Patents Assigned to Promerus, LLC
  • Patent number: 11795285
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a latent organo-ruthenium compound, a photosensitizer, one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and at least two distinct types of UV blockers, where when said composition is exposed to suitable actinic radiation forms a substantially transparent film or a three dimensional object. Surprisingly, the compositions are very stable at ambient conditions to temperatures up to 80° C. for several weeks and undergo mass polymerization only when subjected to actinic radiation under inert atmosphere such as for example a blanket of nitrogen. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as 3D printing materials, coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Promerus, LLC, Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Oleksandr Burtovyy, Pawel Miskiewicz, Hyun-Jin Yoon, Patrick Schellin, Manuel Hamburger
  • Publication number: 20190127522
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate generally to polycarbonate polymers having repeat units derived from adamantane epoxide monomers and methods of using such polymers and compositions containing them. The compositions thus formed are useful in a variety of optoelectronic device fabrications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Keitaro Seto, Andrew Bell
  • Patent number: 9647222
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as gate insulator layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin gate insulator and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin gate insulator layers and electronic devices encompassing such layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Promerus LLC
    Inventors: David Christoph Müller, Toby Cull, Pawel Miskiewicz, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco, Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, Larry F. Rhodes, Kazuyoshi Fujita, Hendra Ng, Pramod Kandanarachchi, Steven Smith
  • Patent number: 9647213
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as interlayers applied to fluoropolymer layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin interlayers and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin interlayers and electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Promerus LLC
    Inventors: David Christoph Müller, Pawel Miskiewicz, Toby Cull, Piotr Wierzchowiec, Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, Larry F. Rhodes, Kazuyoshi Fujita, Hendra Ng, Pramod Kandanarachchi, Steven Smith
  • Patent number: 9583713
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as interlayers applied to fluoropolymer layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin interlayers and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin interlayers and electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Promerus LLC
    Inventors: David Christoph Mueller, Pawel Miskiewicz, Toby Cull, Piotr Wierzchowiec, Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, Larry F. Rhodes, Kazuyoshi Fujita, Hendra Ng, Pramod Kandanarachchi, Steven Smith
  • Patent number: 9490439
    Abstract: The invention relates to organic electronic devices containing polycycloolefin planarization layers between the substrate and a functional layer such as a semiconducting layer, dielectric layer, or electrode; to the use of polycycloolefins as a planarization layer on the substrate of an organic electronic device; and to processes for preparing such polycycloolefin planarization layers and organic electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Piotr Wierzchowiec, Tomas Backlund, Li W. Tan, Irina Afonina, Pawel Miskiewicz, Paul C. Brookes, Larry F. Rhodes, Andrew Bell
  • Patent number: 9425417
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate generally to formulations for use in organic semiconductor layers of organic electronic devices, and more specifically in organic field effect transistors, to organic semiconductor layers prepared from such formulations, and to organic electronic devices and organic field effect transistors encompassing such organic semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Promerus LLC
    Inventors: Piotr Wierzchowiec, Pawel Miskiewicz, Li Wei Tan, Rashmi Bhintade, Paul Craig Brookes, Larry F. Rhodes, Hugh A. Burgoon
  • Patent number: 9331281
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate generally to the use of polycycloolefinic polymers as a structure defining material in organic electronic devices, and more specifically to separators, insulating structures or bank structures of such devices and to organic electronic devices comprising such structures, to processes for preparing such structures and to organic electronic devices encompassing such structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Pawel Miskiewicz, Tomas Backlund, Philip Edward May, Toby Cull, Larry F. Rhodes, Edmund Elce, Andrew Bell
  • Patent number: 9175123
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as gate insulator layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin gate insulator and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin gate insulator layers and electronic devices encompassing such layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Promerus LLC
    Inventors: David Christoph Mueller, Toby Cull, Pawel Miskiewicz, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco, Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, Larry F. Rhodes, Kazuyoshi Fujita, Hendra Ng, Pramod Kandanarachchi, Steven Smith
  • Patent number: 8986923
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass negative-tone, aqueous base developable, self-imagable polymer compositions useful for forming films that can be patterned to create structures for microelectronic devices, microelectronic packaging, microelectromechanical systems, optoelectronic devices and displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Knapp, Edmund Elce, Hendra Ng, Andrew Bell, Cheryl Burns, Sridevi Kaiti, Brian Kocher, Yogesh Patel, Masanobu Sakamoto, Xiaoming Wu, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 8829087
