Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Alan Silvernail
Jeffrey Alan Silvernail 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).
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Patent number: 6998648Abstract: Organic electronic device structures are provided, which comprise: (a) a first portion comprising a substrate and an organic electronic device region (e.g., an OLED region) disposed over the substrate; (b) a second portion comprising a cover and a getter region; and (c) a radiation-curable, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed between the first and second portions and adhering the first and second portions to one another. The adhesive layer is disposed over the entire organic electronic device region and over at least a portion of the substrate. Other aspects of the present invention are directed to methods of making the above structures.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventor: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail
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Patent number: 6888307Abstract: An OLED device structure and a method of making the same. The OLED device structure comprises (a) a substrate, (b) an OLED display area comprising one or more active pixels disposed over the substrate, wherein each of the one or more active pixels comprises an anode region, a cathode region and a light-emitting region, (c) a cover over the OLED display area, wherein the cover permits transmission of light from the one or more active pixels and an outer environment, and wherein the cover and the substrate cooperate to restrict transmission of oxygen and water vapor from the outer environment to the OLED display area, and (d) a patterned getter layer disposed between the substrate and the cover, wherein the patterned getter layer is configured so as to substantially avoid obstructing the transmission of light from the one or more pixels. Also disclosed are a flexible OLED device and an organic optoelectronic device structures having related configurations.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2001Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver
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Patent number: 6835950Abstract: An organic electronic device structure, according to a first aspect of the invention, includes: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the organic electronic device; and (d) a barrier layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to a second aspect of the present invention, an organic electronic device structure includes: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a barrier layer disposed over the organic electronic region; (d) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the substrate layer and over the barrier layer; and (e) an additional layer disposed over the adhesive layer. In many preferred embodiments, the organic electronic device region is an OLED region.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2002Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Julia J. Brown, Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Anna Chwang
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Publication number: 20040031977Abstract: An organic electronic device structure and a method of making the same. According to a first aspect of the invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) an adhesive layer disposed over the organic electronic device; and (d) a barrier layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to a second aspect of the present invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a barrier layer disposed over the organic electronic region; (d) an adhesive layer disposed over the substrate layer and over the barrier layer; and (e) an additional layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method for providing an organic electronic device structure of provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Julia J. Brown, Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Anna Chwang, Min-Hao Michael Lu
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Publication number: 20030197197Abstract: An organic electronic device structure and a method of making the same. According to a first aspect of the invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the organic electronic device; and (d) a barrier layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to a second aspect of the present invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a barrier layer disposed over the organic electronic region; (d) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the substrate layer and over the barrier layer; and (e) an additional layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method for providing an organic electronic device structure of provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2002Publication date: October 23, 2003Inventors: Julia J. Brown, Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Anna Chwang
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Patent number: 6624568Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure is provided that comprises the following: (a) a polymer substrate layer; (b) a first barrier region, which comprises two or more planarizing layers and two or more high-density layers, disposed over the polymer substrate layer; (c) a second barrier region, which comprises two or more planarizing layers, two or more high-density layers and at least one layer of an absorbing material that absorbs water, oxygen or both water and oxygen, disposed over the first barrier region; and (d) an organic optoelectronic device, which is selected from an organic light emitting diode, an organic electrochromic display, an organic photovoltaic device and an organic thin film transistor, disposed between the first and second barrier regions. The first and second barrier regions in this structure restrict transmission of water and oxygen from an outer environment to the optoelectronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventor: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail
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Patent number: 6614057Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Kenneth L. Urbanik
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Patent number: 6597111Abstract: Disclosed are protected OLED devices comprising (a) a substrate; (b) an active region positioned on the substrate, wherein the active region comprises an anode layer, a cathode layer and a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer; (c) a composite barrier layer disposed over the active region and/or over a surface of the substrate, the composite barrier layer comprising an alternating series of one or more polymeric planarizing sublayers and one or more high-density sublayers; and, (d) a thin carbon layer disposed between at least one polymeric planarizing sublayer and a region of the OLED device that is selected from the group consisting of the substrate, an adjacent high-density sublayer, and the active region. The composite barrier layer is provided to protect the active region of the OLED device from environmental elements such as oxygen and moisture. The thin carbon layer is provided to improve adhesion between adjacent layers.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2001Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver
