...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419842 | Encapsulation of electroluminescent devices with shaped spacers A method of encapsulating a device is disclosed. Spacer particles are randomly located in a device region to prevent a cap mounted on the substrate from contacting the active components when pressure is applied to the cap, thereby protecting the active components fr... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419848 | Compound having anchoring group, electronic device comprising the compound, and methods of producing them Provided are compounds having a thiol group as an anchoring group introduced into a Rose Bengal molecule, a method of producing the compound, an electronic device comprising the compound immobilized on an electrode by a self-assembling method, and a method of manufa... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7372480 | Non-lithographic photo-induced patterning of polymers from liquid crystal solvents with spatially modulated director fields A liquid crystal device comprises a first and second cell wall structure; at least one liquid crystal material disposed within a space between the first and second cell wall structures; and polymer micro-structures, wherein the micro-structures are formed by polymer... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7355204 | Organic device with environmental protection structure An organic electronic device includes a first member including: a substrate; a first conductive layer formed on the substrate; an organic active layer deposited on a portion of the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer deposited on the organic active... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354777 | Discrete nano-textured structures in biomolecular arrays, and method of use A biomolecular array includes a substrate across which is distributed an array of discrete regions of a porous substance formed from a porogen-containing organosilicate material. The porous substance is designed to bind chemical targets useful in biotechnology appli... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352070 | Polymer encapsulated electrical devices Improved encapsulated, overmolded and/or underfilled electrical components having a complete encapsulation, overmolding and/or underfilling with a coefficient of thermal expansion that is uniform and substantially free of gradients includes a polymeric matrix and an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329560 | Method for encapsulating at least one organic light-emitting (OLED) device and OLED device A method for encapsulating at least one organic light-emitting (OLED) device is disclosed. The method includes the step of forming a concave region on a plate by applying a negative pressure to a predetermined area of the plate. The plate is attached to a substrate ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7253444 | Silicone-filled casing for use with light-emitting unit and method of manufacturing the light-emitting unit A light-emitting unit containing a substrate and light emitting diodes (LEDs) is housed inside a casing constituted by a first member and a second member which are joined together. The second member has a projecting piece which is inserted to the first member, and i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7166860 | Electronic device and process for forming same An electronic device includes a substrate and a well structure overlying the substrate and defining an array of openings. From a cross-sectional view, the well structure, at the openings has a negative slope. From a plan view, each opening corresponds to an organic ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7148076 | Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof A light emitting element having a superior light emitting characteristic is provided by forming a region partly including a phosphor (light emitting region) in manufacturing of a light emitting element having an organic compound layer using a high molecular weight m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7115898 | Organic semiconductor device, RF modulation circuit, and IC card A pair of electrodes are provided to sandwich an organic semiconductor layer. A lead-out electrode is provided to each of the organic semiconductor layer and the two electrodes constituting the pair of electrodes. Consequently, there is provided an organic semicondu... | 10/03/2006 |