Patents by Inventor Hans Juerg Kirner
Hans Juerg Kirner 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).
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Patent number: 11217752Abstract: A polymer includes repeating unit(s) of the formula (I). a, b, c, d, e and f are 0, 1, 2, or 3. Ar1 and Ar1? are independently of each other a group of formula (AR1). Ar2, Ar2?, Ar3, Ar3?, Ar4 and Ar4? are independently of each other a group of formula (AR2). The polymer is preferably a co-polymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Rene Albert Johan Janssen, Martinus Maria Wienk, Hans Juerg Kirner, Mathias Dueggeli
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Publication number: 20190372007Abstract: A polymer includes repeating unit(s) of the formula (I). a, b, c, d, e and f are 0, 1, 2, or 3. Ar1 and Ar1? are independently of each other a group of formula (AR1). Ar2, Ar2?, Ar3, Ar3?, Ar4 and Ar4? are independently of each other a group of formula (AR2). The polymer is preferably a co-polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Mathieu G.R. TURBIEZ, Rene Albert Johan Janssen, Martinus Maria Wienk, Hans Juerg Kirner, Mathias Dueggeli
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Patent number: 10424737Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I) and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially a diode, an organic field effect transistor and/or a solar cell, or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor, and/or a solar cell. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in semiconductor devices or organic photovoltaic (PV) devices (solar cells).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Rene Albert Johan Janssen, Martinus Maria Wienk, Hans Juerg Kirner, Mathias Dueggeli
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Patent number: 9929364Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a dielectric material, which dielectric material comprises a copolymer comprising styrene and maleimic acid and derivatives thereof as structural units, a process for the preparation of the electronic device and to the use of the copolymer as dielectric material, especially as dielectric layer in printed electronic devices such as capacitors and organic field-effect transistors.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jürg Kirner, Emmanuel Martin, Patrice Bujard, Jean-Charles Flores, Jordan Thomas Kopping
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Patent number: 9780315Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (1) wherein o is 1, 2 or 3, p is 0, 1 or 2, n is 0, 1 or 2, m is 0, 1 or 2, and A is a mono- or polycyclic ring system, which may contain at least one heteroatom, and an electronic device comprising the compounds as semiconducting material.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Chongjun Jiao, Iori Doi, Hans Jürg Kirner, Mi Zhou, Thomas Weitz, Ashok Kumar Mishra
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Patent number: 9716241Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, corresponding oligomers and (co)polymers. The compounds according to the invention are useful as semiconductors and have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Hans Juerg Kirner, Natalia Chebotareva, Olivier Frederic Aebischer
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Patent number: 9550791Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I), and their use as organic semiconductor in organic electronic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention can have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Matthias Welker, Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Natalia Chebotareva, Hans Jürg Kirner
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Patent number: 9478745Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising one or more (repeating) unit(s) of the formula (I) which are characterized in that Ar1 and Ar1? are independently of each other are an annulated (aromatic) heterocyclic ring system, containing at least one thiophene ring, which may be optionally substituted by one, or more groups, and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer, Mathias Düggeli, Hans Jürg Kirner, Marta Fonrodona Turon
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Patent number: 9359470Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I), and compounds of formula (VIII), or (IX), wherein Y, Y15, Y16 and Y17 are independently of each other a group of formula (I), and their use as organic semiconductor in organic electronic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers and compounds according to the invention can have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers and compounds according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Matthias Welker, Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Natalia Chebotareva, Hans Juerg Kirner, Thomas Schaefer
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Publication number: 20160104849Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula wherein R1 and R1? independently of each other are H or a substituent, halogen or SiR6R4R5; R2 and R2? may be the same or different and are selected from C1-C25alkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C2-C25alkenyl, C2-C25alkynyl, C4-C25aryl, C5-C25alkylaryl or C5-C25aralkyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted, and under conditions as defined in claim 1, R2 and/or R2? may also be halogen or hydrogen; X is a divalent linking group selected from Y and Y? independently are selected from n and p independently range from 0 to 6; where further symbols are as defined in claim 1, and to corresponding oligomers and (co)polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Hans Juerg KIRNER, Natalia CHEBOTAREVA, Olivier Frederic AEBISCHER
