公开(公告)号：US10161615B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15707739

申请日：2017-09-18

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc

发明人： Mark David Lowenthal ,  William Johnstone Ray ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  Richard A. Blanchard ,  Brad Oraw ,  Mark Allan Lewandowski ,  Jeffrey Baldridge ,  Eric Anthony Perozziello

IPC分类号： F21V23/06 ,  F21V3/04 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V7/00 ,  F21V19/00 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/04 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L33/50 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H01L33/38 ,  H01L33/48 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/24 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/62 ,  F21K9/232 ,  H01L33/22 ,  H01L33/42 ,  H01L33/58 ,  F21K9/27 ,  F21V9/30 ,  F21V3/06 ,  H01L33/20 ,  F21Y101/00 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21Y107/20 ,  H01L27/15

摘要： An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes generally includes a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary apparatus may include: a plurality of diodes; at least a trace amount of a first solvent; and a polymeric or resin film at least partially surrounding each diode of the plurality of diodes. Various exemplary diodes have a lateral dimension between about 10 to 50 microns and about 5 to 25 microns in height. Other embodiments may also include a plurality of substantially chemically inert particles having a range of sizes between about 10 to about 50 microns.

公开(公告)号：US20180022953A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15708377

申请日：2017-09-19

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.

发明人： Vera Nicholaevna Lockett ,  Mark David Lowenthal ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  William Johnstone Ray ,  Tricia Youngbull ,  Theodore I. Kamins

IPC分类号： C09D11/52 ,  H01L21/288

CPC分类号： C09D11/52 ,  H01L21/288

摘要： A representative printable composition comprises a liquid or gel suspension of a plurality of metallic particles; a plurality of semiconductor particles; and a first solvent. The pluralities of particles may also be comprised of an alloy of a metal and a semiconductor. The composition may further comprise a second solvent different from the first solvent. In a representative embodiment, the first solvent comprises a polyol or mixtures thereof, such as glycerin, and the second solvent comprises a carboxylic or dicarboxylic acid or mixtures thereof, such as glutaric acid. In various embodiments, the metallic particles and the semiconductor particles are nanoparticles between about 5 nm to about 1.5 microns in any dimension. A representative metallic and semiconductor particle ink can be printed and annealed to produce a conductor.

公开(公告)号：US09362348B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-07

申请号：US14469664

申请日：2014-08-27

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.

发明人： Mark David Lowenthal ,  William Johnstone Ray ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  Richard A. Blanchard ,  Brad Oraw ,  Mark Allan Lewandowski ,  Jeffrey Baldridge ,  Eric Anthony Perozziello

IPC分类号： H01L33/00 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L25/04 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L27/142 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L27/30 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L51/42 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L33/38

CPC分类号： H01L27/3281 ,  H01L21/6836 ,  H01L24/24 ,  H01L24/95 ,  H01L25/048 ,  H01L27/142 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L27/301 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L31/03044 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/1876 ,  H01L33/005 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L33/38 ,  H01L33/382 ,  H01L51/42 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/5203 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2224/24137 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/73267 ,  H01L2224/95101 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/13033 ,  H01L2924/13034 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/1306 ,  H01L2924/13062 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2924/00014

摘要： An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes comprises a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary method of fabricating an electronic device comprises: depositing one or more first conductors; and depositing a plurality of diodes suspended in a mixture of a first solvent and a viscosity modifier. Various exemplary diodes have a lateral dimension between about 10 to 50 microns and about 5 to 25 microns in height. Other embodiments may also include a plurality of substantially chemically inert particles having a range of sizes between about 10 to about 50 microns.

摘要翻译： 二极管的液体或凝胶悬浮液的示例性可印刷组合物包括多个二极管，第一溶剂和/或粘度调节剂。 制造电子设备的示例性方法包括：沉积一个或多个第一导体; 以及沉积悬浮在第一溶剂和粘度调节剂的混合物中的多个二极管。 各种示例性二极管的高度为约10至50微米和约5至25微米之间的横向尺寸。 其它实施方案还可以包括多个基本上化学惰性的颗粒，其尺寸范围在约10至约50微米之间。

公开(公告)号：US09236528B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-12

申请号：US13763642

申请日：2013-02-09

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc. ,  The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

发明人： William Johnstone Ray ,  Mark D. Lowenthal ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  Richard A. Blanchard ,  Mark Allan Lewandowski ,  Kirk A. Fuller ,  Donald Odell Frazier

