conductive linear support is located in the carbon nanotube pipe. A plurality of carbon nanotube peaks extends from one end of the electron emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8350459
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a field electron emission source includes: providing an insulating substrate; patterning a cathode layer on at least one portion of the insulating substrate; forming a number of emitters on the cathode layer; coating a photoresist layer on the insulating substrate, the cathode layer and the emitters; exposing predetermined portions of the photoresist layer to radiation, wherein the exposed portions are corresponding to the emitters; forming a mesh structure on the photoresist layer; and removing the exposed portions of photoresist layer. The method can be easily performed and the achieved the field electron emission source has a high electron emission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Qian, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8344607
    Abstract: An electron-emitting device includes an electroconductive member and a lanthanum boride layer on the electroconductive member and further includes an oxide layer between the electroconductive member and the lanthanum boride layer. The oxide layer can contain a lanthanum element. The lanthanum boride layer can be overlaid with a lanthanum oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naofumi Aoki, Shoji Nishida
  • Patent number: 8339027
    Abstract: A field emission display includes an insulating substrate, a number of first electrode down-leads, a number of second electrode down-leads, and a number of electron emission units. The first electrode down-leads are set an angle relative to the second electrode down-leads to define a number of cells and a number of intersections. Each electron emission unit is located at one of the plurality of intersections and in at least two adjacent cells. The electron emission unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of electron emitters. The second electrode extends surrounding the first electrode. The plurality of electron emitters located on and electrically connected to at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode. A field emission display is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8318049
    Abstract: An electron emission source includes nano-sized acicular materials and a cracked portion formed in at least one portion of the electron emission source. The acicular materials are exposed between inner walls of the cracked portion. A method for preparing the electron emission source, a field emission device including the electron emission source, and a composition for forming the electron emission source are also provided in the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-chul Kim, In-taek Han, Ho-suk Kang
  • Patent number: 8319415
    Abstract: A pixel tube for field emission display includes a sealed container, an anode, a phosphor, and a cathode. The sealed container has a light permeable portion. The anode is located on the light permeable portion. The phosphor layer is located on the anode. The cathode is spaced from the anode and includes a cathode emitter. The cathode emitter includes a carbon nanotube pipe. One end of the carbon nanotube pipe has a plurality of carbon nanotube peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8319413
    Abstract: A color field emission display includes a sealed container and a color element enclosed in the sealed container. The color element includes a cathode, an anode, a phosphor layer and a carbon nanotube string. The anode is located spaced from the cathode. The phosphor layer is formed on an end surface of the anode. The carbon nanotube string has a first end electrically connected to the cathode and an opposite second end functioning as an emission portion. The second end includes a plurality of tapered carbon nanotube bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8304975
    Abstract: There is provided a new electron beam apparatus which improves the instability of an electron emission characteristic and provides a high efficient electron emission characteristic. The electron beam apparatus includes: an insulating member having a recess on its surface; a cathode having a protruding portion extending over the outer surface of the insulating member and the inner surface of the recess; a gate positioned at the outer surface of the insulating member in opposition to the protruding portion; and an anode positioned in opposition to the protruding portion through the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeo Tsukamoto, Ouichi Kubota
  • Patent number: 8299699
    Abstract: A double-sided light-emitting field emission device and method of manufacturing same, said device comprising at least two transparent conductive layers, mixed field emission layers, and transparent package device. Wherein, the mixed field emission layer of field emission source and phosphor are utilized directly to serve as anode and cathode alternatively, such that on applying an AC power supply, roles of anode and cathode are changed alternatively along with frequency, hereby forming double-sided light-emitting structure. Therefore, the applications of said double-sided light-emitting field emission device are pretty wide, and having advantages of protecting field emission source, activating field emission source, reducing field emission arcing effect, having conductive phosphor, and raising illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: National Chung Cheng University
    Inventors: Yuan-Yao Li, Meng-Jey Youh, Chun-Lung Tseng, Hung-Chih Wu, Wang-Hua Lin, Yen-Ming Juan, Sheng-Cheng Chiu
  • Patent number: 8299700
    Abstract: An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer provided between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode, which electron acceleration layer includes (a) conductive fine particles and (b) insulating fine particles having an average particle diameter greater than that of the conductive fine particles. The electron emitting element satisfies the following relational expression: 0.3x+3.9?y?75, where x (nm) is an average particle diameter of the insulating fine particles, and y (nm) is a thickness of the thin-film electrode 3. Such a configuration allows modification of the thickness of the thin-film electrode with respect to the size of the insulating particles, thereby ensuring electrical conduction and allowing sufficient current to flow inside the element. As a result, stable emission of ballistic electrons from the thin-film electrode is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadashi Iwamatsu, Ayae Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Hirakawa, Yasuo Imura
