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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1996
Theodore S. Fahlen, San Jose, CA (US);
Alfred S. Conte, Hollister, CA (US);
Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Menlo Park, CA (US);
George B. Hopple, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John K. O'Reilly, Campbell, CA (US);
Vasil M. Chakarov, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert L. Marion, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve T. Cho, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert G. Neimeyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Jennifer Y. Sun, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David L. Morris, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher J. Spindt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kollengode S. Narayanan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Candescent Technologies Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A spacer (,or,A/,B) situated between a faceplate structure (,) and a backplate structure (,) of a flat panel display is configured to be self standing. In one implementation, a pair of spacer feet (,or,and,or,) are located over the same face surface, or over opposite face surfaces, of a spacer wall (,) near opposite ends of the wall. An edge electrode (,or,) is located over an edge surface of the spacer adjacent to the faceplate structure or the backplate structure. In another implementation, a spacer clip (,A or,B) clamps opposite face surfaces of a spacer wall (,) largely at one end of the wall.