Patents by Inventor Donal Bradley

Donal Bradley 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).

  • Method of depositing organic layers onto a substrate
    Patent number: 8878162
    Abstract: A method for depositing one or more organic layers onto a substrate, which includes: transferring the one or more layers from a depositing surface of a stamp to the substrate by bringing the layer coated depositing surface of the stamp into contact with the substrate, and the use of either or both of the steps of: (i) contacting the polymer with a plasticizer; and (ii) heating the substrate and/or stamp, in order to create favorable conditions for conformal contact and uniform layer transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Imperial Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Donal Bradley, Lichun Chen, Patrick Dagenaar
  • Method of patterning a thin film
    Patent number: 8828649
    Abstract: A method of patterning a thin film, comprising: depositing an intermediate, radiation sensitive, layer on a substrate; depositing the thin film on the intermediate layer, before or after deposition of the thin film: exposing the intermediate layer to patterned radiation in order to initiate a chemical reaction therein; and removing patterned radiation-defined parts of the intermediate layer and corresponding thin film, to leave patterned thin film and patterned intermediate layer on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Imperial Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Donal Bradley, John De Mello, Jingsong Huang
  • Deposition of Organic Layers
    Publication number: 20100219401
    Abstract: A method for depositing one or more organic layers onto a substrate, which includes: transferring the one or more layers from a depositing surface of a stamp to the substrate by bringing the layer coated depositing surface of the stamp into contact with the substrate, and the use of either or both of the steps of: (i) contacting the polymer with a plasticizer; and (ii) heating the substrate and/or stamp, in order to create favorable conditions for conformal contact and uniform layer transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Donal Bradley, Lichun Chen, Patrick Dagenaar
  • Microfluidic Device
    Publication number: 20080277606
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microfluidic device comprising a zone for receiving a sample, an excitation source and a detector, wherein a portion of the zone allows transmission of energy at a required wavelength range and prevents transmission of energy at all other wavelengths and uses of the device in disposable on-chip fluorescent detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: MOLECULAR VISION LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuhua Wang, Oliver Hofmann, John De Mello, Andrew De Mello, Donal Bradley
  • Method of Patterning a Thin Film
    Publication number: 20080278068
    Abstract: A method of patterning a thin film, comprising: depositing an intermediate, radiation sensitive, layer on a substrate; depositing the thin film on the intermediate layer, before or after deposition of the thin film: exposing the intermediate layer to patterned radiation in order to initiate a chemical reaction therein; and removing patterned radiation-defined parts of the intermediate layer and corresponding thin film, to leave patterned thin film and patterned intermediate layer on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jingsong Huang, John De Mello, Donal Bradley
  • Optical detection system including semiconductor element
    Patent number: 6995348
    Abstract: A microfabricated detection system, comprising: a substrate chip; a chamber defined by the substrate chip to which a fluid sample is in use delivered; and at least one detector comprising at least one light-emitting diode including an organic semi-conductor element for emitting light into the chamber and at least one photocell including an organic semiconductor element for receiving light from the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Molecular Vision Limited
    Inventors: Donal Bradley, John De Mello, Andrew De Malio
  • Detection system
    Publication number: 20040065806
    Abstract: A microfabricated detection system, comprising: a substrate chip; a chamber defined by the substrate chip to which a fluid sample is in use delivered; and at least one detector comprising at least one light-emitting diode including an organic semi-conductor element for emitting light into the chamber and at least one photocell including an organic semiconductor element for receiving light from the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Donal Bradley, John De Mello, Andrew De Malio