Patents by Inventor Antonio Facchetti

Antonio Facchetti 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).

  • Patent number: 9923158
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymer-based dielectric compositions (e.g., formulations) and materials (e.g. films) and associated devices. The polymers generally include photocrosslinkable pendant groups; for example, the polymers can include one or more coumarin-containing pendant groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: BASF SE, FLEXTERRA, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Quinn, He Yan, Yan Zheng, Christopher Newman, Silke Annika Koehler, Antonio Facchetti, Thomas Breiner
  • Patent number: 9908967
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to new semiconducting polymers including an optionally substituted naphtho[1,2-d:5,6-d]bis[1,2,3]thiadiazole moiety, an optionally substituted naphtho[2,1-d:6,5-d]bis[1,2,3]thiadiazole moiety, or a chalcogen analog thereof. The present polymers can be used to prepare thin film semiconductor components which can be incorporated into various electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Zhihua Chen
  • Patent number: 9911927
    Abstract: Disclosed are new compounds having semiconducting properties. Such compounds can be processed in solution-phase at a temperature of less than about 50° C. into thin film semiconductors that exhibit high carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Hakan Usta, Damien Boudinet, Jordan Quinn, Antonio Facchetti
  • Patent number: 9876183
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to charge-transporting metal oxide-polymer blend thin films which can be incorporated as the semiconductor component or one of the conductor components of a thin film transistor. Generally, the present charge-transporting metal oxide-polymer blend thin film includes a semiconducting or conducting metal oxide lattice and an electrically insulating polymer dispersed within the lattice. The electrically insulating polymer is present at about 20% or less by weight of the metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignees: Northwestern University, Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks, Xinge Yu, William Christopher Sheets, Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 9825261
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, with the n-type semiconductor material comprising an electron-transporting compound represented by formula (N-1): where X, Ar, Ar?, R1, R2, m and m? are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Flexterra, Inc., E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Hakan Usta, Mitchell Denti, Viviana Biondo, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
  • Patent number: 9812645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new semiconductor materials prepared from perylene-based compounds. Such compounds can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the compounds of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Mitchell Denti
  • Publication number: 20170250238
    Abstract: The invention relates to improved Organic Light Emitting Transistor (OLET) pixel architecture for OLET based displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Michele Muccini, Gianluca GENERALI, Riccardo D'Alpaos, Antonio Facchetti, Chung-Chin Hsiao, Hugh Lien
  • Publication number: 20170237042
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, where the multilayer emissive ambipolar channel includes, among various layers, a layer of a p-type semiconductor material comprising a benzothieno-benzothiophene compound, and/or a layer of an emissive material comprising a blend material that includes an organic carbazole derivative as the host matrix compound and an iridium complex as the guest emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Viviana BIONDO, Gianluca GENERALI, Andrea STEFANI, Michele MUCCINI, Guido TURATTI, Mitchell DENTI, Hakan USTA, Xiaoyan CHEN, Antonio FACCHETTI
  • Publication number: 20170237010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new semiconducting compounds having at least one optionally substituted azino[1,2,3]thiadiazole moiety. The compounds disclosed herein can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or efficient light absorption/emission characteristics, and can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Zhihua Chen
  • Publication number: 20170233384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new semiconducting compounds having at least one optionally substituted thienothiadiazole moiety. The compounds disclosed herein can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or efficient light absorption/emission characteristics, and can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Zhihua Chen, Antonio Facchetti
  • Publication number: 20170237043
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, with the n-type semiconductor material comprising an electron-transporting compound represented by formula (N-1): where X, Ar, Ar?, R1, R2, m and m? are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Hakan Usta, Mitchell Denti, Viviana Biondo, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
  • Publication number: 20170227846
