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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Juan C Tonazzi, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph E Kucharczyk, Jr, Tucson, AZ (US);
Anoop Agrawal, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438 69 ; 359265 ; 359272 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for filling a cell cavity positioned between a first substrate and a second substrate with a cell filling liquid. The method entails forming at least one evacuation cavity encompassing at least a portion of an outer surface of each of the first and second substrates of a cell containing a cell cavity and isolating the cell cavity from the evacuation cavity; reducing a pressure in each of the evacuation cavity and the cell cavity; and dispensing the cell filling fluid into the cell cavity.