Patents by Inventor Alec Gunner

Alec Gunner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7326653
    Abstract: A method for preparing an organic electronic or optoelectronic device is described. The method comprises depositing a layer of fluorinated polymer on a substrate, patterning the layer of fluorinated polymer to form a relief pattern and depositing from solution a layer of organic semiconductive or conductive material on the substrate. The fluorinated polymer may be a fluorinated photoresist and may be treated by exposure to ultraviolet light and ozone prior to the deposition of the layer of organic semiconductive or conductive material. The method has particular application in the preparation of organic light emitting devices by ink-jet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Alec Gunner, Martin Cacheiro
  • Publication number: 20060050032
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to display driver circuits for electro-optic displays, and more particularly relates to circuits and methods for reducing the re-emission of absorbed light, for example to increase the colour gamut of organic light emitting diode displays. A driver for a display comprising a plurality of light emitting diode display elements, the driver comprising addressing circuitry to address said display elements, a first driver to cooperate with said address circuitry to provide a forward drive to at least one of said display elements to illuminate the display element, and a second driver to provide a reverse bias drive to others of said display elements at the same time as said at least one display element is illuminated to reduce a level of photoluminescence from said others of said display elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Alec Gunner, Euan Smith, Jonathan Halls
  • Publication number: 20050236968
    Abstract: Provided is a display device comprising: (a) a substrate; (b) a first electrode formed on the substrate; (c) a plurality of banks situated between pixel areas; (d) a light emissive layer formed on the pixel areas; and (e) a second electrode formed on the light emissive layer; wherein the banks are arranged in a zigzag pattern. Also provided is a method for producing a display device, which method comprises: (a) depositing a first electrode on a substrate, (b) depositing a plurality of banks on the substrate; (c) depositing a light emissive layer on a plurality of pixel areas; (d) depositing a second electrode on the light emissive layer, wherein the banks are deposited in a zigzag pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Alec Gunner, Euan Smith
  • Publication number: 20050196969
    Abstract: A method for preparing an organic electronic or optoelectronic device is described. The method comprises depositing a layer of fluorinated polymer on a substrate, patterning the layer of fluorinated polymer to form a relief pattern and depositing from solution a layer of organic semiconductive or conductive material on the substrate. The fluorinated polymer may be a fluorinated photoresist and may be treated by exposure to ultraviolet light and ozone prior to the deposition of the layer of organic semiconductive or conductive material. The method has particular application in the preparation of organic light emitting devices by ink-jet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Alec Gunner, Martin Cacheiro
  • Publication number: 20050001540
    Abstract: An opto-electrical device comprising an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an opto-electrically active region located between the electrodes, the cathode electrode including a first layer comprising a material having a work function below 3.5 eV, a second layer of a different composition from the first layer, comprising another material having a work function below 3.5 eV, the second layer being further from the opto-electrically active region than the first layer, and a third layer comprising a material having a work function above 3.5 eV, the third layer being further from the opto-electrically active region than the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Jeremy Burroughes, Julian Carter, Alec Gunner, Stephen Heeks, Ian Millard