Patents by Inventor Eric Maurice Smith

Eric Maurice Smith 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).

  • CHARGE TRANSPORT COMPOSITIONS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE WITH SUCH COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20110140092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Mark A. Guidry, Daniel David Lecloux, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith, Ying Wang
  • Compositions comprising novel compounds and electronic devices made with such compositions
    Patent number: 7960587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and compositions comprising novel oligomers and polymers, and electronic device comprising at least one layer containing the compositions. The novel oligomers and polymers can be solubilized, and can be used in solution to form electronic devices. The compounds can function as monomers, and copolymers can be formed from such monomers, such copolymers comprising, as polymerized units, a plurality of units of the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Gary A. Johansson, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith, Arthur Dabrowski, Frederick P. Gentry, Gene M. Rossi
  • CHARGE TRANSPORT COMPOSITIONS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE WITH SUCH COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20110133173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Mark A. Guidry, Daniel David Lecloux, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith, Ying Wang
  • DEUTERATED COMPOUNDS FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20110101312
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated indolocarbazole compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel David LeCloux, Kalindi Dogra, Weishi Wu, Adam Fenninmore, Eric Maurice Smith
  • ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LUMINAIRES
    Publication number: 20110073853
    Abstract: There is provided n organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer therebetween. The light-emitting layer includes a small molecule host material having dispersed therein a first dopant having a first emitted color and a second dopant having a second emitted color. The overall emission color is white.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Eric Maurice SMITH
  • Charge transport compositions and electronic devices made with such compositions
    Patent number: 7914706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David LeCloux, Mark A. Guidry, Norman Herron, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith, Ying Wang
  • DEUTERATED COMPOUNDS FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20110037057
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel David LeCloux, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Michael Henry Howard, JR., Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Eric Maurice Smith
  • ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20100252819
    Abstract: A compound having at least two diarylamino moieties and at least 10% deuteration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: DANIEL DAVID LECLOUX, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Michael Henry Howard, JR., Gary A. Johansson, Kalindi Dogra, Eric Maurice Smith, Kyung-Ho Park
  • DEUTERATED COMPOUNDS FOR LUMINESCENT APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20100187983
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Michael Henry Howard, JR., Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Kalindi Dogra, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Eric Maurice Smith, Daniel David Lecloux
  • Process for fabricating an organic electronic device using liquid deposition and devices made by the process
    Patent number: 7749037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for forming an organic electronic device having at least two organic layers. The process includes (a) applying a first organic layer having a first organic material by a method selected from vapor deposition and liquid deposition from a first organic liquid medium; (b) applying a second organic layer having a photoactive compound directly over at least a portion of the first organic layer by liquid deposition from a second organic liquid medium, wherein the first organic material is sparingly soluble in the second organic liquid medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: William John Gambogi, Jr., Norman Herron, Eric Maurice Smith
  • CHARGE TRANSPORT COMPOSITIONS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE WITH SUCH COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20090242837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Mark A. Guidry, Daniel David Lecloux, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith, Ying Wang
  • TRIARYLAMINE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20090200933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to triarylamine compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and electronic devices and applications comprising at least one layer containing at least one of the new compounds. The compounds can be used as monomers to create homopolymers or copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Maurice Smith, Nora Sabina Radu, Norman Herron, Arthur Dabrowski, Frederick P. Gentry, Gene M. Rossi, Gary A. Johansson
  • Triarylamine compounds, compositions and uses therefor
    Patent number: 7569728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to triarylamine compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and electronic devices and applications comprising at least one layer containing at least one of the new compounds. The compounds can be used as monomers to create homopolymers or copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Eric Maurice Smith, Nora Sabina Radu, Norman Herron, Arthur Dabrowski, Frederick P. Gentry, Gene M. Rossi, Gary A. Johansson
  • Electroluminescent platinum compounds and devices made with such compounds
    Patent number: 7517594
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to electroluminescent Pt(II) complexes which have emission maxima across the visible spectrum, and devices that are made with the Pt(II) complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Viacheslav A. Petrov, Eric Maurice Smith, Ying Wang
  • HOLE TRANSPORT MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20080303427
    Abstract: There is provided a hole transport compound having Formula I or Formula II: Ar1 is the same or different at each occurrence and can be phenylene, naphthylene, or binaphthylene. Ar2 is the same or different at each occurrence and can be phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthyl, or binaphthyl. m and n are the same or different and are an integer greater than 0. T is the same or different at each occurrence and is a conjugated moiety including at least one triarylamino group. The T moiety is connected in a non-planar configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Gary A. Johansson, Eric Maurice Smith, Daniel David Lecloux
  • CHARGE TRANSPORT COMPOSITIONS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE WITH SUCH COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20080227981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Mark A. Guidry, Daniel David Lecloux, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith, Ying Wang
  • ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080213624
    Abstract: There is provided an organic electronic device having an anode and a cathode and having organic layers therebetween. The organic layers are, in order: a buffer layer including a conductive polymer and a fluorinated acid polymer; a hole transport layer; a photoactive layer including a dopant material and a host material; and an electron transport layer; wherein at least one of the dopant material and the host material is a fused polycyclic aromatic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: DANIEL DAVID LECLOUX, Eric Maurice Smith, Norman Herron, Charles J. Dubois, Weishi Wu
  • Active Compositions And Methods
    Publication number: 20080207823
    Abstract: The present concerns a method of fabricating a layer for an organic light emitting device comprising solution processing a layer from a solution comprising a small molecule emissive material, an aprotic solvent, and a polymeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Matthew Stainer, Eric Maurice Smith, Reid John Chesterfield, Shiva Prakash
  • Charge transport compositions and electronic devices made with such compositions
    Patent number: 7399432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Mark A. Guidry, Daniel David Lecloux, Nora Sabina Radu, Eric Maurice Smith, Ying Wang
  • BENZOFLUORENES FOR LUMINESCENT APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20080160348
    Abstract: This invention relates to electroluminescent benzofluorenes that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a benzofluorene composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: ERIC MAURICE SMITH