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).

  • Patent number: 10263187
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao, Carl P. Taussig
  • Patent number: 10120198
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
  • Patent number: 10082613
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
  • Publication number: 20180019399
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: James A. BRUG, Lihua ZHAO, Carl P. TAUSSIG
  • Patent number: 9806258
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao, Carl A. Taussig
  • Publication number: 20160370594
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
  • Patent number: 9459461
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
  • Patent number: 9389415
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng, Marco Fiorentino, Raymond G. Beausoleil
  • Patent number: 9372349
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James A Brug, David A Fattal, Huei Pei Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160056379
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: James A. BRUG, Lihua ZHAO, Carl A. TAUSSIG
  • Publication number: 20160033706
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
  • Patent number: 9201270
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
  • Patent number: 8877531
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Lihua Zhao, Hao Luo, Carl P. Taussig, James A. Brug, Richard E. Elder, Warren Jackson, Ping Mei
  • Publication number: 20140300840
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
  • Publication number: 20140300960
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Charles M. Santori, David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng
  • Publication number: 20140300947
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Zhen Peng, Marco Fiorentino, Raymond G. Beausoleil
  • Publication number: 20140111856
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: James A. Brug, David A. Fattal, Huei Pei Kuo
  • Patent number: 8568182
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120075185
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: James A. Brug, Lihua Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120074433
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Lihua Zhao, Hao Luo, Carl P. Taussig, James A. Brug, Richard E. Elder, Warren Jackson, Ping Mei