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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
William C. Fritz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Igor L. Maslennikov, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Theodore S. Fahlen, San Jose, CA (US);
George B. Hopple, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christopher J. Curtin, San Jose, CA (US);
Colin D. Stanners, San Jose, CA (US);
Petre H. Vatahov, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher J. Spindt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ronald L. Hansen, San Jose, CA (US);
Candescent Technologies Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a display device such that contaminants within the display device can travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. A getter is disposed in the auxiliary chamber. The getter is adapted to capture the contaminants once the contaminants travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. In other embodiments, the getter is disposed in the border region surrounding the active area of the display.