Multicolor Or Mosaic (e.g., Color T.v. Tube, Etc.) Patents (Class 427/68)
  • Patent number: 6869635
    Abstract: An organic EL device in accordance with the invention has a structure in which a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode are formed on a substrate in this order, and light from the light-emitting layer is emitted to an exterior of the device via the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6869636
    Abstract: In evaporating thin film used in organic electro-luminescent (EL) display, a mask having a plurality of openings is placed below a display substrate, and a plane evaporation source is placed below the mask. The plane evaporation source has a plurality of evaporating material cells which are respectively aligned to the openings of the mask. Next, evaporating the evaporating material cells, a plurality of thin films is deposited on predetermined regions of the display substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignees: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Chia-Tin Chung
  • Patent number: 6861803
    Abstract: A full color three electrode surface discharge type plasma display device that has fine image elements and is large and has a bright display. The three primary color luminescent areas are arranged in the extending direction of the display electrode pairs in a successive manner and an image element is composed by the three unit luminescent areas defined by these three luminescent areas and address electrodes intersecting, these three luminescent areas. Further, phosphors are coated not only on a substrate but also on the side walls of the barriers and on address electrodes. The manufacturing processes and operation methods of the above constructions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tsutae Shinoda, Shinji Kanagu, Masayuki Wakitani, Toshiyuki Nanto, Mamaru Miyahara
  • Patent number: 6857925
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a plasma display panel applies phosphorous ink from a nozzle to channels between partition walls as the nozzle moves relative to the channels. The phosphorous ink is redispersed with a dispenser before being expelled from the nozzle. Subsequently, a second plate is placed on the partition walls and the first and second plates are sealed together with a gas medium between the two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawamura, Shigeo Suzuki, Masaki Aoki, Kanako Miyashita, Mitsuhiro Ohtani, Hiroyuki Kado, Keisuke Sumida, Nobuyuki Kirihara
  • Patent number: 6858360
    Abstract: A method and composition for manufacturing a luminescent screen assembly for a color cathode ray tube (CRT) is disclosed. The luminescent screen assembly is formed on an interior surface of a faceplate panel of the CRT. The luminescent screen assembly has a patterned light-absorbing matrix thereon. The matrix defines a first set of fields, a second set of fields, and a third set of fields. An aqueous pigment suspension is applied to the first set of fields. The aqueous pigment suspension comprises a pigment, one or more surface-active agents and at least one non-pigmented oxide particle. The at least one non-pigmented oxide particle has a size that is less than that of the pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S. A.
    Inventor: Farzad Parsapour
  • Patent number: 6852356
    Abstract: A glass substrate and a shadow mask are put tightly together by inserting the glass substrate between a magnet and the shadow mask made of magnetic material. A pattern forming of an organic EL device is performed by depositing an organic EL material on the surface of the glass substrate from an evaporation source through an opening portion in the shadow mask. A coarsening processing has been performed on the surface of shadow mask facing the glass substrate. This suppresses the damage on the substrate surface by the shadow mask during the evaporation processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 6840835
    Abstract: A masking layer (405) is provided on selected areas of an electrode structure that is at least partly performed, to define masked areas and unmasked areas (emitter cells 410). A first constituent with particles (408) and a second constituent (409) are then applied to the emitter cells (410), and the particles (408) are selectively directed towards the bottoms of the emitter cells (410)—e.g. by electrophoresis. The masking layer (405) is then removed from the masked areas, together with any stray quantities of the first and second constituents (408, 409) on the masking layer (405). The first and second constituents (408, 409) are then processed (e.g. by curing) to create broad area field electron emission sites in desired locations of the electrode structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Printable Field Emitters Limited
    Inventor: Richard Allan Tuck
  • Patent number: 6833156
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic EL element according to the present invention comprises the steps of forming pixel electrodes (801), (802), (803) on a transparent substrate (804) and forming on the pixel electrodes by patterning luminescent layers (806), (807), (808) made of an organic compound by means of an ink-jet method. According to this method, it is possible to carry out a high precise patterning easily and in a short time, thereby enabling to carry out optimization for a film design and luminescent characteristic easily as well as making it easy to adjust a luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Miyashita, Hiroshi Kiguchi, Tatsuya Shimoda, Sadao Kanbe
