Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Williams, Joseph (Department: 2879)

Electric lamp and discharge devices

With luminescent solid or liquid material

Vacuum-type tube

C313S497000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07005797

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus comprises first and second substrates, a support frame arranged between the first and second substrates, and surrounding a space between the first and second substrates, electron emitting devices arranged on the first substrate facing the space, and an image forming member arranged on the second substrate. A spacer is disposed in the space between the first and second substrates, and a conductive film is arranged on the second substrate to surround the image forming member. The conductive film is supplied with a potential lower than that applied to the image forming member, and the spacer has a length greater than that of the image forming member. Each longitudinal end of the spacer is arranged between the inner periphery of the support frame and a respective plane through which a corresponding end of the conductive film extends perpendicularly to a principal surface of the second substrate.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5532548 (1996-07-01), Spindt et al.
patent: 5770918 (1998-06-01), Kawate et al.
patent: 5789857 (1998-08-01), Yamaura et al.
patent: 5903108 (1999-05-01), Mougin et al.
patent: 5945969 (1999-08-01), Westphal
patent: 6046539 (2000-04-01), Haven et al.
patent: 6053791 (2000-04-01), Fujii et al.
patent: 6114804 (2000-09-01), Kawase et al.
patent: 6144153 (2000-11-01), Nakatani
patent: 6278066 (2001-08-01), Fahlen et al.
patent: 6441544 (2002-08-01), Ando et al.
patent: 6534911 (2003-03-01), Ando
patent: 0 865 069 (1998-09-01), None
patent: 0 866 490 (1998-09-01), None
patent: 1-241742 (1989-09-01), None
patent: 4-94038 (1992-03-01), None
patent: 4-98744 (1992-03-01), None
patent: 04-163833 (1992-06-01), None
patent: 4-284340 (1992-10-01), None
patent: 98/28774 (1998-07-01), None
patent: 99/03126 (1999-01-01), None
M. Hartwell et al.; “Strong Electron Emission From Patterned Tin-Indium Oxide Thin Films”; International Electron Devices Meeting; 1975, pp. 519-521.
G. Dittmer; “Electrical Conduction and Electron Emission of Discontinuous Thin Films”; Thin Solid Films; 1972, pp. 317-328.
C. A. Mead; “Operation of Tunnel-Emission Devices”; Journal of Applied Physics; vol. 32, Jan.-Dec. 1961, pp. 646-652.
W.P. Dyke et al.; “Field Emission”; Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics; vol. VIII, 1956, pp. 89-185.
C.A. Spindt et al.; “Physical Properties of Thin-Film Field Emission Cathodes with Molybdenum Cones”; Journal of Applied Physics; vol. 47, No. 12, Dec. 1976, pp. 5248-5263.
H. Araki et al.; “Electroforming and Electron Emission of Carbon Thin Films”; J. Vac. Soc. Japan, 26 (1983), pp. 22-29; (with English Abstracts on p. 22).
M.L. Elinson et al.; “The Emission of Hot Electrons and the Field Emission of Electrons from Tin Oxide”; Radio Engineering and Electronic Physics; Jul. 1965, pp. 1290-1296.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Image forming apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Image forming apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Image forming apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3706610