Imagewise Heating, Element Or Image Receiving Layers Therefor Or Imagewise Vapor And Gas Transfer Process, Element Or Image Receiving Layer Therefor Patents (Class 430/200)
  • Patent number: 11885129
    Abstract: Provided is a ceiling tile coated on at least one surface with an acoustically transparent coating which creates pores at the tile surface and comprises a high Tg polymeric binder, titanium dioxide, and particles selected from the group consisting of void latex particles, hollow glass beads, calcium carbonate, calcium magnesium carbonate, calcined clay and any combination thereof. Compositions for acoustically transparent coatings and methods for making a substrate surface acoustically transparent are provided as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC.
    Inventor: Donghong Li
  • Patent number: 11721786
    Abstract: Micro light-emitting diode displays having color correction films applied thereto and methods of applying color correction films to a display are described. In an example, a method of fabricating a micro light emitting diode display includes applying a color correction film to a flexible transparent backing film. The method also includes placing the flexible transparent backing film over a display with the color correction film facing the display. The method also includes applying a laser to a portion of the flexible transparent backing film to eject a patch of the color correction film onto the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 11527734
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an auxiliary electrode transfer structure and a manufacturing method for a display panel. The auxiliary electrode transfer structure includes a transparent base layer; a light-to-heat transformation layer disposed above the transparent base layer; and an auxiliary electrode disposed above the light-to-heat transformation layer; a laser mechanism configured to form laser, wherein the laser penetrates the transparent base layer to the light-to-heat transformation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chunhsiung Fang
  • Patent number: 11391982
    Abstract: A quantum dot color filter substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The quantum dot color filter substrate includes a substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of first sub-pixel areas, a plurality of second sub-pixel areas, and a plurality of third sub-pixel areas. Material of the plurality of second sub-pixel areas and material of the plurality of third sub-pixel areas are same, and the material of the plurality of second sub-pixel areas and the plurality of third sub-pixel areas is different from material of the plurality of first sub-pixel areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chaoqun Yang, Changchih Huang
  • Patent number: 11355721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising at least one light emitting layer between an anode and a substantially silver cathode, the device further comprising between the cathode and the anode at least one mixed layer comprising (i) at least one substantially covalent electron transport matrix compound comprising at least one polar group selected from phosphine oxide group or diazole group, and (ii) in substantially elemental form, an electropositive element selected from substantially non-radioactive alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, rare earth metals, and transition metals of the fourth period of the Periodic table having proton numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Novaled GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Gölfert, Carsten Rothe, Vygintas Jankus
  • Patent number: 11186669
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition containing a specific polymerizable compound and a fluorosurfactant having, in its molecule, a pentaerythritol skeleton or a dipentaerythritol skeleton. The invention also provides an optically anisotropic body, a retardation film, an antireflective film, and a liquid crystal display device that are produced using the polymerizable composition of the present invention. The present invention is useful because, when an optically anisotropic body is produced by photo-polymerization of the polymerizable composition, three features including the leveling properties of the surface of the optically anisotropic body, offset onto the substrate, and liquid crystal alignment can be improved simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Endo, Toru Ishii, Yasuhiro Kuwana, Kazuaki Hatsusaka, Mika Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11169149
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and devices for measuring samples, such as biological samples, especially those at low abundance, with high sensitivity and at low cost. A sample is disposed on a shrinkable scaffold and the shrinkable scaffold is shrunk, reducing the area where the sample is distributed, so as to effectively concentrate the sample on the surface of the scaffold. In the event that a biological sample is covalently attached to a scaffold having a silica structure, the increase in signal enhancement is also due to optical effects stemming from covalent linkage of the biological sample onto the silica structure of the scaffold. Silica (SiO2) may be deposited onto a surface of a polymer film by functionalizing the surface of the polymer film to bind silica from a sol-gel solution, and coating the film with a sol-gel solution containing silica precursors, wherein solid silica from the sol-gel solution is deposited onto the surface of the polymer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Sophia Lin, Michelle Khine
