Patents Represented by Attorney Mary Louise Gioeni
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Patent number: 7728514Abstract: An illumination source is disclosed. The illumination source includes at least one OLED layer. The OLED layer includes an active light emitting region including a plurality of primary light-emitting OLED elements and secondary light emitting OLED elements connecting each of the plurality of primary light emitting OLED elements to at least another primary light emitting OLED element.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Svetlana Rogojevic, Anil Raj Duggal, Hak Fei Poon
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Patent number: 7727434Abstract: Membranes as well as a methods of treating membranes are disclosed. The method of treating a membrane includes contacting the membrane with a first solvent, contacting the membrane with an inert solvent, and contacting the membrane with an amine reactive compound. The first solvent includes a solvent having a Hansen solubility parameter in a range from about 10.0 to about 18. The membrane includes a polymer having an amine group.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sergei Kniajanski, Gary William Yeager, Christopher James Kurth, Isaac Keene Iverson, Steven Duwayne Kloos, Leonard Timbrook Hodgins
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Patent number: 7722421Abstract: A high temperature stable composition includes a first material and a second material interspersed within the first material so as to form a structure. The composition is structured such that the first and second materials maintain a periodicity of distribution between about 100 nm and about 1000 nm, and the composition is operable to reflect photons having a wavelength greater than about 700 nm and to emit or transmit photons having a wavelength between about 400 nm and about 700 nm at temperatures greater than about 2000 Kelvin for at least about 10 hours.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy John Sommerer, Peter Joel Meschter, Vikas Midha, Robert Arthur Giddings, David Jeffrey Bryan
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Patent number: 7718087Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one novel polymeric organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The polymeric organic iridium compositions of the present invention are referred to as Type (2) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that at least one ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (2) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “polymeric organic iridium complexes”. The novel organic iridium compositions are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel organic iridium compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
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Patent number: 7718277Abstract: The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel polymeric organic iridium compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The polymeric organic iridium compositions employed comprise a polymeric organic iridium compound comprising at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The polymeric organic iridium compositions employed are referred to as Type (2) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that at least one ligand of the polymeric organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (2) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “polymeric organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
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Patent number: 7704610Abstract: The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel polymer compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The polymer compositions employed comprise a polymeric component and a novel organic iridium compound comprising at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compounds used in the polymer compositions are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). In one aspect, the polymeric component may be an electroactive polymer. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye, Kevin Henry Janora, Gautam Parthasarathy
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Patent number: 7696695Abstract: A metal halide discharge lamp comprises a lamp body and a chamber formed within the body. A pair of electrodes extends into the chamber and have electrode tips spaced apart from one another. A discharge medium composition is sealed within the chamber that generates a plasma, which generates visible light. The composition comprises a rare gas, a first metal halide that produces a luminous flux and zinc iodide that generates a desired lamp operating voltage. The composition may also comprise zinc, sealed in the chamber, in elemental form that is not derived from the first metal halide or the zinc iodide. The zinc iodide halide serves as a substitute for mercury for purposes of generating desired lamp operating voltage; and, the excess pure zinc attracts or reacts with iodine atoms thereby making available electrons and the first metal halide for generation of a luminous flux.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mohamed Rahmane, Agoston Boroczki, James Anthony Brewer, Sergiy Zalyubovskiy, Gabor Farkas, Steven Charles Aceto
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Patent number: 7695628Abstract: Membranes for use in methods and apparatuses for hemodialysis and hemofiltration are composed of at least one polyarylethernitrile block copolymer having structural units of formula I wherein Z is a direct bond, O, S, CH2, SO, SO2, CO, RPO, CH2, alkenyl, alkynyl, a C1-C12 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical or a combination thereof; R is a C6-12 aromatic radical or a C1-12 aliphatic radical; R1 and R2 are independently H, halo, nitro, a C1-C12 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical, or a combination thereof; a is 0, 1, 2 or 3; b is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and m and n are independently 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Daniel Steiger, Yanshi Zhang, Gary William Yeager
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Patent number: 7695640Abstract: The present invention provides novel polymer compositions comprising a polymeric component and a novel organic iridium compound comprising at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compounds used in the polymer compositions are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the polymeric component may be an electroactive polymer. The novel polymer compositions of the invention are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel polymer compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, Kyle Erik Litz, James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
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Patent number: 7690811Abstract: An illumination system includes a backlight housing, a plurality of light valves coupled to the backlight housing, and a plurality of light sources arranged in the backlight housing and optically coupled to the light valves. The illumination system may further include a light-scattering substrate optically coupled between the plurality of light sources and the light valves, and a plurality of light modulating dots patterned on the substrate to modulate transmitted intensity of light from the plurality of light sources to achieve increased luminance uniformity by decreasing banding caused by the separated light sources. The light modulating dots may include comprise reflective dots, transmissive dots, absorptive dots, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ravi Shankar Durvasula, Mark Marshall Meyers, Peter William Lorraine
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Patent number: 7691292Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one novel organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compositions of the present invention are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. The novel organic iridium compositions are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel organic iridium compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, Kyle Erik Litz, James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