  • Patent number: 6821553
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic EL element according to the present invention comprises the steps of forming pixel electrodes (801), (802), (803) on a transparent substrate (804) and forming on the pixel electrodes by patterning luminescent layers (806), (807), (808) made of an organic compound by means of an ink-jet method. According to this method, it is possible to carry out a high precise patterning easily and in a short time, thereby enabling to carry out optimization for a film design and luminescent characteristic easily as well as making it easy to adjust a luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Miyashita, Hiroshi Kiguchi, Tatsuya Shimoda, Sadao Kanbe
  • Patent number: 6811808
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent display panel includes the steps of: forming first electrodes on the substrate; forming organic layers by deposition; forming different light emitting layers for different luminous colors in desired areas; and forming second electrodes; wherein the organic layers are formed by an angle deposition method which performs deposition at more than a predetermined angle to the normal of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Ohshita, Ryuji Murayama
  • Publication number: 20040202778
    Abstract: In a wet-type coating apparatus, a gravure roll tapered at both end portions thereof is provided. In this case, the tapered portions are located beneath non-pixel-forming areas present on both sides of an effective pixel forming area of a silicone blanket. With this arrangement, a coating liquid is supplied and applied to the surface of the silicone blanket from the lower side thereof while the film width of a contacted liquid portion held between the effective pixel forming area and the surface of the gravure roll is kept uniform along the direction of the rotational axis of the silicone blanket. By this coating method, the nonuniformity of film width of the contacted liquid portion and the like are absorbed by the tapered portions corresponding to the non-pixel-forming areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Masao Nishiguchi, Teiichiro Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6790472
    Abstract: A method of filming a luminescent screen is disclosed which improves the light output of CRTs that contain printed phosphor lines. The method incorporates both the application and film formulation requirements and optionally includes in-line diagnostic techniques. The novel film formulation contains a lacquer and solvents, wherein one of the solvents is a non-solvent for the lacquer. The optional diagnostic technique include surface gloss measurements to characterize and monitor the process and provide predictive capability of CRT performance with respect to light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S. A.
    Inventors: Victoria Ann Rebar, Bhanumurthy Venkatrama Subrahmanya Gunturi
  • Publication number: 20040170755
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroluminescent device and method of manufacturing the same, capable of reducing the loss of light propagated toward the lateral side of the device and increasing the amount of light propagated to the front of the display to improve the brightness and efficiency of the device, in such a way that a transparent conductive film or a luminescent layer is made of compound having an orientation and is then etched to make the transparent conductive film or the luminescent layer in a protrusion shape. For this, an electroluminescent device comprises a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate, a luminescent layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the luminescent layer, wherein at least one of the first electrode, the luminescent layer and the second electrode is formed to have a protrusion at its surface is formed to have a surface of a protrusion shape at its given region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Yong Eui Lee, Sang Hee Park, Sun Jin Yun, Yong Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 6773813
    Abstract: A new fluidized bed particle coating method is disclosed by the use of which coatings can be uniformly and conveniently deposited on the surfaces of fluidized particulate materials by vapor deposition processes at temperatures lower than those of the heated coating precursor transport lines. By this method, particle materials with relatively low surface temperatures may be brought into close proximity with a coating precursor containing gas stream characterized by a substantially higher gas volume temperature in such a way that the vaporized precursor molecules are caused to adsorb or condense on the relatively cold particle surfaces without also condensing on any other surface. Further, if the adsorbed precursor molecules are capable of reacting or polymerizing on the relatively cold particle surfaces, thus forming substantially continuous coatings on those surfaces, they may do so without also depositing such coatings on any other surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Klinedinst, Christoforos Kazazis, Daniel Carril
  • Publication number: 20040151829
    Abstract: A method of forming a colored organic light-emitting device comprising: providing an anode and a cathode; forming at least one emissive layer for producing a predetermined colored light between the anode and cathode; forming at least one organic layer in relationship to the emissive layer by selectively transferring organic material from at least one donor element; and varying the thickness of the organic layer to produce effective colored light produced by the emissive layer for the organic light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Boroson, Lee W. Tutt, Myron W. Culver
