Patents Assigned to Nanosys, Inc.
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Patent number: 11605758Abstract: The device according to the invention comprises a nanostructured LED with a first group of nanowires protruding from a first area of a substrate and a contacting means in a second area of the substrate. Each nanowire of the first group of nanowires comprises a p-i-n-junction and a top portion of each nanowire or at least one selection of nanowires is covered with a light-reflecting contact layer. The contacting means of the second area is in electrical contact with the bottom of the nanowires, the light-reflecting contact layer being in electrical contact with the contacting means of the second area via the p-i-n-junction. Thus when a voltage is applied between the contacting means of the second area and the light-reflecting contact layer, light is generated within the nanowire. On top of the light-reflecting contact layer, a first group of contact pads for flip-chip bonding can be provided, distributed and separated to equalize the voltage across the layer to reduce the average serial resistance.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: NANOSYS, INC.Inventors: Steven Konsek, Jonas Ohlsson, Yourii Martynov, Peter Jesper Hanberg
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Patent number: 11594663Abstract: A light emitting device includes a backplane, light emitting diodes (LEDs) attached to a front side of the backplane, and a micro lens array (MLA) located over the LEDs, the MLA containing unit lenses that have a smaller maximum diameter than a maximum lateral widths of the respective LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: NANOSYS, Inc.Inventor: Brian Kim
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Patent number: 11584646Abstract: The present disclosure provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise at least one population of nanostructures, at least one reactive diluent, at least one anaerobic stabilizer, and optionally at least one organic resin. The present disclosure also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Austin Smith, David Olmeijer, Jared Lynch, Minghu Tu, Charles Hotz
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Patent number: 11555149Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides nanostructure compositions comprising (a) at least one organic solvent; (b) at least one population of nanostructures comprising a core and at least one shell, wherein the nanostructures comprise inorganic ligands bound to the surface of the nanostructures; and (c) at least one poly(alkylene oxide) additive. The nanostructure compositions comprising at least one poly(alkylene oxide) additive show improved solubility in organic solvents. And, the nanostructure compositions show increased suitability for use in inkjet printing. The disclosure also provides methods of producing emissive layers using the nanostructure compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Christian Ippen, Donald Zehnder, Ruiqing Ma
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Patent number: 11549058Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides nanostructure compositions comprising (a) at least one population of nanostructures; (b) at least one metal halide bound to the surface of the nanostructures; and (c) at least one metal carboxylate bound to the surface of the nanostructures. The nanostructure compositions have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are methods of preparing the nanostructure compositions. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructure compositions are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Ilan Jen-La Plante, Yeewah Annie Chow, John J. Curley, Wenzhou Guo, Alexander Tu, Chunming Wang
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Publication number: 20230002672Abstract: Disclosed are films comprising Ag, In, Ga, and S (AIGS) nanostructures and at least one ligand bound to the nanostructures. In some embodiment, the AIGS nanostructures have a photon conversion efficiency of greater than 32% and a peak wavelength emission of 480-545 nm. In some embodiments, the nanostructures have an emission spectrum with a FWHM of 24-38 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Ravisubhash TANGIRALA, Jay YAMANAGA, Wenzhou GUO, Christopher SUNDERLAND, Ashenafi Damtew MAMUYE, Chunming WANG, Eunhee HWANG, Nahyoung KIM
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Publication number: 20220415974Abstract: Embodiments of a display device are described. A display device includes first and second sub-pixels. The first sub-pixel includes a first light source having a multi-layer stack and a first substrate configured to support the first light source. The multi-layer stack includes an organic phosphor film or a quantum dot (QD) based phosphor film configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength. The first substrate includes a first control circuitry configured to independently control the first light source. The second sub-pixel includes a second light source and a second substrate configured to support the second light source. The second light source has a microLED or a miniLED configured to emit a second light having a second peak wavelength that is different from the first peak wavelength. The second peak wavelength can be in the blue wavelength region of the visible spectrum. The second substrate includes a second control circuitry configured to independently control the second light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Jesse R. MANDERS, Brian H. BERKELEY
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Publication number: 20220411691Abstract: ROSH compliant mixed quantum dot films are disclosed which, when contained in a film within a display, exhibit high color gamut, high energy efficiency, and a narrow full width at half maximum at individual wavelength emissions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Ernest LEE, ZhongSheng LUO
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Publication number: 20220407025Abstract: Embodiments of a flexible electroluminescent (EL) device are described. An EL device includes a device stack and a flexible substrate configured to support the device stack. The device stack can include a anode and a cathode, a quantum dot (QD) film positioned between the anode and the cathode and configured to produce light having a first peak wavelength. The device stack further includes a patterned insulating layer disposed on the anode and configured to form electrically active regions in the device stack and to control emission of the light from the EL device through the electrically active regions. The EL device further includes an encapsulation layer disposed on the cathode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Donald A. ZEHNDER, Dylan C. HAMILTON, Ruiqing MA, Jesse R. MANDERS
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Patent number: 11506929Abstract: Embodiments of a display device are described. A display device includes a backlight unit having a light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) module. The light source is configured to emit a primary light having a first peak wavelength. The LCD module includes a first sub-pixel having a phosphor film and a second sub-pixel having a non-phosphor film. The phosphor film is configured to receive a first portion of the primary light and to convert the first portion of the primary light to emit a secondary light having a second peak wavelength that is different from the first peak wavelength. The non-phosphor film is configured to receive a second portion of the primary light and to optically modify the second portion of the primary light to emit an optically modified primary light having a third peak wavelength that is different from the first and second peak wavelengths.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Ernest Chung-Wei Lee, Charles Hotz
