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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2016
Applicant:

Kateeva, Inc., Newark, CA (US);

Inventors:

Justin Mauck, Belmont, CA (US);

Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Eliyahu Vronsky, Los Altos, CA (US);

Prahallad Iyengar, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Digby Pun, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Kateeva, Inc., Newark, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/06 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/06 (2013.01); B01D 46/0039 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01); H01L 51/0004 (2013.01); H01L 51/56 (2013.01);
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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