Patents by Inventor Benoit Racine

Benoit Racine 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).

  • Publication number: 20140183512
    Abstract: Organic light-emitting diode comprising a lower electrode (2) and an upper electrode (8), an organic electroluminescent layer (5) and at least one doped organic layer (3; 7) in contact with one of said electrodes. According to the invention, the doping level of this organic layer is higher at the interface with the electrode than in the core of this layer (3). Thanks to the invention, the luminous efficiency of the diode is very substantially improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Christophe FERY, Salvatore CINA, Benoit RACINE
  • Patent number: 8063559
    Abstract: At least one of the upper electrodes of the panel is common to a plurality of diodes and comprises a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer, with a transparent insulating buffer layer interposed between these two conducting layers and which is pierced by windows that provide direct contact zones for direct contact between these two conducting layers of this common electrode, these contact zones being separate from the active zones of the diodes. Thanks to the direct contact zones between the two conducting layers, the upper electrode ensures good distribution of the current, while the intermediate buffer layer is insulating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Benoit Racine, David Vauffrey, Gunther Haas
  • Patent number: 7851814
    Abstract: Diode comprising a substrate and an organic electroluminescent layer interposed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, at least one of which electrodes is formed from a multilayer which is itself formed by the stack of adjacent sublayers made of amorphous carbon, having different refractive indices n1, n2. The amorphous carbon contains no added silicon, thereby making it possible to avoid using silane for the manufacture. The multilayer provides an electrode function, a multimirror function and an encapsulation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: David Vaufrey, Benoit Racine, Christophe Fery
  • Patent number: 7759857
    Abstract: In this display, an upper electrical insulation layer covers the active matrix; each electrooptic element comprises a lower supply electrode that is applied to this insulation layer. According to the invention, this lower electrode includes an organic conducting layer applied directly to said insulation layer and a metal layer covering the organic conducting layer. Such a structure makes it possible to optimize both planarization and light extraction by an optical cavity effect thereby improving the performance of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: David Vaufrey, Benoit Racine
  • Publication number: 20090302755
    Abstract: At least one of the upper electrodes of the panel is common to a plurality of diodes and comprises a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer, with a transparent insulating buffer layer interposed between these two conducting layers and which is pierced by windows that provide direct contact zones for direct contact between these two conducting layers of this common electrode, these contact zones being separate from the active zones of the diodes. Thanks to the direct contact zones between the two conducting layers, the upper electrode ensures good distribution of the current, while the intermediate buffer layer is insulating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Benoit Racine, David Vauffrey, Gunther Haas
  • Publication number: 20080118724
    Abstract: Organic light-emitting diode comprising a lower electrode and an upper electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer and at least one doped organic layer in contact with one of said electrodes. According to the invention, the doping level of this organic layer is higher at the interface with the electrode than in the core of this layer. Thanks to the invention, the luminous efficiency of the diode is very substantially improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Salvatore Cina, Benoit Racine, Christophe Fery
  • Publication number: 20070029557
    Abstract: Diode comprising a substrate and an organic electroluminescent layer interposed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, at least one of which electrodes is formed from a multilayer which is itself formed by the stack of adjacent sublayers made of amorphous carbon, having different refractive indices n1, n2. The amorphous carbon contains no added silicon, thereby making it possible to avoid using silane for the manufacture. The multilayer provides an electrode function, a multimirror function and an encapsulation function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: David Vaufrey, Benoit Racine, Christophe Fery
  • Publication number: 20060244680
    Abstract: In this display, an upper electrical insulation layer covers the active matrix; each electrooptic element comprises a lower supply electrode that is applied to this insulation layer. According to the invention, this lower electrode includes an organic conducting layer applied directly to said insulation layer and a metal layer covering the organic conducting layer. Such a structure makes it possible to optimize both planarization and light extraction by an optical cavity effect thereby improving the performance of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: David Vaufrey, Benoit Racine
  • Patent number: 6967440
    Abstract: Panel including a transparent front plate and a rear plate that leave between them discharge spaces, the walls of which are at least partly coated with a layer of a phosphor capable of emitting green, blue or red light; the green phosphor is formed from a mixture of two aluminates having a spinel structure, one A doped with manganese and the other B doped with cerium and with terbium; preferably, the blue phosphor is based on an aluminate of the same structure. The static charges of the various phosphors are homogenized and the risks of phosphor performance degradation during manufacture of the panel are limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Benoit Racine, Yvan Raverdy
  • Publication number: 20040080257
    Abstract: Panel comprising a transparent front plate and a rear plate that leave between them discharge spaces, the walls of which are at least partly coated with a layer of a phosphor capable of emitting green, blue or red light; the green phosphor is formed from a mixture of two aluminates having a spinel structure, one A doped with manganese and the other B doped with cerium and with terbium; preferably, the blue phosphor is based on an aluminate of the same structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Benoit Racine, Yvan Raverdy