Patents by Inventor Tien-Rong Lu

Tien-Rong Lu 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: 6832941
    Abstract: A surface treatment process for fabricating a panel of an organic light emitting device is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Ritek Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20040251824
    Abstract: A full color display panel with a mirror function comprises an organic light-emitting area, a spectrum-modulation layer, a color-separating layer, a transparent substrate and a semi-reflecting layer. The organic light-emitting area includes a plurality of pixels for emitting white light. The spectrum-modulation layer is doped with a fluorescent material and/or a phosphorescent material in a transparent protecting medium. The color-separating layer includes a light-shielding frame and a plurality of color filters. The light-shielding frame is disposed around the peripheral of the color filters. The transparent substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The color-separating layer is disposed above the first surface of the transparent substrate. The spectrum-modulation layer is disposed above the color-separating layer. The organic light-emitting area is disposed above the spectrum-modulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Chen, Jen-yuan Chiu, Tien Rong Lu, Kuei-Hui Yang
  • Publication number: 20040245921
    Abstract: A full color display panel comprises an organic light-emitting area, a white-light producing layer, a color-separating layer and a transparent substrate. In this case, the organic light-emitting area comprises a plurality of pixels for emitting short wavelength light. The color-separating layer is doped with a fluorescent material and/or a phosphorescent material in a transparent protecting medium. The color-separating layer comprises a light-shielding frame and a plurality of color filters. The light-shielding frame is disposed around the peripheral of the color filters. The color-separating layer is disposed on the transparent substrate. The white-light producing layer is disposed above the color-separating layer. The organic light-emitting area is disposed above the white-light producing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Tien Rong Lu, Chi-Chung Chen, Chi-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: 6814770
    Abstract: A vapor transferring apparatus for purification of organic functional materials is disclosed, which comprises a furnace having at least a furnace gate, furnace walls, and a heater; wherein the furnace gate is mounted on the furnace walls of the heater; at least a glove box having at least a box gate, box walls, and at least one glove; wherein the box gate is mounted on the box walls of the glove box; and a shifting chamber having at least a valve and at least a surrounding wall, locating between and connecting with the furnace gate of the furnace or the box gate of the glove box; wherein the valve is mounted on the surrounding wall of the shifting chamber; wherein the heater, the glove box, and the shifting chamber are hermetical and hollow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Ritdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Rong Lu, Jinna-Shyng Shiue, Jih-Sheng Shiu
  • Patent number: 6812052
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a low temperature polysilicon organic electroluminescent substrate comprises the following steps: providing a substrate; forming an amorphous silicon layer on the substrate; forming a plurality of patterned transistor elements each having a patterned source, a patterned drain and a patterned gate on the amorphous silicon layer by photolithography and ion doping; annealing the patterned transistor element having the patterned source, drain and gate by excimer laser; forming a plurality of patterned stripe second conductive lines connected to the gates on the surface of the substrate; forming a patterned isolation layer on the gate layer, and also forming a plurality of patterned stripe first conductive lines and a patterned first electrode on the substrate; forming at least one organic electroluminescent medium on the first electrode; and forming a second electrode layer on the organic electroluminescent medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: RITdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20040189187
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device is provided. The OEL device includes a substrate, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, an organic functional layer and at least one electrochromic medium layer. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the second electrode layer is disposed over the first electrode layer, and the organic functional layer and the electrochromic medium layer are disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. Accordingly, the electrochromic medium layer is provided as a selective light valve to improve the reflection of the external light, and thus the contrast ratio of the organic electroluminescence display device is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20040159341
    Abstract: A photoresist stripping apparatus and a corresponding method for removing photoresist layers after a patterned polyimide layer is developed. The photoresist-stripping apparatus includes a transporting unit, a stripping unit, a washing unit, a drying unit and a control unit. The transporting unit connects the stripping unit, the washing unit and the drying unit. The control unit is responsible for controlling the transport sequence and timing of the transporting unit. The method of stripping the photoresist layer off the OLED panel includes providing a stripping solution to the stripping unit to remove photoresist layers. The OLED panel is jet-cleaned with a washing solution in the washing unit so that any residual stripping agent is removed. Finally, the surface of the OLED panel is blown dry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Tien-Rong Lu
