Patents by Inventor Anton Heller
Anton Heller 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).
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Publication number: 20130082244Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices having hollow objects configured to scatter otherwise trapped light out of the device, thereby improving the performance of the device. The hollow objects are dispersed in one or more organic layers of the OLED device. The hollow objects may have a similar refractive index to that of air, such that visible light emitted by the emissive layer may contact the hollow objects in the OLED device and may be scattered out of the device. In some embodiments, the hollow objects may be spherical or tubular, and may be sized to be larger than the visible light wavelength spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Christian Maria Anton Heller, Matthew David Butts, Joseph John Shiang, Jie Jerry Liu, Kevin Henry Janora
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Patent number: 8373181Abstract: A method for making a flexible OLED lighting device includes forming a plurality of OLED elements on a flexible planar substrate, wherein at least one of the OLED elements includes a continuous respective anode layer formed over the substrate, one or more organic light emitting materials formed over the anode layer, a cathode layer formed over the light emitting materials, and an encapsulating protective cover formed over the cathode layer. At least one of the OLED elements defines a continuous light region on the substrate, wherein the substrate and combination of OLED elements define an active light area. The active light area is bendable from a flat planar configuration to a bend configuration having a design bending radius. The thickness of the cathode layer is formed between a minimum thickness value and a maximum thickness value as a function of the size of the active light area and the design bending radius. An OLED in accordance with these aspects is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Deeder Mohammad Aurongzeb, Christian Maria Anton Heller
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Patent number: 8350470Abstract: An encapsulation structure comprises a first barrier layer, and an electroluminescence device configured to be coupled to the first barrier layer and comprising a substrate and an electroluminescence element both defining a lateral side. The electroluminescence element comprises a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. Further, the encapsulation structure comprises a second barrier layer configured to be coupled to the electroluminescence device, and an adhesive configured to locate between and connect the first and second barrier layers, and at least to be coupled to the lateral side of the electroluminescence device to seal the electroluminescence device between the first and second barrier layers. An encapsulation method is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Donald Seton Farquhar, Ahmet Gun Erlat, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Anil Raj Duggal
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Publication number: 20130001598Abstract: A method for making a flexible OLED lighting device includes forming a plurality of OLED elements on a flexible planar substrate, wherein at least one of the OLED elements includes a continuous respective anode layer formed over the substrate, one or more organic light emitting materials formed over the anode layer, a cathode layer formed over the light emitting materials, and an encapsulating protective cover formed over the cathode layer. At least one of the OLED elements defines a continuous light region on the substrate, wherein the substrate and combination of OLED elements define an active light area. The active light area is bendable from a flat planar configuration to a bend configuration having a design bending radius. The thickness of the cathode layer is formed between a minimum thickness value and a maximum thickness value as a function of the size of the active light area and the design bending radius. An OLED in accordance with these aspects is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Deeder Mohammad Aurongzeb, Christian Maria Anton Heller
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Patent number: 8227984Abstract: A barrier coating of organic-inorganic composition, the barrier coating having optical properties that are substantially uniform along an axis of light transmission, said axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the coating.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Tae Won Kim, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Marc Schaepkens, Ahmet Gun Erlat, Min Yan
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Patent number: 8115399Abstract: Organic light emitting diode (OLED) light source includes a plurality of stacked organic light emitting diode units comprised of a removable topmost organic light emitting diode unit and one or more removable underlying organic light emitting diode units. A power source is in electrical communication with the anode and the cathode of the topmost organic light emitting diode unit, wherein the underlying organic light emitting diode units are free from contact with the power source. As such, each OLED is sequentially operated upon removal of the topmost OLED unit, thereby providing redundancy as well as extending the operating lifetime of the OLED light source. Also disclosed are processes for operating the OLED light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Christian Maria Anton Heller
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Patent number: 8102119Abstract: An encapsulated optoelectronic device includes: a first barrier layer; an electroluminescence device coupled to the first barrier layer, and comprising a substrate and an electroluminescence element both defining a lateral side, and the electroluminescence element comprising a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode, and an optoelectronically active layer between the first and second electrodes; a second barrier layer coupled to the electroluminescence device; and an adhesive located between and connecting the first and second barrier layers, and at least coupled to the lateral side of the electroluminescence device to seal the electroluminescence device; a first conductive area electrically coupled to the first electrode and electrically insulated from the second electrode and a second conductive area; the second conductive area electrically coupled to the second electrode and electrically insulated from the first electrode and the first conductive area.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: General Electric ComapnyInventors: Donald Seton Farquhar, Michael Scott Herzog, Christian Maria Anton Heller
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Patent number: 8080625Abstract: Polysiloxanes containing both epoxy groups and quaternary ammonium groups bonded to the polysiloxane through ring-opened epoxy groups provide a soft hand and wash fastness to fibrous substrates.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Wacker Chemie AGInventors: Christian Herzig, Siegfried Dormeier, Anton Heller
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Publication number: 20110244141Abstract: A method of processing a multilayer film is provided. The method includes providing a substrate film having a substrate film first surface and a substrate film second surface. The method also includes providing a barrier layer adjacent to the substrate film second surface. The barrier layer has at least one opening allowing fluid communication between the substrate film and an outer surface of the barrier layer. Further, the method includes contacting the substrate film first surface with a first reactant and finally contacting the outer surface of the barrier layer with a second reactant, said second reactant being reactive with said first reactant. The method of contacting the substrate film first surface to the first reactant and contacting the outer surface of the barrier layer to the second reactant is carried out under conditions under which reaction between said first reactant and the second reactant results in a formation of a reaction layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Christian Maria Anton Heller, Anil Raj Duggal, Dennis Joseph Coyle, Min Yan, Ahmet Gün Erlat, Ri-an Zhao
