Electroluminescent Lamp Patents (Class 427/66)
  • Publication number: 20100156768
    Abstract: A display media is disclosed which includes (1) a first flexible sheet, (2) a second flexible sheet, (3) a display activation substance located between the first and second flexible sheets, (4) a relatively transparent conductive layer located directly adjacent to the first flexible sheet, (5) a display controller located on a first surface of the second flexible sheet, (6) a plurality of electrodes located on the first surface, each of the plurality of electrodes being connected to the display controller, and (7) an additional electrode located on the first surface, the additional electrode being connected to both the display controller and the conductive layer. In this embodiment, the first surface faces away from the display activation substance. In addition, a one of the first and second flexible sheets, located nearest to a side of the display media through which a viewer is intended to view the pattern, is clear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: James Douglas Fletcher, II, Gary J. Marsh
  • Publication number: 20100159124
    Abstract: A cleaning method of removing a vapor-deposition material adhering to equipments without exposure to the atmosphere is provided. A vapor-deposition material adhering to equipments (components of a film-forming apparatus) such as a substrate holder, a vapor-deposition mask, a mask holder, or an adhesion preventing shield provided in a film-forming chamber are subjected to heat treatment. Because of this, the adhering vapor-deposition material is re-sublimated, and removed by exhaust through a vacuum pump. By including such a cleaning method in the steps of manufacturing an electro-optical device, the manufacturing steps are shortened, and an electro-optical device with high reliability can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Toru TAKAYAMA, Takeshi FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 7740900
    Abstract: A method of preparing a light-absorbing layer applied to a lamp vessel of an electric lamp. At least a part of the lamp vessel is provided with a light-absorbing coating which has stabilized pigments incorporated in a sol-gel matrix. In order to stabilize the pigments, an aminosilane is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Rene Boehmer, Theodora Antonia Petra Maria Keursten
  • Patent number: 7740898
    Abstract: An electroluminescence device includes a tubular first electrode, an electroluminescence layer formed on an inner surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on an inner surface of the electroluminescence layer. A method for manufacturing the electroluminescence device includes: conducting an electroluminescence layer forming liquid into and out of the inside of the first electrode, thereby forming a liquid film of the electroluminescence layer forming liquid on the inner surface of the first electrode; and forming the electroluminescence layer by drying the liquid film of the electroluminescence layer forming liquid formed on the inner surface of the first electrode. This facilitates modification of the size or the shape of the electroluminescence device and thus improves productivity for manufacturing the electroluminescence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoyuki Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20100149476
    Abstract: A display substrate includes; a base substrate, a deformation preventing layer disposed on a lower surface of the base substrate, wherein the deformation preventing layer applies a force to the base substrate to prevent the base substrate from bending, a gate line disposed on an upper surface of the base substrate, a data line disposed on the base substrate, and a pixel electrode disposed on the base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do-Hyun KIM, Jong-Hyun CHOUNG, Young-Joo CHOI, Hong-Sick PARK, Tae-Hyung IHN, Dong-Hoon LEE, Pil-Sang YUN, Je-Hyeong PARK, Chang-Oh JEONG, Je-Hun LEE, Sun-Young HONG, Bong-Kyun KIM, Byeong-Jin LEE, Nam-Seok SUH
  • Publication number: 20100148666
    Abstract: An encapsulant composition is provided. The encapsulant composition includes at least one silicone resin monomer and at least one resin monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic resin monomers and epoxy resin monomers, a filler of about 0.1-15 wt % of the encapsulant composition, and an initiator. The invention also provides a method for fabricating an encapsulant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Lung-Chang Liu, Ming-Hua Chung, Tsung-Ju Hsu, Chih-Fen Chang, Jen-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 7736534
    Abstract: Compositions of a mixture of (A) a polymerizable compound, which undergoes polymerization on exposure to heat or to actinic radiation, having the general formula wherein Q is an organic charge transporting fragment, L is a linker group, X is a group capable of undergoing free radical or anionic polymerization on exposure to heat or actinic radiation, m is 0 or 1, and n is an integer having a value of 2 or more; and (B) a phosphorescent material are described, as is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device comprising at least one emissive layer that has been formed by polymerizing such a composition. A method for forming an OLED, including depositing a layer containing the polymerizable composition from solution and exposing the layer to heat or actinic radiation to induce polymerization, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: CDT Oxford Limited
