Patents Examined by Robert S. Loewe
  • Patent number: 11884821
    Abstract: A composition and a method for preparing a polymer composite article. The composition comprises (A) a filler in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt. The composition also comprises (B) a polymer in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt. %, wherein the (B) polymer is selected from polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, or combinations thereof. Further, the composition comprises (C) an organopolysiloxane in an amount of from greater than 0 to 10 wt. %; the (C) organopolysiloxane having at least one silicon-bonded hydroxyl group and a viscosity of from 1,000 to 60,000 mPa·s at 25° C. The ranges for components (A)-(C) are based on the total weight of components (A), (B) and (C) in the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Dow Silicones Corporation, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Keith Bruce, Igor Chorvath, Marc-Andre Courtemanche, Jon V. Degroot, Jr., Sean Gaal, Craig Gross, James Keenihan, Shawn Mealey, Scott Miller, Tom Parsons, Andrew Schlader, Cristina Serrat, Lauren Tonge
  • Patent number: 11879078
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a curable precursor of a structural adhesive composition, comprising: a) a cationically self-polymerizable monomer; b) a polymerization initiator of the cationically self-polymerizable monomer which is initiated at a temperature T1; c) a curable monomer which is different from the cationically self-polymerizable monomer; and d) a curing initiator of the curable monomer which is initiated at a temperature T2 and which is different from the polymerization initiator of the cationically self-polymerizable monomer. According to another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a partially cured precursor of a structural adhesive composition. According to still another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of bonding to parts. In yet another aspect, the disclosure relates to the use of a curable precursor or a partially cured precursor as described above, for industrial applications, in particular for body-in-white bonding applications for the automotive industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Adrian T. Jung, Boris Tasch, Dirk Hasenberg, Olaf Ludewig, Elisabeth Cura
  • Patent number: 11859099
    Abstract: The invention is directed to curable polyurethane coating compositions which may be used to form fouling release coatings, e.g., for use in protecting boat hulls. A curable coating composition of the invention comprises a) at least one amphiphilic additive; b) at least one polyisocyanate; c) at least one polyol; and d) optionally, at least one amphiphilic PEG-PDMS isocyanate prepolymer. Another curable coating composition of the invention comprises the at least one polyisocyanate, b), the at least one polyol, c), and the at least one amphiphilic PEG-PDMS isocyanate prepolymer, d). The invention further relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment comprising the steps of coating the surface with the curable coating compositions of the invention to form a coated surface, and curing the coating composition on the coated surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dean C. Webster, Alireza Rahimi
  • Patent number: 11856843
    Abstract: Provided is a novel mixture capable of improving luminous efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an element, an organic electric element using the same, and an electronic device therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soung Yun Mun, Sun Hee Lee, Jong Gwang Park, Ki Ho So, Won Sam Kim, Jung Hwan Park, Chi Hyun Park, Mi Young Chae
  • Patent number: 11856844
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a plurality of organic layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one organic layer of the plurality of organic layers includes an amine compound containing a fluorene group; an aryl group having 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, which is substituted to the fluorene group; a heteroaryl group having 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, which is substituted to the fluorene group; and at least one amine group, which is substituted to the fluorene group; wherein all the carbons of the aryl group are substituted with deuterium, and the organic electroluminescence device exhibits high efficiency and a long service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongjun Kim, Minji Kim, Eunjae Jeong, Sohee Jo, Sanghyun Han
  • Patent number: 11856852
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode provided to face the first electrode; and a first organic material layer and a second organic material layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the first organic material layer includes a compound of Formula 1, and the second organic material layer includes a compound of Formula 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Miyeon Han, Sung Kil Hong, Dong Hoon Lee, Jungoh Huh, Hyungjin Lee, Dongheon Kim
  • Patent number: 11845764
    Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA of is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I, one of L1 and L2 is C, and the other is N; Y1 to Y14 are each C or N; at least two adjacent Y7, Y8, Y9, and Y10 are carbon atoms that are fused to a structure of Z1 and Z2 are each O, S, Se, NR, CRR?, or SiRR?; and each R, R?, RA, RB, RC, and RD is hydrogen or a substituent; and any two substituents may be joined or fused together to form a ring. In the compound, LA is complexed to a metal M by L1 and L2, and M has an atomic weight greater than 40. Organic light emitting devices and consumer products containing the compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Ji, Jui-Yi Tsai, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 11845768
    Abstract: A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device including the same
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Wanpyo Hong, Sujeong Geum, Kyunghee Kim, Dong Hoon Lee, Yongbum Cha
