Patents by Inventor Richard Austin Blanchard
Richard Austin Blanchard 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: 10964665Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. In one embodiment, about 10 devices are contained in each group so the redundancy makes each group very reliable. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Patent number: 10497672Abstract: Active LEDs have a control transistor in series with an LED and have a top electrode, a bottom electrode, and a control electrode. The active LEDs are microscopic and dispersed in an ink. A substrate has column lines, and the active LEDs are printed at various pixel locations so the bottom electrodes contact the column lines. A hydrophobic mask defines the pixel locations. Due to the printing process, there are different numbers of active LEDs in the various pixel locations. Row lines and control lines contact the top and control electrodes so that the active LEDs in each single pixel location are connected in parallel. If the LEDs emit blue light, red and green phosphors are printed over various pixel locations to create an ultra-thin color display. Any active LED may be addressed using row and column addressing, and the brightness may be controlled using the control lines.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Mark David Lowenthal, Richard Austin Blanchard, Lixin Zheng, Xiaorong Cai, Bradley S. Oraw
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Patent number: 10499499Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. A patterned hydrophobic layer defines the locations of the printed dots of the devices. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Patent number: 10412833Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes having pn junctions. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. The devices have a proper orientation and a reverse orientation after settling on a conductor layer. The devices are connected in parallel within small groups. To neutralize the reverse-oriented devices, a sufficient voltage is applied across the parallel-connected diodes to forward bias only the devices having the reverse orientation. This causes a sufficient current to flow through each of the reverse-orientated devices to destroy an electrical interface between an electrode of the devices and the conductor layer to create an open circuit, such that those devices do not affect a rectifying function of the devices in the group having the proper orientation. An interconnection conductor pattern may then interconnect the groups to form complex logic circuits.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, William Johnstone Ray
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Publication number: 20190098759Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes having pn junctions. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. The devices have a proper orientation and a reverse orientation after settling on a conductor layer. The devices are connected in parallel within small groups. To neutralize the reverse-oriented devices, a sufficient voltage is applied across the parallel-connected diodes to forward bias only the devices having the reverse orientation. This causes a sufficient current to flow through each of the reverse-orientated devices to destroy an electrical interface between an electrode of the devices and the conductor layer to create an open circuit, such that those devices do not affect a rectifying function of the devices in the group having the proper orientation. An interconnection conductor pattern may then interconnect the groups to form complex logic circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, William Johnstone Ray
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Publication number: 20180132347Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. A patterned hydrophobic layer defines the locations of the printed dots of the devices. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Publication number: 20180114775Abstract: Active LEDs have a control transistor in series with an LED and have a top electrode, a bottom electrode, and a control electrode. The active LEDs are microscopic and dispersed in an ink. A substrate has column lines, and the active LEDs are printed at various pixel locations so the bottom electrodes contact the column lines. A hydrophobic mask defines the pixel locations. Due to the printing process, there are different numbers of active LEDs in the various pixel locations. Row lines and control lines contact the top and control electrodes so that the active LEDs in each single pixel location are connected in parallel. If the LEDs emit blue light, red and green phosphors are printed over various pixel locations to create an ultra-thin color display. Any active LED may be addressed using row and column addressing, and the brightness may be controlled using the control lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Mark David Lowenthal, Richard Austin Blanchard, Lixin Zheng, Xiaorong Cai, Bradley S. Oraw
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Patent number: 9913371Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. A patterned hydrophobic layer defines the locations of the printed dots of the devices. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Patent number: 9887425Abstract: A plurality of batteries is printed on a flexible substrate, where each battery may output the same voltage, such as about 1.5 volts. Batteries in a first subset are connectable in parallel by controllable switches to control the maximum current that can be delivered to a load. Batteries in a second subset are also connectable in parallel by additional controllable switches to control the maximum current that can be delivered to the load. Another group of switches can either connect the two subsets of batteries in series, to generate 3 volts, or connect the subsets in parallel to increase the maximum current. Additional subsets of batteries and their associated switches may be further connected to increase the voltage and current. The power supply may be standardized and configured by the user for a particular load, such as a sensor for a medical skin patch.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Printed Energy Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, William Johnstone Ray, Mark David Lowenthal, Thomas Frederick Soules, Vera Lockett
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Publication number: 20170135214Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. A patterned hydrophobic layer defines the locations of the printed dots of the devices. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Publication number: 20170125372Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. In one embodiment, about 10 devices are contained in each group so the redundancy makes each group very reliable. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Patent number: 9577007Abstract: An LED module is disclosed containing an integrated driver transistor (e.g, a MOSFET) in series with an LED. In one embodiment, LED layers are grown over a substrate. The transistor regions are formed over the same substrate. After the LED layers, such as GaN layers, are grown to form the LED portion, a central area of the LED is etched away to expose a semiconductor surface in which the transistor regions are formed. A conductor connects the transistor in series with the LED. Another node of the transistor is electrically coupled to an electrode on the bottom surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, an anode of the LED is connected to one terminal of the module, one current carrying node of the transistor is connected to a second terminal of the module, and the control terminal of the transistor is connected to a third terminal of the module.