  • Patent number: 11164914
    Abstract: A display panel includes a display area, and the display area includes a first display area and a second display area; the first display area and the second display area each include light-emitting areas, and the second display area further includes light transmissive areas. The manufacturing method includes forming, on a side of a substrate, a light-to-heat conversion layer covering at least a second display area; forming, on a side of the light-to-heat conversion layer facing away from the substrate, a light-emitting functional layer and a second electrode layer each covering the display area, where portions of the second electrode layer which are located in at least adjacent two light-emitting areas are connected; and removing, in at least part of the plurality of light transmissive areas, the light-to-heat conversion layer and all film layers located on a side of the light-to-heat conversion layer facing away from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guofeng Zhang, Junqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11132808
    Abstract: An OLED display structure, an OLED display device, and a spatial point positioning system and a method thereof are provided. The OLED display structure includes a light emitting layer which has a plurality of pixels, and infrared sub-pixels arranged between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Ding, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Pengpeng Wang, Wei Liu, Huizhong Zhu
  • Patent number: 10832977
    Abstract: The display element manufacturing apparatus has a transporting part, which transports a substrate in a first direction, a first alignment system, which detects fiducial marks, a second alignment system, which is arranged at a prescribed distance from the first alignment system in the first direction and detects fiducial marks, calculating parts, which detect the fiducial marks and calculate the expansion/contraction of the substrate in the first direction or the transport speed of the substrate, and a processing part, which processes a prescribed position of the substrate based on at least one of the expansion/contraction of the substrate in the first direction or the transport speed of the substrate and the fiducial marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohide Hamada, Kei Nara
  • Patent number: 10802398
    Abstract: The direct patterning method includes: providing a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area, which a peripheral circuit having a bonding pad is disposed on the peripheral area; sequentially disposing a metal nanowire layer, a pre-cured film layer and a negative-type photosensitive layer thereon; performing a photolithography step; and curing the pre-cured film layer. The photolithography step includes exposing the negative-type photosensitive layer to define a removal region and a reserved region; and removing the negative-type photosensitive layer, the pre-cured film layer and the metal nanowire layer in the removal region by using a developer, such that a touch sensing electrode is fabricated in the display area and the bonding pad is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Sung Li, Ho-Hsun Chi, Fang Fang, Zheng-Pang Huang, Chien-Hsien Yu, Chih-Min Chen, Shan-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 10737520
    Abstract: There is provided a thermal transfer sheet having satisfactory transferability when a transfer layer is transferred on a transfer receiving article over a wide energy range. A thermal transfer sheet 100 for obtaining a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet includes a substrate 1 and a transfer layer 10 provided on the substrate, wherein the transfer layer 10 has a layered structure in which two or more layers are layered, the transfer layer 10 includes at least a receiving layer 2, the layer located nearest to the substrate 1 of the layers constituting the transfer layer 10 is the receiving layer 2, and the receiving layer 2 contains a cellulosic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Yoneyama, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10480832
    Abstract: The thermoacoustic energy converting element part is provided with a plurality of through holes extending along a direction to penetrate the thermoacoustic energy converting element part to form travelling routes of acoustic waves. The thermoacoustic energy converting element part includes a wall surrounding each of the through holes to extend in an extending direction of the through hole and configured to exchange heat with the fluid. The through hole includes a hole that has a hydraulic diameter of 0.4 mm or smaller, and an open area ratio of the through holes in the thermoacoustic energy converting element part is 60% or higher. Thermal conductivity of the thermoacoustic energy converting element part in fluid atmosphere is 0.4 W/m/K or lower, and heat capacity of the thermoacoustic energy converting element part at 400° C. in the fluid atmosphere is higher than 0.5 J/cc/K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Miyairi, Shinichi Miwa
  • Patent number: 10418595
