Patents Assigned to ORTHOGONAL, INC.
  • Publication number: 20210043877
    Abstract: A method of making an OLED device includes providing a first undercut lift-off structure over the device substrate having a first array of bottom electrodes. Next, one or more first organic EL medium layers including at least a first light-emitting layer are deposited over the first undercut lift-off structure and over the first array of bottom electrodes. The first undercut lift-off structure and overlying first organic EL medium layer(s) are removed by treatment with a first lift-off agent comprising a fluorinated solvent to form a first intermediate structure. The process is repeated using a second undercut lift-off structure to deposit one or more second organic EL medium layers over a second array of bottom electrodes. After removal of the second undercut lift-off structure, a common top electrode is provided in electrical contact with the first and second organic EL medium layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew DEFRANCO, Terrence Robert O'TOOLE, Frank Xavier BYRNE, Diane Carol FREEMAN
  • Publication number: 20200013993
    Abstract: A method of making an OLED device includes providing a first undercut lift-off structure over the device substrate having a first array of bottom electrodes. Next, one or more first organic EL medium layers including at least a first light-emitting layer are deposited over the first undercut lift-off structure and over the first array of bottom electrodes. The first undercut lift-off structure and overlying first organic EL medium layer(s) are removed by treatment with a first lift-off agent comprising a fluorinated solvent to form a first intermediate structure. The process is repeated using a second undercut lift-off structure to deposit one or more second organic EL medium layers over a second array of bottom electrodes. After removal of the second undercut lift-off structure, a common top electrode is provided in electrical contact with the first and second organic EL medium layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew DEFRANCO, Terrence Robert O'TOOLE, Frank Xavier BYRNE, Diane Carol FREEMAN
  • Patent number: 10468637
    Abstract: A method of making an OLED device includes providing a first undercut lift-off structure over the device substrate having a first array of bottom electrodes. Next, one or more first organic EL medium layers including at least a first light-emitting layer are deposited over the first undercut lift-off structure and over the first array of bottom electrodes. The first undercut lift-off structure and overlying first organic EL medium layer(s) are removed by treatment with a first lift-off agent comprising a fluorinated solvent to form a first intermediate structure. The process is repeated using a second undercut lift-off structure to deposit one or more second organic EL medium layers over a second array of bottom electrodes. After removal of the second undercut lift-off structure, a common top electrode is provided in electrical contact with the first and second organic EL medium layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew Defranco, Terrence Robert O'Toole, Frank Xavier Byrne, Diane Carol Freeman
  • Patent number: 10289000
    Abstract: A photosensitive composition is disclosed including a fluorinated photo cross-linkable polymer provided in a fluorinated solvent such as a hydrofluoroether. The photo cross-linkable polymer includes a first repeating unit having a fluorine-containing group but not a cinnamate group, and a second repeating unit having a fluorine-containing cinnamate group. The polymer has a total fluorine content in a range of 30 to 60% by weight. The composition can be used to form patterned barrier or dielectric structures over substrates and devices such as organic electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Warren Wright, Douglas Robert Robello, John Andrew Defranco, Diane Carol Freeman, Frank Xavier Byrne
  • Publication number: 20180159089
    Abstract: A method of making an OLED device includes providing a first undercut lift-off structure over the device substrate having a first array of bottom electrodes. Next, one or more first organic EL medium layers including at least a first light-emitting layer are deposited over the first undercut lift-off structure and over the first array of bottom electrodes. The first undercut lift-off structure and overlying first organic EL medium layer(s) are removed by treatment with a first lift-off agent comprising a fluorinated solvent to form a first intermediate structure. The process is repeated using a second undercut lift-off structure to deposit one or more second organic EL medium layers over a second array of bottom electrodes. After removal of the second undercut lift-off structure, a common top electrode is provided in electrical contact with the first and second organic EL medium layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew DEFRANCO, Terrence Robert O'TOOLE, Frank Xavier BYRNE, Diane Carol FREEMAN
  • Patent number: 9991114
    Abstract: A method of patterning a device includes forming a fluorinated photopolymer layer over a device substrate. The photopolymer layer has a lower portion proximate the device substrate and an upper portion distal the device substrate. The fluorinated photopolymer layer includes a radiation-absorbing dye and a fluorinated photopolymer having a solubility-altering reactive group. The photopolymer layer is exposed to patterned radiation to form exposed and unexposed areas in accordance with the patterned radiation and a developed structure is formed by removing unexposed areas using a developing agent that includes a first fluorinated solvent. The lower portion of the exposed area of the photopolymer layer has a dissolution rate in the developing agent that is at least 5 times higher than a dissolution rate for the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Robello, Terrence Robert O'Toole, Frank Xavier Byrne, Diane Carol Freeman, Charles Warren Wright, Sandra Rubsam, Kenneth Nicholas Boblak, Meng Zhao
  • Patent number: 9958778
    Abstract: A photosensitive composition is disclosed including a fluorinated photo cross-linkable polymer provided in a fluorinated solvent such as a hydrofluoroether. The photo cross-linkable polymer includes a first repeating unit having a fluorine-containing group but not a cinnamate group, and a second repeating unit having a fluorine-containing cinnamate group. The polymer has a total fluorine content in a range of 30 to 60% by weight. The composition can be used to form patterned barrier or dielectric structures over substrates and devices such as organic electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Warren Wright, Douglas Robert Robello, John Andrew DeFranco, Diane Carol Freeman, Frank Xavier Byrne