IPC分类号： H01L29/205 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L31/00 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L29/26 ,  H01L31/12 ,  H01L33/20 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/44 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L33/08 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/054 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/0475

CPC分类号： H01L33/00 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  H01L21/30 ,  H01L27/142 ,  H01L27/156 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L27/3281 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/03044 ,  H01L31/0328 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/0512 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L33/08 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L33/30 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/34 ,  H01L33/58 ,  H01L33/60 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H01L51/0096 ,  H01L51/447 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/5203 ,  H01L51/5265 ,  H01L51/5271 ,  H01L51/5275 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2251/5369 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02E10/549 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： The present invention provides an electronic apparatus, such as a lighting device comprised of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or a power generating apparatus comprising photovoltaic diodes, which may be created through a printing process, using a semiconductor or other substrate particle ink or suspension and using a lens particle ink or suspension. An exemplary apparatus comprises a base; at least one first conductor; a plurality of substantially spherical or optically resonant diodes coupled to the at least one first conductor; at least one second conductor coupled to the plurality of diodes; and a plurality of substantially spherical lenses suspended in a polymer attached or deposited over the diodes. The lenses and the suspending polymer have different indices of refraction. In some embodiments, the lenses and diodes have a ratio of mean diameters or lengths between about 10:1 and 2:1. The diodes may be LEDs or photovoltaic diodes, and in some embodiments, have a junction formed at least partially as a hemispherical shell or cap.

公开(公告)号：US20150226383A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-13

申请号：US14691936

申请日：2015-04-21

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.

发明人： Mark David Lowenthal ,  William Johnstone Ray ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  Richard A. Blanchard ,  Brad Oraw ,  Mark Allan Lewandowski ,  Jeffrey Baldridge ,  Eric Anthony Perozziello

IPC分类号： F21K99/00 ,  F21V9/16 ,  F21V3/04 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21V23/00 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/38 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H01L33/48 ,  H01L33/24 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V19/00

CPC分类号： F21V23/06 ,  F21K9/232 ,  F21K9/27 ,  F21V3/049 ,  F21V3/06 ,  F21V5/048 ,  F21V7/0066 ,  F21V9/30 ,  F21V19/0005 ,  F21V23/003 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21Y2101/00 ,  F21Y2107/20 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H01L24/24 ,  H01L24/95 ,  H01L25/048 ,  H01L25/0753 ,  H01L27/153 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L33/22 ,  H01L33/24 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/38 ,  H01L33/382 ,  H01L33/42 ,  H01L33/483 ,  H01L33/486 ,  H01L33/50 ,  H01L33/58 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/5203 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2224/24137 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/73267 ,  H01L2224/95101 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/13033 ,  H01L2924/13034 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/1306 ,  H01L2924/13062 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2924/00014

摘要： An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes comprises a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a plurality of diodes; at least a trace amount of a first solvent; and a polymeric or resin film at least partially surrounding each diode of the plurality of diodes. Various exemplary diodes have a lateral dimension between about 10 to 50 microns and about 5 to 25 microns in height. Other embodiments may also include a plurality of substantially chemically inert particles having a range of sizes between about 10 to about 50 microns.

公开(公告)号：US20150024247A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-22

申请号：US14332802

申请日：2014-07-16

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.

发明人： Vera Lockett ,  John Gustafson ,  William Johnstone Ray ,  Yasser Salah

IPC分类号： H01M6/40 ,  H01M4/50 ,  H01M6/16 ,  H01M10/0569 ,  H01M10/054 ,  H01M4/54 ,  H01M4/52

CPC分类号： H01M6/40 ,  H01M2/1626 ,  H01M4/0404 ,  H01M4/044 ,  H01M4/42 ,  H01M4/50 ,  H01M4/52 ,  H01M4/54 ,  H01M6/16 ,  H01M10/26 ,  H01M10/32 ,  H01M2300/0028 ,  H01M2300/0045 ,  Y10T29/49115

摘要： An energy storage device, such as a silver oxide battery, can include a silver-containing cathode and an electrolyte having an ionic liquid. An anion of the ionic liquid is selected from the group consisting of: methanesulfonate, methylsulfate, acetate, and fluoroacetate. A cation of the ionic liquid can be selected from the group consisting of: imidazolium, pyridinium, ammonium, piperidinium, pyrrolidinium, sulfonium, and phosphonium. The energy storage device may include a printed or non-printed separator. The printed separator can include a gel including dissolved cellulose powder and the electrolyte. The non-printed separator can include a gel including at least partially dissolved regenerate cellulose and the electrolyte. An energy storage device fabrication process can include applying a plasma treatment to a surface of each of a cathode, anode, separator, and current collectors. The plasma treatment process can improve wettability, adhesion, electron and/or ionic transport across the treated surface.

