Battelle Memorial Institute

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Vitex Systems, Inc.

Peter Maclyn Martin

Mark Edward Gross

Eric Sidney Mast

Paul E Burrows

Michael G Hall

Wendy D Bennett

John D Affinito

Dean W Matson

Linda Susan Sapochak

Lorenza Moro

Jun Liu

Bruce F Monzyk

Gordon Lee Graff

Charles C Bonham

Ming Kun Shi

Donald C Stewart

Xi Chu

Kenneth Jeffrey Nelson

Mac R Zumhoff

Robert S Wegeng

Larry C Olsen

Xiangdong Feng

John G DeSteese

Joseph M Perez

Monte K Drost

Gary L Roberts

Timothy M Werner

Martin Rosenblum

Stephen C Schmitt

John W Johnston

Annalee Y Tonkovich

Jennifer L Zilka

J Chris Pagano

John Chris Pagano

Donald J Hammerstrom

Charles H Henager, Jr

Timothy J Peters

Ralph E Williford

Nicole Rutherford

Martin Philip Rosenblum

David N Clark

Ming-Kun Shi

Robert Walty

Eric A Lucas

Christopher J Pestak

Linda M Carleton

Kettlebell exerciser

A tool for depositing multilayer coatings onto a substrate. The tool includes a housing defining a vacuum chamber connected to a vacuum source, deposition stations each configured to deposit a layer of multilayer coating on the substrate, a curing station, and a contamination reduction device. At least one of the deposition stations is configured to deposit an inorganic layer, while at least one other deposition station is configured to deposit an organic layer. In one tool configuration, the substrate may travel back and forth through the tool as many times as needed to achieve the desired number of layers of multilayer coating. In another, the tool may include numerous housings adjacently spaced such that the substrate may make a single unidirectional pass. The contamination reduction device may be configured as one or more migration control chambers about at least one of the deposition stations, and further includes cooling devices, such as chillers, to reduce the presence of vaporous layer precursors. The tool is particularly well-suited to depositing multilayer coatings onto flexible substrates, as well as to encapsulating environmentally-sensitive devices placed on the flexible substrate.

Apparatus for depositing a multilayer coating on discrete sheets

High performance thin film thermoelectric couples and methods of making the same are disclosed. Such couples allow fabrication of at least microwatt to watt-level power supply devices operating at voltages greater than one volt even when activated by only small temperature differences.

Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same

An edge-sealed barrier film composite. The composite includes a substrate and at least one initial barrier stack adjacent to the substrate. The at least one initial barrier stack includes at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer. One of the barrier layers has an area greater than the area of one of the decoupling layers. The decoupling layer is sealed by the first barrier layer within the area of barrier material. An edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device is provided. A method of making the edge-sealed barrier film composite is also provided.

Method for edge sealing barrier films

A tool for depositing multilayer coatings onto a substrate. In one configuration, the tool includes a includes an in-line organic material deposition station operating under at least one of a pressure or temperature controlled environment. In another, it further is of a hybrid design that incorporates both in-line and cluster tool features. In this latter configuration, at least one of the deposition stations is configured to deposit an inorganic layer, while at least one other deposition station is configured to deposit an organic layer. The tool is particularly well-suited to depositing multilayer coatings onto discrete substrates, as well as to encapsulating environmentally-sensitive devices placed on the flexible substrate.

A durable coating made up of superimposed microlayers of preselected materials, and a method of making and utilizing such a coating. In one embodiment of the invention, at least 200 microlayers of at least one transparent material, having a thickness of less than 50 nms are superimposed in a sequential manner so as to obtain a desired arrangement between the layers. This structure then forms a transparent coating that has strength characteristics that are substantially greater than the strength of a layer of the coating material alone.

Nanostructured thin film optical coatings

An edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device. The device includes an environmentally sensitive device, and at least one edge-sealed barrier stack. The edge-sealed barrier stack includes a decoupling layer and at least two barrier layers. The environmentally sensitive device is sealed between an edge-sealed barrier stack and either a substrate or another edge-sealed barrier stack. A method of making the edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device is also disclosed.

A multilayer plastic substrate. The substrate comprises a plurality of thin film layers of at least one polymer, the plurality of thin film layers being adjacent to one another and having sufficient strength to be self-supporting, wherein the multilayer plastic substrate has an average visible light transmittance of greater than about 80%.

Multilayer plastic substrates

A method of making an encapsulated plasma sensitive device. The method comprises: providing a plasma sensitive device adjacent to a substrate; depositing a plasma protective layer on the plasma sensitive device using a process selected from non-plasma based processes, or modified sputtering processes; and depositing at least one barrier stack adjacent to the plasma protective layer, the at least one barrier stack comprising at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer, the plasma sensitive device being encapsulated between the substrate and the at least one barrier stack, wherein the decoupling layer, the barrier layer, or both are deposited using a plasma process, the encapsulated plasma sensitive device having a reduced amount of damage caused by the plasma compared to an encapsulated plasma sensitive device made without the plasma protective layer. An encapsulated plasma sensitive device is also described.

Method of making an encapsulated plasma sensitive device

A barrier assembly. The barrier assembly includes at least one barrier stack having at least one barrier layer and at least one polymer layer. The barrier stack has an oxygen transmission rate of less than 0.005 cc/m/day at 23&#xb0; C. and 0% relative humidity, and an oxygen transmission rate of less than 0.005 cc/m/day at 38&#xb0; C. and 90% relative humidity. The barrier stack also has a water vapor transmission rate of less than 0.005 g/m/day at 38&#xb0; C. and 100% relative humidity. A method for making a barrier assembly is also disclosed.

Ultrabarrier substrates

An edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device. The device includes at least one initial barrier stack, an environmentally sensitive device, and at least one additional barrier stack. The barrier stacks include at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer. The environmentally sensitive device is sealed between the at least one initial barrier stack and the at least one additional barrier stack. A method of making the edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device is also disclosed.

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Kennewick, WA, United States of America

Peter Maclyn Martin