Claims
- 1. A method of creating a uniform specific gap between fibers in an electronic display comprising the steps of:
a) adding a material between said fibers to maintain a specific gap between said fiber; b) holding said fibers rigidly in place; and c) removing said material between said fibers.
- 2. A method of creating a uniform gap of claim 1, wherein removing said material is selected from a group consisting of:
a) mechanically pulling said material out from between said fibers; b) chemically removing said material from between said fibers; and c) thermally removing said material from between said fibers.
- 3. A method of fabricating fiber for an electronic display comprising the steps of:
a) drawing fiber from a preform; and b) placing shape holding tool into the draw region to hold the shape of said preform/fiber during the draw process.
- 4. A method of fabricating fiber for field emission display where a sacrificial part of the fiber is used to hold the shape of the fiber during the fiber draw process an is subsequently removed using one of the follow processes:
a) chemically removed using a lost glass process; b) mechanically removed using a reaming tool; and c) mechanically removed using a sacrificial wire and tearing said wire from said fiber.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional patent application of copending application Ser. No. 09/797,383, filed Mar. 1, 2001, entitled “FIBER-BASED FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY”. The aforementioned application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] Copending application Ser. No. 09/797,383 claims an invention which was disclosed in Provisional Application No. 60/186,024, filed Mar. 1, 2000, entitled “FIBER-BASED FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY”. The benefit under 35 USC §119(e) of the United States provisional application is hereby claimed, and the aforementioned application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
|
60186024 |
Mar 2000 |
US |
Divisions (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09797383 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
Child |
10300528 |
Nov 2002 |
US |