    Abstract: Devices, structures, materials and methods for vertical light emitting transistors (VLETs) and light emitting displays (LEDs) are provided. In particular, architectures for vertical polymer light emitting transistors (VPLETs) for active matrix organic light emitting displays (AMOLEDs) and AMOLEDs incorporating such VPLETs are described. Porous conductive transparent electrodes (such as from nanowires (NW)) alone or in combination with conjugated light emitting polymers (LEPs) and dielectric materials are utilized in forming organic light emitting transistors (OLETs). Combinations of thin films of ionic gels, LEDs, porous conductive electrodes and relevant substrates and gates are utilized to construct LETs, including singly and doubly gated VPLETs. In addition, printing processes are utilized to deposit layers of one or more of porous conductive electrodes, LEDs, and dielectric materials on various substrates to construct LETs, including singly and doubly gated VPLETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Atom Nanoelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Huaping Li
  • Patent number: 10401731
    Abstract: A post-baking device and post-baking method for forming a black matrix are disclosed, and the post-baking device includes a housing defining an inner accommodation space therein, a plurality of heating elements provided within the housing, and at least one bracket provided in the inner accommodation space. The at least one bracket is configured to bear the substrate formed with the black matrix, and the bracket is rotatable with respect to the plurality of heating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lu Wang
  • Patent number: 10361387
    Abstract: A light emitting layer-forming solid material including at least one host material and at least one light-emitting material, wherein the light emitting layer-forming solid material is used for forming a white light emitting layer having a single layer structure by an evaporation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
    Inventor: Hiroaki Hyuga
  • Patent number: 10201957
    Abstract: A dye receiving sheet includes a substrate and at least one dye receiving layer on one side of the substrate. The dye receiving layer includes: (a) polymers, wherein the polymers include PVC or PVC-VA copolymer or a mixture thereof, and the polymers are in an amount of 60-85 parts by weight based on the total weight of 100 parts by weight of the dye receiving layer; (b) a plasticizer, wherein the plasticizer has a melting point higher than 40° C., and the plasticizer is in an amount of 10-35 parts by weight based on the total weight of 100 parts by weight of the dye receiving layer; and (c) heat stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer is in an amount of 2-8 parts by weight based on the total weight of 100 parts by weight of the dye receiving layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Chien Hwa Coating Technology , Inc.
    Inventors: Tze-Wei Liu, Hsing-Yi Chen, Ying-Kwi Qiu, Kuan-Lun Huang
  • Patent number: 10190207
    Abstract: An evaporation method includes: evaporating evaporation material and forming evaporation material particles towards one or more transfer substrates by means of an evaporation source, so as to form an intermediate material layer on a surface of the transfer substrate; heating the one or more transfer substrates to evaporate the intermediate material layer located on the transfer substrate towards a target substrate, a temperature of the heated transfer substrate being less than a temperature of the evaporation source. There is further disclosed an evaporation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yinan Liang, Lujiang Huangfu
  • Patent number: 9929054
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for the split and separation of a layer of desired thickness of crystalline semiconductor material containing optical, photovoltaic, electronic, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), or optoelectronic devices, from a thicker donor wafer using laser irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventors: Takao Yonehara, Virendra V. Rana, Sean M. Seutter, Mehrdad M. Moslehi, Subramanian Tamilmani
  • Patent number: 9896594
    Abstract: Disclosed is cross-linking process for cross-linking polymeric chains in a coating composition. In one embodiment the process utilizes a Hantzsch dihydropyridine reaction to form reaction products including cross-linking polymeric resin chains having beta-keto ester functions using a source of aldehyde and a source of ammonia or a primary amine to form a permanent dihydropyridine bond between the beta-keto ester functions. The novel cross-linking reaction can occur at lower temperatures compared to typical cross-linking reactions and can occur in aqueous solutions that have a neutral to mildly alkaline pH of from 6 to 11. The novel cross-linking reaction provides many advantages to performing cross-linking of polymeric chains in coating resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Brian D. Bammel, Thomas S. Smith, II
  • Patent number: 9776430
    Abstract: A post-printing treatment for printed media includes a wax suspended in water. Particles of the wax to lie upon at least an inkjet ink image on the printed media to facilitate abrasion resistance of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Swei, Xi Zeng, Tao Chen, Sandeep K Bangaru, Eric L Burch
