Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080251780 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ARTICLE - A device comprising a light transmissive element, a nano-wire light-emitting device, and a light transmissive controller communicating with the nano-wire light-emitting device. The nano-wire light-emitting device, and the light transmissive controller, are supported by the light transmissive element. An article includes two or more of the devices. | 10-16-2008 |
20090002266 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY ARTICLE - An article is provided in one embodiment of the invention. The article includes a display structure having a height, a width, and a thickness that define a volume. The display structure further includes components that emit light to generate a three-dimensional image within the volume. The display structure includes a stack. The stack includes at least one layer. The layer includes a substrate, the components that emit light and a controller. The components that emit light may each be secured to the substrate. The controller may be secured to the substrate. The controller may control the components that emit light to generate a three-dimensional image within the volume. The controller may be connected to two or more of the organic electronic devices. The components that emit light may include organic electronic devices. The components that emit light may include a light-emitting nano-wire device. The layer may include at least one sub-layer capable of emitting red light, at least one sub-layer capable of emitting blue light, and at least one sub-layer capable of emitting green light, and at least one layer that is capable of reversibly opacifying. | 01-01-2009 |
20090142825 | COMPOSITE DETECTION DEVICES HAVING IN-LINE DESALTING AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A composite detection device having in-line desalting is provided. The composite detection device comprises a membrane configured for desalting at least a portion of an analyte stream, and a nanostructure for detecting a bio-molecule or a bio-molecule interaction, wherein the nanostructure and the membrane are arranged such that an analyte stream desalted at least in part by the membrane is detected by the nanostructure. A bio-sending detection system having the composite detection device and method of fabrication of the composite detection device are also provided. | 06-04-2009 |
20100147762 | MEMBRANE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A method of making a membrane assembly is provided. The method comprises forming an inorganic membrane layer disposed on a substrate, and forming a plurality of macropores in the substrate at least in part using anodization. Further, a membrane assembly is provided. The membrane assembly comprises a filtering membrane that is coupled to an anodized substrate comprising a plurality of macropores. | 06-17-2010 |
20100159572 | DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A microfluidic device for detecting one or more molecules of interest comprising: a non-conductive substrate; wherein the non-conductive substrate is provided with a plurality of thermally active elements is provided. A method for selectively functionalizing a plurality of thermally active elements is also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
20100300882 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IN-LINE SAMPLE PREPARATION OF MATERIALS - A microfluidic device for in-line sample preparation of one or more materials. The microfludic device comprises an in-line tangential flow component. The in-line tangential flow component comprises a first channel through which the sample flows; and one or more additional channels. The first channel and the one ore more channels are separated by a membrane; and wherein a differential is present between the first channel and additional channel that is separated by the membrane. | 12-02-2010 |
20110042299 | COMPOSITE MEMBRANE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A composite membrane assembly is provided. The composite membrane assembly comprises a porous substrate, a filtering membrane at least partially coupled to the porous substrate, a polymer membrane at least partially coupled to the filtering membrane, and an interface material at least partially disposed between the filtering membrane and the polymer membrane. | 02-24-2011 |
20110042301 | INORGANIC MEMBRANE DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An inorganic membrane device is provided. The device comprises a substrate having a network of pores, and a membrane layer at least partially coupled to the substrate and having a plurality of pores, wherein the pores have an aspect ratio in a range from about 1:2 to about 1:100. | 02-24-2011 |
20120164785 | METHOD OF MAKING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE LAYER AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - In one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided. The method includes disposing a substantially amorphous cadmium tin oxide layer on a support; and thermally processing the substantially amorphous cadmium tin oxide layer in an atmosphere substantially free of cadmium from an external source to form a transparent layer, wherein the transparent layer has an electrical resistivity less than about 2×10 | 06-28-2012 |
20130133731 | CADMIUM DOPED TIN OXIDE BUFFER LAYER FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Methods for forming a resistive transparent buffer layer on a substrate are provided. The method can include depositing a resistive transparent buffer layer on a transparent conductive oxide layer on a substrate. The resistive transparent buffer layer can comprise a cadmium doped tin oxide that has an as-deposited stoichiometry where cadmium is present in an atomic amount that is less than 33% of a total atomic amount of tin and cadmium. Zinc may also be provided in the resistive transparent buffer layer in certain embodiments. Additionally, thin film photovoltaic devices having such resistive transparent buffer layers are provided. | 05-30-2013 |