Patents by Inventor Gerhard Wagenblast

Gerhard Wagenblast 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: 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
  • Patent number: 10230023
    Abstract: Color converter comprising at least one polymer and at least one organic fluorescent dye comprising at least one structural unit of the formula (I) where the structural unit may be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents and where one or more CH groups of the six-membered ring of the benzimidazole structure shown may be replaced by nitrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Koenemann, Gerhard Wagenblast, Robert Send, Sorin Ivanovici, Gerardus De Keyzer
  • Publication number: 20190023905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to perylene bisimides with rigid 2,2?-biphenoxy bridges which are useful in a wide variety of applications and to novel to perylene bisimides with rigid 2,2?-biphenoxy bridges. The present invention also relates to the use of said compound(s) in color converters for improving the luminous efficacy of LEDs, to color converters and their use and to lighting devices comprising at least one LED or OLED and at least one color converter. The present invention also relates to a printing ink formulation for security printing comprising at least one perylene bisimide with rigid 2,2?-biphenoxy bridges and security documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin KOENEMANN, Gerhard WAGENBLAST, Sorin IVANOVICI, Martina MITGUDE
  • Publication number: 20190010165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyanated compounds of the formula (I) wherein at least one of the radicals R2, R3, R4 and R5 is CN, and the remaining radicals are selected from hydrogen, chlorine and bromine; X is O, S, SO or SO2; m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 is selected from bromine, chlorine, cyano, —NRaRb, C1-C24-alkyl, C1-C24-haloalkyl, C1-C24-alkoxy, C1-C24-haloalkoxy, C3-C24-cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, C6-C24-aryl, C6-C24-aryloxy, C6-C24-aryl-C1-C10-alkylene, etc.; A is a diradical selected from diradicals of the general formulae (A.1), (A.2), (A.3), and (A.4) wherein R6, (R7)n, (R8)o and (R9)p are as defined in the claims and in the description. The invention further relates to color converters comprising at least one polymer as a matrix material and at least one cyanated compound of formula (I) or mixtures thereof as a fluorescent dye, to the use of the color converters and to lighting devices comprising at least one LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin KOENEMANN, Gerhard Wagenblast, Sorin Ivanovici, Gabriele Mattern, Martina Mitgude, Gerd Weber
  • Patent number: 10167303
    Abstract: Iridium organometallic complexes containing a substituted dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline having the formula are provided. These compounds are useful as orange or red emitting components of a light emitting layer in an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Murer, Stephan Allenbach, Gerhard Wagenblast, Christian Schildknecht, Christian Lennartz
  • Publication number: 20180351115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal-carbene complexes comprising a central atom selected from iridium and platinum, and diazabenzimidazolocarbene ligands, to organic light diodes which comprise such complexes, to light-emitting layers comprising at least one such metal-carbene complex, to a device selected from the group comprising illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED and to the use of such a metal-carbene complex in OLEDs, for example as emitter, matrix material, charge transport material and/or charge or exciton blocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver Molt, Nicolle Langer, Evelyn Fuchs, Korinna Dormann, Christian Schildknecht, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast, Christian Lennartz, Thomas Schaefer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Stefan Metz, Peter Murer
  • Patent number: 10125143
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cyanated compounds of the formula (I) wherein at least one of the radicals R2, R3, R4 and R5 is CN, and the remaining radicals are selected from hydrogen, chlorine and bromine; X is O, S, SO or SO2; m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 is selected from bromine, chlorine, cyano, —NRaRb, C1-C24-alkyl, C1-C24-haloalkyl, C1-C24-alkoxy, C1-C24-haloalkoxy, C3-C24-cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, C6-C24-aryl, C6-C24-aryloxy, C6-C24-aryl-C1-C10-alkylene, etc.; A is a diradical selected from diradicals of the general formulae (A.1), (A.2), (A.3), and (A.4) wherein R6, (R7)n, (R8)o and (R9)p are as defined in the claims and in the description. Also disclosed are color converters containing at least one polymer as a matrix material and at least one cyanated compound of formula (I) or mixtures thereof as a fluorescent dye, the use of the color converters, and lighting devices containing an LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Koenemann, Gerhard Wagenblast, Sorin Ivanovici, Gabriele Mattern, Martina Mitgude, Gerd Weber
  • Patent number: 10128448
    Abstract: The present invention relates to iridium and platinum carbene complexes of the general formula (I), to OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) which comprise such complexes, to a device selected from the group consisting of illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED, to the use of such a metal-carbene complex in OLEDs, for example as emitter, matrix material, charge transport material and/or charge or exciton blocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Metz, Thomas Geβner, Korinna Dormann, Glauco Battagliarin, Peter Murer, Ute Heinemeyer, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast
  • Patent number: 10118939
    Abstract: Cyclometallated Ir complex comprising three N,N diaryl substituted carbene ligands, bearing substituents in the 2 position of the non-cyclometallated aryl ring; an organic electronic device, preferably an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), comprising at least one cyclometallated Ir complex as described above, a light-emitting layer comprising said cyclometallated Ir complex preferably as emitter material, preferably in combination with at least one host material, use of said cyclometallated Ir complex in an OLED and an apparatus selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units, illumination units, units in items of clothing, units in handbags, units in accessories, units in furniture and units in wallpaper comprising said organic electronic device, preferably said OLED, or said light-emitting layer. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said cyclometallated Ir complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Stefan Metz, Korinna Dormann, Glauco Battagliarin, Christian Eickhoff, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast, Thomas Geßner, Christian Lennartz, Peter Murer
  • Patent number: 10090476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal-carbene complexes comprising a central atom selected from iridium and platinum, and diazabenzimidazolocarbene ligands, to organic light diodes which comprise such complexes, to light-emitting layers comprising at least one such metal-carbene complex, to a device selected from the group comprising illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED and to the use of such a metal-carbene complex in OLEDs, for example as emitter, matrix material, charge transport material and/or charge or exciton blocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Evelyn Fuchs, Nicolle Langer, Oliver Molt, Korinna Dormann, Christian Schildknecht, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast, Christian Lennartz, Thomas Schaefer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Stefan Metz, Peter Murer