  • Patent number: 6777256
    Abstract: A method for forming a pixel-defining layer on an OLED panel comprises the following steps: (A) providing a substrate; (B) forming a plurality of first electrodes in parallel stripes on the substrate; (C) coating a layer of non-photosensitive polyimide or polyimide precursor compositions on the substrate; (D) first prebaking said substrate; (E) coating a layer of photoresist compositions on the layer of non-photosensitive polyimide or polyimide precursor compositions; (F) second prebaking the substrate; (G) forming patterns of the photoresist by exposing the substrate to masked radiaion and developing the photoresist; (H) etching the layer of said non-photosensitive polyimide or polyimide precursor compositions to form patterned polyimide or polyimide precursor compositions; (I) releasing or stripping the patterned layer of the photoresist compositions; and (J) baking the substrate with patterned non-photosensitive polyimide or polyimide precursor compositions to form the pixel-defining layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Ritdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Rong Lu, Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20040140760
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent panel having a silver alloy is disclosed, which has a substrate; a plurality of the first electrodes; a plurality of the second electrodes; a plurality of conducting lines containing a silver alloy; a plurality of isolating walls; and a plurality of organic electroluminescent media. The first electrodes are arranged in parallel on the substrate. The organic electroluminescent media are disposed on the first electrodes. The second electrodes are disposed on the organic electroluminescent media. The conducting lines containing the silver alloy connect to the first electrodes or the second electrodes. The silver alloy contained in the conducting lines has 80 to 99.8 mol % of silver; 0.1 to 10 mol % of copper; and 0.1 to 10 mol % of at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of palladium (Pd), magnesium (Mg), gold (Au), platinum (Pt), and the combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Shang-Wei Chen, Tien Wang Huang, Tien-Rong Lu, Hsin Tzu Yao, Chih-Jen Yang
  • Patent number: 6756641
    Abstract: A thin-film-transistor organic electroluminescent device comprises: a substrate; a plurality of stripes of first conductive lines; a plurality of stripes of second conductive lines, intersecting the first conductive lines; a plurality of functional elements located at the intersections of the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines, including a transistor having a drain, a source and a gate; a cathode mounted on the surface of the substrate and connected to the drain; an anode mounted on the cathode; and at least one organic electroluminescent medium sandwiched between the cathode and the anode; wherein the cathode and the first conductive lines are made of the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20040063041
    Abstract: A method of the invention for forming a pixel-defining layer on an OLED panel is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Patent number: 6709532
    Abstract: A photoresist stripping apparatus and a corresponding method for removing photoresist layers after a patterned polyimide layer is developed. The photoresist-stripping apparatus includes a transporting unit, a stripping unit, a washing unit, a drying unit and a control unit. The transporting unit connects the stripping unit, the washing unit and the drying unit. The control unit is responsible for controlling the transport sequence and timing of the transporting unit. The method of stripping the photoresist layer off the OLED panel includes providing a stripping solution to the stripping unit to remove photoresist layers. The OLED panel is jet-cleaned with a washing solution in the washing unit so that any residual stripping agent is removed. Finally, the surface of the OLED panel is blown dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20040041520
    Abstract: A panel for an organic electroluminescent device is disclosed, which has a substrate having a first conducting area, a second conducting area, a third conducting area, and an active area; wherein active area locates between first conducting area and second conducting area; third conducting area locates at one side of active area; first conducting area, second conducting area, third conducting area and active area are integrated together on the surface of substrate; and third conducting area locates adjacent to first conducting area, second conducting area, and active area; a plurality of first conducting lines located in first conducting area on the substrate, a plurality of second conducting lines located in second conducting area on the substrate, and a plurality of third conducting lines located in third conducting area on the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Huei Wu, Tien-Rong Lu, Ching-Te Lin, Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20030228823
    Abstract: A surface treatment process for fabricating a panel of an organic light emitting device is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Ritdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Patent number: 6658762
