Patents by Inventor Manoj Nirmal

Manoj Nirmal 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: 7014978
    Abstract: In one method of making an organic electroluminescent device, a transfer layer is solution coated on a donor substrate. The transfer layer includes an amorphous, non-polymeric, organic matrix with a light emitting material disposed in the matrix. The transfer layer is then selectively patterned on a receptor. Examples of patterning methods include laser thermal transfer or thermal head transfer. The method and associated materials can be used to form, for example, organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Erika Bellmann, James G. Bentsen, Yong Hsu, Manoj Nirmal, Martin B. Wolk
  • Patent number: 7005229
    Abstract: A method of multiphoton photosensitizing comprises (a) providing a multiphoton-activatable, photoreactive composition comprising (1) at least one reactive species that is capable of undergoing an acid- or radical-initiated chemical reaction, and (2) a photoinitiator system comprising photochemically-effective amounts of (i) at least one type of semiconductor nanoparticle that has at least one electronic excited state that is accessible by absorption of two or more photons, and (ii) a composition that is capable of interacting with the excited state of the semiconductor nanoparticle to form at least one reaction-initiating species; and (b) irradiating the multiphoton-activatable, photoreactive composition with light sufficient to cause absorption of at least two photons, thereby inducing at least one acid- or radical-initiated chemical reaction where the composition is exposed to the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Catherine A. Leatherdale, David S. Arney
  • Publication number: 20050191776
    Abstract: Organic electroluminescent device can be formed with multiple layers including an electrode, an emission layer, and a buffer layer. The emission layer includes a light emitting material. The buffer layer is disposed between and in electrical communication with the electrode and the emission layer and includes a triarylamine hole transport material and an electron acceptor material. The buffer layer optionally includes one or more of a) a polymeric binder, b) a color converting material, and c) light scattering particles. The buffer layer can also be formed using a polymeric hole transport material having a plurality of triarylamine moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Sergey Lamansky, Manoj Nirmal, Fred McCormick, Ralph Roberts, John Baetzold, Todd Jones
  • Patent number: 6855384
    Abstract: The present invention provides a selectively thermally transferable blend capable of forming the emissive layer of an organic electroluminescent device. The blend includes a light emitting polymer and an additive selected to promote selective thermal transfer of the blend from a donor element to a proximately located receptor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Ha T. Le, Martin B. Wolk, Erika Bellmann, Fred McCormick
  • Publication number: 20040121068
    Abstract: In one method of making an organic electroluminescent device, a transfer layer is solution coated on a donor substrate. The transfer layer includes an amorphous, non-polymeric, organic matrix with a light emitting material disposed in the matrix. The transfer layer is then selectively patterned on a receptor. Examples of patterning methods include laser thermal transfer or thermal head transfer. The method and associated materials can be used to form, for example, organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Erika Bellmann, James G. Bentsen, Yong Hsu, Manoj Nirmal, Martin B. Wolk
  • Publication number: 20040067433
    Abstract: A method of multiphoton photosensitizing comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Catherine A. Leatherdale, David S. Arney
  • Publication number: 20040067431
    Abstract: A photoreactive composition comprises (a) at least one reactive species that is capable of undergoing an acid- or radical-initiated chemical reaction; and (b) a photoinitiator system comprising photochemically-effective amounts of (1) at least one type of semiconductor nanoparticle quantum dot that has at least one electronic excited state that is accessible by absorption of two or more photons, and (2) a composition, different from said reactive species, that is capable of interacting with the excited state of the semiconductor nanoparticle quantum dot to form at least one reaction-initiating species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: David S. Arney, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Manoj Nirmal
  • Publication number: 20040062947
    Abstract: Organic electroluminescent compositions comprise
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Sergey A. Lamansky, John P. Baetzold, Fred B. McCormick, Manoj Nirmal, Ralph R. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20040004433
