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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard LaPeruta, Jr., Lititz, PA (US);
Edward Richard Garrity, Jr., Lancaster, PA (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing S. A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 2/907 ; H01J 0/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 2/907 ; H01J 0/900 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus of maintaining spacing between tension mask strands in a tension mask. The method includes providing a tension mask with strands connecting therebetween and attaching a set of barrier ridge elements to a first side of the strands. Next, the tension mask is tensioned and affixed to a mask frame to form a mask frame assembly.