    Inventors: Neil Maxted, Annette Steudel, Alan Mosley, Mark D. Andrews, Kai Look, Nigel Male
  • Publication number: 20100143610
    Abstract: There is a problem in a method for forming an EL layer by heating with light and transferring an organic material in that the organic material is not uniformly transferred. The present invention relates to a film formation method including the steps of forming a metal film over a first surface of an elastic substrate; forming an organic material layer onto a second surface of the elastic substrate which is opposite to the first surface; placing the second surface of the elastic substrate and a substrate on which a film is to be formed, with a space between the second surface of the elastic substrate and the substrate on which a film is to be formed; heating locally and rapidly the metal film from a first surface side of the elastic substrate to deform the elastic substrate by expansion of the metal film; and transferring the organic material layer from the elastic substrate onto the substrate on which a film is to be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Koichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100141123
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device (“OLED”) including a substrate; a plurality of polymer beads disposed on a substrate; a light emitting layer covering the plurality of polymer beads and having an embossed structure; and a cathode disposed on the light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-jae JOO, Jhun-mo SON, Hye-yeon YANG
  • Patent number: 7733010
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes: a substrate; a plurality of first electrodes arranged on the substrate; a plurality of banks arranged on the substrate and the first electrodes to define pixels on the first electrodes, the plurality of banks being of an inorganic material; a plurality of separators arranged in stripe shapes on the plurality of banks between the pixels, the plurality of separators being of an organic material; organic Emitting Material Layers (organic EMLs), each having a predetermined color, the organic EMLs being arranged within each of the pixels; and a plurality of second electrodes arranged on the organic EMLs, the plurality of banks, and the plurality of separators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hun Lee, Joon-Yong Park, Sang-Yeol Kim, Euk-Che Hwang
  • Publication number: 20100136219
    Abstract: According to the method for manufacturing a plasma display panel, the protective layer is formed by the following process: evaporating a base-coat film for the protective layer onto the dielectric layer; forming crystal-particle paste on the base-coat film by applying crystal-particle paste in which a plurality of crystal particles of metal oxide is dispersed in a solvent classified into any one of an aliphatic alcohols solvent having ether binding and an alcohols solvent larger than dihydric alcohol; and removing the solvent by heating the crystal-particle paste film so that the plurality of crystal particles are distributed over the entire surface of the protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Yuichiro Miyamae, Kazuhiro Yokota, Shinichiro Ishino, Koyo Sakamoto, Kaname Mizokami, Hideji Kawarazaki, Yoshinao Ooe
  • Publication number: 20100133989
    Abstract: An extended area uniform light source providing uniform luminance is taught for displays and other applications where the light emission can be planar or have curvature. The uniform light source is achieved using a combination of a blue light-emitting electroluminescent layer and a highly stable inorganic photoluminescent colour conversion layer to tailor the colour spectrum of the emitted light. The invention thus encompasses the uniform light source, displays incorporating the uniform light sources as well of methods of making such light sources and displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicants: IFIRE IP CORPORATION, SANYO ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
    Inventors: James Alexander Robert Stiles, Hiroki Hamada, Isao Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100133515
    Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a layered organic device, and a method of forming the same. The method includes steps of applying a first solvent-containing organic layer to a substrate and removing solvent from the first solvent-containing organic layer to form a first solidified organic layer. Additional steps include applying a second solvent-containing organic layer to the first solidified organic layer and removing solvent from the second solvent-containing organic layer to form a second solidified organic layer. The first solidified organic layer can be crosslinked, which suppresses negative impact to components in the first solidified organic layer when the solvent of the second solvent-containing organic layer is deposited on the first solidified organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Xia Sheng, Zhang-Lin Zhou, Krzysztof Nauka, Chung Ching Yang
