1. A method of manufacture of a patterned, multi-layered thin film structure for use in producing organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs), or e-paper, comprising:
selecting thin film material of ablatable layers based on the comparative absorption strengths, thermal conductivities, and melting points of overlying and underlying layers;
selecting material for layer to be added to the structure and ablated based on material of one or more underlying layers previously added, including deeming a factor of two in absorption strength as sufficient for differential ablation when the thermal and bonding properties are not dramatically detrimental, specifically when:
(1) thermal conductivity of the layer to be added is within a factor of 100 compared to the underlying layer, if the conductivity of the uppermost layer is greater; and
(2) melting point is within a differential of 500\xb0 C. if the melting point of the underlying layer is lesser;
patterning layers by using an ultra-fast laser programmed with appropriate operational parameters in accordance with the thermal, strength and absorption spectra characteristics of the layer being patterned; and
forming the multi-layered thin film structure by differentially patterning and layering thin film material, including adding layers of thin film material and patterning an uppermost layer before adding a next layer.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising programming the ultra-fast laser with operational parameters relating to wavelength (\u03bb), pulse width (\u03c4), spectral width (\u0394\u03bb), spot size, bite size and fluence.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a product’s specifications, including at least one of; each layer’s size and thickness; each layer’s elastic modulus; each layer’s tensile strength; each layer’s electrical and thermal conductivities; the product’s sheet resistance; each layer’s electron mobility; each layer’s material temperature limits; the product’s luminous efficiency; or the product’s environmental sensitivities.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining each layer’s size and thickness.
5. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining each layer’s elastic modulus.
6. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining each layer’s tensile strength.
7. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining each layer’s electrical and thermal conductivities.
8. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining the product’s sheet resistance.
9. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining each layer’s, electron mobility.
10. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining each layer’s material temperature limits.
11. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining the product’s luminous efficiency.
12. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining the product’s environmental sensitivities.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a substrate.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a fused silica (SiO2), polished and transparent glass substrate.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a function of the layer to be added to the multi-layered thin film structure, said function being a function to be served by a type of component that the lever will be in a final end product.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining whether the layer has an anode, cathode, semiconductor, insulator, electrode, or passivation layer function.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
compiling a list of materials suited for the function; and
including material characteristics of associated materials of the list.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising including melting point as a material characteristic.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising including thermal conductivity as a material characteristic.
20. The method of claim 17, further comprising including bonding strength as a material characteristic.
21. The method of claim 17, further comprising including absorption spectrum as a material characteristic.
22. The method of claim 1, further comprising requiring a ten times higher thermal conductivity andor 500\xb0 C. higher melting point for the underlying layer than the layer to be added and ablated if the absorption strengths are within thirty percent of each other.
23. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying the layer, including layering material selected for the layer atop the structure.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising applying the material through spin-coating.
25. The method of claim 23, further comprising applying the material through evaporation.
26. The method of claim 23, further comprising applying the material through sputtering.
27. The method of claim 23, further comprising applying the material through chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
28. The method of claim 23, further comprising applying the material through inkjet printing.
29. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining if more layers need to be added to the multi-layered thin film structure; and
selectively adding a next layer or stopping manufacture of the structure based on whether more layers need to be added to the multi-layered thin film structure.
30. The method of claim 1, further comprising producing an end structure having a via patterned in the uppermost layer applied.
31. The method of claim 1, further comprising producing an end structure having a via patterned in a layer deeper than an uppermost layer applied within the multi-layered thin film structure.
32. The method of claim 31, further comprising producing an end structure having a via patterned in the uppermost layer applied.
33. The method of claim 1, further comprising producing an end structure functional as an organic light emitting diode.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A wiper blade, comprising:
an elongate beam with outer ends;
a connection device, and a wiper strip connected to the elongate beam;
a unitary elongate cover having an integrated central collar, first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar, the first and second elongate portions having outer ends corresponding with the elongate beam outer ends;
a first securing device for securing the central collar to the connection device; and
an end securing mechanism for securing the outer ends of the cover to the outer ends of the elongate beam, a portion of the end retainer extending laterally and inwardly to define a protrusion.
2. The wiper blade of claim 1 wherein the unitary elongate cover further comprises a wind deflector.
3. The wiper blade of claim 1, further comprising a first slope connecting the integrated central collar to the first elongate portion and a second slope connecting the central collar to the second elongate portion.
4. The wiper blade of claim 3, wherein the first securing device comprises a tongue configured to snap-fit into a recess defined by the connection device.
5. The wiper blade of claim 3, wherein the first and second elongate portions comprise an elastomeric region.
6. The wiper blade of claim 1, wherein the integrated central collar defines an interior passageway, the interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue.
7. The wiper blade of claim 1, further comprising a pair of substantially parallel longitudinal rails disposed along an inner surface of each of the first and second elongate portion, each of the rails extending from the integrated collar to the outer ends, the pair of rails defining a channel therebetween, the channel dimensioned to receive the elongate beam and secure the first and second elongate portions to the beam, the outer ends enclosing the respective ends of the channel.
8. A windshield wiper cover comprising:
a unitary elongate body having an integrated central collar, first and second elongate portions extending from the integrated central collar, the first and second elongate portions having outer ends; and
an end retainer defined at the outer ends a portion of which extending laterally and inwardly to define a protrusion.
9. The windshield wiper cover of claim 8, wherein the integrated central collar defines an interior passageway, the interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue.
10. The windshield wiper cover of claim 8, further comprising a pair of substantially parallel longitudinal rails disposed along an inner surface of each of the first and second elongate portions, each of the rails extending from the integrated central collar to the outer ends, the pair of rails defining a channel therebetween, the channel dimensioned to receive an elongate beam, the outer ends enclosing respective ends of the channel.
11. The windshield wiper cover of claim 8, further comprising a wind deflector disposed along the first and second elongate portions.
12. The windshield wiper cover of claim 11, wherein the wind deflector defines a windward side having a first surface area and a leeward side having a second surface area, and wherein the first surface area is greater than the second surface area.
13. The windshield wiper cover of claim 11, wherein the wind deflector defines a perimeter, the perimeter having a chamfered surface.
14. The windshield wiper cover of claim 11, wherein the wind deflector defines a windward side having a first surface area and a leeward side having a second surface area, and wherein the size of the first surface area is substantially similar to the size of the second surface area.
15. The windshield wiper cover of claim 8, wherein the unitary elongate body has at least one elastomeric region.
16. The windshield wiper cover of claim 8, further comprising a chamfer on the first and second elongate portions.
17. A windshield wiper cover comprising:
a unitary elongate body having an integrated central collar, first and second elongate portions extending from the integrated central collar, the first and second elongate portions having outer ends;
the integrated central collar defining an interior passageway, the interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue;
an end retainer defined at the outer ends a portion of which extending laterally and inwardly to define a protrusion; and
a substantially planar skirt positioned on a perimeter of the first and second elongate portions of the elongate body.
18. The windshield wiper cover of claim 17, further comprising a pair of substantially parallel longitudinal rails disposed along an inner surface of each of the first and second elongate portions, each of the rails extending from the integrated central collar to the outer ends, the pair of rails defining a channel therebetween, the channel dimensioned to receive an elongate beam, the outer ends enclosing respective ends of the channel;
19. The windshield wiper cover of claim 17, further comprising a sloped region between the integrated central collar and the first and second elongate portions.
20. The windshield wiper cover of claim 19, further comprising a substantially planar upper portion connected to the skirt.