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Publication number: 20160087230Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a dielectric material, which dielectric material comprises a copolymer comprising styrene and maleimic acid and derivatives thereof as structural units, a process for the preparation of the electronic device and to the use of the copolymer as dielectric material, especially as dielectric layer in printed electronic devices such as capacitors and organic field-effect transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jürg KIRNER, Emmanuel MARTIN, Patrice BUJARD, Jean-Charles FLORES, Jordan Thomas KOPPING
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Publication number: 20160049589Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I) and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially a diode, an organic field effect transistor and/or a solar cell, or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor, and/or a solar cell. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in semiconductor devices or organic photovoltaic (PV) devices (solar cells).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Mathieu G.R. TURBIEZ, Rene Albert Johan JANSSEN, Martinus Maria WIENK, Hans Juerg KIRNER, Mathias DUEGGELI, Bernd TIEKE, Yu ZHU
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Patent number: 9233930Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1 and R1? independently of each other are H or a substituent, halogen or SiR6R4R5; R2 and R2? may be the same or different and are selected from C1-C25alkyl, C3-C12-cycloalkyl, C2-C25alkenyl, C2-C25alkynyl, C4-C25aryl, C5-C25alkylaryl or C5-C25aralkyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted, and under conditions as defined in claim 1, R2 and/or R2? may also be halogen or hydrogen; X is a divalent linking group selected from formula (Ia) and formula (Ib); Y and Y? independently are selected from formula (Ic), formula (Id), formula (Ie), formula (If), formula (Ig); n and p independently range from 0 to 6; where further symbols are as defined in claim 1, and to corresponding oligomers and (co)polymers. The compounds according to the invention are useful as semiconductors and have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jürg Kirner, Natalia Chebotareva, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer
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Publication number: 20150333265Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I), and their use as organic semiconductor in organic electronic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention can have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Matthias WELKER, Mathieu G.R. TURBIEZ, Natalia CHEBOTAREVA, Hans Jürg KIRNER
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Patent number: 9187600Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a transistor on a substrate, which transistor comprises a layer, which layer comprises polyimide B, which process comprises the steps of i) forming a layer comprising photocurable polyimide A by applying photocurable polyimide A on a layer of the transistor or on the substrate ii) irradiating the layer comprising photocurable polyimide A with light of a wavelength of >=360 nm in order to form the layer comprising polyimide B, and a transistor obtainable by that process.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jürg Kirner, Marcel Kastler, Emmanuel Martin
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Publication number: 20150318496Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (1) wherein o is 1, 2 or 3, p is 0, 1 or 2, n is 0, 1 or 2, m is 0, 1 or 2, and A is a mono- or polycyclic ring system, which may contain at least one heteroatom, and an electronic device comprising the compounds as semiconducting material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Chongjun JIAO, Iori DOI, Hans Jürg KIRNER, Mi ZHOU, Thomas WEITZ, Ashok Kumar MISHRA
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Publication number: 20150132887Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I), and compounds of formula (VIII), or (IX), wherein Y, Y15, Y16 and Y17 are independently of each other a group of formula (I), and their use as organic semiconductor in organic electronic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers and compounds according to the invention can have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers and compounds according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Matthias Welker, Mathieu G.R. Turbiez, Natalia Chebotareva, Hans Juerg Kirner, Thomas Schaefer
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Publication number: 20150029638Abstract: Polyimides derived from a primary aromatic diamine and aromatic dianhydride mono-mer moieties, wherein one or more of said moieties contain at least one substituent on the aromatic ring selected from propyl and butyl, especially from isopropyl, isobutyl, tert.butyl, show good solubility and are well suitable as dielectric material in electronic devices such as capacitors and organic field effect transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Hans Juerg Kirner, Stephanie Leuenberger, Emmanuel Martin
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Publication number: 20140303335Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising one or more (repeating) unit(s) of the formula (I) which are characterized in that Ar1 and Ar1? are independently of each other are an annulated (aromatic) heterocyclic ring system, containing at least one thiophene ring, which may be optionally substituted by one, or more groups, and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer, Mathias Düggeli, Hans Jürg Kirner, Marta Fonrodona Turon
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Patent number: 8796469Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising one or more (repeating) unit(s) of the formula (I) which are characterized in that Ar1 and Ar1? are independently of each other are an annulated (aromatic) heterocyclic ring system, containing at least one thiophene ring, which may be optionally substituted by one, or more groups, and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer, Mathias Düggeli, Hans Jürg Kirner, Marta Fonrodona Turon