公开(公告)号：DE948802T1

公开(公告)日：2000-06-08

申请号：DE97953116

申请日：1997-12-18

Applicant: CANDESCENT TECH CORP

Inventor： FAHLEN THEODORE ,  CONTE ALFRED ,  DUBOC ROBERT ,  HOPPLE GEORGE ,  O'REILLY JOHN ,  CHAKAROV VASIL ,  MARION ROBERT ,  CHO STEVEN ,  NEIMEYER ROBERT ,  SUN JENNIFER ,  MORRIS DAVID ,  SPINDT CHRISTOPHER ,  NARAYANAN KOLLENGODE

IPC: H01J9/24 ,  H01J9/18 ,  H01J29/02 ,  H01J29/46 ,  H01J29/86 ,  H01J29/87 ,  H01J31/00 ,  H01J31/12

Abstract: A spacer structure for location between a faceplate structure and a backplate structure of a flat panel display so as to resist external forces exerted on the flat panel display, the spacer structure comprising: a spacer wall having (a) a first edge surface for location adjacent a selected one of the faceplate and backplate structures, (b) a second edge surface opposite the first edge surface for location adjacent the remaining one of the faceplate and backplate structures, (c) a first face surface extending between the face surface opposite extending between the edge surfaces, (d) a second the first face surface and edge surfaces, (e) a first end, and (f) a second end distal from the first end; a first spacer clip which clamps the face surfaces largely at the first end of the spacer wall; and a second spacer clip which clamps the face surfaces largely at the second end of the spacer wall.

公开(公告)号：DE944912T1

公开(公告)日：2000-05-04

申请号：DE97950630

申请日：1997-11-26

Applicant: CANDESCENT TECH CORP

Inventor： FAHLEN THEODORE ,  LUDWIG PAUL ,  SCHMID ANTHONY ,  PRESSLEY ROBERT ,  CHO STEVEN ,  CONTE ALFRED ,  COOPER ANTHONY ,  POTHOVEN FLOYD

IPC: G09F9/00 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H01J9/24 ,  H01J9/26 ,  H01J31/12

Abstract: A method comprising the steps of: positioning a sealing area of one body near a matching sealing area of another body such that a gap at least partially separates the two sealing areas; initially transferring energy locally to material of a specified one of the bodies along part of the gap while the bodies are in a non-vacuum environment to cause material of the bodies to bridge that part of the gap and partially seal the bodies together along the sealing areas; and subsequently transferring energy locally to material of the specified body along the remainder of the gap while the bodies are in a vacuum environment to cause material of the bodies to bridge the remainder of the gap and complete sealing of the bodies together along the sealing areas.

公开(公告)号：DE958589T1

公开(公告)日：2000-08-17

申请号：DE97949479

申请日：1997-11-26

Applicant: CANDESCENT TECH CORP

Inventor： MASLENNIKOV IGOR ,  CURTIN CHRISTOPHER ,  CHO STEVEN ,  CONTE ALFRED ,  POTHOVEN FLOYD ,  COOPER ANTHONY

IPC: B01J19/12 ,  H01J9/385 ,  H01J9/39 ,  H01J17/24 ,  H01J29/46 ,  H01J29/94 ,  H01J31/12

Abstract: A flat-panel device comprising: a main compartment (70) formed with a first plate structure (40), a second plate structure (42), and a generally annular outer wall (44) that extends between the plate structures; an auxiliary compartment (72) situated outside the main compartment (70), the auxiliary compartment (72) formed with an auxiliary wall (76) that contacts the first plate structure (40) outside the main compartment (70), extends away from the first plate structure (40) and main compartment (70), bends back towards the second plate structure (42), and contacts the second plate structure (42) outside the main compartment (70), the auxiliary compartment (72) connected pressure-wise to the main compartment (70) so that the two compartments reach largely equal steady-state compartment pressures; a getter (74) situated in the auxiliary compartment (72); and control circuitry situated over the first plate structure (40) outside the compartments, the auxiliary wall (76) not extending significantly further away from the first plate structure (40) than the control circuitry.