Patents by Inventor Fred Boyle McCormick

Fred Boyle McCormick 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).

  • Encapsulated organic electronic devices and method for making same
    Patent number: 8657985
    Abstract: Encapsulated organic electronic devices including organic light emitting diodes are made using an adhesive component as a mask while the device is being constructed. An adhesive-coated liner can be applied to the device substrate and openings created therein by removing portions of the liner and adhesive, or a patterned adhesive layer having openings therein can be formed on the device substrate, followed by deposition of the device layers and application of a sealing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Paul Frederic Baude, George David Vernstrom
  • ENCAPSULATED ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20110177637
    Abstract: Encapsulated organic electronic devices including organic light emitting diodes are made using an adhesive component as a mask while the device is being constructed. An adhesive-coated liner can be applied to the device substrate and openings created therein by removing portions of the liner and adhesive, or a patterned adhesive layer having openings therein can be formed on the device substrate, followed by deposition of the device layers and application of a sealing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Paul Frederic Baude, George David Vernstrom
  • Laser patterning of encapsulated organic light emitting diodes
    Patent number: 7338820
    Abstract: Patterning an organic light emitting diode (OLED) after it has been encapsulated by permanently changing the light emissivity of the diodes. The OLED includes an intervening layer providing a pressure sensitive touch panel or touch screen panel. Depending on the composition of the light emitting layer, the laser treatment will enhance or diminish brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Robert Charles Fitzer, Hung Thien Tran
  • Encapsulated organic electronic devices and method for making same
    Patent number: 6867539
    Abstract: Encapsulated organic electronic devices including organic light emitting diodes are made using an adhesive component as a mask while the device is being constructed. An adhesive-coated liner can be applied to the device substrate and openings created therein by removing portions of the linear and adhesive, or a patterned adhesive layer having openings therein can be formed on the device substrate, followed by deposition of the device layers and application of a sealing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Paul Frederic Baude, George David Vernstrom
  • Laser patterning of encapsulated organic light emitting diodes
    Publication number: 20040119028
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of laser patterning organic light emitting diodes by permanently changing the light emissivity of the diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Robert Charles Fitzer, Hung Thien Tran
  • Large area organic electronic devices having conducting polymer buffer layers and methods of making same
    Publication number: 20030209973
    Abstract: Large area organic electronic devices having a doped conducting polymer buffer layer are described. Methods for applying a doped conducting polymer buffer layer to an electrode-coated large area substrate are described. The methods include web coating techniques such as microgravure coating or meniscus coating, which may be used in continuous coating processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, George David Vernstrom, Yong Hsu, Russell Dean Birkholz
  • Organic electronic devices having conducting self-doped polymer buffer layers
    Patent number: 6611096
    Abstract: Organic electronic devices having a conducting self-doped polymer buffer layer, particularly a self-doped polyaniline buffer layer, are described. Also described are organic light emitting diodes with buffer layers comprised of an intrinsically conducting polymer having no mobile counterions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Michael Albert Haase, Paul Frederic Baude, Yong Hsu, George David Vernstrom, Manoj Nirmal, Russell Dean Birkholz
  • Large area organic electronic devices having conducting polymer buffer layers and methods of making same
    Patent number: 6593690
    Abstract: Large area organic electronic devices having a doped conducting polymer buffer layer are described. Methods for applying a doped conducting polymer buffer layer to an electrode-coated large area substrate are described. The methods include web coating techniques such as microgravure coating or meniscus coating, which may be used in continuous coating processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, George David Vernstrom, Yong Hsu, Russell Dean Birkholz
  • Method of making metal 8-quinolinolato complexes
    Publication number: 20020040143
    Abstract: A method for making metal (8-quinolinolate) complexes from air and moisture stable reagents is described. For example, the making of aluminum tris(quinolinolates), such as tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato), from aluminum (III) carboxylates, such as aluminum lactate and aluminum stearate, is described. Examples of bis and tris metal (8-quinolinolates) as well as single and mixed ligand complexes are given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Fred Boyle McCormick
  • Method of making metal 8-quinolinolato complexes
    Patent number: 6362339
    Abstract: A method for making metal (8-quinolinolate) complexes from air and moisture stable reagents is described. For example, the making of aluminum tris(quinolinolates), such as tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato), from aluminum (III) carboxylates, such as aluminum lactate and aluminum stearate, is described. Examples of bis and tris metal (8-quinolinolates) as well as single and mixed ligand complexes are given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Fred Boyle McCormick