Patents by Inventor Anna Chwang

Anna Chwang 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: 7179543
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to multi-layer organic devices having improved stability, wherein at least one layer of the device comprises a host material that is morphologically unstable and a dopant material that provides improved morphological properties to the layer. The layer may be incorporated into, for example, OLEDs, organic phototransistors, organic photovoltaic cells, and organic photodetectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignees: The Trustees of Princeton University, Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Brian Wendell D'Andrade, Anna Chwang
  • Publication number: 20050269943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to structures and components for protecting organic light emitting diodes from environmental elements such as moisture and oxygen. According to a first aspect of the invention, top-emitting, high-resolution, OLED structures are provided which include a metal foil substrate; a planarization layer disposed over the metal foil substrate; an OLED stack (which includes lower and upper electrodes as well as an organic region disposed between the electrodes) disposed over the planarization layer; and a multilayer barrier region disposed over the OLED stack. A second aspect of the invention is directed to flexible, top emitting OLED structures which include the following: thin substrate region (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Anna Chwang, Jeffrey Silvernail
  • Publication number: 20050074629
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to multi-layer organic devices having improved stability, wherein at least one layer of the device comprises a host material that is morphologically unstable and a dopant material that provides improved morphological properties to the layer. The layer may be incorporated into, for example, OLEDs, organic phototransistors, organic photovoltaic cells, and organic photodetectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Forrest, Brian D'Andrade, Anna Chwang
  • Publication number: 20050023974
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate; (b) a first electrode disposed over the substrate; (c) a polymeric layer comprising a conductive polymer disposed over the first electrode; (d) an organic layer consisting essentially of small molecule material disposed over and in direct contact with said polymeric layer; (e) a second electrode disposed over the organic layer; and (f) a thin film encapsulation region disposed over the second electrode. An organic light emitting device is also provided, which comprises: (a) a polymer layer comprising a hole injecting conductive polymer and (b) a small molecule layer comprising an emissive small molecule material. In certain embodiments, the small molecule layer further comprises a small molecule hole injection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Anna Chwang, Michael Hack
  • Patent number: 6835950
    Abstract: An organic electronic device structure, according to a first aspect of the invention, includes: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the organic electronic device; and (d) a barrier layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to a second aspect of the present invention, an organic electronic device structure includes: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a barrier layer disposed over the organic electronic region; (d) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the substrate layer and over the barrier layer; and (e) an additional layer disposed over the adhesive layer. In many preferred embodiments, the organic electronic device region is an OLED region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Julia J. Brown, Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Anna Chwang
  • Publication number: 20040031977
    Abstract: An organic electronic device structure and a method of making the same. According to a first aspect of the invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) an adhesive layer disposed over the organic electronic device; and (d) a barrier layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to a second aspect of the present invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a barrier layer disposed over the organic electronic region; (d) an adhesive layer disposed over the substrate layer and over the barrier layer; and (e) an additional layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method for providing an organic electronic device structure of provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Julia J. Brown, Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Anna Chwang, Min-Hao Michael Lu
  • Publication number: 20030197197
    Abstract: An organic electronic device structure and a method of making the same. According to a first aspect of the invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the organic electronic device; and (d) a barrier layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to a second aspect of the present invention, an organic electronic device structure is provided, which comprises: (a) a substrate layer; (b) an organic electronic region disposed over the substrate layer; (c) a barrier layer disposed over the organic electronic region; (d) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed over the substrate layer and over the barrier layer; and (e) an additional layer disposed over the adhesive layer. According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method for providing an organic electronic device structure of provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Julia J. Brown, Jeffrey Alan Silvernail, Michael Stuart Weaver, Anna Chwang