Patent ID: 8053258

Claim:
A sealing process comprising: (a) depositing on a substrate comprising carbon nanotubes as emitter elements a bead or patterned layer of a composition of matter comprising, in admixture, (i) glass frit, (ii) a solvent, and (iii) an organic vehicle selected from one or more members of the group consisting of a polystyrene, a polyolefin, a polyacrylate, a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyol, a polyether, a polyacetal and a polyamide; wherein the organic vehicle has a molecular weight in the range of about 200 to about 1000, (b) volatilizing the solvent and/or organic vehicle, and (c) firing the bead or patterned layer in the range of 360° C. to 480° C. to sinter the glass frit and create a hermetic seal.