Advantech Global Transfers 13 U.S. Patents to AGL OLED

Shadow Mask Patents Dominate Portfolio

A figure from the patent, titled 'Two-layer shadow mask with small dimension apertures and method of making and using same' (US7531216B2) (Source: USPTO)

By PatenTrip

Advantech Global Ltd. has transferred 13 U.S. patents to AGL OLED Limited in a transaction completed in July 2024. AGL OLED, a U.K.-registered company, was established on August 6, 2018.

The acquired patents primarily cover shadow mask technology, along with innovations in OLED and display panel technologies, display component thermal management and cooling, as well as via formation and planarization techniques. Overall, shadow mask-related patents constitute a significant portion of the portfolio.

As of now, AGL OLED has not initiated any patent litigation in the United States.

The list of patents AGL OLED acquired from Advantech Global is as follows (Source: USPTO):

Patent    Application    Invention title

7531216 10900501 TWO-LAYER SHADOW MASK WITH SMALL DIMENSION APERTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME

7232694 10950646 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE ARRAY TEMPERATURE SENSING AND COOLING

7088318 10970382 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATION OF ACTIVE ELEMENT VARIATIONS IN AN ACTIVE-MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (OLED) FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY

7351519 10995682 PATTERNING OF INDIUM-TIN OXIDE (ITO) FOR PRECISION-CUTTING AND ALIGNING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) PANEL

7271094 10996142 MULTIPLE SHADOW MASK STRUCTURE FOR DEPOSITION SHADOW MASK PROTECTION AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME

7132361 11020907 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF FORMING VIA HOLES BY MULTIPLE DEPOSITION EVENTS IN A CONTINUOUS INLINE SHADOW MASK DEPOSITION PROCESS

7268431 11026365 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF FORMING VIA HOLES BY USE OF SELECTIVE PLASMA ETCHING IN A CONTINUOUS INLINE SHADOW MASK DEPOSITION PROCESS

7361585 11044140 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PLANARIZING THE CONTACT REGION OF A VIA BY USE OF A CONTINUOUS INLINE VACUUM DEPOSITION

7271111 11147508 SHADOW MASK DEPOSITION OF MATERIALS USING RECONFIGURABLE SHADOW MASKS

7948087 12628605 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT WITH REPETITIVE PATTERNS FORMED BY SHADOW MASK VAPOR DEPOSITION AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT ELEMENT

8030785 12646134 SHADOW MASK DEPOSITION OF MATERIALS USING RECONFIGURABLE SHADOW MASKS

RE41989 12697398 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURE USING SHADOW MASKS

10745796 16371588 Multi-Mask Alignment System and Method

By PatenTrip