  • Publication number: 20100136220
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is disclosed. The device can include a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a partition wall next to the first electrode, an organic luminescence media layer including an organic luminous layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode which is on the organic luminescence media layer and facing the first electrodes, wherein the partition wall comprises a first partition wall and a second partition wall, the first partition wall covers a part of the first electrode, and the second partition wall is located on an inner side of the first partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiichi Kitazume
  • Publication number: 20100132762
    Abstract: Improved environmental barrier coatings and improved organic semiconductor devices employing the improved environmental barrier coatings are disclosed herein. Methods of making and using the improved coatings and devices are also described. An improved environmental barrier coating generally includes a primary barrier layer, a secondary barrier layer disposed on the primary barrier layer, and a passivation layer disposed on the secondary barrier layer. The secondary barrier layer is formed using atomic layer deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: SAMUEL GRAHAM, JR., Bernard Kippelen, Namsu Kim, Benoit Domercq
  • Publication number: 20100129529
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a nanoparticle, a precursor (e.g., transition metal complex) mixed with polyethylene glycol (PEG) is thermally decomposed. A nanoparticle is formed from the thermal decomposition. PEG is cost effective and less toxic than chemicals that are conventionally used for nanoparticle production, so that costs for manufacturing the nanoparticle may be decreased. Further, PEG may be reused to produce more nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Jung-Han SHIN, Jae-Byung PARK, Hae-II PARK, Jin-Seob BYUN, Hyoung-Joo KIM, Sung-Jee KIM, Hussain SAHID, Ji-Won BANG
  • Patent number: 7722919
    Abstract: The present invention is a fabrication method of a light-emitting device characterized by ejecting a solution containing a luminescent material toward an anode or a cathode under a reduced pressure and characterized in that in a duration before the solution is arrived at the anode or the cathode, the solvent in the solution is volatilized, the remaining part of the luminescent material is deposited on the anode or the cathode, and thereby formed a light-emitting layer. By the present invention, a baking process for thickness reduction is not required after applying the solution. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a fabrication method with high throughput although the method is low in cost and simple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masakazu Murakami, Ryoji Nomura, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20100124603
    Abstract: There is provided an organic electroluminescent display having excellent practicality that can be produced by a simple method which does not cause electrode breaking and can realize even thickness of an electroluminescent layer. There is also provided a pattern formed object having a coating as an electroluminescent layer or the like having even thickness, for an electroluminescent element, formed using a coating liquid and provided in each area surrounded by partition walls provided on a substrate. The electroluminescent display comprises at least a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, protrusions which each are provided on the substrate so as to cover the ends of the electrode and are convexly curved in section relatively to the surface of the substrate, and an electroluminescent layer provided in each opening which is located on the electrode and defined by adjacent protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ito, Norihito Ito
  • Patent number: 7719187
    Abstract: The various embodiments of the invention provide an addressable or a static emissive display comprising a plurality of layers, including a first substrate layer, wherein each succeeding layer is formed by printing or coating the layer over preceding layers. Exemplary substrates include paper, plastic, rubber, fabric, glass, ceramic, or any other insulator or semiconductor. In an exemplary embodiment, the display includes a first conductive layer attached to the substrate and forming a first plurality of conductors; various dielectric layers; an emissive layer; a second, transmissive conductive layer forming a second plurality of conductors; a third conductive layer included in the second plurality of conductors and having a comparatively lower impedance; and optional color and masking layers. Pixels are defined by the corresponding display regions between the first and second plurality of conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.
    Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Mark David Lowenthal, Timothy Charles Claypole
  • Publication number: 20100117028
    Abstract: An organic luminescent material-containing solution contains an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent. The organic electroluminescent material at least contains a host and a dopant. The host is an anthracene derivative and is dissolved in the solvent with a content of 0.5 mass percent or more. The solvent is preferably a cyclic ketone. The solvent preferably contains a cyclohexanone derivative as the cyclic ketone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohiro Takeshima, Tetsuya Inoue, Makoto Ando
  • Patent number: 7713590
    Abstract: A formulation for a high performance Photoluminescent powder coat and a process by which a substrate is covered with multiple layers to give both photoluminescent and other advantageous qualities to said substrate. The first layer applied to the substrate is a retroreflective layer to provide retroreflective action to the second photoluminescent layer. A variety of translucent layers can then be applied over the photoluminescent layer to give such properties as antibacterial or antimicrobial action, non-slip surface or durability, and special textures. The layers can also provide such advantageous qualities as temperature resistance and electroconductivity or electrodissipation. Although this process has a variety of applications, it gives specific advantage to all forms of door hardware, both providing illumination for low-light conditions and advanced qualities such as heat or flame resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: ARA Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberley Ann Landry, Scott G. Bullis, David W. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20100112194
    Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus which processes an object to be processed with the use of a mask membrane plane of magnetic material and a mask frame of the magnetic material is characterized in that the mask of the magnetic material is attracted by an electro-permanent magnet that is disposed in an opposite side of the mask with respect to the surface having the object to be processed mounted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Inoue, Shin Matsui, Toshiaki Himeji
  • Publication number: 20100112193
    Abstract: An IPP resin material capable of improving the adhesive strength between a transparent electrode and an IPP resin layer is disclosed. The IPP resin material includes: a liquid pre-polymer including a mono-functional monomer, a di-functional monomer including a monomer containing an ether group, and a tri-functional monomer including pentaerythritol triacrylate; a photo initiator; and a adhesion promoter, wherein the monomer containing the ether group includes any one of poly (propylene glycol) diacrylate, poly (propylene glycol) dimethacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate), and tri (ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Jin Wuk KIM, Yeon Heui NAM
  • Patent number: 7709050
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for treating an area on a surface to increase affinity for a fluid including organic light emitting diode (OLED) material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Curtis L. Nelson, Ravi Prasad
  • Publication number: 20100102715
    Abstract: The OLED display device includes a substrate, a first electrode located on the substrate, a pixel defining layer located on the first electrode to expose a part of the first electrode, a fluorine-based polymer layer located on the pixel defining layer, an organic layer located on the first electrode, and a second electrode located on the entire surface of the substrate. The method of manufacturing the OLED display device includes forming a first electrode on a substrate, forming a pixel defining layer on the first electrode, forming a fluorine-based polymer layer on the pixel defining layer, patterning the fluorine-based polymer layer and the pixel defining layer by laser ablation to open a part of the first electrode, forming an organic layer on the opened first electrode, and forming a second electrode on the entire surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Min-Chul Suh
  • Publication number: 20100102708
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device including an anode including a lanthanide oxide. The lanthanide oxide is doped with a conductive material including rubidium, titanium, or combinations thereof. The organic light emitting device further includes a cathode, an organic hole transport layer intermediate the anode and cathode, and an electron injection layer intermediate the anode and cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Deeder Aurongzeb
  • Publication number: 20100104740
    Abstract: A method for discharging a liquid body includes discharging the liquid body to a plurality of discharged regions provided to a substrate from a plurality of nozzles each of which discharges the liquid body as a droplet and that are disposed in a linear manner as a nozzle line while the nozzle line and the substrate are relatively moved in a main scan direction approximately perpendicular to an arrangement direction of the nozzle line. Each of the plurality of the discharged regions is composed of a first discharged region and a second discharged region. An area of the first discharged region is different from an area of the second discharged region. In the discharging the liquid body, a discharge condition of the liquid body to the first discharged region is set to be different from a discharge condition of the liquid body to the second discharged region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20100102712
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The OLED device comprises more than one light emitting layer. The emissive zone is capable to emit red or long wavelength visible light near the cathode, and emit blue or short wavelength visible light near the anode. The device emits visible light with a lower color temperature at low voltages, and emits visible light with a higher color temperature at higher voltages. By adjusting the input voltage, the device is capable to emit white light or other color lights with desired color temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jwo-Huei Jou, Ming-Hsuan Wu
