Patents by Inventor Tom Etheridge

Tom Etheridge 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: 7896483
    Abstract: An ink-jettable composition including a palladium aliphatic amine complex solvated in a liquid vehicle can be used in formation of electronic devices. The ink-jettable composition containing a palladium aliphatic amine complex can be jetted onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. A second composition can also be applied to the substrate using ink-jet printing or other printing techniques, wherein the second composition is applied onto at least a portion of the predetermined pattern. The second composition can include a reducing agent which is capable of reducing the palladium aliphatic amine complex to palladium metal, typically upon the application of heat. The described ink-jettable palladium complex compositions can be stable over a wide range of conditions and allow for the formation electronic devices on a variety of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Tom Etheridge
  • Patent number: 7867328
    Abstract: An inkjet ink composition includes water and effective amounts of one or more of: derivatized 2-pyrrolidinones; glycerol polyoxyethyl ethers; diols; or combinations thereof. The inkjet ink composition also includes an effective amount of functionalized nanocrystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Luanne J. Rolly, Tom Etheridge, Sven Moller, Garry Hinch, Gregory Herman
  • Publication number: 20090249976
    Abstract: An ink-jettable composition including a palladium aliphatic amine complex solvated in a liquid vehicle can be used in formation of electronic devices. The ink-jettable composition containing a palladium aliphatic amine complex can be jetted onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. A second composition can also be applied to the substrate using ink-jet printing or other printing techniques, wherein the second composition Is applied onto at least a portion of the predetermined pattern. The second composition can include a reducing agent which is capable of reducing the palladium aliphatic amine complex to palladium metal, typically upon the application of heat. The described ink-jettable palladium complex compositions can be stable over a wide range of conditions and allow for the formation electronic devices on a variety of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Tom Etheridge
  • Publication number: 20090201333
    Abstract: An ink-jettable composition including a palladium aliphatic amine complex solvated in a liquid vehicle can be used in formation of electronic devices. The ink-jettable composition containing a palladium aliphatic amine complex can be jetted onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. A second composition can also be applied to the substrate using ink-jet printing or other printing techniques, wherein the second composition is applied onto at least a portion of the predetermined pattern. The second composition can include a reducing agent which is capable of reducing the palladium aliphatic amine complex to palladium metal, typically upon the application of heat. The described ink-jettable palladium complex compositions can be stable over a wide range of conditions and allow for the formation electronic devices on a variety of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Tom Etheridge
  • Patent number: 7537799
    Abstract: An ink-jettable composition including a palladium aliphatic amine complex solvated in a liquid vehicle can be used in formation of electronic devices. The ink-jettable composition containing a palladium aliphatic amine complex can be jetted onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. A second composition can also be applied to the substrate using ink-jet printing or other printing techniques, wherein the second composition is applied onto at least a portion of the predetermined pattern. The second composition can include a reducing agent which is capable of reducing the palladium aliphatic amine complex to palladium metal, typically upon the application of heat. The described ink-jettable palladium complex compositions can be stable over a wide range of conditions and allow for the formation electronic devices on a variety of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Tom Etheridge
  • Publication number: 20080165235
    Abstract: An inkjet ink composition includes water and effective amounts of one or more of: derivatized 2-pyrrolidinones; glycerol polyoxyethyl ethers; diols; or combinations thereof. The inkjet ink composition also includes an effective amount of functionalized nanocrystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Luanne J. Rolly, Tom Etheridge, Sven Moller, Garry Hich, Gregory Herman
  • Patent number: 7371331
    Abstract: A method is provided for creating a patterned monolayer on a substrate. First, organic molecules are prepared that have self-assembling properties. These molecules are applied to an aligning substrate. Then, the aligning surface is applied to the substrate, then separated from the substrate, leaving ordered patterns of the organic molecules on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Inventors: Valerie J Marty, Tom Etheridge
  • Publication number: 20050218112
    Abstract: A method is provided for creating a patterned monolayer on a substrate. First, organic molecules are prepared that have self-assembling properties. These molecules are applied to an aligning substrate. Then, the aligning surface is applied to the substrate, then separated from the substrate, leaving ordered patterns of the organic molecules on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Valerie Marty, Tom Etheridge
  • Publication number: 20050005820
    Abstract: An ink-jettable composition including a palladium aliphatic amine complex solvated in a liquid vehicle can be used in formation of electronic devices. The ink-jettable composition containing a palladium aliphatic amine complex can be jetted onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. A second composition can also be applied to the substrate using ink-jet printing or other printing techniques, wherein the second composition is applied onto at least a portion of the predetermined pattern. The second composition can include a reducing agent which is capable of reducing the palladium aliphatic amine complex to palladium metal, typically upon the application of heat. The described ink-jettable palladium complex compositions can be stable over a wide range of conditions and allow for the formation electronic devices on a variety of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventor: Tom Etheridge