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Patent number: 7981961Abstract: Binder-containing aqueous dispersions containing organopolysiloxanes R1xSi(OR2)yO(4-x-y)/2 where x+y is ?3, x averages 1.0 to 2.0 and y averages 0 to 0.5, and a water soluble or self-dispersing silane-containing polymer provides both high adhesion as well as soil-repellant properties when applied to substrates such as textiles and carpeting.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Wacker Chemie AGInventors: Anton Heller, Abdulmajid Hashemzadeh
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Patent number: 7948163Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing white light. The method includes applying a voltage to an organic light emitting device including a light emissive layer directly adjacent to a layer comprising at least one small molecule material capable of hole blocking and electron transport, the light emissive layer including at least one blue light emissive polymer, where the at least one small molecule material and the at least one blue light emissive polymer form a light emissive exciplex at or near an interface of the light emissive layer and the layer including the at least one small molecule material.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gautam Parthasarathy, Christian Maria Anton Heller
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Publication number: 20110025196Abstract: Organic light emitting devices include a transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode disposed on the transparent substrate, a second electrode, an electroluminescent layer sandwiched between the electrodes, and a getter layer disposed on a light emitting surface of the substrate opposite the first transparent electrode, and comprising a metal selected from beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium and titanium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Stefan Rakuff, Donald Seton Farquhar, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Ahmet Gun Erlat
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Publication number: 20110009553Abstract: Binder-containing aqueous dispersions containing organopolysiloxanes R1xSi(OR2)yO(4-x-y)/2 where x+y is ?3, x averages 1.0 to 2.0 and y averages 0 to 0.5, and a water soluble or self-dispersing silane-containing polymer provides both high adhesion as well as soil-repellant properties when applied to substrates such as textiles and carpeting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: WACKER CHEMIE AGInventors: Anton Heller, Abdulmajid Hashemzadeh
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Publication number: 20110008525Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method for condensing and curing organic materials within a deposition chamber. Present embodiments may include condensing an organic component from a gas phase into a liquid phase on a target surface within the deposition chamber, wherein the gas phase of the organic component might be mixed with an inert gas. Further, present embodiments may include solidifying the liquid phase of the organic component into a solid phase within the deposition chamber using an inert plasma formed from the inert gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: George Theodore Dalakos, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Ahmet Gun Erlat
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Publication number: 20100243944Abstract: Polysiloxanes containing both epoxy groups and quaternary ammonium groups bonded to the polysiloxane through ring-opened epoxy groups provide a soft hand and wash fastness to fibrous substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: WACKER CHEMIE AGInventors: Christian Herzig, Siegfried Dormeier, Anton Heller
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Publication number: 20100148665Abstract: An encapsulated optoelectronic device includes: a first barrier layer; an electroluminescence device configured to be coupled to the first barrier layer, and comprising a substrate and an electroluminescence element both defining a lateral side, and the electroluminescence element comprising a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode, and an optoelectronically active layer disposed between the first and second electrodes; a second barrier layer configured to be coupled to the electroluminescence device; and an adhesive configured to locate between and connect the first and second barrier layers, and at least to be coupled to the lateral side of the electroluminescence device to seal the electroluminescence device between the first and second barrier layers; a first conductive area disposed on the first barrier layer, located between the first and second barrier layers, and configured to be electrically coupled to the first electrode and electrically insulated from the second electrode andType: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Donald Seton Farquhar, Michael Scott Herzog, Christian Maria Anton Heller
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Publication number: 20100148661Abstract: An encapsulation structure comprises a first barrier layer, and an electroluminescence device configured to be coupled to the first barrier layer and comprising a substrate and an electroluminescence element both defining a lateral side. The electroluminescence element comprises a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. Further, the encapsulation structure comprises a second barrier layer configured to be coupled to the electroluminescence device, and an adhesive configured to locate between and connect the first and second barrier layers, and at least to be coupled to the lateral side of the electroluminescence device to seal the electroluminescence device between the first and second barrier layers. An encapsulation method is also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Donald Seton Farquhar, Ahmet Gun Erlat, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Anil Raj Duggal
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Patent number: 7652126Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer composition derived from a bis-phenol comprising a conjugated aromatic radical, optionally comprising nitrogen. Suitable bis-phenols as well as methods for making said polymer are also disclosed. Also disclosed are electroactive layers comprising said polymer and electroactive devices comprising said layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Kyle Erik Litz, Jie Liu, Larry Neil Lewis, Gautam Parthasarathy, Anil Raj Duggal, David Andrew Simon
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Publication number: 20090206761Abstract: Organic light emitting diode (OLED) light source includes a plurality of stacked organic light emitting diode units comprised of a removable topmost organic light emitting diode unit and one or more removable underlying organic light emitting diode units. A power source is in electrical communication with the anode and the cathode of the topmost organic light emitting diode unit, wherein the underlying organic light emitting diode units are free from contact with the power source. As such, each OLED is sequentially operated upon removal of the topmost OLED unit, thereby providing redundancy as well as extending the operating lifetime of the OLED light source. Also disclosed are processes for operating the OLED light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2008Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Christian Maria Anton Heller
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Publication number: 20090021150Abstract: A barrier coating of organic-inorganic composition, the barrier coating having optical properties that are substantially uniform along an axis of light transmission, said axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Tae Won KIM, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Marc Schaepkens, Ahmet Gun Erlat, Min Yan