Patents by Inventor Ian D. Parker

Ian D. Parker 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: 20220377856
    Abstract: A method by an electromagnetic device includes determining a pattern of electromagnetic energy absorbed by a load disposed inside a cavity into which electromagnetic radiation is directed and generating one or more maps of the pattern of electromagnetic energy absorbed by the load. The one or more maps comprises an indication of a distribution of heating within the load. The method further includes determining, based on the one or more maps, a plurality of sequences of operating parameter combinations configured so as to heat the load via absorption of the electromagnetic radiation in accordance with a target temperature profile with respect to the load. The method thus includes emitting electromagnetic radiation into the cavity based on the plurality of sequences of operating parameter combinations to achieve the target temperature profile with respect to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Brian R. Patton, Pedro Martinez Lopez, Mohammad J Abu Saude, Jun Yeon Cho, Nigel A. Clarke, Marc Estruch Tena, Gustavo A. Guayaquil Sosa, Cathy Kim, Bob W. Cheng Lian, Jacob A. Marks, Santiago Ortega Avila, Ian D. Parker, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Ernest R. Post, Sajid Sadi, Forrest G. Tran, Kushal K. Vyas
  • Patent number: 8772774
    Abstract: There is provided a backplane for an organic electronic device including a TFT substrate having a base substrate, a polysilicon layer, a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode, an interlayer dielectric, and a data electrode; an insulating layer over the TFT substrate; a multiplicity of first openings in the insulating layer having a depth d1; a multiplicity of pixelated diode electrode structures, wherein a first set of diode electrode structures are in the first openings; and a bank structure defining pixel areas over the diode electrode structures; wherein the first openings and first set of diode electrode structures are in at least a first set of the pixel areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Yaw-Ming A. Tsai, Ian D. Parker, Ines Meinel
  • Publication number: 20120139437
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a luminescent device using a pulsed electrical power feed. The pulsed feed produces a lower initial drop in luminescent efficiency compared to a constant power feed. This method and apparatus avoid traditional processes such as burn-in, used to establish more uniform device performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Ian D. Parker
  • Patent number: 8063551
    Abstract: In the fabrication of a display, such as an OLED display, the OLED layer stack is deposited on an electrode on the substrate. The electrode may be the anode and may comprise indium tin oxide (ITO). Desirably, the deposited films are of uniform thickness over the entire active area of the electrode. If the films are not uniform, then areas that are thicker will not emit light, and areas that are too thin may emit light in a less than optimum efficient way (power loss) and/or result in leakage current leaks through the device in a way that does not generate photons. An active-matrix organic light emitting diode comprises a substrate with a larger well size or wider channel width compared to the emission area. This improves the effective aperture ratio, which improves pixel intensity homogeneity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Matthew Stainer, Ian D. Parker, Jeffrey G. Innocenzo, Gang Yu
  • Publication number: 20110193066
    Abstract: An apparatus for pixellated radiation configured to prevent short-circuits from adversely impacting display quality. A current limiting element connects a pixel to a power bus to minimize effects of pixel failures. Failure of a single pixel will have minimum impact on perceived display quality, thus avoiding failure of an entire row or column which would be noticeable to an observer of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Ian D. Parker, Johann Thomas Trujillo, Nigel Morton Coe
  • Patent number: 7960717
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a first organic electronic component overlying the substrate, wherein, from a plan view, the first organic electronic component defines a perimeter of a first pixel area, and at least one post structure, wherein the at least one post structure lies within the perimeter of the first pixel area. The electronic device can also include a confinement structure overlying the substrate and having a first opening, wherein from a plan view, the first opening has a perimeter that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of the first organic electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Ian D. Parker
  • Publication number: 20110085325
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a patterned first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer therebetween. The light-emitting layer includes a first plurality of pixels having a first emitted color; and a second plurality of pixels having a second emitted color, the second plurality of pixels being laterally spaced from the first plurality of pixels. In the luminaire the pixels have a pitch no greater than 200 microns. The additive mixing of all the emitted colors results in an overall emission of white light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Johann Thomas Trujillo, Ian D. Parker
  • Publication number: 20110058770