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Publication number: 20030117066Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure is provided that comprises the following: (a) a polymer substrate layer; (b) a first barrier region, which comprises two or more planarizing layers and two or more high-density layers, disposed over the polymer substrate layer; (c) a second barrier region, which comprises two or more planarizing layers, two or more high-density layers and at least one layer of an absorbing material that absorbs water, oxygen or both water and oxygen, disposed over the first barrier region; and (d) an organic optoelectronic device, which is selected from an organic light emitting diode, an organic electrochromic display, an organic photovoltaic device and an organic thin film transistor, disposed between the first and second barrier regions. The first and second barrier regions in this structure restrict transmission of water and oxygen from an outer environment to the optoelectronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2001Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventor: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail
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Patent number: 6576351Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure and a method of making the same. The structure comprises: (a) a first barrier region comprising (i) a first composite layer stack and (ii) a second composite layer stack attached to the first composite layer stack, (b) an organic optoelectronic device selected from an organic light emitting diode, an organic electrochromic display, an organic photovoltaic device and an organic thin film transistor; and (c) at least one additional barrier region, wherein the at least one additional barrier region cooperates with the first barrier region to restrict transmission of water and oxygen to the optoelectronic device from an outer environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventor: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail
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Publication number: 20030098647Abstract: Disclosed are protected OLED devices comprising (a) a substrate; (b) an active region positioned on the substrate, wherein the active region comprises an anode layer, a cathode layer and a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer; (c) a composite barrier layer disposed over the active region and/or over a surface of the substrate, the composite barrier layer comprising an alternating series of one or more polymeric planarizing sublayers and one or more high-density sublayers; and, (d) a thin carbon layer disposed between at least one polymeric planarizing sublayer and a region of the OLED device that is selected from the group consisting of the substrate, an adjacent high-density sublayer, and the active region. The composite barrier layer is provided to protect the active region of the OLED device from environmental elements such as oxygen and moisture. The thin carbon layer is provided to improve adhesion between adjacent layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2001Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver
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Patent number: 6537688Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure is provided. The organic optoelectronic device structure comprises: (a) a polymer substrate layer; (a) a first barrier region disposed over a first face of the polymer substrate layer; (c) an organic optoelectronic device disposed over a second face of the polymer substrate layer opposite the first face; (d) a second barrier region disposed over the second face of the polymer substrate layer and over the organic optoelectronic device; and (e) an adhesive region. The adhesive region is disposed between the polymer substrate layer and the second barrier region such that it bonds the polymer substrate layer to the second barrier region. Moreover, the adhesive region encircles the organic optoelectronic device such that the organic optoelectronic device is completely surrounded by the adhesive region, the polymer substrate layer and second barrier region.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2000Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Mark A. Rothman
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Publication number: 20030038590Abstract: An OLED device structure and a method of making the same. The OLED device structure comprises (a) a substrate, (b) an OLED display area comprising one or more active pixels disposed over the substrate, wherein each of the one or more active pixels comprises an anode region, a cathode region and a light-emitting region, (c) a cover over the OLED display area, wherein the cover permits transmission of light from the one or more active pixels and an outer environment, and wherein the cover and the substrate cooperate to restrict transmission of oxygen and water vapor from the outer environment to the OLED display area, and (d) a patterned getter layer disposed between the substrate and the cover, wherein the patterned getter layer is configured so as to substantially avoid obstructing the transmission of light from the one or more pixels. Also disclosed are a flexible OLED device and an organic optoelectronic device structures having related configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2001Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver
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Publication number: 20020125484Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2001Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Kenneth L. Urbanik
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Publication number: 20020113548Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure and a method of making the same. The structure comprises: (a) a first barrier region comprising (i) a first composite layer stack and (ii) a second composite layer stack attached to the first composite layer stack, (b) an organic optoelectronic device selected from an organic light emitting diode, an organic electrochromic display, an organic photovoltaic device and an organic thin film transistor; and (c) at least one additional barrier region, wherein the at least one additional barrier region cooperates with the first barrier region to restrict transmission of water and oxygen to the optoelectronic device from an outer environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventor: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail
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Publication number: 20020068143Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device structure is provided. The organic optoelectronic device structure comprises: (a) a polymer substrate layer; (a) a first barrier region disposed over a first face of the polymer substrate layer; (c) an organic optoelectronic device disposed over a second face of the polymer substrate layer opposite the first face; (d) a second barrier region disposed over the second face of the polymer substrate layer and over the organic optoelectronic device; and (e) an adhesive region. The adhesive region is disposed between the polymer substrate layer and the second barrier region such that it bonds the polymer substrate layer to the second barrier region. Moreover, the adhesive region encircles the organic optoelectronic device such that the organic optoelectronic device is completely surrounded by the adhesive region, the polymer substrate layer and second barrier region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2000Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Mark A. Rothman