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).

  • Publication number: 20070122653
    Abstract: The present invention describes electroluminescent elements comprising cathode and anode and at least one emission layer, where this comprises at least one matrix material A comprising certain elements and at least one emitter layer B which emits light from the triplet state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Esther Breuning, Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stoessel
  • Patent number: 7223484
    Abstract: The present invention describes novel 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-containing compounds. Such compounds can be used as active components (=functional materials) in a variety of different applications which can in the widest sense be considered part of the electronics industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stössel, Amir Parham, Horst Vestweber, Hubert Spreitzer
  • Publication number: 20070114915
    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: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stossel
  • Publication number: 20070080343
    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: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Rene Scheurich, Arne Busing, Aurelie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stossel, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20070051944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of phosphorescent organic electro-luminescent devices by using materials of the formula (1), preferably triazines, pyrimidines, pyridazines and pyrazines, in the hole-blocking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Horst Vestweber, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stobel
  • Publication number: 20070037010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices which consist of a certain matrix material which has been doped with at least one phosphorescent emitter, and which are characterized in that the doping zone of the emitter in the matrix at right angles to the layer extends only over a part of the matrix layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Horst Vestweber, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stossel
  • Publication number: 20070034863
    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 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Rocco Fortte, Philipp Stossel, Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20060255332
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new types of material mixtures composed of at least two substances, one serving as a matrix material and the other being an emission material capable of emission and containing at least one element of atomic number greater than 20, and for their use in organic electronic components such as electroluminescent elements and displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Heinrich Becker, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stossel, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20060208221
    Abstract: The present invention describes new types of material mixtures composed of at least two substances, one serving as a matrix material and the other being an emission material capable of emission, the latter comprising at least one element of atomic number greater than 20, and the use thereof in organic electronic components such as electroluminescent elements and displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Covion Organic Semiconductors Gmbh
    Inventors: Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stössel, Susanne Heun, Hubert Spreitzer
  • Publication number: 20060210827
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device having an anode and a cathode, one of which is transparent, and one or more organic layers between said anode and said cathode, at least one of said organic layers comprising an organic electroluminescent material, wherein at least one of said organic layers comprises a polymeric material having repeat units of Formula (1): wherein: Y1 represents, independently if in different repeat units, N, P, S, As and/or Se, preferably N; Ar1 and Ar2 are aromatic groups and Ar3 is present only if Y1 is N, P, or As in which case it too is an aromatic group; wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different and represent, independently if in different repeat units, a multivalent (preferably bivalent) aromatic group (preferably mononuclear but optionally polynuclear) optionally substituted by at least one optionally substituted C1-40carbyl-derived groups and/or at least one other optional substituent; and Ar3 represents, independently if in different repeat units, a mono or multivalent (preferably b
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Heinrich Becker, Horst Vestweber, Janos Veres, Juergen Steiger, Dominic Ogier, Susane Heun, Philipp Stoessel, Anja Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20060175958
    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 characterised in that at least one of the emitter layers contains at least one phosphorescent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stossel, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20060063027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, which is characterized in that the emitting layer (EML) consists of a mixture of two substances, one having hole-conducting properties and the other having light-emitting properties, and at least one of these compounds containing a spiro-9,9?-bifluorene unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Vestweber, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stossel, Hubert Spreitzer
  • Publication number: 20060052612
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds containing 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole. Said compounds can be used as active components (=functional materials) in a series of different applications that can be attributed in the broadest sense to the electronics industry. The inventive compounds are defined by the formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VI), (VIII), (IX), (X) and (XI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH Intellectual Property Group
    Inventors: Philipp Stossel, Amir Parham, Horst Vestweber, Hubert Spreitzer
  • Patent number: 6501217
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device is provided which includes a cathode (51), an anode (47, 46, 48), and an organic electroluminescent region (49, 50). The anode includes a metal layer (46), a barrier layer (47), and an anode modification layer (48). Light is emitted through the cathode (51) when a voltage is applied between the anode (47, 46, 48) and the cathode (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tilman A. Beierlein, Eliav Haskal, Heike Riel, Walter Riess, Paul Seidler, Samuel Clagett Strite, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20020117962
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device is provided which comprises a cathode (51), an anode (48, 47, 46), and an organic region (50, 49) in which electroluminescence takes place if a voltage is applied between said anode and cathode The anode comprises a metal layer (46), a barrier layer (47), and an anode modification layer (48) Light is emitted through the cathode (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: TILMAN A. BEIERLEIN, ELIAV HASKAL, HEIKE RIEL, WALTER RIESS, PAUL SEIDLER, SAMUEL CLAGETT STRITE, HORST VESTWEBER
  • Patent number: 6432741
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to new flip-chip organic opto-electronic structures and methods for making the same. The new organic opto-electronic device includes at least two separate parts. Each part comprises an electrode and at least one of these electrodes carries an organic stack. After completion of these separate parts both are brought together to form the complete opto-electronic device. It is a crucial aspect of the new flip-chip approach that spacers are integrated on one or both sides of the parts and that an interface formation process is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Mueller, Heike E. Riel, Walter Riess, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20020020924
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to new flip-chip organic opto-electronic structures and methods for making the same. The new organic opto-electronic device includes at least two separate parts. Each part comprises an electrode and at least one of these electrodes carries an organic stack. After completion of these separate parts both are brought together to form the complete opto-electronic device. It is a crucial aspect of the new flip-chip approach that spacers are integrated on one or both sides of the parts and that an interface formation process is employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Mueller, Heike E. Riel, Walter Riess, Horst Vestweber
  • Patent number: 6316786
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to new flip-chip organic opto-electronic structures and methods for making the same. The new organic opto-electronic device includes at least two separate parts. Each part comprises an electrode and at least one of these electrodes carries an organic stack. After completion of these separate parts both are brought together to form the complete opto-electronic device. It is a crucial aspect of the new flip-chip approach that spacers are integrated on one or both sides of the parts and that an interface formation process is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Mueller, Heike E. Riel, Walter Riess, Horst Vestweber