  • Patent number: 11849632
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The organic layer includes at least one of an amine-based compound represented by Formula 1, for example, in the hole transport region, hole transport layer, or emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunjae Jeong, Dongjun Kim, Jongwoo Kim, Sanghyun Han
  • Patent number: 11844276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic electroluminescent devices comprising a light-emitting layer B comprising a host material HB, a first thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) material EB, and a depopulation agent SB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Georgios Liaptsis, Christian Kasparek, Harald Fluegge, Sandra Bonus, Patrick Pingel, Jaime Leganes Carballo, Irina Roerich
  • Patent number: 11840538
    Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic compound of Formula 1: and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Ha Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Tae Yoon Park, Seong Mi Cho, Dong Uk Heo, Min Woo Jung
  • Patent number: 11839152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound for an organic photoelectronic element, to a composition for an organic photoelectronic element, the composition including the compound for an organic photoelectronic element, to an organic photoelectronic element employing the same, and to a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuna Jang, Dong Min Kang, Byungku Kim, Changwoo Kim, Eun Sun Yu, Sung-Hyun Jung
  • Patent number: 11839148
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer disposed between the first emitting layer and the cathode, the first emitting layer containing a first host material in a form of a first compound represented by a formula (101) below, the second emitting layer containing a second host material in a form of a second compound represented by a formula (2) below, the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer being in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Tasaki, Kazuki Nishimura, Yuki Nakano, Hiroaki Itoi
  • Patent number: 11834442
    Abstract: A mechanochemically-gated photoswitching molecular system is described, along with the methods for the synthesis and use thereof. This molecular system comprises a thermally stable diarylethene-dienophile Diels-Alder adduct mechanophore embedded into a polymer chain or network, wherein the mechanophore undergoes the retro [4+2] cycloaddition reaction under mechanical force to reveal a diarylethene photoswitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Maxwell J. Robb, Xiaoran Hu
  • Patent number: 11839139
    Abstract: A compound is disclosed that has a metal coordination complex structure having at least two ligands coordinated to the metal; wherein the compound has a first substituent R1 at one of the ligands' periphery; wherein a first distance is defined as the distance between the metal and one of the atoms in R1 where that atom is the farthest away from the metal among the atoms in R1; wherein the first distance is also longer than any other atom-to-metal distance between the metal and any other atoms in the compound; and wherein when a sphere having a radius r is defined whose center is at the metal and the radius r is the smallest radius that will allow the sphere to enclose all atoms in the compound that are not part of R1, the first distance is longer than the radius r by at least 2.9 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Margulies, Zhiqiang Ji, Jui-Yi Tsai, Chun Lin, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Mingjuan Su, Bin Ma, Michael S Weaver, Julia J. Brown, Lichang Zeng, Walter Yeager, Alan Deangelis, Chuanjun Xia
  • Patent number: 11834528
    Abstract: The polyethylene according to the present disclosure reacts with chlorine to prepare a chlorinated polyethylene having excellent processability during extrusion with a high tensile strength by implementing a molecular structure having a high content of medium molecular weight, and may also prepare a CPE compound including the chlorinated polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Si Jung Lee, Bog Ki Hong, Sunghyun Park, Sun Mi Kim, Yi Young Choi, Cheolhwan Jeong, Jinseok Lee
  • Patent number: 11834545
    Abstract: A method for producing polyurethanes containing alkoxysilane groups comprises the step of reacting a compound containing at least one NCO group with a compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom in the presence of a catalyst component, wherein the compound containing at least one NCO group and/or the compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom contain at least one alkoxysilane group, to obtain a polyurethane containing alkoxysilane groups. The invention also relates to a polymer containing alkoxysilane groups, a method for producing a curable polymer, a curable polymer, a cured polymer, and the use thereof. The polymers contain a complex of a lanthanide with at least one beta-diketonate ligand, preferably Yb(acac)3, and are free from organic tin compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Florian Stempfle, Hans-Josef Laas, Beate Baumbach, Ute Nattke
  • Patent number: 11827649
    Abstract: An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, R1 to R12 and R16 are the same as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoonhyun Kwak, Kum Hee Lee, Whail Choi, Kyuyoung Hwang, Seungyeon Kwak, Sangdong Kim, Sunghun Lee, Kyuhyun Im, Yongsuk Cho, Jongwon Choi
  • Patent number: 11827648
    Abstract: An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, R1 to R12 and R16 are the same as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoonhyun Kwak, Kum Hee Lee, Whail Choi, Kyuyoung Hwang, Seungyeon Kwak, Sangdong Kim, Sunghun Lee, Kyuhyun Im, Yongsuk Cho, Jongwon Choi
  • Patent number: 11827623
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LT MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geon-Yu Park, Seung-Gyu Yang, Eui-Jeong Choi, Dong-Jun Kim