Patents by Inventor Jeffrey P. Spindler
Jeffrey P. Spindler 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: 7645524Abstract: A method of making an OLED device includes providing an anode and a spaced cathode, and a hole-transporting layer provided between the anode and cathode, such hole-transporting layer including a first hole-transporting material having a first glass transition temperature Tg1. The method further includes providing a first light-emitting layer including as a main component, a second hole-transporting material having a second glass transition temperature Tg2, such light-emitting layer disposed between the hole transporting layer and the cathode and in contact with the hole-transporting layer, and wherein Tg1 is greater than Tg2.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Patent number: 7638207Abstract: An improved OLED structure that enhances both stability and luminance efficiency, includes a substrate; an anode and a cathode; a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and cathode; and a hole-transporting structure disposed between the light-emitting layer and the anode including two or more sublayers; a first sublayer in contact with the light-emitting layer and including a first hole-transporting material and a first stabilizing dopant, and a second sublayer including a second hole-transporting material and a second stabilizing dopant, and a third dopant having a bandgap that is smaller than each of the bandgaps of the second hole-transporting material and the second stabilizing dopant, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Patent number: 7602119Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to avoid the above-mentioned problems and provide a multicolor OLED display with improved power efficiency that reduces the need for precisely patterning one or more of the OLED layers. This object is achieved by an OLED display having at least red, green, and blue colored pixels, including a magenta light emitting layer provided over a substrate for red and blue pixels and a green light emitting layer provided over the substrate for producing at least a green pixel. It is also achieved by first and second color filters in operative relationship with the magenta light-emitting layer to respectively produce red and blue pixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael E. Miller, Jeffrey P. Spindler
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Publication number: 20090195146Abstract: A tandem OLED device including an anode; a cathode; at least two electroluminescent units disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein each of the electroluminescent units includes at least one hole-transporting layer and one organic light-emitting layer; and an intermediate connector of at least two layers disposed between adjacent electroluminescent units, wherein the intermediate connector includes an organic alkali metal complex layer and an organic electron-accepting layer, the organic electron-accepting layer being disposed closer to the cathode than the organic alkali metal complex layer, and there is present metallic aluminum in the organic alkali metal complex layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Tukaram K. Hatwar, Jeffrey P. Spindler, William J. Begley
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Publication number: 20090191428Abstract: A tandem OLED device including an anode; a cathode; at least two electroluminescent units disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein each of the electroluminescent units includes at least one hole-transporting layer and one organic light-emitting layer; and an intermediate connector disposed between adjacent electroluminescent units, wherein the intermediate connector includes an n-doped organic layer and an electron-accepting layer, the electron-accepting layer being disposed closer to the cathode than the n-doped organic layer, and wherein the n-doped organic layer includes an alkali metal and an organic alkali metal complex.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Tukaram K. Hatwar, Jeffrey P. Spindler, William J. Begley
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Patent number: 7564182Abstract: A tandem OLED display for producing broadband light having at least two spaced electrodes includes two or more broadband light-emitting units disposed between the electrodes, at least two of which produce light having different emission spectra and wherein at least one of such broadband light-emitting units does not produce white light, and an intermediate connector disposed between adjacent light-emitting units.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael L. Boroson, Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Publication number: 20090162612Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) device having a cathode, a light emitting layer and an anode, in that order, and having located between the cathode and the light emitting layer, (a) a first electron transport layer comprising (i) more than 50 vol % of a salt or complex of an alkali or alkaline earth metal and (ii) a carbocyclic fused ring aromatic compound; and (b) a second electron transport layer, different from the first electron transport layer, in contact with the first electron transport layer on the cathode side and comprising a compound with a 7,10-diaryl substituted fluoranthene nucleus having no aromatic rings annulated to the fluoranthene nucleus. The device provides reduced drive voltage and good luminance with improved T90 lifetime.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Tukaram K. Hatwar, William J. Begley, Jeffrey P. Spindler, Michele L. Ricks
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Publication number: 20090162644Abstract: An OLED device comprises a cathode, a light emitting layer and an anode, in that order, and (i) a first layer, located between the cathode and the light emitting layer, containing (a) more than 50 vol % of an organic salt or complex of an alkali or alkaline earth metal and (b) a carbocyclic fused ring aromatic compound, that is less than 15 nm thick; and (ii) a second layer, located between the first layer and the cathode, containing a codeposited phenanthroline derivative, metal oxinoid complex, and alkali or alkaline earth metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Michele L. Ricks, Tukaram K. Hatwar, William J. Begley, Jeffrey P. Spindler
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Publication number: 20090146552Abstract: An organic white light-emitting device, including a substrate; an anode and a cathode spaced from each other; a light-emitting layer including a yellow dopant for emitting yellow light; and first and second blue light-emitting layers, each blue light-emitting layer having at least one different material than the other blue light-emitting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Patent number: 7544425Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light-emitting layer comprising an emissive component represented by formula (I): wherein: Ar1, each Ar2, and Ar3 through Ar7 are independently selected aryl or heteroaryl groups, which may contain additional fused rings and provided that two aryl or heteroaryl rings may be joined; n is 1, 2 or 3. The device exhibits good luminous yield with desirable color coordinates, particularly in the blue or blue-green region.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Margaret J. Helber, Michele L. Ricks, Peter G. Bessey, Tukaram K. Hatwar, Jeffrey P. Spindler, Zbyslaw R. Owczarczyk
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Patent number: 7531959Abstract: A tandem OLED device having spaced electrodes includes broadband light-emitting units disposed between the electrodes that produce different emission spectra and each light-emitting unit produces light that has multiple spaced peak spectral components, and an intermediate connector disposed between each of the light-emitting units. The device also includes an array of at least three different color filters associated with the device which receives light from the broadband light-emitting units, the band pass of each of the color filters being selected to produce different colored light, wherein the full width at about half maximum of at least one of such spaced peak spectral components produced by each emitting unit is within the band pass of a color filter, and wherein each of the at least three different color filters receives at least one spaced peak spectral component having a full width at about half maximum that is within its band pass.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Tukaram K. Hatwar, Michael L. Boroson, Jeffrey P. Spindler
