公开(公告)号：US11338319B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16553909

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: KATEEVA, INC.

Inventor： Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Conor F. Madigan ,  Eugene Rabinovich ,  Nahid Harjee ,  Christopher Buchner ,  Gregory Lewis

IPC: B05D3/06 ,  B05D3/02 ,  H01L51/00 ,  B41J3/407 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H01L21/677 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/48 ,  B05C15/00 ,  B05C13/00 ,  C23C14/00 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H05K3/00

Abstract: A method of forming a material layer on a substrate comprises loading a substrate into a printing zone of a coating system using a substrate handler, printing an organic ink material on a substrate while the substrate is located in the printing zone, transferring the substrate from the printing zone to a treatment zone of the coating system, treating the organic ink material deposited on the substrate in the treatment zone to form a film layer on the substrate, and removing the substrate from the treatment zone using the substrate handler.

公开(公告)号：US20210358783A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17443450

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Conor F. Madigan ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck

IPC: H01L21/67 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L21/673

Abstract: Apparatus and techniques are described herein for use in manufacturing electronic devices. such as can include organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices. Such apparatus and techniques can include using one or more modules having a controlled environment. For example, a substrate can be received from a printing system located in a first processing environment, and the substrate can be provided a second processing environment, such as to an enclosed thermal treatment module comprising a controlled second processing environment. The second processing environment can include a purified gas environment having a different composition than the first processing environment.

公开(公告)号：US11107712B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16421834

申请日：2019-07-03

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Conor F. Madigan ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck

IPC: H01L21/67 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L21/673 ,  B05D3/02

Abstract: Apparatus and techniques are described herein for use in manufacturing electronic devices. Such as can include organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices. Such apparatus and techniques can include using one or more modules having a controlled environment. For example, a substrate can be received from a printing system located in a first processing environment, and the substrate can be provided a second processing environment, such as to an enclosed thermal treatment module comprising a controlled second processing environment. The second processing environment can include a purified gas environment having a different composition than the first processing environment.

公开(公告)号：US20210108811A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：US17247591

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Justin Mauck ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Shandon Alderson

IPC: F24F3/167 ,  B41J29/393 ,  H05B33/10 ,  F24F3/14

Abstract: The present teachings relate to various embodiments of a hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system that can be readily transportable and assemblable and provide for maintaining a minimum inert gas volume and maximal access to various devices and apparatuses enclosed therein. Various embodiments of a hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system of the present teachings can have a gas enclosure assembly constructed in a fashion that minimizes the internal volume of a gas enclosure assembly, and at the same time optimizes the working space to accommodate a variety of footprints of various OLED printing systems. Various embodiments of a gas enclosure assembly so constructed additionally provide ready access to the interior of a gas enclosure assembly from the exterior during processing and readily access to the interior for maintenance, while minimizing downtime.

公开(公告)号：US10512931B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15421190

申请日：2017-01-31

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Conor F. Madigan ,  Eugene Rabinovich ,  Nahid Harjee ,  Christopher Buchner ,  Gregory Lewis

IPC: B05C15/00 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H01L21/677 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B05B15/60 ,  B05C13/00 ,  H01L51/00 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B05D5/00 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/56 ,  B41J2/01 ,  C09D11/101

Abstract: Apparatus and techniques for use in manufacturing a light emitting device, such as an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device can include using one or more modules having a controlled environment. The controlled environment can be maintained at a pressure at about atmospheric pressure or above atmospheric pressure. The modules can be arranged to provide various processing regions and to facilitate printing or otherwise depositing one or more patterned organic layers of an OLED device, such as an organic encapsulation layer (OEL) of an OLED device. In an example, uniform support for a substrate can be provided at least in part using a gas cushion, such as during one or more of a printing, holding, or curing operation comprising an OEL fabrication process. In another example, uniform support for the substrate can be provided using a distributed vacuum region, such as provided by a porous medium.

公开(公告)号：US10414181B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15836617

申请日：2017-12-08

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Robert B. Lowrance ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Aleksey Khrustalev ,  Karl Mathia ,  Shandon Alderson

IPC: B41J29/00 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J3/28 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/06 ,  B41J25/304 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a printing system for printing a substrate, in which the printing system can be housed in a gas enclosure, where the environment within the enclosure can be maintained as a controlled printing environment. A controlled environment of the present teachings can include control of the type of gas environment within the gas enclosure, the size and level particulate matter within the enclosure, control of the temperature within the enclosure and control of lighting. Various embodiments of a printing system of the present teachings can include a Y-axis motion system and a Z-axis moving plate that are configured to substantially decrease excess thermal load within the enclosure by, for example, eliminating or substantially minimizing the use of conventional electric motors.

