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).

  • Publication number: 20160084477
    Abstract: Illumination device comprising at least one LED and at least one colour converter comprising at least one organic fluorescent colorant in a matrix consisting essentially of polystyrene or polycarbonate, wherein LED and colour converter are present in a remote phosphor arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Gerhard WAGENBLAST, Martin KOENEMANN, Gerardus DE KEYZER, Sorin IVANOVICI, Michel PEPERS, Matthias MUELLER, Robert SEND
  • Publication number: 20160072081
    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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Metz, Thomas Geßner, Korinna Dormann, Glauco Battagliarin, Peter Murer, Ute Heinemeyer, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast
  • Patent number: 9236535
    Abstract: Illumination device comprising at least one LED and at least one color converter comprising at least one organic fluorescent colorant in a matrix consisting essentially of polystyrene or polycarbonate, wherein LED and color converter are present in a remote phosphor arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerhard Wagenblast, Martin Koenemann, Gerardus De Keyzer, Sorin Ivanovici, Michel Pepers, Matthias Mueller, Robert Send
  • Patent number: 9203037
    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 The organic electronic device, especially an organic light emitting device can show superior life time, power efficiency, quantum efficiency and/or a low operating voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolle Langer, Gerhard Wagenblast, Oliver Molt, Christian Schildknecht, Evelyn Fuchs, Korinna Dormann, Soichi Watanabe, Thomas Geβner, Christian Lennartz, Heinz Wolleb, Junichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20150318501
    Abstract: Organic electronics applications, especially an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an organic solar cell (organic photovoltaics) or a switching element such as an organic transistor, for example an organic FET (Field Effect Transistor) and an organic TFT (Thin Film Transistor), comprising at least one substituted phenoxasiline derivative, a organic semiconductor layer, a host material, electron/hole/exciton blocking material or electron/hole injection material comprising at least one substituted phenoxasiline derivative, the use of a substituted phenoxasiline derivative in organic electronics applications, an organic light-emitting diode, wherein at least one substituted phenoxasiline derivative is present in the electron/hole/exciton blocking layer, the electron/hole injection layer and/or the light-emitting layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron/hole/exciton blocking layer and an electron/hole injection layer comprising at least one substituted phenoxasiline derivative and a device selected from the g
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Nicolle Langer, Junji Kido, Hisahiro Sasabe, Masato Kimura
  • Publication number: 20150274977
    Abstract: Solid pigment preparations comprising as essential constituents (A) 45% to 90% by weight of at least one color-conferring component comprising (A1) 5% to 100% by weight of at least one pigment and (A2) 0% to 95% by weight of at least one filler without self color, (B) 5% to 50% by weight of at least one water-soluble surface-active additive from the group of alkylene oxide group containing additives (B1) and alkylene oxide group free additives (B2), the alkylene oxide group containing additive (B1) comprising at least 5% by weight of the pigment preparation, and (C) 0.1% to 5% by weight of an antioxidant and also production and use of the pigment preparations for coloration of macromolecular organic or inorganic materials and also of plastics materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hansulrich REISACHER, Uwe Mauthe, Gerhard Wagenblast
  • Patent number: 9142792
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electronic device including a first electrode, a second electrode and a first organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first organic layer comprises at least one metal organic compound and at least one metal oxide. The present invention further relates to an apparatus comprising the organic electronic device according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Soichi Watanabe, Christian Schildknecht, Gerhard Wagenblast, Christian Lennartz, Evelyn Fuchs, Oliver Molt, Thomas Gessner, Korinna Dormann, Nicolle Langer, Junichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20150243907
    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: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    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: 9108998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dinuclear Pt-carbene complexes comprising carbene ligands and pyrazole bridges, to a process for preparing the dinuclear Pt-carbene complexes by contacting suitable Pt compounds with the corresponding ligands or ligand precursors and/or pyrazole or corresponding pyrazole derivatives, to organic electronic components comprising at least one such dinuclear Pt-carbene complex, to an OLED comprising at least one such dinuclear Pt-carbene complex, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one such dinuclear Pt-carbene complex, to an OLED comprising such a light-emitting layer, to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination means, comprising such an OLED, and to the use of an inventive dinuclear Pt-carbene complex in OLEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Thomas Strassner, Yvonne Unger
  • Publication number: 20150207083
    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: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Flavio Luiz Benedito, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Heinz Wolleb, Teresa Figueira Duarte, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Annemarie Wolleb, Kristina Bardon
