Patents by Inventor Hans-Werner Schmidt

Hans-Werner Schmidt 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: 20070264524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of metallocene complexes of metals of transition group 4 of the Periodic Table as emitter molecules in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), the use of the metallocene complexes as light-emitting layer in OLEDs, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one metallocene complex, an OLED comprising this light-emitting layer and devices comprising an OLED according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Gessner, Martin Konemann, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Baete
  • Publication number: 20070188078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of triazole derivatives selected from the group consisting of triazolopyrimidine derivatives and triazolouracil derivatives in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), an OLED comprising at least one of the organic triazole derivatives mentioned, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one of the triazole derivatives mentioned, an OLED comprising the light-emitting layer of the invention, a device comprising an OLED according to the invention and also specific novel triazole derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Gessner, Christian Lennartz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Baete
  • Publication number: 20070170398
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition containing the components a) a crystallizable polypropylene homopolymer, random copolymer, alternating or segmented copolymer, block copolymer or a blend of polypropylene with another synthetic polymer, and b) 0.001 to 5%, relative to the weight of component a), of a specific trimesic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schmidt, Paul Smith, Markus Blomenhofer
  • Publication number: 20070149663
    Abstract: A composition containing a) a natural or synthetic polymer and b) one or more compounds of the formula (I), (II) or (III) wherein R1, R2 and R3 or Y1, Y2 and Y3 or Z1, Z2 and Z3 are e.g. branched C3-C20alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schmidt, Markus Blomenhofer, Klaus Stoll, Hans-Rudolf Meier
  • Patent number: 7235191
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition containing the components: a) a crystallizable polypropylene homopolymer, random copolymer, alternating or segmented copolymer, block copolymer or a blend of polypropylene with another synthetic polymer, and b) 0.001 to 5% relative to the weight of component (a), of a specific trimesic acid derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schmidt, Paul Smith, Markus Blomenhofer
  • Publication number: 20070080342
    Abstract: Process for preparing tris-ortho-metallated iridium complexes of the formula (I) where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and X have the meanings given in the description, Ir complexes which can be prepared by the process of the invention, the use of the Ir complexes as emitter molecule in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), a light-emitting layer comprising the Ir complexes, an OLED comprising this light-emitting layer and an apparatus comprising an OLED according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Bold, Peter Erk, Mairi Haddow, Ingolf Hennig, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Markus Bate, Mukundan Thelakkat
  • Publication number: 20060258043
    Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitrites and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific t
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Bold, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Baete, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Patent number: 7132598
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device comprising a semiconductor and an organic electrically conducting agent, wherein the organic electrically conducting agent exhibits a melting temperature Tm which is lower than the operation temperature of the photoelectric conversion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriele Nelles, Akio Yasuda, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Thelakkat Mukundan, Haridas R. Karickal, Donal Lupo
  • Patent number: 7061009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device having a solid conjugated semiconductor comprising a hole transport material (HTM), wherein the hole transport material is mixed with oxidized hole transport material as a dopant; to a mixture which can be used as doped hole transport material; and to methods for the preparation of devices having a solid conjugated semiconductor. The present invention also relates to a solar cell comprising such a device and to other devices made with conjugated semiconductors, such as diodes (LEDs), transistors etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Sony International (Europe) GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriele Nelles, Akio Yasuda, Stephane Gaering, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Karickal Raman Haridas
  • Patent number: 7052914
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automated method for carrying out reactions with high spatial resolution on libraries of different materials and for analysis of the products obtained using a simple robot system and an analyzer, for example a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company
    Inventors: Wilhelm Maier, Matthias Orschel, Jens Klein, Christian Lettmann, Hans Werner Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7018684
    Abstract: Block polymers suitable for the preparation of data storage media are disclosed. The media produced of the inventive of the polymers has thickness in the range of a few millimeters. In contrast with currently available materials that feature high optical density the inventive polymers feature increased dilution of dyes (decrease in optical density) and decrease in the holographic diffraction efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Berneth, Thomas Bieringer, Rainer Hagen, Serguei Kostromine, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Axel Müller, Stephan Zilker, Carsten Frenz, Thomas Breiner
  • Publication number: 20060008580