  • Patent number: 7705114
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymer organic electronic material comprising: synthesizing a polymer organic electronic material by condensing a precursor monomer for the polymer organic electronic material in the presence of a metal catalyst, preparing a polymer organic electronic material solution by dissolving the polymer organic electronic material in an organic solvent, and removing metal ions, which originate from the metal catalyst, from the polymer organic electronic material solution by using an ion exchange resin; a polymer organic electronic material which can be obtained by the method; and an organic electroluminescent device which uses the polymer organic electronic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Ozaki, Mieko Seki, Yohei Nishino, Koji Horiba, Hirohito Yoneyama, Daisuke Okuda, Hidekazu Hirose, Takeshi Agata, Toru Ishii, Kiyokazu Mashimo, Katsuhiro Sato, Hiroaki Moriyama
  • Patent number: 7700148
    Abstract: A method of forming an electroluminescent device comprising the steps of: providing a substrate comprising a first electrode for injecting charge carriers of a first type; forming an electroluminescent layer having a surface by depositing onto the substrate a composition comprising a host material and a light-emitting dopant monomer of formula (I): A-C—(X)n??(I) wherein X represents a polymerisable group; A represents a light-emitting group; C represents a bond or a spacer group and n is an integer; rendering at least some of the electroluminescent layer insoluble in a solvent by polymerising the monomer of formula (I); exposing the electroluminescent layer to the solvent; and depositing a second electrode capable of injecting charge carriers of a second type over the electroluminescent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Annette Steudel, Nigel Male, Scott Watkins
  • Patent number: 7700200
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a semiconductor nanocrystal in a layer. The layer can be a non-polymeric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir Bulović, Seth A. Coe, Wing-Keung Woo, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Patent number: 7699680
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate and provided thereon, a light emission layer and at least one layer of a hole injecting layer, a hole transporting layer, an electron injecting layer, and an electron transporting layer, two layers of the light emission layer and the at least one layer being adjacent to each other, the method comprising the steps of (a) providing a first coating solution employing a first organic solvent for one layer of the two layers and a second coating solution employing a second solvent for the other layer of the two layers, the first solvent being immiscible with the second solvent; (b) simultaneously coating the first and second coating solutions on the substrate so that the first coating solution is in contact with the second coating solution; and (c) drying the coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Suzuri, Atsushi Saito, Hiroshi Kita, Taketoshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20100090590
    Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescence device that can suppress rise in the driving voltage at the time of constant-current energization and degradation in brightness at the time of energization, and thus excels in its driving lifetime, the organic electroluminescence device comprises: a substrate; an anode and a cathode overlying the substrate; and a plurality of organic layers disposed between the anode and the cathode, and the plurality of organic layers comprise at least: a first layer formed by means of polymerization of a polymerizable compound; and a second layer disposed adjacently to the first layer and containing a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ogata, Kazuki Okabe, Koichiro Iida, Masayoshi Yabe
  • Patent number: 7695759
    Abstract: A bank for defining the regions in which pixels are formed has a stacked structure including: a base layer on the low level which also serves as an interlayer insulating film between the pixel forming regions; a middle bank layer on the middle level which serves to improve the fixation of an organic compound material (i.e., improve the uniformity of the film thickness of a positive hole transporting layer and an electron-transporting light emitting layer) in forming an organic EL layer; and a bank metal layer on the upper level which is made of a conductive material and serves also as a common voltage line (cathode line).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minoru Kumagai
  • Patent number: 7695757
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a substrate for an organic EL device, the method comprising the step of: filling grooves of the optical element with sol-gel coating solution or organic metal cracking solution when a diffraction grating 12 is formed on the glass substrate 11, wherein an encapsulation member 5 is mounted to the glass substrate 11 in order to fill the groove 12a with the coating solution, and the coating solution is injected into a gap between the encapsulation member 5 and the diffraction grating 12, so that the organic EL device can be stably manufactured with low variation between optical properties according to positions of the substrate and with improved luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Satoru Toguchi, Junichi Yamanari, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Tomohisa Gotoh, Atsushi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 7695758
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel light-emitting materials of Formula I and II below. These new complexes are synthesized and found to be sufficiently stable to allow sublimation and vacuum deposition. These new emitters are electrophosphorescent and can be used in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) for device elements capable of emitting light of color ranging from orange to red with high-efficiency and high-brightness. wherein E=Group 16 elements (including sulphur); M=Group 10 metal (including platinum); R1-R14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; halogen; alkyl; substituted alkyl; aryl; substituted aryl, with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl and recognized donor and acceptor groups. R1 can also be selected from (C?C)nR15, where (C?C) represents a carbon-carbon triple bond (acetylide group), n is selected from 1 to 10, and R15 is selected from alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, and tri(alkyl)silyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Che, Wei Lu, Michael Chi-Wang Chan