  • Publication number: 20040151995
    Abstract: A color filter luminescent screen assembly for a cathode ray tube (CRT) is disclosed. The luminescent screen assembly is formed on an interior surface of a faceplate panel of the CRT tube. The luminescent screen assembly includes a patterned light-absorbing matrix that defines a plurality of sets of fields corresponding to one of a blue region, a red region and a green region. A color filter is formed in one of the plurality of sets of fields. The color filter may be, for example, a blue pigment layer, a red pigment layer or a green pigment layer. After the pigment layer is formed, a cap layer is formed thereon. The cap layer is formed from an aqueous solution of a photosensitive material and a polymer. Thereafter, a phosphor layer is deposited on the cap layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Kangning Liang, Bhanumurthy Venkatrama Subrahmanya Gunturi
  • Publication number: 20040142098
    Abstract: A method for depositing two or more emission layers in a white light emitting OLED device wherein each emission layer is formed by the steps including providing a solid compacted pellet of organic material including a mixture of at least one organic host and one organic dopant; placing such a solid compacted pellet of organic material inside a receptacle disposed in a physical vapor deposition chamber; positioning a substrate of a partially formed OLED device in the physical vapor deposition chamber in a spaced relationship with respect to the receptacle; evacuating the chamber to a reduced pressure; and applying heat to a surface of the solid compacted pellet of organic material disposed in the receptacle to cause at least a portion to sublime to provide a mixture of vapors of the organic materials including the host and the dopant to form an emission layer on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Syamal K. Ghosh, Tukaram K. Hatwar, Donn B. Carlton
  • Publication number: 20040137142
    Abstract: A layer of an organic insulating material which functions as a laser removal layer, preferably, a layer of an organic insulating material used during manufacture of an organic EL panel, is formed over a terminal formed when an organic EL element is formed or a TFT for driving the organic EL element is formed. After the organic EL element is formed, a protection film is formed to cover an entire surface of the panel substrate and laser light which can be absorbed by the layer on the terminal covered by the protection film and made of the organic insulating material is irradiated to cause ablation in this layer so that the layer of the organic insulating material and the protection film are simultaneously removed to expose the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventor: Ryuji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20040115338
    Abstract: A vapor-depositing mask is disposed adjacent a surface of a substrate disposed in a vacuum chamber, vapor-depositing beams containing an organic EL material are generated by a vapor-depositing beam generator, the vapor-depositing beams pass through openings in the vapor-depositing mask, and the organic EL material is vapor-deposited in a predetermined region on the surface of the substrate. The vapor-depositing beams are guided through a plurality of vapor-depositing beam passing pipes provided in the vapor-depositing beam generator. Alternatively, the vapor-depositing beams generated by the vapor-depositing beam generator are guided through a vapor-depositing beam direction adjusting board having a plurality of vapor-depositing beam passing holes. This enhances directional uniformity of the vapor-depositing beams, thereby enabling making each film thickness of organic EL material layers uniform and thus enhancing precision of forming patterns of the layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20040101617
    Abstract: A method of forming luninescent films or coatings from a liquid precursor mixture utilizing a RF-induced plasma spraying process is disclosed. The inventive method results in the formation of luminescent films that have spherical, nano to micron sized particles associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: P Sujatha Devi, Richard Gambino, Clare P Grey, Herbert Herman, Hoshua Margolies, John B Parise, Sanjay Sampath
  • Patent number: 6727048
    Abstract: A method for photo-imageable lacquer deposition for a display device. In one embodiment, a layer of photo-imageable lacquer is deposited on top of a faceplate of a display device. Portions of the lacquer layer are removed and selected portions of the lacquer layer remain deposited in the sub-pixel areas of the faceplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignees: Candescent Intellectual Property Services, Inc., Candescent Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Olof M. Trollsas, Theodore S. Fahlen
  • Patent number: 6726519
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a phosphor ink applying device that can apply phosphor ink in a plurality of lines to an intricately-shaped surface of a back panel of a PDP while preventing phosphor colors mixing. A valve is provided for the aperture of each nozzle of the phosphor ink applying device and the opening and closing of each valve is controlled according to the shape of the portion of the surface to which ink is to be applied. In this way, mixing of colors can be prevented on an intricately-shaped back panel such as that with auxiliary barrier ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Suzuki, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Keisuke Sumida, Nobuyuki Kirihara
