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AssigneeFED Corporation
InventorsGary W. Jones, Amalkumar P. Ghosh, Steven M. Zimmerman, Munisamy Anandan
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An integral and internal matrix getter structure for capturing residual gas in a vacuum sealed container is disclosed. The vacuum sealed container may be a flat panel display having a small vacuum gap between two closely spaced panels. The getter structure may be provided on the inside of the walls of the display. In particular, the getter structure may be provided between phosphor groups and/or between field emitter groups on the display panels. The getter structure may be sealed to avoid exposure of the getter material until after a vacuum condition is reached within the display. Activation of the getter structure may be provided by selectively heating the getter structure with a laser or with resistive heating elements underlying the getter structure. Methods of making the getter structure are also disclosed.
In a vacuum sealed field emitter display having a first panel connected to a second panel with a perimeter sealing means and having an internal getter, the improvement comprising:
A field emitter display comprising:
A field emitter display comprising:
A field emitter display comprising:
In a vacuum sealed display having a first panel connected to a second panel with a perimeter sealing means, an internal getter, means for activating said getter provided between active elements of said first or second panel, and a protective layer overlying said getter, a method of activating said getter comprising the step of:
A method of forming a sealed getter layer overlying a flat panel of a display, comprising the steps of:
A method of forming a sealed getter layer overlying one or more transparent regions of a flat panel display substrate, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.