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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W Geis, Acton, MA (US);
John M Macaulay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan C Twichell, Acton, MA (US);
Assignees:
Silicon Video Corp., Cupertino, CA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3133 / ; 313310 ; 257 77 ; 257 11 ;
Abstract
A cathode structure contains electronegative atoms (22), which consist of oxygen and/or fluorine, chemically bonded to a carbon-containing cathode (10). Atoms (24R) of electropositive metal are chemically bonded to the electronegative atoms. The combination of the electropositive metal atoms and the electronegative atoms enhances the electron emissivity by reducing the work function.