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a radiation-emitting component, a radiation-responsive component, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, the introduction of scattering sites into a substrate of the radiation emitting electronic device will increase optical outcoupling. In one embodiment, the substrate can be glass or plastic and a laser is used as a sub-surface engraving tool to produce scattering sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: IAN D. PARKER
  • Publication number: 20100258804
    Abstract: There is provided a backplane for an organic electronic device including a TFT substrate having a base substrate, a polysilicon layer, a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode, an interlayer dielectric, and a data electrode; an insulating layer over the TFT substrate; a multiplicity of first openings in the insulating layer having a depth d1; a multiplicity of pixellated diode electrode structures, wherein a first set of diode electrode structures are in the first openings; and a bank structure defining pixel areas over the diode electrode structures; wherein the first openings and first set of diode electrode structures are in at least a first set of the pixel areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: E.I DU POINT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Yaw A. Tsai, Ian D. Parker, Ines Meinel
  • Patent number: 7504655
    Abstract: Multilayer anode structures (104) for electronic devices (100) such as polymer light-emitting diodes are described. The multilayer anodes include a high conductivity organic layer (114) adjacent to the photoactive layer (102) and a low conductivity organic layer (112) between the high conductivity organic layer and the anode's electrical connection layer (110). This anode structure provides polymer light emitting diodes which exhibit high brightness, high efficiency and long operating lifetime. The multilayer anode structure of this invention provides sufficiently high resistivity to avoid cross-talk in passively addressed pixellated polymer emissive displays; the multilayer anode structure of this invention simultaneously provides long lifetime for pixellated polymer emissive displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company
    Inventors: Ian D. Parker, Chi Zhang
  • Patent number: 7474115
    Abstract: Defects are detected in organic electronic device displays such as organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. An infrared camera may be used to screen displays for defects and to identify the locations of the defects. Relative hot or cold areas in a display correspond to defects and can be detected using the infrared camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Dupont Displays, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Thomas Trujillo, Ian D. Parker, Andrew Wesley Johnson, Lingling Wu, Dmitry Kolosov, John Penczek
  • Patent number: 7067841
    Abstract: Organic electronic devices are fabricated by a process includes forming an organic layer including: placing a first liquid composition over a first portion of a surface of a substrate without a well structure connected to or adjacent the first portion of the surface of the substrate, i) the first portion of the surface of the substrate has a first surface energy, ii) the first liquid composition includes a first liquid medium and iii) the first liquid composition has a second surface energy that is higher than the first surface energy; and evaporating the first liquid medium while the first liquid composition overlies the first portion of the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Ian D. Parker
  • Publication number: 20030146436
    Abstract: Multilayer anode structures (104) for electronic devices (100) such as polymer light-emitting diodes are described. The multilayer anodes include a high conductivity organic layer (114) adjacent to the photoactive layer (102) and a low conductivity organic layer (112) between the high conductivity organic layer and the anode's electrical connection layer (110). This anode structure provides polymer light emitting diodes which exhibit high brightness, high efficiency and long operating lifetime. The multilayer anode structure of this invention provides sufficiently high resistivity to avoid cross-talk in passively addressed pixellated polymer emissive displays; the multilayer anode structure of this invention simultaneously provides long lifetime for pixellated polymer emissive displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Ian D. Parker, Chi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20020036291
    Abstract: Multilayer anode structures (104) for electronic devices (100) such as polymer light-emitting diodes are described. The multilayer anodes include a high conductivity organic layer (114) adjacent to the photoactive layer (102) and a low conductivity organic layer (112) between the high conductivity organic layer and the anode's electrical connection layer (110). This anode structure provides polymer light emitting diodes which exhibit high brightness, high efficiency and long operating lifetime. The multilayer anode structure of this invention provides sufficiently high resistivity to avoid cross-talk in passively addressed pixellated polymer emissive displays; the multilayer anode structure of this invention simultaneously provides long lifetime for pixellated polymer emissive displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Ian D. Parker, Chi Zhang