  • Patent number: 9688088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal transfer film comprising: a base layer; and a light-to-heat conversion layer which is laminated on top of the base layer and includes a first layer laminated on top of the base layer and a second layer laminated on top of the first layer in the thickness direction, wherein light-to-heat conversion materials are more omnipresent in the first layer than the second layer. The present invention also relates to an organic electroluminescent device prepared using said film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hyo Lee, Kyoung Ku Kang, Si Kyun Park, Seong Heun Cho, Sung Han Kim, Se Hyun Park, Eun Su Lee, Jin Hee Choi
  • Patent number: 9620715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal transfer film comprising: a photothermal conversion layer; and a diffusion member formed on the upper surface of said photothermal conversion layer, wherein the diffusion member is a thermal transfer film having about 10% or more of the haze, and also relates to a method for manufacturing same, and to an organic electroluminescent device manufactured using said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Heun Cho, Kyoung Ku Kang, Se Hyun Park, Si Kyun Park, Eun Gon Lee, Hyoung Tae Im, Jung Hyo Lee
  • Patent number: 9604486
    Abstract: Provided is thermally imagable media in which selected areas may be thermally activated to change color. The thermally imagable media includes a substrate having a first and second surface, the first surface supporting a thermally imagable coating, an extender coating, and a top coating such that when activated the thermally imagable coating produces a visible color. The thermally imagable media is activated in a direct thermal printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ZIH Corp.
    Inventors: Gene A. Hofer, Steven Vandercar, David A. Kelly
  • Patent number: 9583709
    Abstract: A mask for forming an organic layer pattern, the mask including a photomask having a first substrate and a reflecting layer on the first substrate; and a donor substrate on the photomask and separated therefrom, the donor substrate including a second substrate and an absorption part on the second substrate, wherein the photomask comprises a reflecting part configured to reflect light incident to the photomask and a light concentrating part configured to concentrate the light and transmit the light to the donor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Sung Bang, Jae Sik Kim, Yeon Hwa Lee, Joon Gu Lee, Ji Young Choung, Jin Baek Choi, Kyu Hwan Hwang, Young Woo Song
  • Patent number: 9543519
    Abstract: Provided are a deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display (OLED) apparatus, which are capable of reducing manufacturing time and manufacturing costs of the OLED apparatus. The method includes: turning a substrate such that a deposition surface of the substrate faces upward; depositing a first deposition layer on a deposition surface of a first donor mask while the deposition surface of the first donor mask faces downward; arranging the first donor mask and the substrate such that the first donor mask is above the substrate while the first deposition layer faces downward and the deposition surface of the substrate faces upward; depositing, on the deposition surface of the substrate, a part of the first deposition layer of the deposition surface of the first donor mask; and turning the substrate such that the deposition surface of the substrate faces downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungsoon Im, Taewook Kang, Duckjung Lee
  • Patent number: 9490658
    Abstract: An apparatus including a charge storage component; and an energy harvesting component wherein the charge storage component and the energy harvesting component are integrated via a common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Di Wei, Piers Andrew, Teuvo Tapani Ryhänen
  • Patent number: 9453146
    Abstract: A cover tape having at least a base material layer, and an adhesive layer that is heat sealed by a resin carrier tape, the cover tape wherein the base material layer has an antistatic layer on a surface thereof that is on the reverse side to the adhesive layer; the antistatic layer contains at least an inorganic antistatic agent and a wax having a particle diameter of 0.2-3.0 ?m; the inorganic antistatic agent is 40%-80% by mass and the wax content is 10%-50% by mass, relative to the total components forming the antistatic layer; and the surface resistivity of the base material layer side is no more than 1013?/? in a 23° C.×30% RH atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuya Sugimoto, Hisatsugu Tokunaga, Tadaaki Hirooka
  • Patent number: 9445017
    Abstract: There are provided a near-infrared cut filter that effectively uses near-infrared absorbing glass and a near-infrared absorbing dye and is excellent in a near-infrared shielding property, and a high-sensitivity solid-state imaging device including the same. A near-infrared cut filter includes: a near-infrared absorbing glass substrate made of CuO-containing fluorophosphate glass or CuO-containing phosphate glass; and a near-infrared absorbing layer containing a near-infrared absorbing dye (A) and a transparent resin (B), on at least one principal surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate, wherein an average value of a transmittance in a 400 nm to 550 nm wavelength range is 80% or more, and an average value of a transmittance in a 650 nm to 720 nm wavelength range is 15% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Teppei Konishi, Hiroyuki Arishima, Kazuhiko Shiono, Hiroki Hotaka, Makoto Hasegawa, Hiroshi Shimoda, Atsushi Komori, Aya Ikoma