  • Patent number: 8294354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a field emission light source device, which includes: a base substrate; at least one cathode strip, disposed over the base substrate; at least one emissive protrusion, disposed over the cathode strip and electrically connected to the cathode strip; an insulating layer, disposed over the cathode strip and having at least one opening to allow the emissive protrusion to protrude out of the opening; at least one anode strip, disposed over the insulating layer, where the cathode strip and the anode strip are arranged into an m×n matrix and the at least one anode strip individually has an impacted surface corresponding to the emissive protrude; and a phosphor layer disposed over the impacted surface. Accordingly, the present invention can enhance light utilization efficiency of a field emission light source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Tatung Company
    Inventors: Tzung-Han Yang, Chi-Tsung Lo
  • Patent number: 8294348
    Abstract: Provided are a field emission electrode, a method of manufacturing the field emission electrode, and a field emission device including the field emission electrode. The field emission electrode may include a substrate, carbon nanotubes formed on the substrate, and a conductive layer formed on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate. Conductive nanoparticles may be attached to the external walls of the carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-sep Min, Eun-ju Bae, Wan-jun Park
  • Publication number: 20120256539
    Abstract: The invention describes an electrode (1) for use in a lamp (3) comprising a quartz glass envelope (30) enclosing a chamber (31), which electrode (1) comprises a tip for extending into the chamber (31) and base for embedding in a sealed portion (33) of the quartz glass envelope (30), characterized in that the base comprises a plurality of essentially smooth concave channels (2) arranged around the body of the electrode (2) and wherein the depth (dch) of a channel (2) is preferably at most 8 percent, more preferably at most 5 percent, most preferably at most 3 percent of a diameter (De) of the electrode (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Barbara Roswitha Muelders, Reiner Feder
  • Patent number: 8278815
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, there are field emission light emitting devices and methods of making them. The field emission light emitting device can include a plurality of spacers, each connecting a substantially transparent substrate to a backing substrate. The device can also include a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixels can include one or snore first electrodes disposed over the substantially transparent substrate, a light emitting layer disposed over each of the one or more first electrodes, and one or more second electrodes disposed over the backing substrate, wherein the one or more second electrodes and the one or more first electrode are disposed at a predetermined gap in a low pressure region. Each of the plurality of pixels can further include one or more nanocylinder electron emitter arrays disposed over each of the one or more second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: David H. Pan, Fa-Gung Fan
  • Patent number: 8274205
    Abstract: The system and method provided herein for limiting the effects of arcing in field-type electron emitter arrays improves the robustness of such arrays. Field-type electron emitter arrays generally have a substrate, an insulator, and a gating electrode. By including a resistive substance in the gate of the emitter array, arcing events may be isolated to a single emitter such that the remaining emitters of an array can continue electron emission and/or the short circuit current of the arc can be limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Colin R. Wilson, Ji-Ung Lee
  • Patent number: 8272914
    Abstract: Provided are a field emission electrode, a method of manufacturing the field emission electrode, and a field emission device including the field emission electrode. The field emission electrode may include a substrate, carbon nanotubes formed on the substrate, and a conductive layer formed on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate. Conductive nanoparticles may be attached to the external walls of the carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-sep Min, Eun-ju Bae, Wan-jun Park
  • Patent number: 8242674
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for production of a device for thermally induced field emission of particles for particle optical devices such as in particular electron or ion microscopes, having at least one particle emitter (3) arranged in or pointing into a vacuum space (2) with at least one field emitter tip (4) for the emission of the particles, and having a magnetic field generator (6) attributed to the particle emitter (3) for focussing of the emitted particle beam (5), with the particle emitter (3) with its field emitter tip (4) is built by emitter structures (9) positioned on the surface (7) of a substrate (8) which is turned away from the magnetic field generator (6), and the substrate (8) formed as separating wall between vacuum space (2) and the atmospheric space (10) situated outside the vacuum space (2) at the side (14) of the substrate (8) which is turned away from the emitter structures (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: Josef Sellmair
  • Patent number: 8232711
