Patents Assigned to UBIQUITOUS ENERGY, INC.
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Patent number: 11957045Abstract: Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed photoactive compounds include metal complexes with dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be substituted with a variety of different side chains or groups or can include various fused ring configurations, such as including aromatic or heteroaromatic groups. The metal complexes may include two dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be the same or different. The photoactive compounds can be used as photoactive materials in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: John A. Love, Vineet Kumar, Austin Smith, Matthew E. Sykes, Richa Pandey, Miles C. Barr, Ajara A. Safko
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Patent number: 11934165Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Susan Stone, Veeral Hardev, Christopher Traverse, Anthony Sagneri, David Maikowski, Edwin Hathaway, Bradley J. Gleeson
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Patent number: 11860596Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Susan Stone, Veeral Hardev, Christopher Traverse, Anthony Sagneri, David Maikowski, Edwin Hathaway, Bradley J. Gleeson
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Patent number: 11839095Abstract: Organic photovoltaic devices with compound charge transport layers are described herein. One such device includes a substrate, a first electrode coupled to the substrate, a second electrode disposed above the first electrode, and photoactive layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The device further includes a compound charge transport layer disposed between the photoactive layers and either the first electrode or the second electrode. The compound charge transport layer includes a charge transport layer and a metal-oxide interlayer disposed between the charge transport layer and the photoactive layers. The charge transport layer may be a hole transport layer or an electron transport layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Matthew E. Sykes, Miles C. Barr, Richa Pandey, John A. Love
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Publication number: 20230363185Abstract: Photovoltaic devices having photoactive layers coupled to buffer layers are disclosed. Such devices may be transparent to visible light but absorb near-infrared light and/or ultraviolet light. The photovoltaic devices may include a p-phenylene layer that acts as a buffer layer. The photovoltaic devices may include one or more photoactive layers. The one or more photoactive layers may include a single planar heterojunction, a single bulk heterojunction (BHJ), or multiple stacked BHJs that have complementary absorption characteristics, among other possibilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Richa Pandey, John A. Love, Matthew E. Sykes
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Patent number: 11782408Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Susan Stone, Veeral Hardev, Christopher Traverse, Anthony Sagneri, David Maikowski, Edwin Hathaway, Bradley J. Gleeson
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Patent number: 11778896Abstract: Visibly transparent photovoltaic devices are disclosed, such as those are transparent to visible light but absorb near-infrared light and/or ultraviolet light. The photovoltaic devices make use of transparent electrodes and near-infrared absorbing visibly transparent photoactive compounds, optical materials, and/or buffer materials.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles Barr, Richa Pandey, Bo He
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Patent number: 11672134Abstract: Photovoltaic devices having photoactive layers coupled to buffer layers are disclosed. Such devices may be transparent to visible light but absorb near-infrared light and/or ultraviolet light. The photovoltaic devices may include a p-phenylene layer that acts as a buffer layer. The photovoltaic devices may include one or more photoactive layers. The one or more photoactive layers may include a single planar heterojunction, a single bulk heterojunction (BHJ), or multiple stacked BHJs that have complementary absorption characteristics, among other possibilities.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: UBIQUITOUS ENERGY, INC.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Richa Pandey, John A. Love, Matthew E. Sykes
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Publication number: 20230172042Abstract: Visibly transparent photovoltaic devices are disclosed, such as those are transparent to visible light but absorb near-infrared light and/or ultraviolet light. The photovoltaic devices make use of transparent electrodes and near-infrared absorbing visibly transparent photoactive compounds, optical materials, and/or buffer materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles Barr, Richa Pandey, Matthew Jurow, Bo He
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Publication number: 20230008572Abstract: A transparent photovoltaic device includes a transparent substrate, a transparent bottom electrode coupled to the transparent substrate, an active layer coupled to the transparent bottom electrode, and a transparent multilayer top electrode. The transparent multilayer top electrode includes a seed layer deposited on the active layer, a first metal layer deposited on the seed layer, an interconnect layer deposited on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer deposited on the interconnect layer. The transparent photovoltaic device is characterized by an average visible transmission (AVT) greater than 25% and a top electrode sheet resistance that is less than 100 Ohm/sq.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Richa Pandey, Matthew E. Sykes, John A. Love, Gabriel A. Flores
