Patent ID: 8875648

Claim:
A system for depositing an organic material on a substrate, comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of chambers, including at least a print-head chamber and a second chamber; means for reversibly sealing said print-head chamber and said second chamber; a print head disposed within the print-head chamber; a gas bearing disposed within the print-head chamber, said gas bearing comprising a plurality of vacuum and pressure ports; at least one transport mechanism for moving the substrate into and from the print-head chamber; and, a controller in communication with the print-head chamber, the means for reversibly sealing, the gas bearing, and the transport mechanism; the controller including a processor circuit in communication with a memory circuit, the memory circuit instructing the processor circuit to: (a) operate the means for reversibly sealing and the at least one transport mechanism, such that the substrate can be transported into the print-head chamber; (b) operate the gas bearing, such that the substrate can be floated above the gas-bearing; (c) energize the print-head, such that the organic material can be printed onto the substrate; and, (d) operate the means for reversibly sealing and the at least one transport mechanism, such that the substrate can be transported from the print-head chamber.