IP Library Granted Patent US 12,274,154
Granted Patent B2
US 12,274,154 · App. 18/605,154 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Ink droplet volume measuring apparatus and ink droplet volume measuring method using the same, and thin film layer forming apparatus using the measuring apparatus, and manufacturing method of display apparatus using the thin film layer forming apparatus

Inventor: Jeongwon Han (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K71/00B41J2/04535B41J2/0456B41J2/04593G01B11/24B41J2202/03H10K50/115H10K59/38H10K71/135H10K71/50
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Patent No.
US 12,274,154
App. No.
18/605,154
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ink droplet volume measuring apparatus including: a substrate on which an ink droplet is dropped; a chromatic confocal sensor irradiating light having a plurality of wavelengths to the ink droplet dropped on the substrate and scanning the ink droplet; and a controller calculating a three-dimensional shape of the ink droplet from a signal scanned by the chromatic confocal sensor.

Claims (13)

1. A method of manufacturing a display apparatus, the method comprising:

forming a plurality of emission devices on a first substrate;

forming a plurality of quantum dot thin-film layers on a second substrate; and

sealing the first substrate and the second substrate such that the plurality of emission devices and the plurality of quantum dot thin-film layers correspond to each other,

wherein the forming of the quantum dot thin-film layers comprises:

dropping ink droplet for forming the quantum dot thin-film layer on a test substrate by using a nozzle of an inkjet head,

scanning and irradiating light having a plurality of wavelengths by a chromatic confocal sensor on the ink droplet dropped on the test substrate;

obtaining a three-dimensional shape of the ink droplet from a signal scanned by the chromatic confocal sensor to feedback-control an ejection amount of the nozzle; and

dropping the feedback-controlled ink droplet on the second substrate to be the quantum dot thin-film layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the nozzles are provided to drop a plurality of ink droplets on the test substrate.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the chromatic confocal sensor scans the plurality of ink droplet to obtain a three-dimensional shape for each of the plurality of ink droplets and feedback-controls an ejection amount of each of the plurality of nozzles.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ink droplet comprises nanoparticles.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second substrate and the test substrate are respectively mounted on different stages.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: HAN, JEONGWON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066800/0872 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0071767 · Jun 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 16794102 · Feb 18, 2020
Related Publication 20240251648A1 · Jul 25, 2024
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