    Abstract: A hybrid solar cell device comprising: a substrate material (substrate), an electrode material (EM), a hole transport material (HTM), a dye material (dye), and a semiconductive oxide layer (SOL), wherein a structure of the hybrid solar cell device is selected from a group consisting of: Substrate+EM/HTM/dye/SOL/EM, or Substrate+EM/SOL/dye/HTM/EM, or Substrate+EM/HTM/SOL/EM, and wherein the EM is selected from a group consisting of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), a transparent conductive polymer or a transparent organic material, and a metal, with at least one of the EM layer(s) of the hybrid solar cell being a TCO, and wherein the SOL comprises a dense semiconductive oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Gabrielle Nelles, Akio Yasuda, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Christoph Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20050203226
    Abstract: A composition containing (1) a crystalline polypropylene resin and (2) one or more ?-nucleating agents of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3, independently of one another, are C1-C20alkyl, C2-Calkyl substituted by C1-C10alkylamino, di(C1-C10alkyl)amino, C1-C10alkyloxy or hydroxy; C3-C20alkenyl, C5-C12cycloalkyl, C5-C12Cycloalkyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 C1-C10alkyl; cyclohexylmethyl; cyclohexylmethyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 C1-C10 alkyl; C5-C9cycloalkenyl, C5-C9cycloalkenyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 C1-C10alkyl; phenyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C10-alkyl, C1-C10alkyloxy, hydroxy, halogen, trihalogenmethyl, trihalogenmethoxy, benzoyl, phenylamino, acylamino and phenylazo; C7-C9phenylalkyl, C7-C9phenylalkyl which is substituted on the phenyl by 1, 2 or 3 radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C10alkyl, C1-C10alkoxy and hydroxy; naphthyl, naphthyl substituted by C1C10alkyl, adamantyl, or a 5 to 6 membered heterocyclic group; characterized in that th
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Dietmar Mader, Kurt Hoffmann, Hans-Werner Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6825048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the wet chemical preparation of materials libraries consisting of a large number of solids, the solids being deposited from reaction mixtures in microreaction chambers onto a bottom plate which simultaneously serves as the library substrate. Depending on the material selected for the library substrate, the solids can subsequently be examined non-destructively, for example, by reflecting or penetrating microarea X-ray diffraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company
    Inventors: Wilhelm F. Maier, Jens Klein, Christian Lehmann, Hans-Werner Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6793986
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymerizable liquid-crystalline compounds of the general formula (I) where A1 and A2 are identical or different and are each a crosslinkable group; the radicals X are identical or different and are each a single bond, —O—, —S—, —C═N—, —O—CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NR—, —NR—CO—, —NR—, —O—CO—NR, —NR—CO—O—, —CH2—O— or —NR—CO—NR, in which R is H or C1-C4-alkyl; and M is a mesogenic group, a process for their preparation and their use for preparing cholesteric phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Prechtl, Robert Parker, Peter Schuhmacher, Norbert Schneider, Sylke Haremza, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Gerold Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20040177879
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device comprising a semiconductor and an organic electrically conducting agent, wherein the organic electrically conducting agent exhibits a melting temperature Tm which is lower than the operation temperature of the photoelectric conversion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Gabriele Nelles, Akio Yasuda, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Thelakkat Mukundan, Haridas R. Karickal, Donal Lupo
  • Publication number: 20040168718
    Abstract: Method for producing a hybrid organic solar cell having the general structure
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Gabrielle Nelles, Akio Yasuda, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Christoph Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20040075080
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymerizable liquid-crystalline compounds of the general formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Prechtl, Robert Parker, Peter Schuhmacher, Norbert Schneider, Sylke Haremza, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Gerold Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20040063830
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition containing the components: a) a crystallizable polypropylene homopolymer, random copolymer, alternating or segmented copolymer, block copolymer or a blend of polypropylene with another synthetic polymer, and b) 0.001 to 5% relative to the weight of component (a), of a specific trimesic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Schmidt, Paul Smith, Markus Blomenhofer
  • Patent number: 6712992
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline compositions containing, as components, A) at least one compound of the formula I Z1—Y1—A1—Y3—M—Y4—A2—Y2—Z2  (I),  where Z1 and Z2 are each a reactive group, Y1 to Y4 are each a linking unit, A1 and A2 are each a spacer and M is a mesogenic group, B) at least one reactive compound selected from b1) vinyl or allyl ethers, b2) vinyl or allyl esters of saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids, b3) methacrylic or acrylic esters of monofunctional or polyfunctional alcohols, b4) polyester (meth)acrylates, b5) vinylaromatics or vinylheteroaromatics, and b6) compounds of the general formula II CH2═CH—NR2—R1  (II), in which R1 and R2 are as defined in detail in the description, and C) if desired further additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Prechtl, Sylke Haremza, Frank Meyer, Robert Parker, Kathrin Kürschner, Peter Schuhmacher, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Gerold Schmitt, Reiner Giesa