  • Patent number: 6716078
    Abstract: A field emission display (30) having an anode plate (10) that has phosphor channels (13, 14, 15). The phosphor channels (13, 14, 15) are formed by depositing a first layer of photosensitive film (58) on a substrate (11). Stripes are patterned into the first layer photosensitive film (58) using ultraviolet light. A second layer of photosensitive film (59) is formed on the first layer of photosensitive film (58). Stripes are patterned into the second layer of photosensitive film (59) using ultraviolet light. The stripes in the second layer of photosensitive film (58) are substantially perpendicular to the first layer of photosensitive film (59). Both layers of photosensitive film are developed to form channel structures. Phosphor is formed in the channel structures to form the phosphor channels (13, 14, 15). The anode plate (10) is coupled to a cathode plate (31) to form the field emission display (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Stainer, Shawn M. O'Rourke, Kazuo Kato, Susumu Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 6705911
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flat fluorescent lamp is provided. The method involves: preparing a transparent front plate; preparing a transparent back plate facing the front plate, the back plate having a plurality of discharging electrodes thereon and a dielectric layer covering the discharging electrodes; forming a plurality of spacers between the front plate and the back plate to keep a separation gap therebetween; and forming a fluorescent layer by spraying phosphor slurry on one surface of at least one of the front plate and the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-jung Lee, Seoung-jae Im
  • Publication number: 20040043140
    Abstract: A method is taught for forming a layer of polymeric electroluminescent material having a controlled thickness and surface uniformity. A polymeric electroluminescent material is delivered to a vessel. A fluid to the vessel is also delivered to the vessel. The fluid and the polymeric electroluminescent material in the vessel are compressed and heated to form a thermodynamically stable or metastable mixture. The thermodynamically stable or metastable mixture is sprayed at a surface, the fluid vaporizing during spraying with the the polymeric electroluminescent material being deposited as a light emitting layer on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Ramesh Jagannathan, Suresh Sunderrajan, Seshadri Jagannathan, Glen C. Irvin, John E. Rueping, Sridhar Sadasivan, Gary E. Merz, David J. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20040043138
    Abstract: A method is taught for forming a layer of electroluminescent material having a controlled thickness and surface uniformity. An electroluminescent material is delivered to a vessel. A fluid to the vessel is also delivered to the vessel. The fluid and the electroluminescent material in the vessel are compressed and heated to form a thermodynamically stable or metastable mixture. The thermodynamically stable or metastable mixture is sprayed at a surface, the fluid vaporizing during spraying with the the electroluminescent material being deposited as a light emitting layer of nanoparticulates on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Ramesh Jagannathan, Suresh Sunderrajan, Seshadri Jagannathan, Glen C. Irvin, John E. Rueping, Sridhar Sadasivan, Gary E. Merz, David J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 6696105
    Abstract: A method for selectively coating a coating liquid on a desired coating position when the coating liquid for forming an EL layer is coated. When the coating liquid is coated, a mask is provided between a coating liquid chamber and a substrate, and a voltage is applied to the mask, so that the coating liquid can be selectively coated on the desired coating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6686043
    Abstract: A method of coating phosphor particles comprises introducing an inert gas into a reaction vessel and charging phosphor particles into the reaction vessel. The reaction vessel is then heated to a reaction temperature and a coating precursor is introduced while the temperature is maintained for a time sufficient to saturate the phosphor particles with the precursor. Thereafter, continuous precursor is introduced into the reaction vessel, along with an oxygen/ozone mixture. The inert gas flow, oxygen/ozone mixture flow and further precursor are supplied for a time sufficient to coat the phosphor particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Wen Fan, Richard G. W. Gingerich, Dale E. Benjamin
  • Patent number: 6682594
    Abstract: A process for making a functional film by adding a magnesium alkoxide and a diethanolamine, which can dissolve or disperse the magnesium alkoxide, in an organic solvent followed by allowing hydrolysis of the magnesium alkoxide to proceed in a rate-controlling manner wherein the magnesium alkoxide is dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent. Water is added in no more than a stoichiometric amount to the solution or dispersion partially to hydrolyze the magnesium alkoxide. The partial hydrolyzate solution is matured to grow magnesium oxide and/or magnesium hydroxide particles, resulting in a stable sol solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Yoshihara, Nobuko Takahashi, Satoshi Mitamura