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide polymers for forming layers/films useful in the manufacture of a variety of types of optoelectronic displays. Such embodiments also provide compositions of such polymers for forming such layers/films where the formed layers/films have high transparency over the visible light spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Promerus, LLC, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Onishi, Larry F. Rhodes, Nobuo Tagashira
  • Patent number: 8765893
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure encompass vinyl addition and ROMP polymers having at least one type of repeating unit that encompasses a comprise N+(CH3)3OH? moiety. Other embodiments in accordance with the disclosure include alkali anion-exchange membranes (AAEMs) made from one of such polymers, anion fuel cells (AFCs) that encompass such AAEMs and components of such AFCs, other than the AAEM, that encompass one of such polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, Keitaro Seto
  • Patent number: 8765894
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure encompass vinyl addition and ROMP polymers having at least one type of repeating unit that encompasses a comprise N+(CH3)3OH? moiety. Other embodiments in accordance with the disclosure include alkali anion-exchange membranes (AAEMs) made from one of such polymers, anion fuel cells (AFCs) that encompass such AAEMs and components of such AFCs, other than the AAEM, that encompass one of such polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, Keitaro Seto
  • Patent number: 8753790
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass self-imageable film forming compositions that comprise norbornene-type polymers and that can be formulated to be either positive tone imaging or negative tone. The films formed thereby are useful in the forming of microelectronic and optoelectronics devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Osamu Onishi, Haruo Ikeda, Larry Rhodes, Paul Evans, Edmund Elce, Andrew Bell, Chad Brick, Hendra Ng, Pramod Kandanarachchi
  • Patent number: 8748074
    Abstract: Polymers and compositions for forming self-imageable films encompassing such polymers that encompass norbornene-type repeating unit having at least one phenolic functionality and maleic anhydride-type repeating unit, which can be formulated to be either positive tone imaging or negative tone imaging. The films formed thereby are useful as self-imageable layers in the manufacture of microelectronic, such as semiconductor, and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Promerus, LLC, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Onishi, Haruo Ikeda, Larry F. Rhodes, Pramod Kandanarachchi
  • Patent number: 8729215
    Abstract: Embodiments according to the present invention relate to sacrificial polymer compositions that include polycarbonate polymers having repeat units derived from stereospecific polycyclic 2,3-diol monomers. The sacrificial polymer compositions also include an acid generator that is selected from at least one photoacid generator and/or at least one thermal acid generator. In addition, embodiments according to the present invention relate to a method of forming a structure that includes a three-dimensional space interposed between a substrate and an overcoat layer, and a method of temporarily bonding first and second substrates together, which make use of the polycarbonate polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Bell, Robert A. Shick, Leah Langsdorf, Keitaro Seto, W. C. Peter Tsang
  • Patent number: 8729166
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass polymer compositions that act as both a tack agent and a fluxing agent for the assembly of microelectronic components onto a variety of substrate materials. Such polymer compositions embodiments encompass a sacrificial polymer, a carrier solvent, a thermal acid generator and, optionally, formic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Apanius, Andrew Bell, Leah Langsdorf, W. C. Peter Tsang
  • Patent number: 8716421
    Abstract: This invention discloses and claims a series of polycyclic monomers and polymers useful in the production of optical waveguides. The polymers of the invention comprise one or more repeating units represented by the formula (IV): Wherein m, X, R1 and R2 are as defined herein. The films formed from the polymers of this invention exhibit significant changes in refractive index (greater than or equal to 0.5%) after exposure to suitable actinic or thermal energy thereby having superior optical transmission performance, which is of importance for modern optical applications such as wave guiding and optical data storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Promerus, LLC, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Fujita, Nanae Kawate, Mari Ueda, Larry F Rhodes
  • Patent number: 8715900
    Abstract: Copolymers and compositions thereof useful for forming self-imageable films encompassing such copolymers are disclosed. Such copolymers encompass norbornene-type repeating units and maleic anhydride-type repeating units where at least some of such and maleic anhydride-type repeating units have been ring-opened. The films formed from such copolymer compositions provide self imageable, low-k, thermally stable layers for use in microelectronic and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Promerus, LLC, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Onishi, Haruo Ikeda, Nobuo Tagashira, Larry Rhodes, Pramod Kandanarachchi
  • Patent number: 8704022
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed generally to methods for producing high purity exo-alkenylnorbornenes from a mixture of conformational isomers thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Bell, Dane Jablonski, Elaine Koronich, Brian Knapp, Dino Amoroso