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Publication number: 20090096352Abstract: An inverted OLED device, comprising: a substrate; a cathode disposed on the substrate; an anode spaced from the cathode; at least one light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode; a hole-transporting layer disposed between the anode and the light-emitting layer(s); an electron-transporting layer disposed between the cathode and the light-emitting layer(s); a first electron-accepting layer disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the anode and including a first electron-deficient organic material constituting more than 50% by volume of the first electron-accepting layer and having a reduction potential greater than ?0.5 V vs. a Saturated Calomel Electrode; and a second electron-accepting layer disposed between the electron-transporting layer and the cathode including a second electron-deficient organic material constituting more than 50% by volume of the second electron-accepting layer and having a reduction potential greater than ?0.5 V vs. a Saturated Calomel Electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Patent number: 7510454Abstract: A method for making an OLED device, including: providing a plurality of subpixels of different colors, including at least three gamut-defining subpixels, each subpixel requiring an operating voltage which is based on the maximum current density required by that subpixel; selecting the display operating voltage to be equal to or greater than the maximum required subpixel operating voltage; and selecting the area of the subpixels to reduce the maximum required subpixel operating voltage, thereby reducing the display operating voltage so as to reduce power consumption in the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John E. Ludwicki, Michael L. Boroson, Jeffrey P. Spindler
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Publication number: 20090053559Abstract: An OLED device having two spaced electrodes, and including a first light-emitting layer that produces green emission and includes an anthracene host and a 2,6-diaminoanthracene light-emitting dopant, and a second light-emitting layer that produces red emission and includes a host and a red light-emitting dopant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar, Kevin P. Klubek
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Publication number: 20090053557Abstract: White light-emitting OLED device having an anode and a cathode, comprising: a first light-emitting layer provided over the anode and containing a first host material and a first light-emitting material, wherein the first host material is a mixture of one or more mono-anthracene derivatives and one or more aromatic amine derivatives, wherein the mono-anthracene derivative(s) being provided in a volume fraction range of greater than 50% and less than or equal to 95% relative to the total layer volume, and the aromatic amine derivative(s) being provided in a volume fraction range of 1% to 40% relative to the total layer volume, and wherein the first light-emitting material has a peak emission in the yellow to red portion of the spectrum; a second light-emitting layer provided over or under the first light-emitting layer, wherein the second light-emitting layer has a peak emission in the blue to cyan portion of the spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Publication number: 20090001885Abstract: A tandem OLED device having two spaced electrodes comprising first and second light-emitting units disposed between the electrodes wherein each light emitting unit has at least one light emitting layer with an intermediate connector disposed between each of the light-emitting units. The intermediate connector includes an electron accepting organic layer in contact with the first light emitting unit and an n-type doped organic layer in contact with the electron accepting organic layer and the second light-emitting unit. The n-type doped organic layer includes an organic gallium complex. The devices exhibit improved stability and little change in color when current density is varied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar, Tommie L. Royster, JR.
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Patent number: 7471041Abstract: An OLED display having at least first, second, and third differently colored pixels includes a first light emitting layer provided over a substrate for the first and second pixels and a second light emitting layer provided over the substrate for the first, second, and third pixels, wherein the first and second light emitting layers produce light having different spectra, and wherein the light produced by overlapping the first and second light emitting layers has substantial spectral components corresponding to the light output desired for the first and second pixels, and the light produced by the second light emitting layer has substantial spectral components corresponding to the light output desired for the third pixel; and first and second color filters in operative relationship with the first and second pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Jeffrey P. Spindler
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Publication number: 20080278066Abstract: A tandem OLED device having two spaced electrodes comprising: first and second light-emitting units that produce different emission spectra disposed between the electrodes, the first light-emitting unit produces light that has multiple peaks at wavelengths longer than 500 nm and substantially no emission at wavelengths shorter than 480 nm, and the second light-emitting unit produces light that has substantial emission at wavelengths shorter than 500 nm; and an intermediate connector disposed between the light-emitting units.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Publication number: 20080268282Abstract: A tandem white light-emitting OLED device is disclosed comprising a spaced anode and cathode, a light reflector associated with either the anode or the cathode, and at least two white light emitting units. The first white light-emitting unit has a set of at least two emission peaks in the blue and yellow spectral regions that are more intense than any other emission peaks that may be present in the emission spectrum of the first white light-emitting unit. The second white light-emitting unit is disposed closer to the reflector than the first white light-emitting unit and includes a set of at least three emission peaks in the blue, green, and red spectral regions that are more intense than any other emission peaks that may be present in the emission spectrum of the second white light-emitting unit. An intermediate connector is disposed between the first and second white light-emitting units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey P. Spindler, Tukaram K. Hatwar
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Patent number: 7439670Abstract: A method of making an OLED display having at least first, second, and third differently colored pixels includes providing a first light-emitting layer over a substrate for the first and second pixels and a providing a second light-emitting layer over the substrate for the third pixel wherein the first and second light-emitting layers produce light having different spectra and the light produced by the first light-emitting layer has substantial spectral components corresponding to the light output desired for the first and second pixels, and forming a first color filter in operative relationship with the first pixel and no color filter corresponding to the second pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dustin L. Winters, Jeffrey P. Spindler