US5148079A
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Planar type cold cathode with sharp tip ends and manufacturing method therefor
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1991-03-01
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Granted: 1992-09-15
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Expires: 2011-03-01
Abstract
Abstract A planar type cold cathode for generating electron field emission which has a planar cold cathode having triangular convex portions and an anode confronting the triangular convex portions wherein each convex portion has a sharp tip end having a radius of curvature of 0.1 μm or less. Also, a manufacturing method therefor is disclosed. In this method, sharp tip ends of the cold cathode are formed by using a normal etching technique.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Kado
- 👤 Masanori Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J3/00; H01J3/02; H01J3/021; H01J3/022; H01J1/00; H01J1/02; H01J1/30; H01J1/304; H01J1/3042; H01J21/00; H01J21/02; H01J21/06; H01J21/10; H01J21/105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A planar type cold cathode-anode structure for generating electron field emission which includes a planar cold cathode having planar surfaces spaced in the direction of the thickness thereof, and an anode, said cathode and said anode being formed on a substrate of an electrically insulating material so as to confront each other, said substrate having a concavity therein, said cold cathode having substantially triangular convex portions projecting over the edge of said concavity toward said anode, each convex portion of said cathode having two tip ends defined by said planar surfaces and ends of a tip edge extending between said planar surfaces at the apex of the triangular convex portion, at least one tip end of each said convex portion having a radius of curvature of no more than 0.1 μm, and said one tip end of each said convex portion protruding toward said anode farther than the other tip end of each said convex portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A planar type cold cathode-anode structure for generating electron field emission which includes a planar cold cathode having planar surfaces spaced in the direction of the thickness thereof, and an anode, said cathode and said anode being formed on a substrate of an electrically insulating material so as to confront each other, said substrate having a concavity therein, said cold cathode having substantially triangular convex portions projecting over the edge of said concavity toward said anode, each convex portion of said cathode having two tip ends defined by said planar surfaces and ends of a tip edge extending between said planar surfaces at the apex of the triangular convex portion, at least one tip end of each said convex portion having a radius of curvature of no more than 0.1 μm, and said one tip end of each said convex portion protruding toward said anode farther than the other tip end of each said convex portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A planar type cold cathode-anode structure as claimed in claim 1 in which said one tip end is the tip end of each said convex portion on the planar surface of the convex portion which is adjacent to said concavity.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-09-15 | 1996-03-16 | 1996-09-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-09-15 | 2000-03-16 | 2000-09-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-09-15 | 2004-03-16 | 2004-09-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |