Patents by Inventor Daniel Figura
Daniel Figura 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: 20220270896Abstract: A device and method for alignment of a first contact surface of a first substrate with a second contact surface of a second substrate which can be held on a second platform includes first X-Y positions of first alignment keys located along the first contact surface, and second X-Y positions of second alignment keys which correspond to the first alignment keys and which are located along the second contact surface. The first contact surface can be aligned based on the first X-Y positions in the first alignment position and the second contact surface can be aligned based on the second X-Y positions in the second alignment position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBHInventor: Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 11361980Abstract: A device and method for alignment of a first contact surface of a first substrate with a second contact surface of a second substrate which can be held on a second platform includes first X-Y positions of first alignment keys located along the first contact surface, and second X-Y positions of second alignment keys which correspond to the first alignment keys and which are located along the second contact surface. The first contact surface can be aligned based on the first X-Y positions in the first alignment position and the second contact surface can be aligned based on the second X-Y positions in the second alignment position.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBHInventor: Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 10816791Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to arrangements and techniques that provide for controlling motion of an electrowetting oil within an electrowetting display device. An electrowetting display device comprises a substrate, an electrode on the substrate, a dielectric layer on a first portion of the electrode. The electrode extends along the substrate one of either entirely from a first end of a pixel area to a second end of the pixel area, or from the first end of the pixel area to the second end of the pixel area such that a portion of the substrate is an electrode free portion to thereby define a notch. A first fluid is disposed on a hydrophobic layer and a second fluid is disposed on the first fluid, the second fluid being immiscible with the first fluid. A dielectric constant of the dielectric layer is greater than a dielectric constant of the first fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gor Manukyan, Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 10546544Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprising an electrowetting element comprising a control system, a first fluid, a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid, and a first and second support plate. A first and second electrode are, respectively, overlapped by a first and second portion of a surface of the first support plate. The control system is operable to apply a sequence of voltages, comprising a first voltage between the second fluid and the first electrode and a second voltage between the second fluid and the second electrode, to configure the first fluid to a plurality of configurations, each of the plurality of different configurations respectively corresponding to the same grey level.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Andrew Hayes, Gor Manukyan, Melanie Maria Hubertina Wagemans, Daniel Figura, Bokke Johannes Feenstra, Toru Sakai
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Patent number: 10504458Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprising an electrowetting element comprising a control system, a first fluid, a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid, and a first and second support plate. A first and second electrode are, respectively, overlapped by a first and second portion of a surface of the first support plate. The control system is operable to, in response to input data indicative of a grey level and with the first fluid in a retracted configuration and at least partly in contact with the first portion, apply a first voltage between the second fluid and the first electrode to translate the first fluid from the retracted configuration to contact the second portion over a first area, and apply a second voltage between the second fluid and the second electrode to retract the first fluid to contact the second portion over a second area smaller than the first area.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Andrew Hayes, Gor Manukyan, Melanie Maria Hubertina Wagemans, Daniel Figura, Bokke Johannes Feenstra, Toru Sakai
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Patent number: 10475401Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprising an electrowetting element comprising a control system, a first fluid, a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid, and a first and second support plate. A first and second electrode are, respectively, overlapped by a first and second portion of a surface of the first support plate. The control system is operable to, in response to input data indicative of a first grey level, apply a first voltage between the second fluid and the first electrode such that the second fluid is in contact with at least part of the first portion and, subsequently, apply a second voltage between the second fluid and the second electrode to translate the first fluid such that the second fluid is in contact with at least part of the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Andrew Hayes, Gor Manukyan, Melanie Maria Hubertina Wagemans, Daniel Figura, Bokke Johannes Feenstra, Toru Sakai
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Publication number: 20190326137Abstract: A device and method for alignment of a first contact surface of a first substrate with a second contact surface of a second substrate which can be held on a second platform includes first X-Y positions of first alignment keys located along the first contact surface, and second X-Y positions of second alignment keys which correspond to the first alignment keys and which are located along the second contact surface. The first contact surface can be aligned based on the first X-Y positions in the first alignment position and the second contact surface can be aligned based on the second X-Y positions in the second alignment position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBHInventor: Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 10388545Abstract: Device and method for alignment of a first contact surface of a first substrate with a second contact surface of a second substrate which can be held on a second platform. The device includes first X-Y positions of first alignment keys located along the first contact surface, and second X-Y positions of second alignment keys which correspond to the first alignment keys and which are located along the second contact surface, wherein the first contact surface can be aligned based on the first X-Y positions in the first alignment position and the second contact surface can be aligned based on the second X-Y positions in the second alignment position.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBHInventor: Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 10078213Abstract: A method for fabricating an electrowetting display may include depositing a sacrificial layer on a support plate, etching portions of the sacrificial layer to form liquid duct forms on the support plate, depositing a photoresist layer on the liquid duct forms and the support plate, etching portions of the photoresist layer to form a spacer grid, and removing the liquid duct forms to form liquid ducts between the support plate and the portions of the spacer grid.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gerben Boon, Christian Etienne Hendriks, Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9910265Abstract: An electrowetting display comprises a first support plate and a second support plate opposite to the first support plate. A plurality of electrowetting elements is provided between the first support plate and the second support plate. A first fluid is disposed within the electrowetting elements on the first support plate, and a second fluid is disposed on the first fluid. The second fluid is substantially immiscible with the first fluid. A plurality of color filter elements arranged in an array and a black matrix structure are disposed on the second support plate. The black matrix structure is positioned such that the black matrix is offset in at least one direction with respect to the electrowetting elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gerben Boon, Karel Johannes Gerhardus Hinnen, Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9588336Abstract: A method for fabricating an electrowetting display may include depositing a sacrificial layer on a support plate, etching portions of the sacrificial layer to form liquid duct forms on the support plate, depositing a photoresist layer on the liquid duct forms and the support plate, etching portions of the photoresist layer to form a spacer grid, and removing the liquid duct forms to form liquid ducts between the support plate and the portions of the spacer grid.