  • Publication number: 20040005404
    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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Suzuri, Atsushi Saito, Hiroshi Kita, Taketoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 6669856
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display apparatus and method for manufacturing same is disclosed; the method prevents the anode and the cathode from defects and short circuit, and with the suitable geometry of the electrical insulation ramparts, the mechanical properties of the cathode insulating ramparts are increased such that the adhesion between the cathode insulating ramparts and the substrate is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Tin Chung, Su-Jen Chang, Andrea Hwang, Chen-Ze Hu
  • Publication number: 20030232129
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a luminescent screen assembly for a cathode ray tube (CRT) is disclosed. The luminescent screen assembly is formed on an interior surface of a faceplate panel of the CRT. The luminescent screen assembly includes a patterned light absorbing matrix that defines a first set of fields, a second set of fields, and a third set of fields. A blocking layer is formed over the second set of fields and the third set of fields. A pigment layer is then applied to the first set of fields. The blocking layer is removed from the second set of fields and the third set of fields to form a color filter in the first set of fields. Another pigment may be applied to the second set of fields to form a color filter therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: Farzad Parsapour
  • Patent number: 6660184
    Abstract: A phosphor paste composition for plasma display panels (PDP) is provided which comprises a phosphor dispersed in an organic paste comprising a solvent, a binder, at least one dispersant comprising stearic acid, and a plasticizer. The paste compositions are very stable and have desirable screen-printing properties. In addition, the phosphor contained in the paste retains a high percentage of its initial brightness following binder burn-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.
    Inventors: Raj P. Singh, Robert G. Mendenhall, Diane C. Seymour
  • Patent number: 6660324
    Abstract: A method for fabricating viewing screen (100) includes the steps of: adding to a black surround paste a ductile metal paste, adding to the black surround paste lead titanate particles, depositing the black surround paste on glass substrate (110), and heating the black surround paste and glass substrate (110) to affix the black surround paste to glass substrate (110), thereby forming black matrix (111). The ductile metal paste and lead titanate particles are added in amounts sufficient to realize an extent of cracking in black matrix (111) upon repeated heating to a temperature within a range of 450-600° C. that is significantly less than that exhibited by an unimproved black matrix, which is made only from the material of the black surround paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn M. O'Rourke, Nick R. Munizza, Matthew Stainer
  • Patent number: 6656519
    Abstract: In a multicolor organic electroluminescent panel of the present invention, the organic luminescent layers are separated from each other between each adjacent pixels of different colors and the electron transport layer(s) has no gap between each adjacent pixels and is filled in each gap present between the organic luminescent layers. This organic electroluminescent panel can prevent the concentration or nonuniformity of the electric field so that short-circuiting or current leakage does not take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Sakaguchi, Jyoji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030219531
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a luminescent screen assembly for a cathode ray tube (CRT) is disclosed. The luminescent screen assembly is formed on an interior surface of a faceplate panel of the CRT. The luminescent screen assembly includes a patterned light-absorbing matrix that defines a first set of fields, a second set of fields, and a third set of fields. A first blocking layer is formed over the second set of fields and the third set of fields. A first pigment is then applied to the first set of fields to form a first color filter. The first blocking layer is removed from the second set of fields and the third set of fields, and a second blocking layer is formed over the third set of fields and the first color filter in the first set of fields. A second pigment is then applied to the second set of fields to form a second color filter. The second blocking layer is then removed from the third set of fields and the first color filter in the first set of fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventor: Farzad Parsapour
  • Publication number: 20030211233
    Abstract: An electrode-equipped substrate includes a substrate portion of synthetic resin and a transparent electrode. The electrode-equipped substrate is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of 200° C. or less as well as plasma treatment before organic layers are deposited. The plasma treatment is carried out within atmosphere of (A) a mixed gas of oxygen and any one of nitrogen, argon, helium, neon and xenon, with an oxygen density of 5% or less; (B) a mixed gas of oxygen and any one of carbon tetrafluoride, hexafluoroethane, octafluoropropane and octafluorocyclobutane; or (C) a sole gas of nitrogen, argon, helium, neon, xenon, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen monoxide or nitrous oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kubota, Tatsuya Yoshizawa, Takako Miyake
