Patents by Inventor James Brug
James Brug 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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Patent number: 10263187Abstract: An example provides a method for forming an apparatus including a substrate imprinted with a pattern for forming isolated device regions. A method may include imprinting an unpatterned area of a substrate with a pattern to form a patterned substrate having a plurality of recessed regions at a first level and a plurality of elevated regions at a second level, and depositing a first layer of conductive material over the patterned substrate with a plurality of breaks to form a plurality of bottom electrodes. The method may include depositing a layer of an active stack, with a second layer of conductive material, over the plurality of bottom electrodes to form a plurality of devices on the plurality of recessed regions isolated from each other by the plurality of elevated regions.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao, Carl P. Taussig
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Patent number: 10120198Abstract: A directional backlight is disclosed. The directional backlight has a plurality of light sources to generate a plurality of input planar lightbeams. The plurality of input planar lightbeams illuminates a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels to scatter the plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. The directional backlight can be used to generate a 3D image by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: LEIA INC.Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
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Patent number: 10082613Abstract: A directional backlight has a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels configured to scatter a plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. A modulation layer having a plurality of modulators configured to modulate the plurality of directional lightbeams. The directional backlight is configured to generate a 3D image with multiple views by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: LEIA INC.Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
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Publication number: 20180019399Abstract: An example provides a method for forming an apparatus including a substrate imprinted with a pattern for forming isolated device regions. A method may include imprinting an unpatterned area of a substrate with a pattern to form a patterned substrate having a plurality of recessed regions at a first level and a plurality of elevated regions at a second level, and depositing a first layer of conductive material over the patterned substrate with a plurality of breaks to form a plurality of bottom electrodes. The method may include depositing a layer of an active stack, with a second layer of conductive material, over the plurality of bottom electrodes to form a plurality of devices on the plurality of recessed regions isolated from each other by the plurality of elevated regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: James A. BRUG, Lihua ZHAO, Carl P. TAUSSIG
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Patent number: 9806258Abstract: An example provides a method for forming an apparatus including a substrate imprinted with a pattern for forming isolated device regions. A method may include imprinting an unpatterned area of a substrate with a pattern to form a patterned substrate having a plurality of recessed regions at a first level and a plurality of elevated regions at a second level, and depositing a first layer of conductive material over the patterned substrate with a plurality of breaks to form a plurality of bottom electrodes. The method may include depositing a layer of an active stack, with a second layer of conductive material, over the plurality of bottom electrodes to form a plurality of devices on the plurality of recessed regions isolated from each other by the plurality of elevated regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao, Carl A. Taussig
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Publication number: 20160370594Abstract: A directional backlight is disclosed. The directional backlight has a plurality of light sources to generate a plurality of input planar lightbeams. The plurality of input planar lightbeams illuminates a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels to scatter the plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. The directional backlight can be used to generate a 3D image by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
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Patent number: 9459461Abstract: A directional backlight is disclosed. The directional backlight has a plurality of light sources to generate a plurality of input planar lightbeams. The plurality of input planar lightbeams illuminates a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels to scatter the plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. The directional backlight can be used to generate a 3D image by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: LEIA INC.Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
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Patent number: 9389415Abstract: A directional pixel for use in a display screen is disclosed. The directional pixel receives a planar lightbeam and includes a light propagating layer and a grating to scatter a portion of the planar lightbeam into a directional lightbeam having a direction and angular spread controlled by the grating.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: LEIA INC.Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng, Marco Fiorentino, Raymond G. Beausoleil
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Patent number: 9372349Abstract: A light field display for providing continuous 3D images to viewers at multiple views is provided. The light field display includes a pixel layer having a plurality of pixel layer elements, a resonant subwavelength lens layer having a plurality of resonant subwavelength lenses and a circuit board connected to the pixel layer and the resonant subwavelength lens layer. Each resonant subwavelength lens in the resonant subwavelength lens layer is integrated with an element in the pixel layer. The element may be either a pixel or a subpixel, such that each image view may be provided per pixel or subpixel in the pixel layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James A Brug, David A Fattal, Huei Pei Kuo
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Publication number: 20160056379Abstract: An example provides a method for forming an apparatus including a substrate imprinted with a pattern for forming isolated device regions. A method may include imprinting an unpatterned area of a substrate with a pattern to form a patterned substrate having a plurality of recessed regions at a first level and a plurality of elevated regions at a second level, and depositing a first layer of conductive material over the patterned substrate with a plurality of breaks to form a plurality of bottom electrodes. The method may include depositing a layer of an active stack, with a second layer of conductive material, over the plurality of bottom electrodes to form a plurality of devices on the plurality of recessed regions isolated from each other by the plurality of elevated regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2013Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: James A. BRUG, Lihua ZHAO, Carl A. TAUSSIG
