Inventor

Ian D. French

Inventor

Hove, GB

Overview

42→

Patents

1993–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 42 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Fprimary

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein23%

H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices19%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information10%

H01LSemiconductor devices8%

H10KOrganic electric solid-state devices8%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus5%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation4%

H05BElectric heating3%

H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h103%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h103%

PatentTitleYear

10,882,042Digital microfluidic devices including dual substrates with thin-film transistors and capacitive sensing2021 10,879,275Pixel structure2020 10,672,323Display device having a plurality of subpixels having shared data line and gate line2020 10,657,853Identifiable element, display device, method of manufacturing the same, and method of forming a display pattern2020 10,593,246Pixel array substrate and display device2020 10,256,257Display panel, pixel array substrate and line array structure2019 10,114,267Display device with water-proof glue2018 10,068,514Electronic paper display apparatus and a detection method thereof2018 9,780,123'Display panel'2017 9,759,979'Electronic ink display device with water-proof glue'2017 9,647,004'Display'2017 9,247,615'Display panel'2016 8,853,555'Bonding structure'2014 8,455,872'Electronic devices having plastic substrates'2013 8,399,855'Photodiode for detection within molecular diagnostics'2013 8,027,000'Colour active matrix displays'2011 7,773,176'Colour active matrix displays'2010 7,466,390'Active matrix displays and other electronic devices having plastic substrates'2008 7,427,833'Active matrix pixel drive circuit for oled display'2008 7,368,751'Method of manufacturing an electronic device comprising a thin film transistor'2008 7,187,422'Pixellated device with the metal layer atop the address lines'2007 7,106,297'Color display device'2006 6,946,333'Active matrix pixel device construction method'2005 6,885,425'Active plate for a display device having a conductive layer with increased conductivity'2005 6,858,477'Thin film transistors'2005 6,822,702'Pixellated devices such as active matrix liquid crystal displays'2004 6,773,941'Pixellated devices such as active matrix liquid crystal displays and methods of manufacturing such'2004 6,750,131'Method of improving the conductivity of transparent conductor lines'2004 6,750,514'Display having universal active matrix'2004 6,545,319'Thin film transistors'2003 6,534,333'Method of manufacturing an image sensor'2003 6,498,087'Method of increasing the conductivity of a transparent conductive layer'2002 6,495,387'Electronic devices including micromechanical switches'2002 6,410,411'Electronic device and their manufacture'2002 6,400,423'Channel plates and flat display devices incorporating such'2002 6,180,438'Thin film transistors and electronic devices comprising such'2001 6,087,730'Electronic devices and their manufacture'2000 6,054,746'Image sensor and its manufacture'2000 5,981,317'Method of fabricating a thin film transistor'1999 5,532,190'Plasma treatment method in electronic device manufacture'1996 5,272,370'Thin-film ROM devices and their manufacture'1993 5,234,541'Methods of fabricating MIM type device arrays and display devices incorporating such arrays'1993

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–2001Patents assigned to PHILIPS CORP (7)· patent assignee history

1993–2013Based in Brighton, GB· patent location history

1996–2011Based in Hove, GB· patent location history

2002–2013Patents assigned to KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (19)· patent assignee history

2013Patents assigned to FRENCH IAN (2)· patent assignee history

2014–2020Patents assigned to E INK HOLDINGS INC (12)· patent assignee history

2014–2021Based in Hsinchu, TW· patent location history

2021Patents assigned to E INK CORP (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV	19	2002–2013
E INK HOLDINGS INC	12	2014–2020
PHILIPS CORP	7	1993–2001
FRENCH IANself	2	2013
E INK CORP	1	2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Hove, GB	23	1996–2011
Hsinchu, TW	13	2014–2021
Brighton, GB	6	1993–2013