Patents by Inventor Hans Jurg Kirner
Hans Jurg 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: 10177313Abstract: 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: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Aebischer, Mathias Duggeli, Hans Jurg Kirner, Marta Fonrodona Turon
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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: 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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Publication number: 20170005270Abstract: 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: September 13, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frederic Aebischer, Mathias Duggeli, Hans Jurg Kirner, Marta Fonrodona Turon
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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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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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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: 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
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Patent number: 8758880Abstract: Monomeric or polymeric compounds comprising at least one moiety of the formula (Ia) wherein X is CR, where R is H or a substituent as defined in claim 1, or is another ketopyrrole moiety e.g. of the formula (Ib) or (Ic) with this moiety and all other symbols are as defined in claim 1, show good 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 16, 2008Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Jean-Charles Flores, Ulrich Berens, Frank Bienewald, Hans Jürg Kirner, Mathieu G. R. Turbiez
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Patent number: 8436208Abstract: A process for the preparation of a substituted 2,2?-dithiophene is described, which process comprises the steps (a), (c) and optional steps (b) and (d): a reaction of a compound of the formula: with a suitable lithium organic compound, preferably Li-alkyl or Li-alkylamide; b) optional exchange of lithium against another metal selected from Mg1 Zn and Cu; c) reaction of the metallated intermediate obtained in step (a) or (b) with a suitable electrophil, which is CO2 or an aldehyde (addition reaction), or a compound Y?—R17 or Y?—R18-Z (substitution reaction), where R17 and R18 are as defined in claim 1; and optionally d) modification of the product obtained in step (c), e.g. by introducing one or more conjugating moieties Y ring closure between suitable monovalent residues R17, exchange or extension of functional groups or substituents such as addition to carbonyl or substitution of carbonyl in R17 or R18.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jürg Kirner, Frank Bienewald, Jean-Charles Flores, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer
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Publication number: 20120108740Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jürg KIRNER, Marcel KASTLER, Emmanuel MARTIN
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Publication number: 20120097935Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jürg Kirner, Natalia Chebotareva, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer
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Publication number: 20120059140Abstract: 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: March 22, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer, Mathias Düggeli, Hans Jürg Kirner, Marta Fonrodona Turon
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Patent number: 8101776Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising a compound of the formula I and of the formula XXI, wherein the symbols have the meanings defined in the specification, to the novel compounds of the formula I and XXI and to the use of such a compound as an organic semiconductor for the preparation of an electronic device, and further compounds and devices, as well as other embodiments given in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ulrich Berens, Frank Bienewald, Hans Jürg Kirner
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Publication number: 20110062426Abstract: A process for the preparation of a substituted 2,2?-dithiophene is described, which process comprises the steps (a), (c) and optional steps (b) and (d): a reaction of a compound of the formula: with a suitable lithium organic compound, preferably Li-alkyl or Li-alkylamide; b) optional exchange of lithium against another metal selected from Mg1 Zn and Cu; c) reaction of the metallated intermediate obtained in step (a) or (b) with a suitable electrophil, which is CO2 or an aldehyde (addition reaction), or a compound Y?—R17 or Y?—R18-Z (substitution reaction), where R17 and R18 are as defined in claim 1; and optionally d) modification of the product obtained in step (c), e.g. by introducing one or more conjugating moieties Y ring closure between suitable monovalent residues R17, exchange or extension of functional groups or substituents such as addition to carbonyl or substitution of carbonyl in R17 or R18.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Hans Jurg Kirner, Frank Bienewald, Jean Charles Flores, Oliver Frédéric Aebischer