    Abstract: A surface emission type electron source including a first electrode having a planar form, a second electrode having a planar form facing the first electrode, an electron passage layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, an insulator or semiconductor layer between the second electrode and the electron passage layer, and a power source part configured to apply a voltage to the second electrode and the first electrode. The electron passage layer includes plural quantum wires extending in a first direction from the first electrode to the second electrode. The quantum wires are made of silicon and spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals, and electrons are emitted from a front surface of the second electrode. Protrusions protruding toward leading ends of the quantum wires are formed on a back surface of the second electrode at positions corresponding to the quantum wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Crestec Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Kojima, Hideyuki Ohyi
  • Patent number: 8217565
    Abstract: A stable cold field electron emitter is produced by forming a coating on an emitter base material. The coating protects the emitter from the adsorption of residual gases and from the impact of ions, so that the cold field emitter exhibits short term and long term stability at relatively high pressures and reasonable angular electron emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: Theodore Carl Tessner, II, Gregory A. Schwind, Lynwood W. Swanson
  • Patent number: 8212465
    Abstract: Provided is a field emission device. The field emission device includes an insulated cathode substrate facing an anode substrate, a plurality of cathodes arranged on the cathode substrate and separated from each other, and an emitter formed on each of the cathodes. In order to prevent accumulation of charges on an exposed area of the cathode substrate between the cathodes due to electrons discharged from the emitter, the distance between the cathodes is equal to or smaller than a first threshold value, and the distance from the emitter to the end of the cathode is equal to or greater than a second threshold value. Accordingly, in the field emission device in which a plurality of cathodes are separated from each other on the same plane, it is possible to prevent abnormal field emission and arc generation due to accumulated charges between the cathodes, thereby performing stable operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Woo Jeong, Yoon Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20120161607
    Abstract: A field emission cathode device includes a substrate, a metal plate attached to the substrate, at least one electron emitter electrical connected with the metal plate, and a filler. The metal plate defines at least one through hole extending through the metal plate. The at least one electron emitter is fixed between the substrate and the metal plate and extends through the at least one through hole. The filler is filled into the at least one through hole to fix the at least one electron emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: PENG LIU, HAI-YAN HAO, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Patent number: 8200151
    Abstract: A wireless communications system can include a charged particle generator configured to generate plural energized particles and a charge transformer configured to receive the plural energized particles that include charged particles from the charged particle generator and to output energized particles that include particles having substantially zero charge. The charged particle generator can be configured to direct the plural energized particles through the charge transformer to propagate through free space until received by a broadband signal receiver that can demodulate a data signal to complete the data communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kaonetics Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James Cornwell
  • Publication number: 20120133267
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electron emitter. The electron emitter includes a carbon nanotube linear compound. The carbon nanotube linear compound includes a conductive linear support and a carbon nanotube pipe. The conductive linear support is located in the carbon nanotube pipe. A plurality of carbon nanotube peaks extends from one end of the electron emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: YANG WEI, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20120133270
    Abstract: A pixel tube for field emission display includes a sealed container, an anode, a phosphor, and a cathode. The sealed container has a light permeable portion. The anode is located in the sealed container and spaced from the light permeable portion. The phosphor layer is located on the anode. The cathode is spaced from the anode and includes a cathode emitter. The cathode emitter includes a carbon nanotube pipe. One end of the carbon nanotube pipe has a plurality of carbon nanotube peaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: YANG WEI, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20120133266
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electron emitter. The electron emitter includes a carbon nanotube pipe. One end of the carbon nanotube pipe has a plurality of carbon nanotube peaks. The present disclosure also provides an electron emission element. The electron emission element comprises a conductive base and a carbon nanotube pipe. The carbon nanotube pipe includes a first end electrically connected with the conductive base and a second end opposite to the first end. The second end defines an opening and includes a plurality of tapered carbon nanotube bundles located around the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: YANG WEI, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Patent number: 8188644
    Abstract: A nanostructured composite electrode is provided that includes a pair of conductive metal foils and a multiplicity of ordered nanostructures formed on each conductive metal foil. The ordered nanostructures include functionalized carbon multi-walled nanotubes electrophoretically deposited onto the metal foils. The ordered nanostructures also include synthesized nanoparticles electrophoretically deposited onto each of the carbon multi-walled nanotubes and the metal foils in proportion to the concentration of the carbon multi-walled nanotubes while in a stable colloidal suspension with the synthesized nanoparticles during electrophoretic deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Mytitek, Inc.