  • Patent number: 6641859
    Abstract: A method of making an electroluminescent device having a substrate, and at least one dopant receiving layer containing a host material which when doped provides an emissive layer, includes providing at least one dopant layer having a dopant disposed over or under the dopant receiving layer; providing an anode and a cathode so that the dopant receiving layer and the dopant layer are disposed between such anode and cathode; and heating the electroluminescent device to cause the dopant to diffuse from the dopant layer into the dopant receiving layer and forming the emissive layer having uniformly dispersed dopant in the host material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Long, Ching W. Tang
  • Patent number: 6635306
    Abstract: Light emissive devices incorporating a low-reflectance black or color dielectric layer into their layered structure for improving the contrast of the emitted light. The black or color dielectric layer comprises a layer of a dielectric material having a network of passageways, such as pores or grain boundaries, and a colorant, such as black ink particles of a black ink additive, color ink particles of a color ink additive, or active particles of an organic dye, which is dispersed within the network of passageways. The presence of the colorant in the network of passageways significantly reduces the reflectivity of the dielectric layer. The light emissive devices of the present invention are applicable to improve the display contrast in various flat panel display technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Andrew J. Steckl, Jason C. Heikenfeld
  • Patent number: 6630196
    Abstract: An image display faceplate and its manufacturing method wherein an electroconductive organic polymeric transparent anti-static film is formed on the image lay faceplate by the steps of obtaining an aqueous solution by solving electroconductive organic polymers in water, applying the solution and heat-treating the applied faceplate panel at a relatively low temperature, and the solution are disclosed. The aqueous solution is prepared by the steps of: dissolving in alcohol an aqueous solution of polyethylene dioxythiophene which polystyrene sulphonate is doped 3 to; first-adding silicon alkoxide to the alcoholic solution; and second-adding pure water and an inorganic acid catalyst for hydrolysis after the first adding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Orion Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Youl Yoon, Chang Han Lee, Ho Seok Shon
  • Patent number: 6630778
    Abstract: A color cathode ray tube includes a transparent panel, a funnel joined airtightly to a circumference portion of a sidewall of the panel, a light absorption layer (black layer) and an optical filter layer both disposed on an interior surface of the transparent panel, and a phosphor layer formed thereon. A length from an edge of the panel joined to the funnel to a circumference edge of the light absorption layer formed on an interior surface of the sidewall of the panel is longer than or equal with that from the edge of the panel to a circumference edge of the optical filter layer formed similarly on an interior surface of the sidewall of the panel. The color cathode ray tube can be manufactured by making a length from an edge of the panel to a scraping edge of the light absorption layer in the trimming step of the light absorption layer longer than or equal with that from the edge of the panel to a scraping edge of the filter layer in the trimming step of the filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koji Washiyama, Keisuke Iida, Masaaki Inamura
  • Publication number: 20030180447
    Abstract: A process for forming a multicolor display comprising selectively exposing to heat an assemblage comprising a donor element comprising a transfer layer on a base support, wherein the transfer layer comprises at least one binder and a first colorant, and a receiver element comprising a support and an image receiving layer, thereby transferring portions of the transfer layer to form a desired patterned layer on the image receiving layer of the receiver element; optionally applying a planarization layer; applying a transparent first electrical contact layer; applying a layer of organic light-emitting material; and applying a second electrical contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Jeffery Scott Meth
  • Patent number: 6610354
    Abstract: A plasma display panel including a low k dielectric layer. In one embodiment, the dielectric layer is comprises a fluorine-doped silicon oxide layer such as an SiOF layer. In another embodiment, the dielectric layer comprises a Black Diamond™ layer. In certain embodiments, a capping layer such as SiN or SiON is deposited over the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Kam S. Law, Quanyuan Shang, Takako Takehara, Taekyung Won, William R. Harshbarger, Dan Maydan
  • Publication number: 20030148022
    Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily producing a high quality organic EL element by the transfer at a relatively low temperature, an organic EL transfer member and a member to be transferred used therefore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 6596134
