Patents by Inventor Nathaniel T. Lawrence
Nathaniel T. Lawrence 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: 12315852Abstract: Light emitting structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, LED coupons are transferred to a carrier substrate and then patterned to LED mesa structures. Patterning may be performed on heterogeneous groups of LED coupons with a common mask set. The LED mesa structure are then transferred in bulk to a display substrate. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes an arrangement of LEDs with different thickness, and corresponding bottom contacts with different thicknesses bonded to a display substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2024Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dmitry S. Sizov, Ion Bita, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, John T. Leonard, Jonathan S. Steckel, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Xiaobin Xin, Ranojoy Bose
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Patent number: 12153233Abstract: Optical components such as components that emit light and components that detect light may be provided. Optical components that emit light may include displays having arrays of display pixels with respective light-emitting devices such as crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diodes. Optical components that detect light may include image sensors or other components with arrays of photodetectors. The light-emitting devices and photodetectors in the optical components may be overlapped by metalenses such as multielement metalenses. A multielement metalens may have a first metalens element formed from a first layer of nanostructures arranged and an overlapping second metalens element formed from a second layer of nanostructures. Light sources may be provided on a semiconductor and metalens nanostructures may be formed on an opposing surface of the semiconductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Inventors: Xiaobin Xin, Dmitry S. Sizov, Fang Ou, Lei Zhang, Lina He, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Paul S. Drzaic, Ranojoy Bose, Yuewei Zhang
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Publication number: 20240347516Abstract: Light emitting structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, LED coupons are transferred to a carrier substrate and then patterned to LED mesa structures. Patterning may be performed on heterogeneous groups of LED coupons with a common mask set. The LED mesa structure are then transferred in bulk to a display substrate. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes an arrangement of LEDs with different thickness, and corresponding bottom contacts with different thicknesses bonded to a display substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Dmitry S. Sizov, Ion Bita, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, John T. Leonard, Jonathan S. Steckel, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Xiaobin Xin, Ranojoy Bose
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Patent number: 11967586Abstract: Light emitting structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, LED coupons are transferred to a carrier substrate and then patterned to LED mesa structures. Patterning may be performed on heterogeneous groups of LED coupons with a common mask set. The LED mesa structure are then transferred in bulk to a display substrate. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes an arrangement of LEDs with different thickness, and corresponding bottom contacts with different thicknesses bonded to a display substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dmitry S. Sizov, Ion Bita, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, John T. Leonard, Jonathan S. Steckel, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Xiaobin Xin, Ranojoy Bose
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Patent number: 11908846Abstract: A display may include light-emitting components such as light-emitting diodes on a transparent substrate. Conductive signal paths between the light-emitting components, driver integrated circuits for controlling the light-emitting components, and the light-emitting components themselves may be opaque. To mitigate diffraction artifacts caused by the opaque components, the opaque footprint of the display may be selected to include non-periodic portions. The non-periodic portions increase randomness and reduce periodicity within the opaque footprint, which mitigates perceptible diffraction artifacts when viewing the display. One or both of the component mounting portions and interconnect portions of the opaque footprint may be non-periodic. The component mounting portions may have random shapes. The interconnect portions may follow random paths between the component mounting portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yung-Yu Hsu, Chaohao Wang, Jonathan C. Moisant-Thompson, Kuan H. Lu, Mingjing Ha, Paul S. Drzaic, Yang Li, Yi-Pai Huang, Nathaniel T. Lawrence
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Publication number: 20230018406Abstract: Light emitting structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, LED coupons are transferred to a carrier substrate and then patterned to LED mesa structures. Patterning may be performed on heterogeneous groups of LED coupons with a common mask set. The LED mesa structure are then transferred in bulk to a display substrate. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes an arrangement of LEDs with different thickness, and corresponding bottom contacts with different thicknesses bonded to a display substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Dmitry S. Sizov, Ion Bita, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, John T. Leonard, Jonathan S. Steckel, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Xiaobin Xin, Ranojoy Bose
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Publication number: 20220285577Abstract: Methods and structures are described to facilitate the transfer of device layer coupons with controlled vertical position. In an embodiment, a plurality of device layer coupons is bonded to a receiving substrate with an adhesive layer, where distance between front surfaces of the plurality of device layer coupons and a bulk layer of the receiving substrate is controlled by a plurality of rigid mechanical spacers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Lei Zhang, Fang Ou, Lina He, Paul S. Drzaic, Dmitry S. Sizov, Ranojoy Bose, Yuewei Zhang, Xiaobin Xin, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Wei H. Yao
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Patent number: 11404400Abstract: Light emitting structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, LED coupons are transferred to a carrier substrate and then patterned to LED mesa structures. Patterning may be performed on heterogeneous groups of LED coupons with a common mask set. The LED mesa structure are then transferred in bulk to a display substrate. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes an arrangement of LEDs with different thickness, and corresponding bottom contacts with different thicknesses bonded to a display substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dmitry S. Sizov, Ion Bita, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, John T. Leonard, Jonathan S. Steckel, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Xiaobin Xin, Ranojoy Bose
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Publication number: 20200343230Abstract: Light emitting structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, LED coupons are transferred to a carrier substrate and then patterned to LED mesa structures. Patterning may be performed on heterogeneous groups of LED coupons with a common mask set. The LED mesa structure are then transferred in bulk to a display substrate. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes an arrangement of LEDs with different thickness, and corresponding bottom contacts with different thicknesses bonded to a display substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Dmitry S. Sizov, Ion Bita, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, John T. Leonard, Jonathan S. Steckel, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Xiaobin Xin, Ranojoy Bose
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Patent number: 9941454Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) attached to a top surface of a mount. A multi-layer reflector is disposed on the top surface of the mount adjacent to the LED. The multi-layer reflector includes layer pairs of alternating layers of low index of refraction material and high index of refraction material. A portion of the top surface in direct contact with the multi-layer reflector is non-reflective.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Oleg Shchekin, Kenneth Vampola
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Publication number: 20170047493Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) attached to a top surface of a mount. A multi-layer reflector is disposed on the top surface of the mount adjacent to the LED. The multi-layer reflector includes layer pairs of alternating layers of low index of refraction material and high index of refraction material. A portion of the top surface in direct contact with the multi-layer reflector is non-reflective.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Oleg Shchekin, Kenneth Vampola
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Patent number: 9508907Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) attached to a top surface of a mount. A multi-layer reflector is disposed on the top surface of the mount adjacent to the LED. The multi-layer reflector includes layer pairs of alternating layers of low index of refraction material and high index of refraction material. A portion of the top surface in direct contact with the multi-layer reflector is non-reflective.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Oleg Shchekin, Kenneth Vampola
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Publication number: 20160079498Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) attached to a top surface of a mount. A multi-layer reflector is disposed on the top surface of the mount adjacent to the LED. The multi-layer reflector includes layer pairs of alternating layers of low index of refraction material and high index of refraction material. A portion of the top surface in direct contact with the multi-layer reflector is non-reflective.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Oleg Shchekin, Kenneth Vampola