  • Publication number: 20180127448
    Abstract: Cyclometallated Ir complex comprising three N,N diaryl substituted carbene ligands, bearing substituents in the 2 position of the non-cyclometallated aryl ring; an organic electronic device, preferably an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), comprising at least one cyclometallated Ir complex as described above, a light-emitting layer comprising said cyclometallated Ir complex preferably as emitter material, preferably in combination with at least one host material, use of said cyclometallated Ir complex in an OLED and an apparatus selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units, illumination units, units in items of clothing, units in handbags, units in accessories, units in furniture and units in wallpaper comprising said organic electronic device, preferably said OLED, or said light-emitting layer. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said cyclometallated Ir complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Metz, Korinna Dormann, Glauco Battagliarin, Christian Eickhoff, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast, Thomas Geßner, Christian Lennartz, Peter Murer
  • Patent number: 9919999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyanated perylene compound of the formula I in which one of the Z substituents and one of the Z* substituents are cyano and the other Z substituent and the other Z* substituent are each independently CO2R9, CONR10R11, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or C6-C14-aryl, where R9, R10 and R11 are each as defined in the claims; and mixtures thereof. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a cyanated perylene compound of the formula I or mixtures thereof and to a process for preparation thereof; to color converters comprising at least one polymer as matrix material and at least one cyanated perylene compound or mixtures thereof or a composition comprising at least one cyanated perylene compound or mixtures thereof as fluorescent dye; to the use of these color converters and to lighting devices comprising at least one LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Koenemann, Gerhard Wagenblast, Sorin Ivanovici, Robert Send, Gabriele Mattern, Gerd Weber
  • Publication number: 20180065980
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cyanated compounds of the formula (I) wherein at least one of the radicals R2, R3, R4 and R5 is CN, and the remaining radicals are selected from hydrogen, chlorine and bromine; X is O, S, SO or SO2; m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; 10 is selected from bromine, chlorine, cyano, —NRaRb, C1-C24-alkyl, C1-C24-haloalkyl, C1-C24-alkoxy, C1-C24-haloalkoxy, C3-C24-cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, C6-C24-aryl, C6-C24-aryloxy, C6-C24-aryl-C1-C10-alkylene, etc.; A is a diradical selected from diradicals of the general formulae (A.1), (A.2), (A.3), and (A.4) wherein R6, (R7)n, (R8)o and (R9)p are as defined in the claims and in the description. Also disclosed are color converters containing at least one polymer as a matrix material and at least one cyanated compound of formula (I) or mixtures thereof as a fluorescent dye, the use of the color converters, and lighting devices containing an LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin KOENEMANN, Gerhard WAGENBLAST, Sorin IVANOVICI, Gabriele MATTERN, Martina MITGUDE, Gerd WEBER
  • Patent number: 9862739
    Abstract: Cyclometallated Ir complex comprising three N,N diaryl substituted carbene ligands, bearing substituents in the 2 position of the non-cyclometallated aryl ring; an organic electronic device, preferably an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), comprising at least one cyclometallated Ir complex as described above, a light-emitting layer comprising said cyclometallated Ir complex preferably as emitter material, preferably in combination with at least one host material, use of said cyclometallated Ir complex in an OLED and an apparatus selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units, illumination units, units in items of clothing, units in handbags, units in accessories, units in furniture and units in wallpaper comprising said organic electronic device, preferably said OLED, or said light-emitting layer. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said cyclometallated Ir complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Metz, Korinna Dormann, Glauco Battagliarin, Christian Eickhoff, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast, Thomas Geβner, Christian Lennartz, Peter Murer
  • Publication number: 20170331054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal-carbene complexes of the general formula to organic electronic devices, especially OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) which comprise such complexes, to an apparatus selected from the group consisting of illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED, to the use of such a metal-carbene complex in OLEDs, for example as emitter, matrix material, charge transport material and/or charge or exciton blocker
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Murer, Glauco Battagliarin, Korinna Dormann, Stefan Metz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Thomas Gessner
  • Publication number: 20170331047
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electronic device including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer comprises an organic metal complex of formula and a compound of formula Organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) having superior life time, power efficiency, quantum efficiency and/or a low operating voltage are obtained, when the organic layer comprising the compounds of formula I and II constitutes the electron transport layer of an OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Soichi Watanabe, Christian Schildknecht, Gerhard Wagenblast, Christian Lennartz, Heinz Wolleb
  • Patent number: 9806270
    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 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Schäfer, 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: 9790423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyanated naphthalenebenzimidazole compounds of the formula (I) and mixtures thereof, in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are each independently hydrogen, cyano or aryl which is unsubstituted or has one or more identical or different substituents RAr, where RAr is as defined in the claims and in the description, with the proviso that the compounds of the formula I comprise at least one cyano group. The invention further relates to color converters comprising at least one polymer as a matrix material and at least one cyanated naphthalenebenzimidazole compound or mixtures thereof as a fluorescent dye, to the use of the color converters and to lighting devices comprising at least one LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Könemann, Gabriele Mattern, Gerhard Wagenblast, Sorin Ivanovici, Robert Send
  • Publication number: 20170244051
    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: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    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