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Indirect activation of a getter wire in a hermetically sealed field emission display

US6100640A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1998
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2329/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A getter wire formed in a closed configuration in a vacuum sealed package is inductively heated until it evaporates, thereby forming a thin film on the inner walls of the package to getter gas molecules within the sealed package.

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