Patents by Inventor Christine Luscombe

Christine Luscombe 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).

  • Patterned deposition using compressed carbon dioxide
    Publication number: 20080069734
    Abstract: A method for the patterned deposition of a material comprises the steps of dissolving or suspending said material in a solvent phase comprising compressed carbon dioxide, and depositing the solution or suspension onto a surface, evaporation of the solvent phase leaving a patterned deposit of said material. This method is particularly suitable for the patterned deposition of polymers and small organic molecules in organic light emitting diodes and organic transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Bushra Al-Duri, Filipe Gaspar, Andrew Holmes, Wilhelm Huck, Gary Leeke, Tiejun Lu, Christine Luscombe, Jonathan Seville, Regina Santos
  • Fabrication of self-assembled dendron monolayers
    Publication number: 20060008678
    Abstract: A dendron (2) comprising a focal point (4) and a plurality of fluorinated end groups (9) is disclosed, including one having a thiol, a silane, a carboxylic acid, a phosphonate or another moiety at the focal point suitable for chemisorption to a substrate (3). A self-assembled monolayer comprising a plurality of dendrons bonded to a substrate and a device comprising the self-assembled monolayer are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICE, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fukushima, Satoshi Nebashi, Masaya Ishida, Wilhelm Huck, Andrew Holmes, Christine Luscombe