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Publication number: 20160033706Abstract: A directional backlight has a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels configured to scatter a plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. A modulation layer having a plurality of modulators configured to modulate the plurality of directional lightbeams. The directional backlight is configured to generate a 3D image with multiple views by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
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Patent number: 9201270Abstract: A directional backlight is disclosed. The directional backlight has a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels to scatter a plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. A modulation layer having a plurality of modulators modulates the plurality of directional lightbeams. The directional backlight can be used to generate a 3D image with multiple views by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: LEIA INC.Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
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Patent number: 8877531Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a number of first components on a first substrate and a number of second components on a second substrate. A lamination material that includes a conducting material is placed between the first components and the second components. Any one first component can couple to a varied subset of second components.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Lihua Zhao, Hao Luo, Carl P. Taussig, James A. Brug, Richard E. Elder, Warren Jackson, Ping Mei
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Publication number: 20140300840Abstract: A directional backlight is disclosed. The directional backlight has a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels to scatter a plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. A modulation layer having a plurality of modulators modulates the plurality of directional lightbeams. The directional backlight can be used to generate a 3D image with multiple views by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
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Publication number: 20140300960Abstract: A directional backlight is disclosed. The directional backlight has a plurality of light sources to generate a plurality of input planar lightbeams. The plurality of input planar lightbeams illuminates a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels to scatter the plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. The directional backlight can be used to generate a 3D image by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
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Publication number: 20140300947Abstract: A directional pixel for use in a display screen is disclosed. The directional pixel receives a planar lightbeam and includes a light propagating layer and a grating to scatter a portion of the planar lightbeam into a directional lightbeam having a direction and angular spread controlled by the grating.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng, Marco Fiorentino, Raymond G. Beausoleil
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Publication number: 20140111856Abstract: A light field display for providing continuous 3D images to viewers at multiple views is provided. The light field display includes a pixel layer having a plurality of pixel layer elements, a resonant subwavelength lens layer having a plurality of resonant subwavelength lenses and a circuit board connected to the pixel layer and the resonant subwavelength lens layer. Each resonant subwavelength lens in the resonant subwavelength lens layer is integrated with an element in the pixel layer. The element may be either a pixel or a subpixel, such that each image view may be provided per pixel or subpixel in the pixel layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: James A. Brug, David A. Fattal, Huei Pei Kuo
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Patent number: 8568182Abstract: A method of forming a display is provided, wherein the method includes forming a first electrode layer on a first substrate, forming an organic light emitting diode (OLED) stack on the first electrode, forming a second electrode layer over the OLED stack, and forming a bonding layer over the second electrode layer, wherein the bonding layer comprises a conductive material. The bonding layer and the second electrode layer are patterned to form a plurality of micro-OLEDs, wherein the patterning is performed by removing a portion of the bonding layer and the second electrode layer. The plurality of micro-OLEDs on the first substrate is joined to a plurality of pixels in an electronic backplane on a second substrate, wherein any one pixel in the electronic backplane can couple to a varied subset of micro-OLEDs in the plurality of micro-OLEDs.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao
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Publication number: 20120075185Abstract: A method of forming a display is provided, wherein the method includes forming a first electrode layer on a first substrate, forming an organic light emitting diode (OLED) stack on the first electrode, forming a second electrode layer over the OLED stack, and forming a bonding layer over the second electrode layer, wherein the bonding layer comprises a conductive material. The bonding layer and the second electrode layer are patterned to form a plurality of micro-OLEDs, wherein the patterning is performed by removing a portion of the bonding layer and the second electrode layer. The plurality of micro-OLEDs on the first substrate is joined to a plurality of pixels in an electronic backplane on a second substrate, wherein any one pixel in the electronic backplane can couple to a varied subset of micro-OLEDs in the plurality of micro-OLEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao
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Publication number: 20120074433Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a number of first components on a first substrate and a number of second components on a second substrate. A lamination material that includes a conducting material is placed between the first components and the second components. Any one first component can couple to a varied subset of second components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Lihua Zhao, Hao Luo, Carl P. Taussig, James A. Brug, Richard E. Elder, Warren Jackson, Ping Mei