  • Patent number: 9444051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a donor substrate and a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device. The donor substrate includes a reflective layer including an opening portion, a light absorption layer covering the opening portion of the reflective layer over the reflective layer, a heat insulating layer including an opening portion in a position overlapped with the opening portion of the reflective layer over the light absorption layer, and a material layer including a light-emitting material covering the opening portion of the heat insulating layer over the heat insulating layer. A target substrate and the donor substrate are disposed to face each other, and an EL layer is formed over the target substrate by performing light irradiation from a rear surface of the donor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Aoyama, Yosuke Sato, Kohei Yokoyama, Rena Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9337427
    Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging device includes a substrate stage configured to support a substrate and a donor film; a beam radiation portion configured to emit a laser beam toward the donor film to image an imaging layer of the donor film on a pixel region on the substrate; an error measurement portion configured to determine a position of the laser beam and a position of the pixel region from the donor film to measure a pattern error; and a stage moving portion configured to move the substrate stage in accordance with the pattern error to correct the pattern error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hong Jeun, Yuna Lee
  • Patent number: 9204535
    Abstract: Provided is a conductive structure body comprising: a substrate; a conductive pattern; and a darkened pattern comprising CuOx (0<x?1), and a method for manufacturing the same. The conductive structure body may prevent reflection due to a conductive pattern without affecting the conductivity of the conductive pattern, and may improve the concealment of the conductive pattern by improving the absorbance of the conductive structure body. Therefore, a display panel with improved visibility may be developed using the conductive structure body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hyong Lim, Sujin Kim, Song Ho Jang, Ki-Hwan Kim, Chung Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 9178157
    Abstract: A donor substrate having a plurality of recesses and isolation structures may be provided. The isolation structures may be defined by the recesses. A first electrode is formed on a first substrate. A pixel defining layer may be formed on the first electrode to define a plurality of pixel regions. The donor substrate may be arranged over the first substrate, and a laser induced thermal imaging process may be performed to form a plurality of light emitting layers in the pixel regions. A second electrode may be formed on the pixel defining layer and the light emitting layers. The organic light emitting layers having minute dimensions may be effectively obtained from the donor substrate. The isolation structures may be formed integrally with the substrate, and thus the donor substrate may be easily recycled after the laser induced thermal imaging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyea-Weon Shin, Sang-Soo Kim, Sang-Hun Park, Young-Mok Son, Young-Il Kim
  • Patent number: 9176270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-diffusing ink composition and to a light guide panel and display unit using same, wherein the light-diffusing ink composition comprises: an ink binder made of one or more selected from a group consisting of acrylic resin and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) copolymer; polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) particles for forming a crystal optical pattern; and a solvent for ink. According to the present invention, light from a light source is converted into a crystal optical pattern and outputted, thus producing aesthetic and sensuous light, and lighting with an aesthetic design can be achieved by means of the light guide panel using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KSCB CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Don Jeoung, Sang-Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 9130194
    Abstract: A donor substrate includes: a support layer; a first light absorption layer disposed on the support layer; a buffer layer disposed on the first absorption layer; a second light absorption layer disposed on the buffer layer; and a transfer layer disposed on the second absorption layer, wherein the buffer layer includes a transparent oxide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Hwa Lee, Kwan-Hyun Cho, Ji-Young Choung, Joon-Gu Lee, Jin-Baek Choi, Hyun-Sung Bang, Young-Woo Song
  • Patent number: 9099664
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a photovoltaic device includes forming an adhesion layer on a substrate, forming a material layer on the adhesion layer and applying release tape to the material layer. The substrate is removed at a weakest interface between the adhesion layer and the substrate by mechanically pulling the release tape to form a transfer substrate including the adhesion layer, the material layer and the release tape. The transfer substrate is transferred to a target substrate to contact the adhesion layer to the target substrate. The transfer substrate includes a material sensitive to formation processes of the transfer substrate such that exposure to the formation processes of the transfer substrate is avoided by the target substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith E. Fogel, Jeehwan Kim, Devendra K. Sadana, Tze-bin Song