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Patent number: 9572249Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. In one embodiment, about 10 devices are contained in each group so the redundancy makes each group very reliable. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Publication number: 20160218373Abstract: A plurality of batteries is printed on a flexible substrate, where each battery may output the same voltage, such as about 1.5 volts. Batteries in a first subset are connectable in parallel by controllable switches to control the maximum current that can be delivered to a load. Batteries in a second subset are also connectable in parallel by additional controllable switches to control the maximum current that can be delivered to the load. Another group of switches can either connect the two subsets of batteries in series, to generate 3 volts, or connect the subsets in parallel to increase the maximum current. Additional subsets of batteries and their associated switches may be further connected to increase the voltage and current. The power supply may be standardized and configured by the user for a particular load, such as a sensor for a medical skin patch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, William Johnstone Ray, Mark David Lowenthal, Thomas Frederick Soules, Vera Lockett
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Patent number: 9275978Abstract: A layer of microscopic, 3-terminal transistors is printed over a first conductor layer so that bottom electrodes of the transistors electrically contact the first conductor layer. A first dielectric layer overlies the first conductor layer, and a second conductor layer over the first dielectric layer contacts intermediate electrodes on the transistors between the bottom electrodes and top electrodes. A second dielectric layer overlies the second conductor layer, and a third conductor layer over the second dielectric layer contacts the top electrodes. The devices are thus electrically connected in parallel by a combination of the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the third conductor layer. Separate groups of the devices may be interconnected to form more complex circuits. The resulting circuit may be a very thin flex-circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, Bradley S. Oraw
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Publication number: 20160020248Abstract: An LED module is disclosed containing an integrated driver transistor (e.g, a MOSFET) in series with an LED. In one embodiment, LED layers are grown over a substrate. The transistor regions are formed over the same substrate. After the LED layers, such as GaN layers, are grown to form the LED portion, a central area of the LED is etched away to expose a semiconductor surface in which the transistor regions are formed. A conductor connects the transistor in series with the LED. Another node of the transistor is electrically coupled to an electrode on the bottom surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, an anode of the LED is connected to one terminal of the module, one current carrying node of the transistor is connected to a second terminal of the module, and the control terminal of the transistor is connected to a third terminal of the module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Patent number: 9177992Abstract: An LED module is disclosed containing an integrated driver transistor (e.g, a MOSFET) in series with an LED. In one embodiment, LED layers are grown over a substrate. The transistor regions are formed over the same substrate. After the LED layers, such as GaN layers, are grown to form the LED portion, a central area of the LED is etched away to expose a semiconductor surface in which the transistor regions are formed. A conductor connects the transistor in series with the LED. Another node of the transistor is electrically coupled to an electrode on the bottom surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, an anode of the LED is connected to one terminal of the module, one current carrying node of the transistor is connected to a second terminal of the module, and the control terminal of the transistor is connected to a third terminal of the module.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, Bradley Steven Oraw
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Publication number: 20150303177Abstract: A layer of microscopic, 3-terminal transistors is printed over a first conductor layer so that bottom electrodes of the transistors electrically contact the first conductor layer. A first dielectric layer overlies the first conductor layer, and a second conductor layer over the first dielectric layer contacts intermediate electrodes on the transistors between the bottom electrodes and top electrodes. A second dielectric layer overlies the second conductor layer, and a third conductor layer over the second dielectric layer contacts the top electrodes. The devices are thus electrically connected in parallel by a combination of the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the third conductor layer. Separate groups of the devices may be interconnected to form more complex circuits. The resulting circuit may be a very thin flex-circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Richard Austin Blanchard, Bradley S. Oraw
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Patent number: 9099568Abstract: A layer of microscopic, 3-terminal transistors is printed over a first conductor layer so that bottom electrodes of the transistors electrically contact the first conductor layer. A first dielectric layer overlies the first conductor layer, and a second conductor layer over the first dielectric layer contacts intermediate electrodes on the transistors between the bottom electrodes and top electrodes. A second dielectric layer overlies the second conductor layer, and a third conductor layer over the second dielectric layer contacts the top electrodes. The devices are thus electrically connected in parallel by a combination of the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, and the third conductor layer. Separate groups of the devices may be interconnected to form more complex circuits. The resulting circuit may be a very thin flex-circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventor: Richard Austin Blanchard
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Publication number: 20140268591Abstract: A programmable circuit includes an array of printed groups of microscopic transistors or diodes. The devices are pre-formed and printed as an ink and cured. The devices in each group are connected in parallel so that each group acts as a single device. In one embodiment, about 10 devices are contained in each group so the redundancy makes each group very reliable. Each group has at least one electrical lead that terminates in a patch area on the substrate. An interconnection conductor pattern interconnects at least some of the leads of the groups in the patch area to create logic circuits for a customized application of the generic circuit. The groups may also be interconnected to be logic gates, and the gate leads terminate in the patch area. The interconnection conductor pattern then interconnects the gates for form complex logic circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Richard Austin Blanchard, Mark David Lowenthal, Bradley Steven Oraw