Patents by Inventor Annemarie Wolleb

Annemarie Wolleb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230416278
    Abstract: Specific heterocyclic compounds and/or a material, preferably an emitter material, may be used for an organic electroluminescence device including such specific heterocyclic compound(s), e.g., of formula (I) Such a device may include such specific heterocyclic compounds, electronic equipment may include such a device, and a light emitting layer may include host(s) and dopant(s), wherein the dopant includes at least one of such specific heterocyclic compounds. The compound of formula (I) may be used in an organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Annemarie WOLLEB, Thomas SCHAEFER, Yuichi NISHIMAE, Daniela SUSTAC-ROMAN
  • Patent number: 11744152
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula a process for the production of the compound and its use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. Improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices are provided when the compound of formula I is used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon
  • Patent number: 11691983
    Abstract: Specifically substituted benzofuro- and benzothienoquinolines and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as charge transport material, charge blocker material and/or host material in electroluminescent devices, the specifically substituted benzofuro- and benzothienoquinolines may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices and reduced driving voltage of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Nishimae, Michelle Groarke, Heinz Wolleb, Annemarie Wolleb, Yuki Nakano, Hideaki Nagashima, Tasuku Haketa, Masahiro Kawamura, Takushi Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20230106429
    Abstract: A compound has, in a molecule, a cyclic structure represented by a formula (1) below; and at least one cyclic structure selected from the group consisting of a cyclic structure represented by a formula (10) below and a cyclic structure represented by a formula (11) below. In the formula (1): R1 to R16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like; and RX and RY are each independently an alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi NISHIMAE, Annemarie WOLLEB, Pierre BOUFFLET, Thomas SCHAEFER
  • Publication number: 20230090208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as host material for phasphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices, the compounds of formula I may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Christian Schildknecht, Nicolle Langer, Ute Heinemeyer, Heinz Wolleb, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon, Flavio Luiz Benedito
  • Publication number: 20230083303
    Abstract: Specific polycyclic compounds, a material for an organic electroluminescence device comprising said specific polycyclic compound, an organic electroluminescence device comprising said specific polycyclic compound, an electronic equipment comprising said organic electroluminescence device, a process for preparing said polycyclic compounds, and the use of said polycyclic compounds in an organic electroluminescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas SCHAEFER, Peter MURER, Annemarie WOLLEB, Carsten ROTHE, Yuichi NISHIMAE
  • Patent number: 11450812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as host material for phasphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices, the compounds of formula I may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Christian Schildknecht, Nicolle Langer, Ute Heinemeyer, Heinz Wolleb, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon, Flavio Luiz Benedito
  • Patent number: 11279709
    Abstract: Specifically substituted aza-dibenzofurans and aza-dibenzothiophenes of formula (I) and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as charge transport material, charge blocker material and/or host material in electroluminescent devices, the specifically substituted aza-dibenzofurans and aza-dibenzothiophenes may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices and reduced driving voltage of electroluminescent devices. In formula (I) Y is S or O; one of X1-X8 is N; another X1-X8 is C-L(R9)—[X9X10X11]Ring; and the remaining X1-X8 are CR1-CR8 wherein R1-R8 are independently H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Annemarie Wolleb, Heinz Wolleb, Hideaki Nagashima, Oliver Dosenbach, Takushi Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20210083200
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula a process for the production of the compound and its use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. Improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices are provided when the compound of formula I is used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon
  • Patent number: 10862051
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula (I), a process for the production of the compound and its use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. Improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices are provided when the compound of formula I is used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon
  • Patent number: 10703762
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Kudo, Yumiko Mizuki, Masahiro Kawamura, Tomoki Kato, Hirokatsu Ito, Tasuku Haketa, Yuichi Nishimae, Annemarie Wolleb
  • Patent number: 10431750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices, the compounds of formula I may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Christian Schildknecht, Nicolle Langer, Ute Heinemeyer, Heinz Wolleb, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon, FLavio Luiz Benedito
  • Publication number: 20190273211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as host material for phasphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices, the compounds of formula I may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Christian Schildknecht, Nicolle Langer, Ute Heinemeyer, Heinz Wolleb, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon, Flavio Luiz Benedito
  • Publication number: 20190248804
    Abstract: Specifically substituted aza-dibenzofurans and aza-dibenzothiophenes of formula (I) and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as charge transport material, charge blocker material and/or host material in electroluminescent devices, the specifically substituted aza-dibenzofurans and aza-dibenzothiophenes may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices and reduced driving voltage of electroluminescent devices. In formula (I) Y is S or O; one of X1-X8 is N; another X1-X8 is C-L(R9)-[X9X10X11]Ring; and the remaining X1-X8 are CR1—CR8 wherein R1-R8 are independently H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Annemarie WOLLEB, Heinz WOLLEB, Hideaki NAGASHIMA, Oliver DOSENBACH, Takushi SHIOMI
  • Publication number: 20190181355
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula (I), a process for the production of the compound and its use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. Improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices are provided when the compound of formula I is used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon
  • Publication number: 20190161497
    Abstract: Specifically substituted benzofuro- and benzothienoquinolines and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as charge transport material, charge blocker material and/or host material in electroluminescent devices, the specifically substituted benzofuro- and benzothienoquinolines may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices and reduced driving voltage of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi NISHIMAE, Michelle GROARKE, Heinz WOLLEB, Annemarie WOLLEB, Yuki NAKANO, Hideaki NAGASHIMA, Tasuku HAKETA, Masahiro KAWAMURA, Takushi SHIOMI
  • Publication number: 20190131547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), which are characterized in that they substituted by benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl and/or benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2,5-ylene groups and in that at least one of the substituents B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7 and B8 represents N; a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices, the compounds of formula I may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Annemarie Wolleb, Thomas Schaefer, Heinz Wolleb, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Soichi Watanabe, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Heinz Hottinger, Oliver Dosenbach
  • Patent number: 10249827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), which are characterized in that they substituted by benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl and/or benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2,5-ylene groups and in that at least one of the substituents B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7 and B8 represents N; a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices, the compounds of formula I may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Annemarie Wolleb, Thomas Schaefer, Heinz Wolleb, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Soichi Watanabe, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Heinz Hottinger, Oliver Dosenbach
  • Patent number: 10243150
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula (I), a process for the production of the compound and its use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. Improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices are provided when the compound of formula I is used as host material for phosphorescent emitters in electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon
  • Publication number: 20180370981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and to a process for their preparation, to an electronic device comprising at least one of these compounds, to an emitting layer, preferably present in an electronic device, comprising at least one compound of general formula (I) and to the use of a compound according to general formula (I) in an electronic device as a host material and/or charge transporting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi NISHIMAE, Yuki NAKANO, Hideaki NAGASHIMA, Masahiro KAWAMURA, Tasuku HAKETA, Annemarie WOLLEB