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Patent number: 7691494Abstract: The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel organic iridium compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The novel iridium compositions employed comprise at least one novel organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compositions employed are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye, Kevin Henry Janora, Gautam Parthasarathy
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Patent number: 7686461Abstract: A high-intensity discharge lamp bulb with an attached housing for ballast and ignition electronics, forming an integral bulb and electronics unit. The electronics housing forms a removable closure for an access opening in a lamp enclosure. The electronics housing isolates the electronics from heat inside the lamp enclosure. A heat sink and radiator on the back of the housing provides heat transfer to a surrounding environment behind the lamp enclosure to cool the electronics. The electronics may be sealed in the housing for protection against entry of foreign substances. The electronics housing is fixed to the access opening of the lamp enclosure and to a boss or reflector mounted in the lamp enclosure, thus providing stable two-point fixation for the unit, reducing vibration.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kunal Ravindra Goray, Amit Mukesh Shah
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Patent number: 7681741Abstract: Membranes comprising functional polyarylether having structural units of formula II are useful for hemodialysis and hemofiltration: wherein X is selected from Br, NR4R5, OOCR6, OR7, NR4COR5, NR4CONR5R6, NR4COOR5R6 and combinations thereof; R1, R2 and R3 are independently at each occurrence H, X, halo, cyano, nitro, a C1-C12 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical or a combination thereof; R4 and R5 are independently H, a C1-C10 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical, or a combination thereof; R6 is H, a C2-10 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical or a combination thereof; R7 is OCH2CH2(OCH2CH2)nOH or OOCCH2(OCH2CH2)nCH3; Q is a direct bond, O, S, CH2, alkenyl, alkynyl, a C1-C12 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical or a combination thereof; Z is a direct bond, O, S, CH2, SO, SO2, CO, phenylphospinyl oxide, alkenyl, alkynyl, a C1-C12 aliphatic radicType: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yanshi Zhang, Daniel Steiger, Joseph Anthony Suriano, Gary William Yeager
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Patent number: 7669720Abstract: Membranes comprising functional polyarylether having structural units of formula I are useful for hemodialysis and hemofiltration: wherein X is selected from Br, NR4R5, OOCR6, OR7, NR4CONR5R6, NR4COOR5R6 and combinations thereof; R1, R2 and R3 are independently at each occurrence CH2X, H, halo, cyano, nitro, a C1-C12aliphatic radical, a C3-C12cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12aromatic radical or a combination thereof; R4 and R5 are independently H, a C1-10 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical, or a combination thereof; R6 is H, a C2-10 aliphatic radical, a C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical or a combination thereof; R7 is OCH2CH2(OCH2CH2)nOH or OOCCH2(OCH2CH2)nCH3; Z is a direct bond, O, S, SO, SO2, CO, phenylphospinyl oxide, alkenyl, alkynyl, a C1-C12aliphatic radical, a C3-C12cycloaliphatic radical, a C3-C12 aromatic radical or a combination thereof; a, b, and c are independently 1 or 2; and m, n and p are independently 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yanshi Zhang, Daniel Steiger, Joseph Anthony Suriano, Gary William Yeager
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Patent number: 7663301Abstract: Novel metal porphyrin compositions useful as organic phosphors are provided. The novel compositions are prepared from commercially available porphyrin-containing starting materials. In one instance a novel palladium-containing porphyrin composition having a number average molecular weight of greater than 12,000 grams per mole was prepared from 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3?,5?-di(hydroxy)phenyl)-21H-23H-porphyrin by reaction first with palladium(II) acetylacetonate, followed by reaction with 2-bromo-2-methylpropionyl bromide, and subsequent group transfer reaction of the alpha-bromo ester groups with 9,9-dioctyl-2-vinylfluorene in the presence of CuBr as a radical initiator. The product polymer exhibited a number average molecular weight of 12,884 grams per mole, a weight average molecular weight of 14,338 grams per mole, and a robust red phosphorescent emission.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kyle Erik Litz, James Anthony Cella, Qing Ye
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Patent number: 7652586Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first capacitive element may be provided and associated with a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A second capacitive element may also be provided, and a capacitance between the first and second capacitive elements may be used to detect formation of the fouling layer. According to another embodiment, a thermal device is provided proximate to a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A detector (e.g., a thermometer or vibration detector) may detect a condition associated with the surface, and formation of the fouling layer may be determined based at least in part on the condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Marko Baller, Marcin Alexy, Glenn S. Claydon, Peter Joseph Codella, Stacey Kennerly, Kuna Kishore, Anis Zribi, Guiju Song, Shivappa Goravar, Ajit Achuthan
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Patent number: 7652157Abstract: Compounds of formula I may be hydrolyzed to produce metal oxides wherein M is Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, La, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Th, U, or Pu; X is O1/2 or OR; R is alkyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently H, alkoxy, C1-C10 alkyl, phenyl or R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 and R15 are independently C1-C10 alkyl or phenyl; n is equal to the the value of the oxidation state of M minus q; m and p are independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 5; and q is 0, 1, 2, or 4; with the proviso that when q is 1, X is OR; and when q is 2, X is O1/2, and M is V, Cr, Mn, Fe, As, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Sb, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Bi, Th, U, or Pu; and when q is 4, X is O1/2, and M is Cr, Mo, W, Ru, Re, Os, U, or Pu.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sergei Kniajanski, Aharon Yakimov
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Patent number: 7652415Abstract: An electron emissive material comprises an alkaline earth metal halide composition and operable to emit electrons on excitation. A lamp including an envelope, an electrode including an alkaline earth metal halide electron emissive material and a discharge material, is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gopi Chandran Ramachandran, Alok Mani Srivastava, Timothy John Sommerer, Suchismita Sanyal, Prasanth Kumar Nammalwar, Holly Ann Comanzo, William Winder Beers, Madras Venugopal Shankar
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Patent number: 7652126Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer composition derived from a bis-phenol comprising a conjugated aromatic radical, optionally comprising nitrogen. Suitable bis-phenols as well as methods for making said polymer are also disclosed. Also disclosed are electroactive layers comprising said polymer and electroactive devices comprising said layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Kyle Erik Litz, Jie Liu, Larry Neil Lewis, Gautam Parthasarathy, Anil Raj Duggal, David Andrew Simon