    Inventor: Kwang Jeff Yeh
  • Patent number: 8177987
    Abstract: A method for producing an electron-emitting device includes forming a first conductive film on a side surface of an insulation layer including the side surface and a top surface connected to the side surface; forming a second conductive film from the top surface to the side surface and on the first conductive film; and etching the second electrically conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kyota Nozu, Kenichi Iwata, Tamaki Kobayashi, Shin Kitamura, Akira Shimazu
  • Patent number: 8172633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a field emission display and a manufacturing method of the same having selective positioning of electron field emitters. More specifically, the present invention provides a field emission display and a manufacturing method of the same having selective positioning of electron field emitters which can prevent a cross-talk that is a mutual interference phenomenon between pixels and improve uniformity of pixels based on uniform electron emission by deciding positions of carbon nano-tubes which are sources of electron emission and growing carbon nano-tubes before the structure of electrodes is formed, and forming spacers directly on electrodes such that the spacers divide carbon nano-tubes formed uniformly and selectively into pixel units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Industry Academic Cooperation Fundation of Kyunghee University
    Inventors: Kyu Chang Park, Jin Jang, Je Hwang Ryu
  • Patent number: 8159122
    Abstract: A light-emitting substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting members arranged on the substrate in a matrix pattern, a partition arranged between respective adjacent ones of the plurality of light-emitting members and projecting relative to a surface of the substrate to a position higher than the light-emitting members, a plurality of conductors each covering at least one of the light-emitting members and arranged in a matrix pattern in a mutually spaced relation, and a resistor electrically interconnecting the plurality of conductors. The resistor has a column stripe portion extending in a column direction, and the column stripe portion is positioned on the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Yamazaki, Norihiro Suzuki, Yasuyuki Todokoro
  • Patent number: 8154184
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electron beam apparatus provided with an electron-emitting device which has a simple structure, shows high electron-emitting efficiency and stably works. This electron beam apparatus has an insulating member and a gate formed on a substrate, a recess portion formed in the insulating member, a protruding portion that protrudes from an edge of the recess portion toward the gate and is provided on an end part of a cathode opposing to the gate, which is arranged on the side face of the insulating member; and makes an electric field converge on an end part in the width direction of the protruding portion to make an electron emitted therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeo Tsukamoto, Takuto Moriguchi, Eiji Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8154188
    Abstract: An electron beam apparatus is provided having an electron emitting device which has a simple configuration, exhibits high electron emission efficiency, operates stably, and in which emitted electrons are effectively converged. The electron beam apparatus includes: an insulator having a notch on its surface; a gate positioned on the surface of the insulator; at least one cathode having a protruding portion protruding from an edge of the notch toward the gate, and positioned on the surface of the insulator so that the protruding portion is opposed to the gate; and an anode arranged to be opposed to the protruding portion via the gate, wherein the gate is formed on the surface of the insulator so that at least a part of a region opposed to the cathode is projected outward and recessed portions are provided in which ends of the gate are recessed and interpose the projected region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Suwa, Toshihiko Takeda, Tamayo Hiroki
  • Patent number: 8148685
    Abstract: A transmission electron microscope (TEM) micro-grid includes a base and a plurality of electron transmission portions. The base includes a plurality of first carbon nanotubes and the first carbon nanotubes have a first density. Each electron transmission portions includes a hole defined in the base and a plurality of second carbon nanotubes located in the hole. The second carbon nanotubes have a second density. The second density is less than the first density. The base and the electron transmission portions form the TEM micro-grid for observation of a sample using a TEM microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Beijing FUNATE Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Qian, Li Fan, Liang Liu, Chen Feng, Yu-Quan Wang
  • Patent number: 8143776
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a rear plate including an electron-emitting device; and a luminescent screen including a plurality of light-emitting members, a plurality of anode electrodes positioned so as to overlap the light-emitting members, a partition wall member positioned between the light-emitting members adjacent to each other, a stripe-shaped resistance member electrically connecting the anode electrodes adjacent to each other and being positioned on the partition wall member, and a feeding electrode electrically connecting the resistance member to a power supply, wherein the feeding electrode is, on a mesh-shaped base adjacent to the partition wall member, in contact with the resistance member and a terminal of the power supply circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ginjirou Toyoguchi
