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Process for preparing high resolution emissive arrays and corresponding articles
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Co
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Filing: 1997-06-25
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Granted: 1999-12-07
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Expires: 2017-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A process is described for forming an emissive or phosphor screen. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing a thermal mass donor element comprising a substrate with a front side and a back side, with a coating of emissive material or phosphor adhered to said front side of said substrate, b) placing said coating of emissive material or phosphor adjacent to a support layer, c) addressing said mass donor element with coherent radiation to heat at least a portion of said coating of emissive material or phosphor to locally transfer at least some of said emissive material or phosphor to said support layer, d) repeating step c) a sufficient number of times to provide a coating of transferred emissive material or phosphor on said support layer in an area of at least 1 square centimeter.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas A. Isberg
- 👤 Claire A. Jalbert
- 👤 John S. Staral
- 👤 William A. Tolbert
- 👤 Martin B. Wolk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:43
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/04; G03C7/06; G03C7/10; G03C7/12; H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/10; B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/265; B41M5/382; B41M5/38207; B41M5/385; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/20; H01J9/22; H01J9/227; H01J9/2277; H10; H10K; H10K71/00; H10K71/10; H10K71/18; B41M5/392; B41M5/395; B41M5/40; B41M5/41; B41M5/50; B41M5/502; B41M5/508; B41M5/52; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A method for patterning an organic electroluminescent material on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: providing a donor sheet having a radiation absorber for absorbing imaging radiation to convert the imaging radiation into heat, and a transfer layer comprising an organic electroluminescent material; and selectively irradiating the donor sheet with imaging radiation while the donor sheet is in contact with the substrate to thermally melt transfer portions of the organic electroluminescent material to selected areas of the substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
80 words
A method for patterning an organic electroluminescent material on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: providing a donor sheet having a radiation absorber for absorbing imaging radiation to convert the imaging radiation into heat, and a transfer layer comprising an organic electroluminescent material; and selectively irradiating the donor sheet with imaging radiation while the donor sheet is in contact with the substrate to thermally melt transfer portions of the organic electroluminescent material to selected areas of the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the radiation absorber is disposed within a light-to-heat conversion layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the donor sheet further comprises an interlayer disposed between the light-to-heat conversion layer and the layer of organic electroluminescent material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the interlayer remains substantially intact when the donor sheet is exposed to imaging radiation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the organic electroluminescent material comprises a light emitting polymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the organic electroluminescent material comprises an emissive organic molecule.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the imaging radiation is coherent radiation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises glass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises plastic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of thermally transferring a pigment to the selected areas of the substrate, the pigment being between the substrate and the organic electroluminescent material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of coating an adhesion promoting layer between the substrate and the organic electroluminescent material to facilitate transfer of the organic electroluminescent material to the selected areas of the substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the step of coating the adhesion promoting layer comprises the step of thermally transferring the adhesion promoting layer to the selected areas of the substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: providing a second donor sheet having a second radiation absorber for converting imaging radiation into heat, and a second transfer layer comprising a second organic electroluminescent material; and selectively irradiating the second donor sheet with imaging radiation while the second donor sheet is in contact with the substrate to thermally melt transfer portions of the second organic electroluminescent material to other selected areas of the substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the second radiation absorber is disposed within a second light-to-heat conversion layer, and the second donor sheet further comprises a second interlayer disposed between the second light-to-heat conversion layer and the second transfer layer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A display panel comprising a substrate that has a pattern of an organic electroluminescent material disposed thereon, the organic electrolumninescent material patterned on the substrate using the method as recited in claim 1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
61 words
A donor sheet for patterning organic electroluminescent material on a substrate using the method recited in claim 1, the donor sheet comprising a base layer, a light-to-heat conversion layer disposed between the base layer and the transfer layer, the light-to-heat conversion layer having the radiation absorber disposed therein, and an interlayer disposed between the light-to-heat conversion layer and the transfer layer.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for patterning an organic electroluminescent polymer material on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: providing a donor sheet having a radiation absorber for absorbing imaging radiation to convert the imaging radiation into heat, and a transfer layer comprising an electroluminescent polymer material; and selectively irradiating the donor sheet with imaging radiation while the donor sheet is in contact with the substrate to thermally melt transfer portions of the electroluminescent polymer material to selected areas of the substrate.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for patterning an organic electroluminescent polymer material on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: providing a donor sheet having a radiation absorber for absorbing imaging radiation to convert the imaging radiation into heat, and a transfer layer comprising an electroluminescent polymer material; and selectively irradiating the donor sheet with imaging radiation while the donor sheet is in contact with the substrate to thermally melt transfer portions of the electroluminescent polymer material to selected areas of the substrate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
81 words
A thermal melt transfer donor sheet for use in a selective patterning process, the donor sheet comprising: a base layer; a radiation absorber capable of absorbing imaging radiation incident on the donor sheet to convert the imaging radiation into heat; and a transfer layer comprising an organic electroluminescent material, the transfer layer being selectively thermal melt transferred from the donor sheet to a receptor when the donor sheet is placed in contact with the receptor and selectively exposed to imaging radiation.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
81 words
A thermal melt transfer donor sheet for use in a selective patterning process, the donor sheet comprising: a base layer; a radiation absorber capable of absorbing imaging radiation incident on the donor sheet to convert the imaging radiation into heat; and a transfer layer comprising an organic electroluminescent material, the transfer layer being selectively thermal melt transferred from the donor sheet to a receptor when the donor sheet is placed in contact with the receptor and selectively exposed to imaging radiation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The donor sheet as recited in claim 18, wherein the radiation absorber is disposed within a light-to-heat conversion layer positioned between the base layer and the transfer layer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The donor sheet as recited in claim 19, further comprising an interlayer disposed between the light-to-heat conversion layer and the transfer layer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The donor sheet as recited in claim 18, wherein the organic electroluminescent material is a light emitting polymer.
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