  • Patent number: 9899636
    Abstract: A method of making an OLED device includes providing a first undercut lift-off structure over the device substrate having a first array of bottom electrodes. Next, one or more first organic EL medium layers including at least a first light-emitting layer are deposited over the first undercut lift-off structure and over the first array of bottom electrodes. The first undercut lift-off structure and overlying first organic EL medium layer(s) are removed by treatment with a first lift-off agent comprising a fluorinated solvent to form a first intermediate structure. The process is repeated using a second undercut lift-off structure to deposit one or more second organic EL medium layers over a second array of bottom electrodes. After removal of the second undercut lift-off structure, a common top electrode is provided in electrical contact with the first and second organic EL medium layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew Defranco, Terrence Robert O'Toole, Frank Xavier Byrne, Diane Carol Freeman
  • Publication number: 20170287694
    Abstract: A method of patterning a device includes forming a fluorinated photopolymer layer over a device substrate. The photopolymer layer has a lower portion proximate the device substrate and an upper portion distal the device substrate. The fluorinated photopolymer layer includes a radiation-absorbing dye and a fluorinated photopolymer having a solubility-altering reactive group. The photopolymer layer is exposed to patterned radiation to form exposed and unexposed areas in accordance with the patterned radiation and a developed structure is formed by removing unexposed areas using a developing agent that includes a first fluorinated solvent. The lower portion of the exposed area of the photopolymer layer has a dissolution rate in the developing agent that is at least 5 times higher than a dissolution rate for the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Robert ROBELLO, Terrence Robert O'TOOLE, Frank Xavier BYRNE, Diane Carol FREEMAN
  • Patent number: 9530976
    Abstract: A method of making a structure having a patterned a base layer and useful in the fabrication of optical and electronic devices including bioelectronic devices includes, in one embodiment, the steps of: a) providing a layer of a radiation-sensitive resin; b) exposing the layer of radiation-sensitive resin to patterned radiation to form a base layer precursor having a first pattern of exposed radiation-sensitive resin and a second pattern of unexposed radiation-sensitive resin; c) providing a layer of fluoropolymer in a third pattern over the base layer precursor to form a first intermediate structure; d) treating the first intermediate structure to form a second intermediate structure; and e) selectively removing either the first or second pattern of resin by contacting the second intermediate structure with a resin developing agent, thereby forming the patterned base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Ferro, George Malliaras
  • Patent number: 9335636
    Abstract: A photopolymer layer is formed on an organic device substrate and exposed to patterned radiation. The photopolymer layer includes a photopolymer comprising at least a first repeating unit having an acid-catalyzed, solubility-altering reactive group, wherein the total fluorine content of the photopolymer is less than 30% by weight. The pattern exposed photopolymer is contacted with a developing agent, such as a developing solution, to remove unexposed photopolymer, thereby forming a developed structure having a first pattern of exposed photopolymer covering the substrate and a complementary second pattern of uncovered substrate corresponding to the unexposed photopolymer. The developing agent comprises at least 50% by volume of a hydrofluoroether developing solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew DeFranco, Francis Houlihan, Charles Warren Wright, Diane Carol Freeman, Frank Xavier Byrne, Douglas Robert Robello, Sandra Rubsam, Terrence Robert O'Toole
  • Publication number: 20140322850
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming an organic device having a patterned conductive layer that includes providing a substrate, depositing organic materials over the substrate to form one or more organic layers, coating a photoresist solution over the one or more organic layers to form a photo-patternable layer, wherein the solution includes a fluorinated photoresist material and a first fluorinated solvent, selectively exposing portions of the photo-patternable layer to radiation to form a first pattern of exposed fluorinated photoresist material and a second pattern of unexposed fluorinated photoresist material, exposing the substrate to a second fluorinated solvent to develop the photo-patternable layer, removing the second pattern of unexposed fluorinated photoresist material without removing the first pattern of exposed fluorinated photoresist material, coating one or more conductive layers over the one or more organic layers and removing a portion of the one or more of the conductive laye
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyun Lee, Alexander Zakhidov, John Defranco
  • Publication number: 20140127625
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved solvents and photoresists for the photolithographic patterning of organic electronic devices, systems comprising combinations of these solvents and photoresists, and methods for using these systems of solvents and photoresists to pattern various organic electronic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Defranco, Charles Warren Wright
  • Publication number: 20130236999
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a multi-color OLED device that includes providing a substrate, coating the substrate with a fluorinated photoresist solution to form a first photo-patternable layer and exposing it to produce a first pattern of exposed fluorinated photoresist material and a second pattern of unexposed fluorinated photoresist material, developing the photo-patternable layer with a fluorinated solvent to remove the second pattern of unexposed fluorinated photoresist material without removing the first pattern of exposed fluorinated photoresist material, depositing a first organic light-emitting material over the substrate to form a first organic light-emitting layer for emitting a first color of light and applying the first pattern of exposed fluorinated photoresist material to control the removal of a portion of the first organic light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: ORTHOGONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyun Lee, Alexander Zakhidov, John Defranco