Patents by Inventor Ian Stephen Millard

Ian Stephen Millard 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).

  • Patent number: 8749134
    Abstract: A radiation emitting device includes a substrate and a layer sequence disposed on top of the substrate. The layer sequence includes a first electrode surface with a first contact for applying a voltage, at least one functional layer that emits radiation during operation, and a second electrode surface. In the layer sequence, a plurality of partial regions is present that is modified in such a way that the emission of radiation visible to an external observer therefrom is interrupted. The distribution density of these partial regions can vary depending on their distance from the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Florian Schindler, Ian Stephen Millard, Sok Gek Beh
  • Publication number: 20120176027
    Abstract: A radiation emitting device includes a substrate and a layer sequence disposed on top of the substrate. The layer sequence includes a first electrode surface with a first contact for applying a voltage, at least one functional layer that emits radiation during operation, and a second electrode surface. In the layer sequence, a plurality of partial regions is present that is modified in such a way that the emission of radiation visible to an external observer therefrom is interrupted. The distribution density of these partial regions can vary depending on their distance from the contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Florian Schindler, Ian Stephen Millard, Sok Gek Beh
  • Patent number: 8159129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation emitting device, with a substrate (100) and a layer sequence disposed on top of it. Said layer sequence comprises a first electrode surface (200) with a first contact (210) for applying a voltage, at least one functional layer (300), which emits radiation during operation, and a second electrode surface (400). In the layer sequence, a plurality of partial regions is present that is modified in such a way that the emission of radiation visible to an external observer therefrom is interrupted. The distribution density of these partial regions varies depending on their distance from the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Florian Schindler, Ian Stephen Millard, Sok Gek Beh
  • Publication number: 20100007269
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation emitting device, with a substrate (100) and a layer sequence disposed on top of it. Said layer sequence comprises a first electrode surface (200) with a first contact (210) for applying a voltage, at least one functional layer (300), which emits radiation during operation, and a second electrode surface (400). In the layer sequence, a plurality of partial regions is present that is modified in such a way that the emission of radiation visible to an external observer therefrom is interrupted. The distribution density of these partial regions varies depending on their distance from the contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Florian Schindler, Ian Stephen Millard, Sok Gek Beh
  • Patent number: 7563707
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic optoelectronic device. The method comprises providing a substrate, disposing a first electrode on the substrate, disposing a metal pad on the substrate, electrically separated from the first electrode, disposing a first material over the first electrode and at least partially over the metal pad, applying a beam, wherein the beam ablates the first material in an ablation window so that the ablation window includes at least a portion of an edge of the metal pad, and disposing a second electrode over the first material and over the ablation window so that the second electrode is in electrical contact with the at least a portion of an edge of the metal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Wen Han Lau, Ian Stephen Millard
  • Publication number: 20090042329
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic optoelectronic device. The method comprises providing a substrate, disposing a first electrode on the substrate, disposing a metal pad on the substrate, electrically separated from the first electrode, disposing a first material over the first electrode and at least partially over the metal pad, applying a beam, wherein the beam ablates the first material in an ablation window so that the ablation window includes at least a portion of an edge of the metal pad, and disposing a second electrode over the first material and over the ablation window so that the second electrode is in electrical contact with the at least a portion of an edge of the metal pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Wen Han Lau, Ian Stephen Millard
  • Patent number: 7436064
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic optoelectronic device. The method comprises providing a substrate, disposing a first electrode on the substrate, disposing a metal pad on the substrate, electrically separated from the first electrode, disposing a first material over the first electrode and at least partially over the metal pad, applying a beam, wherein the beam ablates the first material in an ablation window so that the ablation window includes at least a portion of an edge of the metal pad, and disposing a second electrode over the first material and over the ablation window so that the second electrode is in electrical contact with the at least a portion of an edge of the metal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Wen Han Lau, Ian Stephen Millard