  • Publication number: 20100079060
    Abstract: In a method for depositing a barrier coating, a device is provided comprising a first portion and a second portion where a surface of the second portion is in a shadow zone. The device is pretreated wherein the pretreating alters a deposition rate of the barrier coating on a surface exposed to the pretreating. The shadow zone is substantially unexposed to the pretreating. A barrier coating is deposited wherein the barrier coating substantially conforms to a profile of the device. The coating may be a graded-composition barrier coating wherein a composition of the coating varies substantially continuously across a thickness thereof. The first portion may include a flexible, substantially transparent substrate. The second portion may include an electronic device. The barrier coating and first portion may encapsulate the second portion. The method is a single, commercially advantageous, barrier deposition process, enabling increased product throughput and low process tact time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmet Gun ERLAT, George Theodore DALAKOS, Min YAN, Sheila Neumann TANDON, Brian Joseph SCHERER
  • Publication number: 20100079064
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element wherein the organic electroluminescence has a substrate, a partition wall on the substrate, a pixel on the substrate sectioned by the partition wall, an organic luminescent layer on the pixel, forming an under-layer on the entire surface of a luminescent area including the inside surface of the pixel and the upper surface of the partition wall and forming the organic luminescent layer by coating an ink which includes an organic luminous material by a printing method on the surface of the under-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syohei Kimura, Koji Takeshita, Takahisa Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7687153
    Abstract: A donor substrate for laser transfer comprises: a base film; a light-to-heat conversion layer formed on the base film; and a transfer layer formed of an organic material on the light-to-heat conversion layer. The transfer layer contains a thermosetting electroluminescent material, and an organic electroluminescence display device is manufactured using the same. Thus, R, G and B emission layers are simply formed with a fine pattern by a thermal curing process after laser transfer. As a result, the emission layers are not damaged, and the manufacturing cost of a full-color organic electroluminescence display device is reduced due to employment of a simplified mask process. The donor substrate is advantageous to use in the manufacture of a large-sized organic electroluminescence display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam-Choul Yang, Seong-Taek Lee, Min-Chul Suh, Tae-Min Kang, Mu-Hyun Kim, Byung-Doo Chin
  • Publication number: 20100075024
    Abstract: The invention is directed to carbon nanostructure composite systems which may be useful for various applications, including as dry adhesives, electronics and display technologies, or in a wide variety of other areas where organized nanostructures may be formed and integrated into a flexible substrate. The present invention provides systems and methods wherein organized nanotube structures or other nanostructures are embedded within polymers or other flexible materials to provide a flexible skin-like material, with the properties and characteristics of the nanotubes or other nanostructures exploited for use in various applications. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a carbon nanotube/polymer composite material having a plurality of carbon nanotubes formed into a predetermined architecture, with each of the plurality of nanotubes having a desired width and length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Pulickel M. Ajayan, Ali Dhinojwala
  • Publication number: 20100068375
    Abstract: Deposits adhered on the inner surface of a processing chamber or the like of an evaporating apparatus can be removed without having to open the processing chamber. Disclosed is an evaporating apparatus for performing a film forming process on a target object to be processed by vapor deposition, the apparatus including: an evaporating head for supplying vapor of a film forming material to the target object; vapor generating units for vaporizing the film forming material; a cleaning gas generating unit for generating a cleaning gas; vapor supply pipes for supplying the vapor of the film forming material to the evaporating head from the vapor generating units; and a cleaning gas supply pipe for supplying the cleaning gas to the evaporating head from the cleaning gas generating unit, wherein opening/closing valves are installed on the vapor supply pipes and the cleaning gas supply pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Satoru Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20100061093
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to illumination devices, and particularly directed to illumination devices utilizing light transmissive layers and methods for making the same. An illumination device and method for making the device are disclosed. The device, in particular, includes a substrate and conductive region disposed on the substrate. One or more light sources, such as LEDs, are disposed on a surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive region for supply of electric current. The device also includes one or more light transmissive layers disposed on the substrate and the at least one light source to encapsulate light sources and also to control characteristics of light delivery from the light sources as light passes through the light transmissive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Janssen, Michael A. Meis, Patrick J. Hager, Ellen O. Aeling, Mark R. Wollner
  • Publication number: 20100059364