  • Patent number: 8129894
    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor is applied to the carbon nanostructure at a preselected temperature for a preselected period of time so that a metallized nanostructure forms about the carbon nanostructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Loucas Tsakalakos, Sung Su Han, John Aibangbee Osaheni, Vanita Mani
  • Patent number: 8120238
    Abstract: A large-area and high-luminance deep ultraviolet light source device is provided under circumstances where the scales of existing mercury lamps used as ultraviolet light sources cannot be reduced and light-emitting diodes of 365 nm or less do not reach the practical level. The deep ultraviolet light source device comprises at least an anode substrate having an ultraviolet phosphor thin film doped with rare-earth metal ions such as gadolinium (Gd) ions and containing with aluminum nitride as the host material, a cathode substrate having a field electron emission material thin film, a spacer for holding the anode substrate and the cathode substrate opposite to each other and maintaining the space between the substrates in a vacuum atmosphere, and a voltage circuit for applying an electric field to the space between the anode substrate and the cathode substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: National University Corporation KOBE University, Yumex, Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Kita
  • Patent number: 8115373
    Abstract: A method and system for treating emissions includes charging particles in an exhaust stream, producing one or more radicals, and oxidizing at least a portion of the charged particles with at least a portion of the produced radicals. At least a portion of the charged particles in the exhaust stream are then attracted on at least one attraction surface which is one of oppositely charged from the charged particles and grounded. The attracted particles are oxidized with another portion of the one or more produced radicals to self regenerate the at least one attraction surface. Downstream from where the attracted particles are oxidized, at least a portion of one or more first compounds in the exhaust stream are converted to one or more second compounds downstream from the attracting. Additionally, at least a portion of any remaining charged particles are oxidized into one or more gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ali Ogut, Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8115207
    Abstract: Provided are a transistor and a method of manufacturing the transistor, and more particularly, a vacuum channel transistor emitting thermal cathode electrons and a method of manufacturing the vacuum channel transistor. The vacuum channel transistor includes: a motherboard; a micro heater member having a thin-film structure formed on the motherboard; a cathode member having a thin-film structure spaced apart from a center part of the micro heater member by a first interval and formed on the micro heater member; a gate member formed on both outer walls of upper parts of the cathode member; and an anode member spaced apart from the cathode member by a second interval through spacers disposed on the gate member, wherein a vacuum electron passing area is interposed between the cathode member and the anode member by the second interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dae Yong Kim, Hyun Tak Kim
  • Patent number: 8110971
    Abstract: A light emitting element of the present invention includes an electrode substrate; a thin-film electrode; and an electron acceleration layer sandwiched between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode. In the electron acceleration layer, as a result of a voltage applied between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode, electrons are accelerated so as to be turned into hot electrons. The hot electrons excite surfaces of the silicon fine particles contained in the electron acceleration layer so that the surfaces of the silicon fine particles emit light. Such a light emitting element of the present invention is a novel light emitting element, which has not been achieved by the conventional techniques. That is, the light emitting element of the present invention is able to (i) be produced by using a silicon material, which is available at low price, through a simple production method, and (ii) efficiently emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirakawa, Yasuo Imura, Ayae Nagaoka, Tadashi Iwamatsu
  • Patent number: 8106576
    Abstract: A pixel tube for field emission display includes a sealed container, three anodes, three phosphor layers, and a cathode. The sealed container has a light permeable portion. The three anodes are located in the sealed container. Each of the three phosphor layers is located corresponding to one of the three anodes. The cathode is spaced from the three anodes and includes three cathode emitters. Each of the three cathode emitters is located corresponding to one of the three phosphor layers and includes a carbon nanotube pipe. One end of the carbon nanotube pipe has a plurality of carbon nanotube peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Shou-Shan Fan