Patents by Inventor Horst Vestweber

Horst Vestweber 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).

  • Organic Electroluminescent Device
    Publication number: 20110101328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting organic electroluminescent devices which comprise at least one phosphorescent emitter and at least one ketone derivative as matrix material in at least one emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Kaiser, Horst Vestweber, Simone Leu
  • Process for preparing ortho-metallated metal compounds
    Patent number: 7923521
    Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the preparation of homoleptic and heteroleptic tris-ortho-metallated metal compounds which are used as coloring components as functional materials in a number of different applications which can be ascribed to the electronics industry in the broadest sense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Rocco Fortte, Amir Parham, Esther Breuning, Holger Heil, Horst Vestweber
  • Phosphorescent organic electroluminescent device having no hole transporting layer
    Patent number: 7880379
    Abstract: The invention relates to the improvement of phosphorescing organic electroluminescent devices characterized in that the emission layer, which consists of a matrix material which is doped with at least one phosphorescing emitter, directly adjoins an electrically conducting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stössel
  • Organic electroluminescent element
    Patent number: 7862904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of phosphorescent organic electroluminescent devices by using materials of the formula in the hole blocking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Vestweber, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stöβel
  • METAL COMPLEXES
    Publication number: 20100331506
    Abstract: The present invention describes new types of metal complexes. Such compounds can be used as functional materials in a series of different types of applications which can be classified within the electronics industry in the widest sense. The inventive compounds are described by the formulae (1) and (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rocco Fortte, Philipp Stössel, Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber
  • Organic electronic devices
    Patent number: 7838126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electronic devices, in particular fluorescent electroluminescent devices, by using electron-transport materials of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stössel
  • Metal complexes
    Patent number: 7820822
    Abstract: The present invention describes new types of metal complexes. Such compounds can be used as functional materials in a series of different types of applications which can be classified within the electronics industry in the widest sense. The inventive compounds are described by the formulae (1) and (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rocco Fortte, Philipp Stössel, Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber
  • Organic electronic devices
    Patent number: 7776455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electronic devices, in particular fluorescent electroluminescent devices, by using electron-transport materials of the formula (1) to (4) as shown in scheme 1
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stössel
  • Metal complexes
    Patent number: 7767777
    Abstract: The present invention describes novel metal complexes. Compounds of this type can be employed as functional materials in a number of different applications which can be ascribed to the electronics industry in the broadest sense, in particular as red-emitting compounds. The compounds according to the invention are described by the formulae (1) (1a), (1b) and (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Rocco Fortte, Philipp Stoessel, Horst Vestweber, Holger Heil, Amir Parham
  • MATERIALS FOR ELECTROLUMINESCENCE AND THE UTILIZATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100102305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesise and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurélie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Organic electroluminescent element comprising a carbonyl matrix material
    Patent number: 7701131
    Abstract: The invention relates to organic electroluminescent devices, comprising at least two mutually-defining emission layers, whereby said layers emit different wavelengths of light. Said electroluminescent device is characterized in that at least one of the emitter layers contains at least one phosphorescent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Materials for electroluminescence and the utilization thereof
    Patent number: 7659540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesize and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurélie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090302752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) and to the use thereof in organic electroluminescent devices, in particular as matrix material in phosphorescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Hossain Parham, Jonas Kroeber, Arne Buesing, Horst Vestweber
  • Compounds for organic electronic devices
    Publication number: 20090295275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) or formula (2) as dopants in the emitting layer or as hole-transport material in a hole-transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Susanne Heun, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stoessel, Holger Heil, Rocco Fortte
  • Metal Complexes and Their Use as the Emitting Constituent in Electronic Components, in Particular in Electroluminescent Display Devices
    Publication number: 20090292080
    Abstract: The present invention describes new metal complexes. Such compounds can be used as functional materials in a variety of different applications which can in the broadest sense be considered part of the electronics industry. The compounds of the invention have the formulae (1) and (1a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stössel, Rocco Fortte, Amir Parham, Horst Vestweber, Holger Heil
  • Organic electroluminescent devices
    Publication number: 20090159874
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) as dopants in the emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stoessel, Anja Gerhard, Amir Parham
  • MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090146139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anthracene derivatives, to the use thereof in organic electroluminescent devices, and to organic electroluminescent devices comprising these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Holger Heil, Amir Parham, Horst Vestweber
  • ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND BORIC ACID AND BORINIC ACID DERIVATIVES USED THEREIN
    Publication number: 20090134384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of aromatic boronic acid or borinic acid derivatives in organic electronic devices, in particular electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Esther Breuning, Arne Buesing, Amir Hossain Parham, Holger Heil, Horst Vestweber
  • Materials for organic electroluminescence devices
    Publication number: 20090128009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel materials which can be used in organic electronic devices, in particular electroluminescent devices, and are certain derivatives of fused aromatic systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Heil, Arne Buesing, Philipp Stoessel, Horst Vestweber
  • Organic Electroluminescent Device
    Publication number: 20090072712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electronic devices, in particular electroluminescent devices, by using compounds which can have a plurality of isomers, where one of these isomers is present in excess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Esther Breuning, Horst Vestweber, Holger Heil