Patents Assigned to Visible Tech-Knowledgy, Inc.
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Publication number: 20060169787Abstract: The present invention provides for smart and dumb implementations of a stand-alone, remotely updateable, remotely alterable, flexible electronic label. The electronic label provides for displaying information in connection with a mammal, non-mammal, an item or location. The label includes a display assembly having electronic ink disposed on a support, one or more antennas for sending or receiving signals corresponding to one of instructions, programs, data or selected indicia to be displayed by said display assembly, a storage element in circuit with the antenna for storing the instructions, programs, data and indicia, and one or more processors for intelligently determining the indicia to be displayed by the display assembly, for controlling and coordinating operation of the label, and for generating output signals for instructing the display assembly to display the indicia.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Applicant: Visible Tech-knowledgy, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Gelbman
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Publication number: 20050263903Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming an adhesion layer in contact with a first surface of a substrate and a surface of a layer having electrically conductive properties using electrophotographic imaging compound as a mask. The adhesion layer improves the lamination properties of the electrically conductive layer to the substrate. The improved lamination properties to facilitate and increase the reliability and quality of a resulting product having an electronic circuit formed in accordance with the present invention. The method disclosed herein is well suited for use with rigid polymeric substrates and flexible polymeric substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: Visible Tech-knowledgy, Inc.Inventors: Charles Forbes, Alexander Gelbman, Christopher Turner, Helena Gleskova, Sigurd Wagner
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Publication number: 20050205999Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming an adhesion layer in contact with a first surface of a substrate and a surface of a layer having electrically conductive properties using electrophotographic imaging compound as a mask. The adhesion layer improves the lamination properties of the electrically conductive layer to the substrate. The improved lamination properties to facilitate and increase the reliability and quality of a resulting product having an electronic circuit formed in accordance with the present invention. The method disclosed herein is well suited for use with rigid polymeric substrates and flexible polymeric substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: Visible Tech-knowledgy, Inc.Inventors: Charles Forbes, Alexander Gelbman, Christopher Turner, Helena Gleskova, Sigurd Wagner
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Patent number: 6924781Abstract: The present invention provides for smart and dumb implementations of a stand-alone, remotely updateable, remotely alterable, flexible electronic label. The electronic label provides for displaying information in connection with a mammal, non-mammal, an item or location. The label includes a display assembly having electronic ink disposed on a support, one or more antennas for sending or receiving signals corresponding to one of instructions, programs, data or selected indicia to be displayed by said display assembly, a storage element in circuit with the antenna for storing the instructions, programs, data and indicia, and one or more processors for intelligently determining the indicia to be displayed by the display assembly, for controlling and coordinating operation of the label, and for generating output signals for instructing the display assembly to display the indicia.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1999Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Visible Tech-knowledgy, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Gelbman
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Patent number: 6885032Abstract: A thin film transistor array fabricated on a polyimide substrate forms a backplane for an electronic display. The thin film transistor array incorporates gate electrodes, a gate insulating layer, semiconducting channel layers deposited on top of the gate insulating layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a contact layer beneath each of the source and drain electrodes and in contact with at least the channel layer. An insulating encapsulation layer is positioned on the channel layer. The layers are deposited onto the polyimide substrate using PECVD and etched using photolithography to form the backplane.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Visible Tech-Knowledgy, Inc.Inventors: Charles Forbes, Alexander Gelbman, Helena Gleskova, Christopher Turner, Sigurd Wagner
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Patent number: 6753830Abstract: The present invention provides for smart and dumb implementations of a stand-alone, remotely updateable, remotely alterable, flexible electronic label. The electronic label provides for displaying information in connection with a mammal, non-mammal, an item or location. The label includes a display assembly having electronic ink disposed on a support, one or more antennas for sending or receiving signals corresponding to one of instructions, programs, data or selected indicia to be displayed by said display assembly, a storage element in circuit with the antenna for storing the instructions, programs, data and indicia, and one or more processors for intelligently determining the indicia to be displayed by the display assembly, for controlling and coordinating operation of the label, and for generating output signals for instructing the display assembly to display the indicia.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Visible Tech-knowledgy, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Gelbman
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Publication number: 20030134460Abstract: A thin film transistor array fabricated on a polyimide substrate forms a backplane for an electronic display. The thin film transistor array incorporates gate electrodes, a gate insulating layer, semiconducting channel layers deposited on top of the gate insulating layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a contact layer beneath each of the source and drain electrodes and in contact with at least the channel layer. An insulating encapsulation layer is positioned on the channel layer. The layers are deposited onto the polyimide substrate using PECVD and etched using photolithography to form the backplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Applicant: Visible Tech-Knowledgy, Inc.Inventors: Charles Forbes , Alexander Gelbman , Helena Gleskova , Christopher Turner , Sigurd Wagner