Patents by Inventor Michael W. Mattern

Michael W. Mattern 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: 8259095
    Abstract: A method of making a display includes providing a display substrate having a plurality of control electrodes in a display area; locating a plurality of chiplets responsive to a controller to provide current to the control electrodes, each chiplet having a separate substrate, at least one pixel connection pad electrically connected to a control electrode, and one or more test light emitters formed in the chiplet responsive to the current provided on the control electrodes to emit light; controlling the chiplets to pass current through one or more of the test light emitters formed in the chiplet to emit light; detecting the light emitted by the test light emitters to determine faulty chiplets or chiplet interconnections; replacing or repairing the faulty chiplets or chiplet interconnections; and forming an organic light emitting diode over the substrate in the display area connected to the control electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, John W. Hamer, Michael W. Mattern
  • Publication number: 20110043499
    Abstract: A method of making a display includes providing a display substrate having a plurality of control electrodes in a display area; locating a plurality of chiplets responsive to a controller to provide current to the control electrodes, each chiplet having a separate substrate, at least one pixel connection pad electrically connected to a control electrode, and one or more test light emitters formed in the chiplet responsive to the current provided on the control electrodes to emit light; controlling the chiplets to pass current through one or more of the test light emitters formed in the chiplet to emit light; detecting the light emitted by the test light emitters to determine faulty chiplets or chiplet interconnections; replacing or repairing the faulty chiplets or chiplet interconnections; and forming an organic light emitting diode over the substrate in the display area connected to the control electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, John W. Hamer, Michael W. Mattern
  • Patent number: 5166702
    Abstract: A non-impact printhead for use in recording on a recording medium includes a plurality of energizable recording elements such as LED's. Integrated circuit driver chips are provided that include a current mirror having a master circuit for generating a reference current and a plurality of slave circuits for providing respective driver currents to the recording elements selected for energization. A transistor switch is in series with a respective recording element and switchable from one state to another in response to a signal at its control electrode. An enabling circuit operating upon the control electrode switches the transistor switch to allow current to be selectively provided to the recording element for a predetermined period of time. Each of the slave circuits include an additional slave circuit which provides a current path for facilitating changing of the signal at the control electrode from on voltage level to another such as by allowing a capacitive charge at the control electrode to dissipate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael W. Mattern, Jeremy K. Chung, Kenneth D. Kieffer