摘要翻译： 诸如氧化银电池的能量存储装置可以包括含银阴极和具有离子液体的电解质。 离子液体的阴离子选自：甲磺酸盐，甲基硫酸盐，乙酸盐和氟乙酸盐。 离子液体的阳离子可以选自：咪唑鎓，吡啶鎓，铵，哌啶鎓，吡咯烷鎓，锍和鏻。 能量存储装置可以包括印刷或非印刷分离器。 印刷分离器可以包括包含溶解的纤维素粉末和电解质的凝胶。 非印刷分离器可以包括至少部分溶解的再生纤维素和电解质的凝胶。 能量存储装置的制造方法可以包括对阴极，阳极，分离器和集电体的表面施加等离子体处理。 等离子体处理方法可以改善经过处理的表面的润湿性，粘附力，电子和/或离子输送。

公开(公告)号：US20140370629A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-18

申请号：US14471739

申请日：2014-08-28

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.

发明人： Mark David Lowenthal ,  William Johnstone Ray ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  Richard A. Blanchard ,  Brad Oraw ,  Mark Allan Lewandowski ,  Jeffrey Baldridge ,  Eric Anthony Perozziello

IPC分类号： H01L33/56 ,  H01L33/00

CPC分类号： H01L33/56 ,  H01L21/6836 ,  H01L24/95 ,  H01L25/048 ,  H01L27/3281 ,  H01L31/022408 ,  H01L31/02363 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/184 ,  H01L31/1844 ,  H01L31/1848 ,  H01L33/0095 ,  H01L33/08 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L33/38 ,  H01L33/382 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/5203 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/13033 ,  H01L2924/13034 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/1306 ,  H01L2924/13062 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes comprises a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary method of making a liquid or gel suspension of diodes comprises: adding a viscosity modifier to a plurality of diodes in a first solvent; and mixing the plurality of diodes, the first solvent and the viscosity modifier to form the liquid or gel suspension of the plurality of diodes. Various exemplary diodes have a lateral dimension between about 10 to 50 microns and about 5 to 25 microns in height. Other embodiments may also include a plurality of substantially chemically inert particles having a range of sizes between about 10 to about 50 microns.

摘要翻译： 二极管的液体或凝胶悬浮液的示例性可印刷组合物包括多个二极管，第一溶剂和/或粘度调节剂。 制备二极管的液体或凝胶悬浮液的示例性方法包括：在第一溶剂中向多个二极管添加粘度调节剂; 以及混合多个二极管，第一溶剂和粘度调节剂以形成多个二极管的液体或凝胶悬浮液。 各种示例性二极管的高度为约10至50微米和约5至25微米之间的横向尺寸。 其它实施方案还可以包括多个基本上化学惰性的颗粒，其尺寸范围在约10至约50微米之间。

公开(公告)号：US20140291644A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US14223758

申请日：2014-03-24

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.

发明人： Mark David Lowenthal ,  William Johnstone Ray ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  Richard A. Blanchard ,  Brad Oraw

IPC分类号： H01L33/36 ,  H01L51/42 ,  H01L51/50 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L33/00

CPC分类号： H01J1/62 ,  H01L21/561 ,  H01L24/24 ,  H01L24/83 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H01L25/048 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/022408 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/03044 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/1852 ,  H01L31/1856 ,  H01L33/002 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L33/30 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/34 ,  H01L33/36 ,  H01L33/38 ,  H01L51/42 ,  H01L51/50 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/5203 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2224/04105 ,  H01L2224/24051 ,  H01L2224/24101 ,  H01L2224/24137 ,  H01L2224/73267 ,  H01L2224/82138 ,  H01L2224/83851 ,  H01L2224/95101 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/13033 ,  H01L2924/13034 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/1306 ,  H01L2924/13062 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  Y02E10/544 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/83 ,  H01L2224/82 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes comprises a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary diode comprises: a light emitting or absorbing region having a diameter between about 20 and 30 microns and a height between 2.5 to 7 microns; a plurality of first terminals spaced apart and coupled to the light emitting region peripherally on a first side, each first terminal of the plurality of first terminals having a height between about 0.5 to 2 microns; and one second terminal coupled centrally to a mesa region of the light emitting region on the first side, the second terminal having a height between 1 to 8 microns.

