Abstract:
A clamp (11) for holding a flexible sheet (12) on a rotary carrier (10) tightens the grip on, and pulls, the sheet upon rotation of the carrier, as a result of centrifugal forces generated on two weights (28, 29) attached to two cooperating arms (21, 22) within the clamp. The magnitude of the grip-tightening force is dependent upon the mass of a grip-tightening weight (28) attached to the clamp. The magnitude of the sheet-pulling force is dependent upon the mass of a sheet-pulling weight (29) attached to the clamp. The clamp faces (18, 19) are mounted (23) for concurrent movement along the periphery of the carrier to prevent tearing or other damage to the sheet when it is pulled as the carrier is rotated.
Abstract:
A method for making a transistor having base, collector, and emitter regions, where the impurity doping profile of the intrinsic (32) and extrinsic (22) base regions can closely approximate that which is ideal for the transistor. The extrinsic (22) and intrinsic (32) base regions are formed in separate steps, where the extrinsic base region (22) is formed first, followed by formation of the intrinsic base region (32). The portion of the extrinsic base region located over the area where the intrinsic base region is to be formed is removed, leaving an opening (26) through which both the emitter (30) and the intrinsic base regions (32) are formed. Thus, the effect of the step in which the extrinsic base region is formed is removed prior to formation of the intrinsic base region. Furthermore, the extrinsic base region is protected during formation of the intrinsic base region. This technique can be applied to processes using either ion implantation or diffusion to form the emitter and base regions of the transistor.
Abstract:
A gas discharge display panel (10) may be used for display purposes despite the presence of open conductors (15a and 15b) in the panel. Four termination areas (26, 27, 28, and 29), each including a plurality of repair pads (21, 22, 23 and 24) are provided, one at each end of each of the two conductor arrays (14 and 15) in the panel. One end of each conductor in each array is connected to a respective repair pad in the adjacent termination area. A repair cable (30) having a plurality of conductors (43) runs from the termination area at one end of a conductor array to the termination area at the other end of the array. To repair an open, opposite ends (32a, 32b, 46 and 48) of a respective repair cable conductor are connected to the open conductor's repair pads (21a and 22a). By virtue of the connection of the opposite ends of a repair cable conductor (43a) to the open conductor's repair pads (21a and 22a), both ends of the open conductor (15a) are electrically connected. When an open conductor is energized (19) at one end (17a), the entire body of the open conductor is at the same electrical potential despite the presence of the open. In a preferred embodiment, the repair cable comprises a plurality of conductors (43) partially embedded in a thermosetting adhesive (42).