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公开(公告)号:US20230219356A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-13
申请号:US18185631
申请日:2023-03-17
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Justin Mauck , Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Eliyahu Vronsky , Shandon Alderson , Alexey Stepanov
IPC: H10K71/00 , H10K71/13 , B41J29/13 , B41J29/377
CPC classification number: H10K71/811 , H10K71/135 , B41J29/13 , B41J29/377
Abstract: A method comprises processing a substrate in a gas enclosure to form a film on one or more portions of the substrate. The method further comprises, while processing the substrate, circulating gas along a circulation path through the gas enclosure. Circulating the gas may comprise flowing gas through an exhaust housing enclosing a printhead assembly housed in the gas enclosure and filtering the gas flowing downstream of the printhead assembly from the exhaust housing.
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公开(公告)号:US10537911B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-21
申请号:US15417583
申请日:2017-01-27
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Justin Mauck , Eliyahu Vronsky , Conor F. Madigan , Eugene Rabinovich , Nahid Harjee , Christopher Buchner , Gregory Lewis
IPC: B05D3/00 , B05B15/60 , B05D3/06 , B05D3/02 , H01L51/00 , B41J3/407 , B05C15/00 , B05C13/00 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/677 , H01L21/683 , C23C14/00 , H01L21/48 , H01L23/532 , H05K3/00
Abstract: A coating can be provided on a substrate. Fabrication of the coating can include forming a solid layer in a specified region of the substrate while supporting the substrate in a coating system using a gas cushion. For example, a liquid coating can be printed over the specified region while the substrate is supported by the gas cushion. The substrate can be held for a specified duration after the printing the patterned liquid. The substrate can be conveyed to a treatment zone while supported using the gas cushion. The liquid coating can be treated to provide the solid layer including continuing to support the substrate using the gas cushion.
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公开(公告)号:US10434804B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-08
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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20190270325A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-05
申请号:US16416523
申请日:2019-05-20
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Robert B. Lowrance , Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Justin Mauck , Eliyahu Vronsky , Aleksey Khrustalev , Karl Mathia , Shandon Alderson
IPC: B41J29/02 , B41J25/304 , B41J11/06 , B41J3/407 , B41J3/28
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20170321911A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-09
申请号:US15605806
申请日:2017-05-25
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Justin Mauck , Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Eliyahu Vronsky , Shandon Alderson
CPC classification number: F24F3/161 , B05B17/0638 , B41J29/393 , F24F3/14 , H01L51/0005 , H01L51/56 , H05B33/02 , H05B33/10
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20170136773A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-18
申请号:US15341801
申请日:2016-11-02
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Justin Mauck , Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Eliyahu Vronsky
CPC classification number: B41J2/175 , B41J2/14145 , B41J2/1433 , B41J2/17596 , B41J2/18 , B41J2002/14419
Abstract: Features for various embodiments of a self-contained printhead unit, including an on-board fluidic system, quick-coupling electrical and pneumatic interfacing, in conjunction with the features of various embodiments of a kinematic mounting and air bearing clamping assembly, as well as contactless integration to a waste assembly, together provide for the ready interchangeability of a plurality of printhead units in a printing system during a printing process, while at the same time preventing cross-contamination of a plurality of end-user selected inks contained in each of a plurality of printhead units.
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公开(公告)号:US09604245B2
公开(公告)日:2017-03-28
申请号:US14205340
申请日:2014-03-11
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Justin Mauck , Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Eliyahu Vronsky , Shandon Alderson
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.
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公开(公告)号:US09505245B2
公开(公告)日:2016-11-29
申请号:US14738785
申请日:2015-06-12
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Robert B. Lowrance , Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Justin Mauck , Eliyahu Vronsky , Aleksey Khrustalev , Karl Mathia , Shandon Alderson
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. Additionally, various embodiments of a Y-axis motion system of the present teachings can include a gripper motion control assembly of a Y-axis motion system configured to provide dynamic orientation of the rotation of a substrate about the theta-Z (θ-Z) axis during Y-axis travel to maintain a high degree of precision for substrate orientation parallel to the axis of travel.
Abstract translation: 本教导公开了用于印刷衬底的打印系统的各种实施例,其中打印系统可以容纳在气体外壳中,其中外壳内的环境可以被保持为受控打印环境。 本教导的受控环境可以包括控制气体外壳内的气体环境类型,外壳内的尺寸和级别的颗粒物质,控制外壳内的温度和控制照明。 本教导的打印系统的各种实施例可以包括Y轴运动系统和Z轴移动板,其被配置为通过例如消除或基本上最小化常规的使用来大大减少外壳内的过多热负荷 电动机。 另外,本教导的Y轴运动系统的各种实施例可以包括Y轴运动系统的夹持器运动控制组件,其构造成提供围绕θ-Z(θ-Z)的衬底的旋转的动态取向, 在保持Y轴行进时的轴线保持高度的准确性,以便平行于行进轴线的基板定向。
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公开(公告)号:US20160236494A1
公开(公告)日:2016-08-18
申请号:US15046381
申请日:2016-02-17
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Justin Mauck , Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Eliyahu Vronsky , Prahallad Iyengar , Digby Pun
CPC classification number: B41J29/06 , B01D46/0039 , B41J2/01 , B41J29/02 , B41J29/377 , H01L51/0004 , H01L51/56
Abstract: The present teachings relate to various embodiments of a gas enclosure system that can have a particle control system that can include a multi-zone gas circulation and filtration system, a low-particle-generating X-axis linear bearing system for moving a printhead assembly relative to a substrate, a service bundle housing exhaust system, and a printhead assembly exhaust system. Various components of a particle control system can include a tunnel circulation and filtration system that can be in flow communication with bridge circulation and filtration system. Various embodiments of a tunnel circulation and filtration system can provide cross-flow circulation and filtration of gas about a floatation table of a printing system. Various embodiments of a gas enclosure system can have a bridge circulation and filtration system that can provide circulation and filtration of gas about a printing system bridge and related apparatuses and devices. Accordingly, various embodiments of a gas circulation and filtration system as disclosed herein can effectively remove both airborne particulate matter, as well as particulate matter generated proximal to a substrate during a printing process. As such, various embodiments of a gas circulation and filtration system in conjunction with various embodiments of a gas purification system of the present teachings can provide for a controlled manufacturing environment resulting in a high-yield of OLED various devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20150259786A1
公开(公告)日:2015-09-17
申请号:US14727602
申请日:2015-06-01
Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.
Inventor: Alexander Sou-Kang Ko , Justin Mauck , Eliyahu Vronsky , Conor F. Madigan , Eugene Rabinovich , Nahid Harjee , Christopher Buchner , Gregory Lewis
IPC: C23C14/28
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打印或以其他方式沉积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。
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