Patents by Inventor Brian Cotterell

Brian Cotterell 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).

  • Mechanical patterning of a device layer
    Patent number: 6797211
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a device, including mechanically patterning a device layer using a stamp containing a desired pattern. The device layer is formed on a plastic or polymeric substrate. The stamp is pressed against the substrate under a load which patterns the device layer without cracking the device layer in the non-patterned areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Ewald Karl Michael Guenther, Zhong Chen, Brian Cotterell