Patent ID: 8807071
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B05B,B05C,B05D,B41J,B41M,C23C,H01L,H05B

Abstract:
1. A system for depositing an organic material on a substrate, comprising: a housing comprising at least a print-head chamber and a second chamber; an opening in at least one side of each of the print-head and second chambers; means for reversibly sealing said print-head chamber and said second chamber from the rest of said housing; a print head disposed within the print-head chamber; a gas bearing disposed within the print-head chamber and configured to floatingly support said substrate in and through at least one of the chambers, said gas bearing comprising a gas-bearing surface comprising a plurality of fluid nozzles, wherein said plurality of fluid nozzles comprise pressure ports and vacuum ports; a vacuum source in flow communication with at least one of the chambers; and an inert-gas source in flow communication with at least one of the chambers.