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to compositions for forming a negative-tone photopatternable dielectric material, where the compositions include, among other components, an organic filler and one or more photoactive compounds, and where the presence of the organic filler enables the effective removal of such photoactive compounds (after curing, and during or after the development step) which, if allowed to remain in the photopatterned dielectric material, would lead to deleterious effects on its dielectric properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Yan Zheng, Yan Hu, Wei Zhao, Antonio Facchetti
  • Patent number: 9708346
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to new semiconducting compounds including one or more moieties represented by formula (I): wherein X is a chalcogen; and one or more linear conjugated moieties and/or one or more cyclic conjugated moieties other than the moieties represented by formula (I). The present compounds can be used to prepare thin film semiconductor components which can be incorporated into various electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Zhihua Chen, Jennifer E. Brown
  • Patent number: 9711728
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The disclosed compounds generally include as repeating units at least one annulated thienyl-vinylene-thienyl (TVT) unit and at least one other pi-conjugated unit. The annulated TVT unit can be represented by the formula: where Cy1 and Cy2 can be a five- or six-membered carbocyclic ring. The annulated TVT unit can be optionally substituted at any available ring atom(s), and can be covalently linked to the other pi-conjugated unit via either the thiophene rings or the carbocyclic rings Cy1 and Cy2. The other pi-conjugated unit can be a conjugated linear linker including one or more unsaturated bonds, or a conjugated cyclic linker including one or more carbocyclic and/or heterocyclic rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: Northwestern University, Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks, Atsuro Takai, Mark Seger, Zhihua Chen
  • Patent number: 9704997
    Abstract: The present polymeric materials can be patterned with relatively low photo-exposure energies and are thermally stable, mechanically robust, resist water penetration, and show good adhesion to metal oxides, metals, metal alloys, as well as organic materials. In addition, these polymeric materials can be solution-processed (e.g., by spin-coating), and can exhibit good chemical (e.g., solvent and etchant) resistance in the cured form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaofeng Lu, Daniel Batzel, Chun Huang, Minhuei Wang, Meko McCray, Yu Xia, Antonio Facchetti
  • Publication number: 20170192354
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to a photopatternable composition including a vinylidene fluoride-based polymer, a photosensitive non-nucleophilic base, and a crosslinking agent. The photopatternable composition can be used to prepare a patterned thin film component for use in an electronic, optical, or optoelectronic device such as an organic thin film transistor. The patterned thin film component can be used as a gate dielectric with a high dielectric constant, for example, a dielectric constant greater than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Wei Zhao, Antonio Facchetti, Yan Zheng, Andrea Stefani, Mauro Riva, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
  • Publication number: 20170155053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new semiconducting compounds having at least one optionally substituted benzo[d][1,2,3]thiadiazole moiety. The compounds disclosed herein can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or efficient light absorption/emission characteristics, and can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Zhihua Chen, Jennifer E. Brown
  • Patent number: 9666805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new semiconducting compounds having at least one optionally substituted bithiophene sulfonamide moiety. The compounds disclosed herein can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or efficient light absorption/emission characteristics, and can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: Northwestern University, Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks, Yu Xia, Martin Drees, Ferdinand Melkonyan, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20170110666
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to new semiconducting compounds including one or more moieties represented by formula (I): wherein X is a chalcogen; and one or more linear conjugated moieties and/or one or more cyclic conjugated moieties other than the moieties represented by formula (I). The present compounds can be used to prepare thin film semiconductor components which can be incorporated into various electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Zhihua Chen, Jennifer E. Brown
  • Publication number: 20170104080
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to curable linear polymers that can be used as active and/or passive organic materials in various electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices. In some embodiments, the device can include an organic semiconductor layer and a dielectric layer prepared from such curable linear polymers. In some embodiments, the device can include a passivation layer prepared from the linear polymers described herein. The present linear polymers can be solution-processed, then cured thermally (particularly, at relatively low temperatures) and/or photochemically into various thin film materials with desirable properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Shaofeng Lu, Antonio Facchetti, Xiang Yu, Darwin Scott Bull, Karen K. Chan