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Patent number: 11545589Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes a first transparent electrode layer characterized by a first sheet resistance, a second transparent electrode layer, and a photovoltaic material layer. The photovoltaic material layer is located between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer. The photovoltaic module also includes a first busbar having a second sheet resistance lower than the first sheet resistance. The first transparent electrode layer, the second transparent electrode layer, and the photovoltaic material layer have an aligned region that forms a central transparent area of the photovoltaic module. The central transparent area including a plurality of sides. The first busbar is in contact with the first transparent electrode layer adjacent to at least a portion of each of the plurality of sides of the central transparent area.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: UBIQUITOUS ENERGY, INC.Inventors: Miles Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Richa Pandey
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Patent number: 11545635Abstract: Visibly transparent photovoltaic devices are disclosed, such as those are transparent to visible light but absorb near-infrared light and/or ultraviolet light. The photovoltaic devices make use of transparent electrodes and near-infrared absorbing visibly transparent photoactive compounds, optical materials, and/or buffer materials.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: UBIQUITOUS ENERGY, INC.Inventors: Miles Barr, Richa Pandey, Matthew Jurow, Bo He
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Publication number: 20220242881Abstract: Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed compounds can include a structural motif of A-D-A, A-pi-D-A, or A-pi-D-pi-A, with A being an electron acceptor moiety, pi being a ?-bridging moiety, and D being an electron donor moiety comprising a fused heteroaromatic group. The disclosed photoactive compounds can be used in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Vineet Kumar, Austin Smith, John A. Love, Matthew E. Sykes, Richa Pandey, Miles C. Barr, Ajara A. Safko
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Publication number: 20220246869Abstract: Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed photoactive compounds include metal complexes with dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be substituted with a variety of different side chains or groups or can include various fused ring configurations, such as including aromatic or heteroaromatic groups. The metal complexes may include two dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be the same or different. The photoactive compounds can be used as photoactive materials in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: John A. Love, Vineet Kumar, Austin Smith, Matthew E. Sykes, Richa Pandey, Miles C. Barr, Ajara A. Safko
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Publication number: 20220149298Abstract: Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed compounds can exhibit molecular structural elements tending to increase the evaporability of the compounds, such as by including geometric core disruption by use of conformationally restricted side groups instead of freely rotatable side groups or use of indandione moieties instead of dicyanomethyleneindanone moieties. The disclosed photoactive compounds include those with an imine-bridging linking moiety, which can shift the optical properties to a more red-shifted absorbance as compared to compounds with an alkene-bridging linking moiety. The disclosed photoactive compounds can be used in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Austin Smith, Matthew E. Sykes, Vineet Kumar, Douglas R. Robello, John A. Love, Ajara Safko, Selvam Subramaniyam, Richa Pandey, Miles C. Barr
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Publication number: 20220135587Abstract: Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed compounds can exhibit molecular structural elements tending to increase the evaporability of the compounds, such as by including geometric core disruption by use of conformationally restricted side groups instead of freely rotatable side groups or use of indandione moieties instead of dicyanomethyleneindanone moieties. The disclosed photoactive compounds include those with an imine-bridging linking moiety, which can shift the optical properties to a more red-shifted absorbance as compared to compounds with an alkene-bridging linking moiety. The disclosed photoactive compounds can be used in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Austin Smith, Matthew E. Sykes, Vineet Kumar, Douglas R. Robello, John A. Love, Ajara Safko, Selvam Subramaniyam, Richa Pandey, Miles C. Barr
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Publication number: 20220140266Abstract: Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed compounds can exhibit molecular structural elements tending to increase the evaporability of the compounds, such as by including geometric core disruption by use of conformationally restricted side groups instead of freely rotatable side groups or use of indandione moieties instead of dicyanomethyleneindanone moieties. The disclosed photoactive compounds include those with an imine-bridging linking moiety, which can shift the optical properties to a more red-shifted absorbance as compared to compounds with an alkene-bridging linking moiety. The disclosed photoactive compounds can be used in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Austin Smith, Matthew E. Sykes, Vineet Kumar, Douglas R. Robello, John A. Love, Ajara Safko, Selvam Subramaniyam, Richa Pandey, Miles C. Barr
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Publication number: 20220128960Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Susan Stone, Veeral Hardev, Christopher Traverse, Anthony Sagneri, David Maikowski, Edwin Hathaway, Bradley J. Gleeson
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Publication number: 20220128961Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Susan Stone, Veeral Hardev, Christopher Traverse, Anthony Sagneri, David Maikowski, Edwin Hathaway, Bradley J. Gleeson
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Publication number: 20220128959Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Susan Stone, Veeral Hardev, Christopher Traverse, Anthony Sagneri, David Maikowski, Edwin Hathaway, Bradley J. Gleeson