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transporting substrates in all organic light emitting diode (OLED) process is disclosed, which has a transferring chamber provided for transporting substrates between processing modules and the atmosphere condition therein is able to be adjusted to be the same as the processing module by an atmosphere conditioner unit. According to the present invention, the substrates are not contaminated by moisture and the process operation and the factory layout are more flexible. Moreover, the OLED yield is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Jung-Lung Liu, Chih-Jen Yang, Chih-Ming Kuo, Jih-Yi Wang, Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20030222576
    Abstract: This invention relates to an organic light-emitting display (OLED) device comprising a substrate, a first electrode layer mounted on one side of the substrate, a second electrode layer sandwiched between the substrate and the first electrode layer, at least one organic electroluminescent layer sandwiched between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, a color conversion layer of fluorescent powder sandwiched between the substrate and the second electrode layer, and at least one filter layer sandwiched between the color conversion layer of fluorescent powder and the substrate; wherein the color conversion layer of fluorescent powder converts in a shorter wavelength light emitted by excitation of the organic electroluminescent layer through an electric current into white combination light, and the white combination light is then converted into full color display information through the color filter. Also, the present invention relates to a process for fabricating the OLED device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20030222577
    Abstract: This invention relates to an organic light-emitting display (OLED) device comprising a substrate, a first electrode layer (cathode) mounted on one side of the substrate, a second electrode layer (anode) sandwiched between the substrate and the first electrode layer (cathode), at least one organic electroluminescent layer sandwiched between the first electrode layer (cathode) and the second electrode layer (anode), a color conversion layer of fluorescent powder sandwiched between the substrate and the second electrode layer (anode), and at least one filter layer sandwiched between the color conversion layer of fluorescent powder and the substrate; wherein said organic electroluminescent layer emits light in a wavelength bandwidth of blue light, and said color conversion layer of fluorescent power converts the light emitted from said organic electroluminescent layer into green, red or blue light. Also, the present invention relates to a process for fabricating the OLED device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Patent number: 6657380
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent (OEL) display panel has improved lifetime and better display quality with a reduced amount of residual solvent on the isolating walls of the OEL panel. The organic electroluminescent display panel includes: a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes positioned on the substrate, a plurality of polyimide-isolating walls that are parallel to each other, an organic electroluminescent layer positioned on portions of the first electrodes that are not covered by the polyimide-isolating walls, and a plurality of second electrodes positioned on the organic electroluminescent layer. The cross-section of the polyimide-isolating walls has a reverse-trapezoid shape. The polyimide-isolating walls have electric, thermal and mechanical stability, thereby improving luminescent stability and lifetime of the organic electroluminescent display panel which, in turn, improves the stability and lifetime of the organic electroluminescent display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Ritek Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Patent number: 6653779
    Abstract: A method for forming a pixel-defining layer on an OLED panel comprises the following steps: (A) providing a substrate; (B) forming plurality of electrodes on the substrate; (C) coating a layer of anti-glare compositions comprising non-photosensitive polyimide and light-absorbing pigments or dyes on the substrate; (D) first prebaking the substrate with the layer of the anti-glare compositions; (E) coating a layer of photoresist compositions on the layer of anti-glare compositions; (F) second prebaking the substrate with the anti-glare compositions and the photoresist; (G) forming patterns of the photoresist through exposing the substrate to masked radiation, developing the photoresist on the substrate, etching the layer of the anti-glare compositions and the photoresist at the same time to form patterned layers of the anti-glare polyimide or polyimide precursor compositions and patterned photoresist; and (I) baking the substrate with the patterned anti-glare polyimide or polyimide precursor compositions for cr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20030213506
    Abstract: A photoresist stripping apparatus and a corresponding method for removing photoresist layers after a patterned polyimide layer is developed. The photoresist-stripping apparatus includes a transporting unit, a stripping unit, a washing unit, a drying unit and a control unit. The transporting unit connects the stripping unit, the washing unit and the drying unit. The control unit is responsible for controlling the transport sequence and timing of the transporting unit. The method of stripping the photoresist layer off the OLED panel includes providing a stripping solution to the stripping unit to remove photoresist layers. The OLED panel is jet-cleaned with a washing solution in the washing unit so that any residual stripping agent is removed. Finally, the surface of the OLED panel is blown dry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Tien-Rong Lu