  • Patent number: 9063437
    Abstract: A relief printing form is prepared from a photosensitive element in an environment having controlled oxygen concentration during exposure to actinic radiation. An in situ mask is formed on a photosensitive element, the element is exposed to actinic radiation through the in-situ mask in an environment having an inert gas and a concentration of oxygen between 190,000 and 100 ppm, and the exposed element is treated to form the relief printing form having a pattern of raised surface areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Michael Lee Rudolph
  • Patent number: 9061534
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are directed toward donor substrate, method of manufacturing donor substrate, and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display device. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a donor substrate includes a base layer which includes an element region and an encapsulation region surrounding the element region; a transfer assist layer which is disposed on the base layer and includes a first uneven portion disposed on the encapsulation region; and a transfer layer which is disposed on the transfer assist layer. The first uneven portion is formed on a surface of the transfer assist layer which contacts the transfer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Hyun Hwang, Jin-Han Park
  • Patent number: 8975210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a web substrate comprising an activatable colorant and at least one deformed region. A first activated color region is produced in the web substrate upon exposure to a first external stimulus and a second activated color region is produced within the first activated color region upon exposure to a second external stimulus. The second activated color region coincides with the deformed region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Kelyn Anne Arora, John Lee Hammons, Timothy Ian Mullane
  • Patent number: 8975211
    Abstract: A security document precursor including, in order, at least: a) a transparent biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate foil; b) a colorless color forming layer containing at least an infrared absorber, a color forming component and a polymeric binder; and c) a polymeric support; wherein the colorless color forming layer contains at least one component forming a compound having a melting temperature of less than 20° C. upon laser marking the colorless color forming layer with an infrared laser. Methods for securing a security document using the security document precursor are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Waumans, Ingrid Geuens, Paul Callant, Hubertus Van Aert
  • Publication number: 20150004543
    Abstract: A donor film and a thermal imaging method, the film including a base layer; a first light-to-heat conversion layer on the base layer; and a second light-to-heat conversion layer on the first light-to-heat conversion layer and to which an organic material is deposited, wherein the first light-to-heat conversion layer and the second light-to-heat conversion layer respectively absorb light of different wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-Tag LIM, Young-Gil KWON, Sok-Won NOH
  • Patent number: 8921265
    Abstract: A security document precursor including, in order: a) at least one transparent biaxially stretched polyester foil; b) one colorless color forming layer containing at least an infrared absorber, a colorless dye-precursor and a polymeric binder; and c) a polymeric support; wherein the polymeric binder is copolymer including at least 90 wt % of a chlorinated ethylene and 1 wt % to 10 wt % of vinyl acetate both based on the total weight of the binder. Methods for making the security document precursor are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Van Aert, Ingrid Geuens, Paul Callant, Bart Waumans
  • Patent number: 8921266
    Abstract: A method for preparing a color laser marked article comprising the steps of: a) infrared laser marking a security element including a polymeric support and a color forming layer comprising a color forming compound, an infrared dye and a polymeric binder comprising vinyl acetate and at least 85 wt % of vinyl chloride based on the total weight of the binder; and b) exposing the laser marked security element with light having a wavelength higher than 440 nm. The light exposure of step b) hinders the falsification of an issued security document without significant increase of background density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Waumans, Paul Callant
  • Patent number: 8916326
    Abstract: A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a Tg of at least 25° C. and is the outermost layer. The dry image receiving layer has a dry thickness of at least 0.5 ?m and up to and including 5 ?m. It comprises a water-dispersible release agent and a polymer binder matrix that consists essentially of: (1) a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups, and (2) a water-dispersible polyester that has a Tg of 30° C. or less. The water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % and at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1. The thermal image receiver element can be used to prepare thermal dye images after thermal transfer from a thermal donor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc.