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and method for fabricating the same are provided. The organic electroluminescent device comprises an anode. An organic luminescent layer is formed over the anode. A partially light-transmitting layer is formed over the organic luminescent layer. A protection layer is formed over the partially light-transmitting layer. A reflection-reducing layer is formed over the protection layer. A cathode is formed over the reflection-reducing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Fen Hsieh, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20100060153
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) device having a light-emitting element including an organic luminescent layer provided between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the organic EL device includes; a metal-containing layer disposed on the organic luminescent layer, provided between the organic luminescent layer and the negative electrode, and including an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal with a work function of 2.9 eV or lower; and an electron-transporting layer disposed on the metal-containing layer, provided between the metal-containing layer and the negative electrode, and including a low molecular weight compound for transportation of electrons, the low molecular weight compound having no repetitive molecular units formed by polymerization, wherein the organic luminescent layer includes of a luminescent macromolecular compound (polymer).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Uchida, Tsuguya Kojima
  • Patent number: 7674494
    Abstract: A first pressure generating chamber, which is sealed by a first elastic plate mounted with a first piezoelectric element at one surface, and a second pressure generating chamber, which is sealed by a second elastic plate mounted with a second piezoelectric element at one surface are formed in a casing. The second pressure generating chamber is formed with an opening which is a discharge port. A mixture is discharged from the discharge port. A nozzle formed with an opening jets gas toward a substrate surface, and is provided in the vicinity of the discharge port of the ink head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20100053513
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a display substrate, a color filter is formed on a first substrate including a switching element. A pixel electrode is formed on the first substrate including the color filter. An inorganic alignment layer including an inorganic compound is formed on the first substrate including the pixel electrode. Thus, impurities generated from the color filter may be blocked from flowing into a liquid crystal layer, and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer may be aligned by the inorganic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Soon-Joon Rho, Baek-Kyun Jeon, Hee-Keun Lee, Hong-Koo Baik, Youn-Sang Kim, Jong-Bok Kim, Byoung-Har Hwang, Chu-Ji Choi, Min-Jung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100045176
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes an anode; an organic layer on the anode; and a cathode on the organic layer. The cathode includes a first region and a second region which are sequentially disposed on the organic layer in parallel. The first and second regions are formed by doping a metal oxide on an indium oxide matrix. The doping density of the metal oxide of the first region is greater than that of the second region, the metal oxide of the first region has a density gradient, and the density of the metal oxide in a boundary surface of the first and second regions is the same. An organic light emitting display according to the present invention can increase light emitting efficiency without using a resonance structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Yong-Tak Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Won-Jong Kim, Joon-Gu Lee, Jin-Baek Choi
  • Publication number: 20100039023
    Abstract: The present techniques provide methods and systems for forming devices that may be formed from light emitting regions of electroluminescent organic materials. The small size of the light emitting regions allows the formation of blended colors, which may be formed into illuminated designs. Multiple devices may be joined together to form multilayer panels, where nearer layers may have different designs than farther layers, or farther layers may have solid illuminated colors useful as backgrounds for nearer layers. Further, the multilayer devices may be used as color tunable light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sveltlana Rogojevic, Gautam Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 7662426
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of fabricating organic light emitting diode array, which adopts a directional spin coating technology to grow different organic light-emitting materials on the same plane so as to control the color of the emitted light and accomplish monochrome or full color organic light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: National Chung Chen University
    Inventors: Jungwei John Cheng, Jeng-Rong Ho, Tzu-Yang Peng, Nan-Yi Wu, Chin Min Huang
  • Patent number: 7662011
    Abstract: A structure of a display device in which water is prevented from passing through the side faces of a display device using an organic light-emitting element and a gap between substrates is made uniform. On the first substrate having the light-emitting element provided thereon, the thicknesses of the layers deposited in the peripheral area, the pixel portion and the driving circuit portion are equalized with each other. Furthermore, an adhesive is provided as thin as possible in the peripheral area of the first substrate so as to bond a second substrate to the first substrate. As a result, the distance between the first substrate and the second substrate can be made uniform throughout the peripheral area of the first substrate, the pixel portion and the driving circuit. Moreover, since a protective film overlying the organic light-emitting element is also provided on the side faces of the second insulating film, water is prevented from entering the display device through its side faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Takeshi Nishi, Rumo Satake