Patent ID: 9555644
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B41F,B41J,B41M

Claim:
1. A method of transferring ink from a donor substrate to a receiving substrate, said method comprising: providing a transfer device having a transfer surface; providing said donor substrate having a donor surface, said donor surface having said ink thereon, wherein said ink is a micro-sized or nano-sized prefabricated electronic, optical or electro-optical device or component thereof; contacting at least a portion of said transfer surface with at least a portion of said ink; separating said transfer surface from said donor surface, wherein said ink is transferred from said donor surface to said transfer surface; positioning said transfer surface having said ink disposed thereon into alignment with a receiving surface of said receiving substrate, wherein a gap remains between said ink disposed on said transfer surface and said receiving surface; and actuating said transfer device, said ink, or both of said transfer device and said ink by generating a force that releases said ink from said transfer surface while maintaining at least a portion of said gap, thereby transferring said ink to said receiving surface and retaining the structure of the ink.