Patents by Inventor Mark E. Gross

Mark E. Gross 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).

  • Publication number: 20040009306
    Abstract: A method for making a polymer layer with a selected index of refraction. The method includes flash evaporating a polymer precursor material capable of cross linking into a polymer with the selected index of refraction, forming an evaporate, passing the evaporate to a glow discharge electrode creating a glow discharge polymer precursor plasma from the evaporate, and cryocondensing the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma on a substrate as a condensate and crosslinking the condensate thereon, the crosslinking resulting from radicals created in the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma, forming a polymer having the selected index of refraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Peter M. Martin, Mark E. Gross, Paul E. Burrows, Linda S. Sapochak
  • Publication number: 20030235648
    Abstract: A method of making a composite polymer of a molecularly doped polymer. The method includes mixing a liquid polymer precursor with molecular dopant forming a molecularly doped polymer precursor mixture. The molecularly doped polymer precursor mixture is flash evaporated forming a composite vapor. The composite vapor is cryocondensed on a cool substrate forming a composite molecularly doped polymer precursor layer, and the cryocondensed composite molecularly doped polymer precursor layer is cross linked thereby forming a layer of the composite polymer layer of the molecularly doped polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Peter M. Martin, Gordon L. Graff, Paul E. Burrows, Mark E. Gross, Linda S. Sapochak
  • Patent number: 6656537
    Abstract: A method for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of low vapor monomeric materials. The method includes flash evaporating a polymer precursor forming an evaporate, passing the evaporate to a glow discharge electrode creating a glow discharge polymer precursor plasma from the evaporate, and cryocondensing the glow discharge polymer precursor on a substrate as a cryocondensed polymer precursor layer, and crosslinking the cryocondensed polymer precursor layer thereon, the crosslinking resulting from radicals created in the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Peter M. Martin, Mark E. Gross, Eric Mast, Michael G. Hall
  • Publication number: 20030215575
    Abstract: A multilayer plastic substrate. The substrate comprises a plurality of thin film layers of at least one polymer, the plurality of thin film layers being adjacent to one another and having sufficient strength to be self-supporting, wherein the multilayer plastic substrate has an average visible light transmittance of greater than about 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Peter M. Martin, Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross, Michael G. Hall, Eric S. Mast
  • Patent number: 6623861
    Abstract: A multilayer plastic substrate. The substrate comprises a plurality of thin film layers of at least one polymer, the plurality of thin film layers being adjacent to one another and having sufficient strength to be self-supporting, wherein the multilayer plastic substrate has an average visible light transmittance of greater than about 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Peter M. Martin, Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross, Michael G. Hall, Eric S. Mast
  • Patent number: 6613395
    Abstract: A method of making a composite polymer of a molecularly doped polymer. The method includes mixing a liquid polymer precursor with molecular dopant forming a molecularly doped polymer precursor mixture. The molecularly doped polymer precursor mixture is flash evaporated forming a composite vapor. The composite vapor is cryocondensed on a cool substrate forming a composite molecularly doped polymer precursor layer, and the cryocondensed composite molecularly doped polymer precursor layer is cross linked thereby forming a layer of the composite polymer layer of the molecularly doped polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Peter M. Martin, Gordon L. Graff, Paul E. Burrows, Mark E. Gross, Linda S. Sapochak
  • Patent number: 6570325
    Abstract: An encapsulated organic light emitting device. The device may include a substrate, an organic light emitting layer stack adjacent to the substrate, and at least one first barrier stack adjacent to the organic light emitting device, the at least one first barrier stack comprising at least one first barrier layer and at least one first decoupling layer wherein the at least one first barrier stack encapsulates the organic light emitting device. There may be a second barrier stack adjacent to the substrate and located between the substrate and the organic light emitting device. The second barrier stack has at least one second barrier layer and at least one second decoupling layer. A method of making the encapsulated organic light emitting device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross, John D. Affinito, Ming-Kun Shi, Michael G. Hall, Eric S. Mast, Robert Walty, Nicole Rutherford, Paul E. Burrows, Peter M. Martin
  • Patent number: 6544600
    Abstract: A method for making conjugated polymers. The method includes flash evaporating a conjugated material forming an evaporate, passing the evaporate to a glow discharge electrode creating a glow discharge conjugated material plasma from the evaporate, and cryocondensing the glow discharge conjugated polymer precursor plasma on a substrate as a condensate and crosslinking the condensate thereon, the crosslinking resulting from radicals created in the glow discharge conjugated material plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross
  • Publication number: 20030064171
    Abstract: An edge-sealed barrier film composite. The composite includes a substrate and at least one initial barrier stack adjacent to the substrate. The at least one initial barrier stack includes at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer. One of the barrier layers has an area greater than the area of one of the decoupling layers. The decoupling layer is sealed by the first barrier layer within the area of barrier material. An edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device is provided. A method of making the edge-sealed barrier film composite is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Paul E. Burrows, J. Chris Pagano, Eric S. Mast, Peter M. Martin, Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross
  • Patent number: 6522067
    Abstract: An encapsulated organic light emitting device. The device includes a first barrier stack comprising at least one first barrier layer and at least one first polymer layer. There is an organic light emitting layer stack adjacent to the first barrier stack. A second barrier stack is adjacent to the organic light emitting layer stack. The second barrier stack has at least one second barrier layer and at least one second polymer layer. A method of making the encapsulated organic light emitting device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross, John D. Affinito, Ming-Kun Shi, Michael Hall, Eric Mast
