Patents Assigned to E.T.C. S.R.L.
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Patent number: 9825261Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, with the n-type semiconductor material comprising an electron-transporting compound represented by formula (N-1): where X, Ar, Ar?, R1, R2, m and m? are as defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignees: Flexterra, Inc., E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Hakan Usta, Mitchell Denti, Viviana Biondo, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 9761810Abstract: Novel compounds useful as organic semiconductor material are described. Semiconductor devices containing said organic semiconductor material are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Manuela Melucci, Laura Favaretto, Massimo Zambianchi, Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 9508936Abstract: A novel compound useful as organic semiconductor material, and semiconductor devices containing such organic semiconductor material are described.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Manuela Melucci, Laura Favaretto, Massimo Zambianchi, Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 9502665Abstract: Compounds useful as organic semiconductor materials, and semiconductor devices containing such organic semiconductor materials are described.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Manuela Melucci, Laura Favaretto, Massimo Zambianchi, Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 9472774Abstract: An electroluminescence generating device comprising e. a channel of organic semiconductor material, said channel being able to carry both types of charge carriers, said charge carriers being electrons and holes; f. an electron electrode, said electron electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of a first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said electron electrode being able to inject electrons in said channel layer; g. a hole electrode, said hole electrode being spaced apart from said electron electrode, said hole electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of said first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said hole electrode being able to inject holes into said channel; h.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventor: Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 9450191Abstract: Compounds of formulae (I) and (II) useful as organic semiconductor materials, and semiconductor devices containing such organic semiconductor materials are described.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Massimo Zambianchi, Laura Favaretto, Manuela Melucci, Michele Muccini, Raffaella Capelli
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Patent number: 9343707Abstract: An organic electroluminescent transistor is described. The organic electroluminescent transistor has a first and a second dielectric layer, a first and a second control electrode and an assembly having a source electrode, a drain electrode and an ambipolar channel. The ambipolar channel has a first layer of semiconductor material, a second layer of semiconductor material and a layer of emissive material arranged between the first layer of semiconductor material and the second layer of semiconductor material. The source electrode and the drain electrode are both in contact with only one of the two layers of semiconductor material.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Michele Muccini, Raffaella Capelli
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Patent number: 9136497Abstract: An electroluminescence generating device comprising a channel of organic semiconductor material, said channel being able to carry both types of charge carriers, said charge carriers being electrons and holes; an electron electrode, said electron electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of a first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said electron electrode being able to inject electrons in said channel layer; a hole electrode, said hole electrode being spaced apart from said electron electrode, said hole channel and positioned on top of within said channel layer, said hole electrode being able to inject holes into said channel; a control electrode positioned on said first side or on a second side of said channel; whereby light emission of said electroluminescence generating device can be acquired by applying an electrical potential difference between said electron electrode and said hole electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventor: Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 9006726Abstract: An organic ambipolar light emitting field effect transistor having an architecture with layers stacked one over the other, adapted to generate a diffused illumination is described.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Raffaella Capelli, Gianluca Generali, Michele Muccini, Stefano Toffanin
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Publication number: 20140217374Abstract: Novel compounds useful as organic semiconductor material are described. Semiconductor devices containing said organic semiconductor material are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Manuela Melucci, Laura Favaretto, Massimo Zambianchi, Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 8796678Abstract: The present invention relates to a device comprising an organic field effect transistor (OFET) with charge injecting contacts containing a semiconductor layer formed by a perylene derivative, to uses of said device as a medical sensor and/or as a medical cell stimulator and to methods of stimulating and/or monitoring biological cellular activity by using said device.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Raffaella Capelli, Stefano Toffanin, Valentina Benfenati, Michele Muccini, Roberto Zamboni, Gianluca Generali
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Patent number: 8772765Abstract: An electroluminescent organic transistor is described. The electroluminescent organic transistor has a semiconductor heterostructure constituted by a plurality of layers of semiconductor materials of p-type and n-type, which act, respectively, for the conduction of holes and electrons within the heterostructure, and at least two layers of emitting materials each of which is interposed between, and in direct contact with, one of the layers of p-type semiconductor material and another one of the layers of n-type semiconductor material.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
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Patent number: 8729537Abstract: The present invention relates to a device comprising an organic field effect transistor (OFET) with charge injecting contacts containing a semiconductor layer formed by a perylene derivative, to uses of said device as a medical sensor and/or as a medical cell stimulator and to methods of stimulating and/or monitoring biological cellular activity by using said device.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: E.T.C. S.r.l.Inventors: Raffaella Capelli, Stefano Toffanin, Valentina Benfenati, Michele Muccini, Roberto Zamboni, Gianluca Generali
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Patent number: 8729540Abstract: The present invention relates to a field effect electroluminescent ambipolar organic transistor in which there are two couples of control electrodes, a layer of ambipolar organic semiconductor in direct contact with the source and the drain electrode and two separate dielectric layers, and wherein said dielectric layers are each arranged between the ambipolar organic semiconductor layer and a couple of control electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Michele Muccini, Raffaella Capelli, Stefano Toffanin
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Publication number: 20140127739Abstract: The present invention relates to a device comprising an organic field effect transistor (OFET) with charge injecting contacts containing a semiconductor layer formed by a perylene derivative, to uses of said device as a medical sensor and/or as a medical cell stimulator and to methods of stimulating and/or monitoring biological cellular activity by using said device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: E.T.C. S.R.L.Inventors: Raffaella CAPELLI, Stefano TOFFANIN, Valentina BENFENATI, Michele MUCCINI, Roberto ZAMBONI, Gianluca GENERALI