    Inventor: Teh-Ming Kung
  • Patent number: 8916018
    Abstract: An apparatus for fabricating an organic light emitting display panel is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes i) a first roll around which a film is wound to be continuously drawn, ii) a second roll arranged to face the first roll and around which the film is continuously wound, iii) a plurality of chambers disposed between the first and second rolls and through which the film passes, and in which laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) is performed on a substrate by forming a transfer layer on the film, and iv) a gate unit installed at least one of the chambers and disposed at at least one of a film inlet and a film output of the chambers that are installed, to maintain a substantially vacuum state in the chambers during passing of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Chul Lee, Jae-Seok Park, Jae-Ha Lim, Jin-Han Park, Dong-Sul Kim
  • Patent number: 8912118
    Abstract: A method of color laser marking an article having a polymeric foil with at least one colorless layer containing an infrared absorber, a polymeric binder and a color forming compound; including the steps of:—laser marking the colorless layer with an infrared laser using a first laser operation mode to generate a blue or cyan color; and—laser marking the same colorless layer with an infrared laser using a second laser operation mode to generate a black color, wherein the first laser operation mode applies less energy to the colorless layer than the second laser operation mode. Also disclosed is an article, such as a security document, including a polymeric foil and a colorless layer containing laser marked graphical data having a blue or cyan color and laser marked information having a black color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Paul Callant, Ingrid Geuens, Bart Waumans, Hubertus Van Aert
  • Patent number: 8895221
    Abstract: A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a Tg of at least 25° C. as the outermost layer. The dry image receiving layer has a dry thickness of at least 0.5 ?m and up to and including 5 ?m. It comprises a polymer binder matrix that consists essentially of: (1) a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups, and (2) a water-dispersible polyester that has a Tg of 30° C. or less. The water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % of the total dry image receiving layer weight and at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1 to and including 20:1. The thermal image receiver element can be used to prepare thermal dye images after thermal transfer from a thermal donor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc.
    Inventors: Teh-Ming Kung, Peter John Ghyzel, John Leonard Muehlbauer
  • Patent number: 8842144
    Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) apparatus and a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device using the LITI apparatus. The method of manufacturing the OLED display device using the LITI apparatus includes arranging an acceptor substrate on a substrate stage; forming a donor film on the acceptor substrate; disposing a patterned mask above the acceptor substrate; irradiating the donor film with a laser beam generated by a laser beam generator through an opening of the mask; and transferring a pattern of the donor film onto the acceptor substrate. The LITI apparatus and the manufacturing method allow a transfer layer of a donor film to be easily transferred onto a substrate by scanning a laser beam without regard to a size of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Won-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 8821963
    Abstract: A first substrate which includes a reflective layer having an opening, a light-absorbing layer, and a material layer formed in contact with the light-absorbing layer over one of surfaces is provided; the surface of the first substrate over which the material layer is formed and a deposition target surface of the second substrate are disposed to face each other; and irradiation with laser light whose repetition rate is greater than or equal to 10 MHz and pulse width is greater than or equal to 100 fs and less than or equal to 10 ns is performed from the other surface side of the first substrate to selectively heat a part of the material layer at a position overlapping with the opening of the reflective layer and deposit the part of the material layer over the deposition target surface of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Tanaka, Takahiro Ibe, Kohei Yokoyama, Hisao Ikeda, Norifumi Takesue
  • Patent number: 8728704
    Abstract: A donor substrate includes a base substrate, a light to heat conversion layer, a buffer layer and a transfer layer. The light to heat conversion layer may be disposed on the base substrate. The buffer layer may be disposed on the light to heat conversion layer. The buffer layer may include at least one porous layer having a plurality of pores. The transfer layer may be disposed on the buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Woo Pyo, Ha-Jin Song, Byeong-Wook Yoo, Hyo-Yeon Kim, Kwan-Hee Lee