Patents by Inventor Malte Gather

Malte Gather 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).

  • Organic light-emitting diode having optical resonator
    Patent number: 8878164
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode, known under the abbreviation OLED, and to a method for the production of such an organic light-emitting diode. According to the invention, an OLED or organic light-emitting diode having an emitter layer (5) is produced, said emitter layer emitting white light in particular. The emitter layer (5) is arranged within a lossy, optical resonator. The optical path length between the two reflecting layers of the resonator determines the color of the light emitting from the optical resonator and, consequently, from the light-emitting diode. In order to be able to create a variety of colors, there must be different optical path lengths between the two reflecting surfaces. The correspondingly different distances can be produced in only one work step, in contrast to the prior art, by a photolithographic method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Universitaet zu Koeln
    Inventors: Malte Gather, Klaus Meerholz
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diode Having Optical Resonator in Addition to Production Method
    Publication number: 20110303905
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode, known under the abbreviation OLED, and to a method for the production of such an organic light-emitting diode. According to the invention, an OLED or organic light-emitting diode having an emitter layer (5) is produced, said emitter layer emitting white light in particular. The emitter layer (5) is arranged within a lossy, optical resonator. The optical path length between the two reflecting layers of the resonator determines the color of the light emitting from the optical resonator and, consequently, from the light-emitting diode. In order to be able to create a variety of colors, there must be different optical path lengths between the two reflecting surfaces. The correspondingly different distances can be produced in only one work step, in contrast to the prior art, by a photolithographic method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Malte Gather, Klaus Meerholz