  • Patent number: 9079872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device, especially an electroluminescent devices, comprising a compound of the formula especially as host for phosphorescent compounds. The hosts may function with phosphorescent materials to provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Christian Schildknecht, Peter Murer, Christian Lennartz, Nicolle Langer, Gerhard Wagenblast, Stefan Metz
  • Patent number: 9067919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of dibenzofurans and dibenzothiophenes which have at least one nitrogen-bonded five-membered heterocyclic ring as a substituent as host, blocker and/or charge transport material in organic electronics. The present invention further relates to dibenzofurans and dibenzothiophenes which comprise at least one nitrogen-bonded five-membered heterocyclic ring and at least one carbazolyl radical as substituents, to a process for preparation thereof, and to the use of these compounds in organic electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolle Langer, Christian Schildknecht, Christian Lennartz, Gerhard Wagenblast, Thomas Schäfer
  • Patent number: 9028979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electroluminescent devices, comprising a compound of the formula (I) as a component of the transporting/injecting and/or electron blocking layer. The compounds of formula (I) may function alone, or in combination with dopants to provide improved efficiency, driving voltage and/or lifetime of electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Schildknecht, Christian Lennartz, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast, Peter Murer, Thomas Schäfer, Natalia Chebotareva, Andrea Ricci, Kristina Bardon
  • Publication number: 20150005497
    Abstract: This invention relates to electroluminescent metal complexes of the formula electronic devices comprising the metal complexes and their use in electronic devices, especially organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The metal complexes of formula (I) show high emission efficiency, excellent vaporizability, thermal stability, processing stability, high charge carrier mobilities, low turn-on voltage and high temperature stability of the emission color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter Murer, Stephan Allenbach, Gerhard Wagenblast, Christian Schildknecht, Christian Lennartz
  • Publication number: 20140252280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as electron transport and/or 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: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Ute Heinemeyer, Nicolle Langer, Annemarie Wolleb, Christian Lennartz, Soichi Watanabe, Teresa Marina Figueira Duarte, Gerhard Wagenblast, Didier Bauer, Ingo Muenster, Christian Schildknecht, Heinz Wolleb
  • Patent number: 8728632
    Abstract: Bridged cyclometalated carbene complexes, a process for preparing the bridged cyclometalated carbene complexes, the use of the bridged cyclometalated carbene complexes in organic light-emitting diodes, organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one inventive bridged cyclometalated carbene complex, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive bridged cyclometalated carbene complex, organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer and devices which comprise at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Evelyn Fuchs, Klaus Kahle, Nicolle Langer, Christian Schildknecht, Jens Rudolph, Gerhard Wagenblast, Soichi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140103374
    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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Koenemann, Gerhard Wagenblast, Robert Send, Sorin Ivanovici, Gerardus De Keyzer
  • Patent number: 8697255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode and a cathode Ka and a light-emitting layer E and if appropriate at least one further layer, where the light-emitting layer E and/or the at least one further layer comprises at least one compound selected from disilylcarbazoles, disilyldibenzofurans, disilyldibenzothiophenes, disilyldibenzophospholes, disilyldibenzothiophene S-oxides and disilyldibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one of the aforementioned compounds, to the use of the aforementioned compounds as matrix material, hole/exciton blocker material, electron/exciton blocker material, hole injection material, electron injection material, hole conductor material and/or electron conductor material, and to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination units comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolle Langer, Klaus Kahle, Christian Lennartz, Oliver Molt, Evelyn Fuchs, Jens Rudolph, Christian Schildknecht, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast
  • Patent number: 8691401
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a metal-carbene complex of the general formula (I) in which R5 and R6 together, or R6 and R7 together, a unit of the formula: in which * denotes the connection to the carbon atoms of the benzene ring bearing the R5 and R6 radicals or R6 and R7 radicals, and the oxygen atom is connected to the carbon atom bearing the R5, R6 or R7 radical, and A is oxygen or sulfur. The present invention further concerns light-emitting layer comprising at least one metal-carbene complex according to the present invention and an organic light-emitting diode comprising a light-emitting layer according to the present invention, a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination means and the use of a metal-carbene complex according to the present invention in organic light-emitting diodes, especially as emitter, matrix material, charge carrier material and charge blocker material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Korinna Dormann, Evelyn Fuchs, Thomas Gessner, Nicolle Langer, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Schildknecht, Gerhard Wagenblast
  • Publication number: 20140076397
    Abstract: A color converter comprising at least one layer comprising at least one organic fluorescent colorant and at least one barrier layer having a low permeability to oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerhard Wagenblast, Martin Koenemann, Sorin Ivanovici, Gerardus De Keyzer, Robert Send