公开(公告)号：US20190193439A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16287577

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Justin Mauck ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Shandon Alderson

IPC: B41J29/377 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L21/67 ,  F24F3/16 ,  B41J29/13 ,  H01L51/00 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J29/17 ,  H01L33/00

CPC classification number: B41J29/377 ,  B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/1652 ,  B41J2/16523 ,  B41J2/16535 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J29/17 ,  F24F3/1607 ,  H01L21/6719 ,  H01L33/005 ,  H01L51/0005 ,  H01L51/0029 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y10T29/49718 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: The present teachings relate to various embodiments of an hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system that can be readily transportable and assemblable and provide for maintaining a minimum inert gas volume and maximal access to various devices and apparatuses enclosed therein. Various embodiments of an hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system of the present teachings can have a gas enclosure assembly constructed in a fashion that minimizes the internal volume of a gas enclosure assembly, and at the same time optimizes the working space to accommodate a variety of footprints of various OLED printing systems. Various embodiments of a gas enclosure assembly so constructed additionally provide ready access to the interior of a gas enclosure assembly from the exterior during processing and readily access to the interior for maintenance, while minimizing downtime.

公开(公告)号：US09969193B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US14275637

申请日：2014-05-12

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Justin Mauck ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Shandon Alderson ,  Alexey Stepanov

IPC: B05C15/00 ,  B41J29/02 ,  H01L51/56 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: The present teachings relate to various embodiments of a gas enclosure system that can have various components comprising a particle control system that can provide a low-particle zone proximal to a substrate. Various components of a particle control system can include a gas circulation and filtration system, a low-particle-generating motion system for moving a printhead assembly relative to a substrate, a service bundle housing exhaust system, and a printhead assembly exhaust system. In addition to maintaining substantially low levels for each species of various reactive species, including various reactive atmospheric gases, such as water vapor and oxygen, for various embodiments of a gas enclosure system that have a particle control system, an on-substrate particle specification can be readily met. Accordingly, processing of various substrates in an inert, low-particle gas environment according to systems and methods of the present teachings can have substantially lower manufacturing defects.

公开(公告)号：US20170239966A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15446984

申请日：2017-03-01

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Justin Mauck ,  Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Shandon Alderson

IPC: B41J29/02 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J29/17

CPC classification number: B41J29/02 ,  B05C15/00 ,  B23P6/00 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J29/17 ,  F24F3/1607 ,  H01L21/6719 ,  Y10T29/49721

Abstract: The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a gas enclosure system can have a gas enclosure that can include a printing system enclosure and an auxiliary enclosure. In various embodiments of a gas enclosure system of the present teachings, a printing system enclosure can be isolated from an auxiliary enclosure. Various systems and methods of the present teachings can provide for the ongoing management of a printing system by utilizing various embodiments of isolatable enclosures. For example, various measurement and maintenance process steps for the management of a printhead assembly can be performed in an auxiliary enclosure, which can be isolated from a printing system enclosure of a gas enclosure system, thereby preventing or minimizing interruption of a printing process.

公开(公告)号：US09579905B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US15047458

申请日：2016-02-18

Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Sou-Kang Ko ,  Justin Mauck ,  Eliyahu Vronsky ,  Conor F. Madigan ,  Eugene Rabinovich ,  Nahid Harjee ,  Christopher Buchner ,  Gregory Lewis

IPC: B05C5/00 ,  B05C13/00 ,  B05D5/00 ,  H01L51/50 ,  H01L51/52 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B05C15/00 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H01L51/00 ,  B41J3/407 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L21/677

CPC classification number: B05B15/60 ,  B05C13/00 ,  B05C15/00 ,  B05D5/00 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/0015 ,  B41J11/002 ,  H01L21/67115 ,  H01L21/6715 ,  H01L21/67184 ,  H01L21/6719 ,  H01L21/67207 ,  H01L21/6776 ,  H01L21/67784 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/0005 ,  H01L51/5253 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: Apparatus and techniques for use in manufacturing a light emitting device, such as an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device can include using one or more modules having a controlled environment. The controlled environment can be maintained at a pressure at about atmospheric pressure or above atmospheric pressure. The modules can be arranged to provide various processing regions and to facilitate printing or otherwise depositing one or more patterned organic layers of an OLED device, such as an organic encapsulation layer (OEL) of an OLED device. In an example, uniform support for a substrate can be provided at least in part using a gas cushion, such as during one or more of a printing, holding, or curing operation comprising an OEL fabrication process. In another example, uniform support for the substrate can be provided using a distributed vacuum region, such as provided by a porous medium.

Abstract translation: 用于制造发光器件（例如有机发光二极管（OLED））器件的装置和技术可以包括使用具有受控环境的一个或多个模块。 受控环境可以保持在大气压或大气压以上的压力。 这些模块可以被布置成提供各种处理区域并且便于印刷或以其它方式沉积OLED器件（例如OLED器件的有机封装层（OEL））的一个或多个图案化的有机层。 在一个示例中，可以至少部分地使用气垫来提供对基底的均匀支撑，例如在包括OEL制造工艺的一个或多个印刷，保持或固化操作期间。 在另一个实例中，可以使用诸如由多孔介质提供的分布式真空区域来提供对基底的均匀支撑。