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Patent number: 11499097Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The invention provides highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-xTex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers. The nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-xTex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers display a low full width at half-maximum and a high quantum yield. The invention also provides methods of producing the nanostructures.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Newmeyer, Christian Ippen, Ruiqing Ma
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Patent number: 11444065Abstract: A light emitting device includes a backplane, an array of light emitting diodes attached to a frontside of the backplane, a positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer, such as a positive photoresist layer, located on the frontside of the backplane and laterally surrounding the array of light emitting diodes, such that sidewalls of the light emitting diodes contacting the positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer have a respective reentrant vertical cross-sectional profile, and at least one common conductive layer located over the positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer and contacting the light emitting diodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: NANOSYS, INC.Inventors: Willibrordus Gerardus Maria Van Den Hoek, Tsun Yin Lau, Cameron Danesh, Fariba Danesh
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Patent number: 11434423Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. More particularly, the invention relates to highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent nanostructures comprising an indium-doped ZnSe core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers. The invention also relates to methods of producing such nanostructures.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Truskier, Christian Ippen, Jesse Manders, Ilan Jen-La Plante
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Publication number: 20220278258Abstract: Illumination devices based on quantum dot technology and methods of making such devices are described. An illumination device includes a substrate having a plurality of microLEDs, a beam splitter, and a film having a plurality of quantum dots. The beam splitter includes a plurality of layers and is disposed between the substrate and the film having the plurality of quantum dots.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.Inventor: Ernest C. Lee
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Patent number: 11428988Abstract: Embodiments of a display device are described. The display device includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) module and a backlight unit designed to emit a primary light in a first wavelength region of an electromagnetic (EM) spectrum. The LCD module includes an array of pixels having at least one pixel with a sub-pixel that includes a layer of luminescent nanostructures and a layer of fluorescent material. The layer of luminescent nanostructures absorbs the primary light and emits a second light in a second wavelength region of the EM spectrum different from the first wavelength region. The layer of fluorescent material absorbs the primary light that has passed through the layer of luminescent nanostructures, and emits a third light in the second wavelength region of the EM spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Ernest C. Lee, Ilan Jen-La Plante
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Patent number: 11430830Abstract: A white LED and a method of repairing a light emitting device including, the method including colored light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit different colors of light and arranged in pixels on a backplane of the device, the method including: determining whether each pixel is a functional pixel or a defective pixel; and repairing the defective pixels by transferring white LEDs to the backplane in each defective pixel.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: NANOSYS, INC.Inventors: Fariba Danesh, Zhen Chen
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Patent number: 11420412Abstract: Light-emitting quantum dot films, quantum dot lighting devices, and quantum dot-based backlight units are provided. Related compositions, components, and methods are also described. Improved quantum dot encapsulation and matrix materials are provided. Quantum dot films with protective barriers are described. High-efficiency, high brightness, and high-color purity quantum dot-based lighting devices are also included, as well as methods for improving efficiency and optical characteristics in quantum dot-based lighting devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Robert S. Dubrow, William P. Freeman, Ernest Lee, Paul Furuta
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Patent number: 11417794Abstract: A growth mask layer is formed over a semiconductor material layer on a substrate. Optionally, a patterned hard mask layer can be formed over the growth mask layer. A nano-imprint lithography (NIL) resist layer is applied, and is imprinted with a pattern of recesses by stamping. The pattern in the NIL resist layer through the growth mask layer to provide a patterned growth mask layer with clusters of openings therein. If a patterned hard mask layer is employed, the patterned hard mask can prevent transfer of the pattern in the area covered by the patterned hard mask layer. Semiconductor material portions, such as nanowires can be formed in a cluster configuration through the clusters of openings in the patterned growth mask layer. Alignment marks can be formed concurrently with formation of semiconductor material portions by employing nano-imprint lithography.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: NANOSYS, INC.Inventors: Zulal Tezcan Ozel, Tsun Lau, Benjamin Leung, Fariba Danesh
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Publication number: 20220250933Abstract: This invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The invention relates to nanoparticles comprising zinc oxide treated with a silane compound. The nanoparticles comprising zinc oxide functionalized with silane compounds show improved stability. And, quantum dot light emitting diodes prepared using nanoparticles comprising zinc oxide functionalized with silane compounds in the electron transport layer show improved per-formance. The invention also relates to methods of producing nanoparticles comprising zinc oxide functionalized with silane compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: NANOSYS, INC.Inventors: Christian IPPEN, Emma Rose DOHNER, Ruiqing MA
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Patent number: 11407940Abstract: Disclosed are films comprising Ag, In, Ga, and S (AIGS) nanostructures and at least one ligand bound to the nanostructures. In some embodiment, the AIGS nanostructures have a photon conversion efficiency of greater than 32% and a peak wavelength emission of 480-545 nm. In some embodiments, the nanostructures have an emission spectrum with a FWHM of 24-38 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.Inventors: Ravisubhash Tangirala, Jay Yamanaga, Wenzhou Guo, Christopher Sunderland, Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Chunming Wang, Eunhee Hwang, Nahyoung Kim