    Abstract: A multicolor organic light emitting device employs vertically stacked layers of double heterostructure devices which are fabricated from organic compounds. The vertical stacked structure is formed on a glass base having a transparent coating of ITO or similar metal to provide a substrate. Deposited on the substrate is the vertical stacked arrangement of three double heterostructure devices, each fabricated from a suitable organic material. Stacking is implemented such that the double heterostructure with the longest wavelength is on the top of the stack. This constitutes the device emitting red light on the top with the device having the shortest wavelength, namely, the device emitting blue light, on the bottom of the stack. Located between the red and blue device structures is the green device structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Mark E. Thompson, Paul E. Burrows, Vladimir Bulovic, Gong Gu
  • Patent number: 6592933
    Abstract: A method for producing an organic electroluminescent device, the organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode formed on a substrate, a thin film layer on the first electrodes, the thin film layer comprising at least an emitting layer comprising an organic compound, a second electrode formed on the thin film layer, and a plurality of luminescent regions on the substrate, wherein the method for producing the organic electroluminescent device comprises forming spacers having a height exceeding a thickness of the thin film layer on the substrate and vapor-depositing a deposit while a mask portion of a shadow mask is kept in contact with the spacers, the shadow mask comprising apertures having reinforcing lines. Highly precise fine patterning can be effected under wide vapor deposition conditions without degrading the properties of organic electroluminescent elements, and high stability can be achieved by the method without limiting the structure of the electroluminescent device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshio Himeshima, Shigeo Fujimori, Akira Kohama
  • Patent number: 6592420
    Abstract: A glass substrate manufacturing method and a color cathode ray tube manufacturing method manufactures a front substrate on which a phosphor layer is formed. In an application process a phosphor slurry of one color is applied onto an inner surface of a glass substrate on which a phosphor pattern in at least one color has already been formed. Then, in a spreading process, the glass substrate is rotated about an axis located at the approximate center of the inner surface to make the phosphor slurry spread out over its inner surface. Following this, in a draining process the glass substrate is tilted to a first tilt angle of more than 90° to drain excess slurry off the inner surface of the glass substrate, a tilt angle being formed between a vertical axis and an axis orthogonal to an outer surface of the glass substrate. In a spinning process the glass substrate is returned to a second tilt angle smaller than the first tilt angle, and rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouji Onishi, Hikaru Nishimori, Hideo Iguchi, Naoyuki Tani
  • Publication number: 20030124265
    Abstract: A method of transferring a transfer element of a donor sheet to a receptor includes forming an organic layer on a receptor substrate and forming a transfer element on a donor sheet, where the exposed surface of the transfer element is organic. Either the surface of the organic layer or the exposed surface of the transfer element (or both) is roughened using a plasma treatment. The transfer element of the donor sheet is then selectively thermally transferred to the surface of the organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Erika Bellmann, Padiyath Raghunath, John P. Baetzold
  • Patent number: 6582756
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an electroluminescent display and the substrate and apparatus used therein. The display is preferably constructed on a pre-constructed substrate that includes a flexible base layer having a conducting surface on one side thereof. The base layer is impermeable to oxygen and water. The substrate includes a plurality of wells defined by a barrier layer, each well having an electrode layer connected electrically with the conducting surface. A removable protective layer covering the wells protects the electrode layer from attack by oxygen and water prior to being utilized to make the display. In one embodiment, each of the wells also contains an electron transfer layer in contact with the electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Homer Antoniadis, Hoyle Curtis, Ronald L. Moon, Daniel B. Roitman, James R. Sheats
  • Publication number: 20030108663
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a luminescent screen assembly for a color cathode-ray tube (CRT) is disclosed. The luminescent screen assembly is formed on an inner surface of a face plate panel of the CRT. The luminescent screen assembly includes an organic conductive (OC) layer overcoated with an organic photoconductive (OPC) layer. Three different color-emitting phosphors are sequentially deposited over portions of the OPC layer by uniformly charging to having a surface charge of one polarity and than selectively discharging desired areas thereof of the OPC layer. Appropriate color-emitting phosphors having the opposite polarity charge as that of the OPC layer are then deposited on the charged areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: George Milton Ehemann, Brian Thomas Collins