摘要翻译： 二极管的液体或凝胶悬浮液的示例性可印刷组合物包括多个二极管，第一溶剂和/或粘度调节剂。 示例性二极管包括：发光或吸收区域，其直径在约20和30微米之间，高度在2.5至7微米之间; 多个第一端子间隔开并且在第一侧周边耦合到发光区域，多个第一端子中的每个第一端子具有约0.5至2微米的高度; 以及一个第二端子，其中心地耦合到第一侧上的发光区域的台面区域，第二端子具有在1至8微米之间的高度。

公开(公告)号：US20130146905A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-13

申请号：US13763642

申请日：2013-02-09

申请人： NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc. ,  U.S. Government as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

发明人： William Johnstone Ray ,  Mark D. Lowenthal ,  Neil O. Shotton ,  Richard A. Blanchard ,  Mark Allan Lewandowski ,  Kirk A. Fuller ,  Donald Odell Frazier

IPC分类号： H01L33/20 ,  H01L31/0352

CPC分类号： H01L33/00 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  H01L21/30 ,  H01L27/142 ,  H01L27/156 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L27/3281 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/03044 ,  H01L31/0328 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/0512 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L33/08 ,  H01L33/20 ,  H01L33/30 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/34 ,  H01L33/58 ,  H01L33/60 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H01L51/0096 ,  H01L51/447 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/5203 ,  H01L51/5265 ,  H01L51/5271 ,  H01L51/5275 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2251/5369 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02E10/549 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： The present invention provides an electronic apparatus, such as a lighting device comprised of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or a power generating apparatus comprising photovoltaic diodes, which may be created through a printing process, using a semiconductor or other substrate particle ink or suspension and using a lens particle ink or suspension. An exemplary apparatus comprises a base; at least one first conductor; a plurality of substantially spherical or optically resonant diodes coupled to the at least one first conductor; at least one second conductor coupled to the plurality of diodes; and a plurality of substantially spherical lenses suspended in a polymer attached or deposited over the diodes. The lenses and the suspending polymer have different indices of refraction. In some embodiments, the lenses and diodes have a ratio of mean diameters or lengths between about 10:1 and 2:1. The diodes may be LEDs or photovoltaic diodes, and in some embodiments, have a junction formed at least partially as a hemispherical shell or cap.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种电子设备，例如包括发光二极管（LED）的发光装置或包括可通过印刷工艺产生的光伏二极管的发电装置，其使用半导体或其它基板颗粒墨水或悬浮液， 使用透镜颗粒墨水或悬浮液。 示例性装置包括基座; 至少一个第一导体; 耦合到所述至少一个第一导体的多个基本球形或光学谐振二极管; 耦合到所述多个二极管的至少一个第二导体; 以及悬挂在连接或沉积在二极管上的聚合物中的多个基本上球形的透镜。 透镜和悬浮聚合物具有不同的折射率。 在一些实施例中，透镜和二极管具有在大约10:1和2:1之间的平均直径或长度的比率。 二极管可以是LED或光伏二极管，并且在一些实施例中，具有至少部分地形成为半球形壳或盖的结。

公开(公告)号：US11251168B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US17089142

申请日：2020-11-04

申请人： Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.

发明人： William Johnstone Ray ,  Michael LeFebvre ,  Darin Wagner ,  Richard A. Blanchard

IPC分类号： H01L25/075 ,  H01L25/065

摘要： Over a flexible substrate are deposited stacked pixel layers including a bottom layer of LEDs forming blue pixels, a middle layer of LEDs forming green pixels, and a top layer of LEDs forming red pixels. Each LED die comprises an LED portion and an integrated transistor portion. Applying a voltage to a control terminal of the transistor portion energizes the LED portion. The pixels are substantially transparent, due to the LEDs being microscopic and the pixel areas being much larger, to allow light from the underlying layers to pass through. The three layers of pixels are aligned so that a combination of a single top red pixel, a single underlying green pixel, and a single underlying blue pixel form a single multi-color pixel. The different layers have transparent column and row lines.