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gerben Boon, Christian Etienne Hendriks, Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9576825Abstract: Device and method for alignment of a first contact surface of a first substrate with a second contact surface of a second substrate which can be held on a second platform. The device includes first X-Y positions of first alignment keys located along the first contact surface, and second X-Y positions of second alignment keys which correspond to the first alignment keys and which are located along the second contact surface, wherein the first contact surface can be aligned based on the first X-Y positions in the first alignment position and the second contact surface can be aligned based on the second X-Y positions in the second alignment position.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbHInventor: Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9547168Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an electrowetting display comprising: a dielectric barrier layer formed on a substrate; a hydrophobic layer formed on the dielectric barrier layer, wherein the dielectric barrier layer maintains a separation between the hydrophobic layer and the substrate; a patterned pixel grid formed on the hydrophobic layer, wherein the patterned pixel grid comprises rows and columns of pixel walls that form field pixels and border pixels; an oil film overlying the hydrophobic layer, wherein the oil film is partitioned by the patterned pixel grid; and an electrolyte overlying the oil film and the patterned pixel grid, wherein one or more of the rows or the columns of pixel walls of the patterned pixel grid includes a substantially nonlinear-shaped portion to reduce sheer stress between the patterned pixel grid and the hydrophobic layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Figura, Toru Sakai, Christian Etienne Hendriks
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Publication number: 20160322249Abstract: Device and method for alignment of a first contact surface of a first substrate with a second contact surface of a second substrate which can be held on a second platform. The device includes first X-Y positions of first alignment keys located along the first contact surface, and second X-Y positions of second alignment keys which correspond to the first alignment keys and which are located along the second contact surface, wherein the first contact surface can be aligned based on the first X-Y positions in the first alignment position and the second contact surface can be aligned based on the second X-Y positions in the second alignment position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBHInventor: Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9377616Abstract: A method of manufacturing a support plate including: providing a layer of a first material; providing, using an applied voltage, a layer of a second material on a surface of the layer of the first material; and exposing a part of the surface by removing a part of the layer of the second material.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Figura, Geert Martens, Romaric Mathieu Massard, Bokke Johannes Feenstra
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Patent number: 9207450Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to arrangements and techniques that provide for controlling motion of an electrowetting oil within an electrowetting display device. An electrowetting display device comprises a substrate, an electrode on the substrate, a dielectric layer on a first portion of the electrode. The electrode extends along the substrate one of either entirely from a first end of a pixel area to a second end of the pixel area, or from the first end of the pixel area to the second end of the pixel area such that a portion of the substrate is an electrode free portion to thereby define a notch. A first fluid is disposed on a hydrophobic layer and a second fluid is disposed on the first fluid, the second fluid being immiscible with the first fluid. A dielectric constant of the dielectric layer is greater than a dielectric constant of the first fluid.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gor Manukyan, Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9164273Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprising a first support plate, a second support plate and a picture element having a space defined by the first support plate, the second support plate and walls of the first support plate. The space comprises a first fluid and a second fluid immiscible with each other, the second fluid being electroconductive or polar and the walls confining the first fluid to the space. The picture element is electrically switchable between a first state without an electric field applied and a second state with an electric field applied, in which in the first state the first fluid is spread out in the picture element and in the second state the first fluid is contracted near one of the walls. Two of the walls have a side facing the space, the sides having different angles with a plane of the first support plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9140891Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprises a picture element having a first support plate and a second support plate having a space therebetween having a first fluid and a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid. The first support plate comprises a display area, adjoining the space, within which the first fluid is confined and having a first surface adjoining the space. A wall protrudes from the first support plate and is formed outside the display area along a part of the perimeter of the display area. The wall has a second surface facing the display area and adjoining the space. An electrode has a first portion adjacent to the first surface and a second portion adjacent to at least a part of the second surface such that a surface of the second portion including a long side of a cross section of the second portion faces the display area.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Pavel Novoselov, Toru Sakai, Daniel Figura, Andrea Giraldo
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Patent number: 9140892Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprising at least one picture element including a first fluid and a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid. A protrusion arranged through the second fluid and in contact with the first fluid provides a preferential initiation of motion of part of the first fluid in a first direction and a different part of the first fluid in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christian Etienne Hendriks, Romaric Mathieu Massard, Mathieu Hampton, Daniel Figura
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Publication number: 20150260983Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an electrowetting display comprising: a dielectric barrier layer formed on a substrate; a hydrophobic layer formed on the dielectric barrier layer, wherein the dielectric barrier layer maintains a separation between the hydrophobic layer and the substrate; a patterned pixel grid formed on the hydrophobic layer, wherein the patterned pixel grid comprises rows and columns of pixel walls that form field pixels and border pixels; an oil film overlying the hydrophobic layer, wherein the oil film is partitioned by the patterned pixel grid; and an electrolyte overlying the oil film and the patterned pixel grid, wherein one or more of the rows or the columns of pixel walls of the patterned pixel grid includes a substantially nonlinear-shaped portion to reduce sheer stress between the patterned pixel grid and the hydrophobic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Daniel Figura, Toru Sakai, Christian Etienne Hendriks