  • Patent number: 6497924
    Abstract: A method for making a non-linear optical polymer layer. The method includes flash evaporating a liquid polymer precursor mixture containing a plurality of non-linear optical molecules forming an evaporate, cryocondensing the evaporate on a substrate forming a cyrocondensed polymer precursor layer, and crosslinking the cryocondensed polymer precursor layer. The surface may be electrically biased for poling during crosslinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Peter M. Martin, Mark E. Gross, Paul E. Burrows, Linda S. Sapochak
  • Publication number: 20020176993
    Abstract: A high temperature substrate having improved properties. The substrate is a polymer substrate having a glass transition temperature greater than about 120° C., and at least one first barrier stack adjacent to the polymer substrate. The barrier stack includes at least one first barrier layer and at least one first polymer layer. A method for making the high temperature substrate with improved properties is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: GORDON L GRAFF, MARK E GROSS, MING K SHI, MICHAEL G HALL, PETER M MARTIN, ERIC S MAST
  • Publication number: 20020172778
    Abstract: A method for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of low vapor monomeric materials. The method includes flash evaporating a polymer precursor forming an evaporate, passing the evaporate to a glow discharge electrode creating a glow discharge polymer precursor plasma from the evaporate, and cryocondensing the glow discharge polymer precursor on a substrate as a cryocondensed polymer precursor layer, and crosslinking the cryocondensed polymer precursor layer thereon, the crosslinking resulting from radicals created in the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Peter M. Martin, Mark E. Gross, Eric Mast, Michael G. Hall
  • Publication number: 20020150745
    Abstract: A multilayer plastic substrate. The substrate comprises a plurality of thin film layers of at least one polymer, the plurality of thin film layers being adjacent to one another and having sufficient strength to be self-supporting, wherein the multilayer plastic substrate has an average visible light transmittance of greater than about 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Peter M. Martin, Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross, Michael G. Hall, Eric S. Mast
  • Publication number: 20020125822
    Abstract: An encapsulated organic light emitting device. The device may include a substrate, an organic light emitting layer stack adjacent to the substrate, and at least one first barrier stack adjacent to the organic light emitting device, the at least one first barrier stack comprising at least one first barrier layer and at least one first decoupling layer wherein the at least one first barrier stack encapsulates the organic light emitting device. There may be a second barrier stack adjacent to the substrate and located between the substrate and the organic light emitting device. The second barrier stack has at least one second barrier layer and at least one second decoupling layer. A method of making the encapsulated organic light emitting device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross, John D. Affinito, Ming-Kun Shi, Michael G. Hall, Eric S. Mast, Robert Walty, Nicole Rutherford, Paul E. Burrows, Peter M. Martin
  • Publication number: 20020122880
    Abstract: A method of making a composite polymer of a molecularly doped polymer. The method includes mixing a liquid polymer precursor with molecular dopant forming a molecularly doped polymer precursor mixture. The molecularly doped polymer precursor mixture is flash evaporated forming a composite vapor. The composite vapor is cryocondensed on a cool substrate forming a composite molecularly doped polymer precursor layer, and the cryocondensed composite molecularly doped polymer precursor layer is cross linked thereby forming a layer of the composite polymer layer of the molecularly doped polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Peter M. Martin, Gordon L. Graff, Paul E. Burrows, Mark E. Gross, Linda Sapochak
  • Publication number: 20020102363
    Abstract: A method for conformally coating a microtextured surface. The method includes flash evaporating a polymer precursor forming an evaporate, passing the evaporate to a glow discharge electrode creating a glow discharge polymer precursor plasma from the evaporate, cryocondensing the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma on the microtextured surface and crosslinking the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma thereon, wherein the crosslinking resulting from radicals created in the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Peter M. Martin, Mark E. Gross, Paul E. Burrows, Linda S. Sapochak
  • Publication number: 20020090460
    Abstract: A method for making a non-linear optical polymer layer. The method includes flash evaporating a liquid polymer precursor mixture containing a plurality of non-linear optical molecules forming an evaporate, cryocondensing the evaporate on a substrate forming a cyrocondensed polymer precursor layer, and crosslinking the cryocondensed polymer precursor layer. The surface may be electrically biased for poling during crosslinking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Peter M. Martin, Mark E. Gross, Paul E. Burrows, Linda S. Sapochak
  • Publication number: 20020076506
    Abstract: A method for conformally coating a fixture in a vacuum chamber. The method includes flash evaporating a polymer precursor forming an evaporate, passing the evaporate to a glow discharge electrode creating a glow discharge polymer precursor plasma from the evaporate, and cryocondensing the glow discharge polymer precursor plasma on the fixture as a condensate and crosslinking the condensate thereon, the crosslinking resulting from radicals created in the glow discharge plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross
  • Publication number: 20020071911
    Abstract: A method for making conjugated polymers. The method includes flash evaporating a conjugated material forming an evaporate, passing the evaporate to a glow discharge electrode creating a glow discharge conjugated material plasma from the evaporate, and cryocondensing the glow discharge conjugated polymer precursor plasma on a substrate as a condensate and crosslinking the condensate thereon, the crosslinking resulting from radicals created in the glow discharge conjugated material plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: John D. Affinito, Gordon L. Graff, Mark E. Gross