    Abstract: Organic electroluminescent device can be formed with multiple layers including an electrode, an emission layer, and a buffer layer. The emission layer includes a light emitting material. The buffer layer is disposed between and in electrical communication with the electrode and the emission layer and includes a triarylamine hole transport material and an electron acceptor material. The buffer layer optionally includes one or more of a) a polymeric binder, b) a color converting material, and c) light scattering particles. The buffer layer can also be formed using a polymeric hole transport material having a plurality of triarylamine moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Sergey A. Lamansky, Manoj Nirmal, Fred B. McCormick, Ralph R. Roberts, John P. Baetzold, Todd D. Jones
  • Patent number: 6667143
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active primer that includes an electronically active material dispersed in a binder. The active primer can be disposed between a thermal transfer donor sheet and a receptor to assist selective thermal transfer of a material from the donor sheet to the receptor to form at least a portion of an electronic device on the receptor. The binder of the active primer can be selected to improve adhesion of the transferred material to the receptor, or to enhance other transfer properties. The electronically active material of the active primer can be selected to maintain a desired level of functionality in the electronic device being patterned on the receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Ha T. Le, Martin B. Wolk, Erika Bellmann, Fred McCormick
  • Patent number: 6611096
    Abstract: Organic electronic devices having a conducting self-doped polymer buffer layer, particularly a self-doped polyaniline buffer layer, are described. Also described are organic light emitting diodes with buffer layers comprised of an intrinsically conducting polymer having no mobile counterions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Michael Albert Haase, Paul Frederic Baude, Yong Hsu, George David Vernstrom, Manoj Nirmal, Russell Dean Birkholz
  • Publication number: 20030049560
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active primer that includes an electronically active material dispersed in a binder. The active primer can be disposed between a thermal transfer donor sheet and a receptor to assist selective thermal transfer of a material from the donor sheet to the receptor to form at least a portion of an electronic device on the receptor. The binder of the active primer can be selected to improve adhesion of the transferred material to the receptor, or to enhance other transfer properties. The electronically active material of the active primer can be selected to maintain a desired level of functionality in the electronic device being patterned on the receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: 3m Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Ha T. Le, Martin B. Wolk, Erika Bellmann, Fred McCormick
  • Patent number: 6482564
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active primer that includes an electronically active material dispersed in a binder. The active primer can be disposed between a thermal transfer donor sheet and a receptor to assist selective thermal transfer of a material from the donor sheet to the receptor to form at least a portion of an electronic device on the receptor. The binder of the active primer can be selected to improve adhesion of the transferred material to the receptor, or to enhance other transfer properties. The electronically active material of the active primer can be selected to maintain a desired level of functionality in the electronic device being patterned on the receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Ha T. Le, Martin B. Wolk, Erika Bellmann, Fred McCormick
  • Publication number: 20020086232
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active primer that includes an electronically active material dispersed in a binder. The active primer can be disposed between a thermal transfer donor sheet and a receptor to assist selective thermal transfer of a material from the donor sheet to the receptor to form at least a portion of an electronic device on the receptor. The binder of the active primer can be selected to improve adhesion of the transferred material to the receptor, or to enhance other transfer properties. The electronically active material of the active primer can be selected to maintain a desired level of functionality in the electronic device being patterned on the receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Ha T. Le, Martin B. Wolk, Erika Bellmann, Fred McCormick
  • Patent number: 6358664
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active primer that includes an electronically active material dispersed in a binder. The active primer can be disposed between a thermal transfer donor sheet and a receptor to assist selective thermal transfer of a material from the donor sheet to the receptor to form at least a portion of an electronic device on the receptor. The binder of the active primer can be selected to improve adhesion of the transferred material to the receptor, or to enhance other transfer properties. The electronically active material of the active primer can be selected to maintain a desired level of functionality in the electronic device being patterned on the receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Manoj Nirmal, Ha T. Le, Martin B. Wolk, Erika Bellmann, Fred McCormick