Patents Examined by Alexander R Pagano
  • Organic electroluminescent compound and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same
    Patent number: 11605781
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By using the organic electroluminescent compound of the present disclosure, an organic electroluminescent device having high luminous efficiency and/or long lifespan properties can be provided compared to conventional organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hong-Se Oh, Tae-Jin Lee, Jeong-Eun Yang, Yeon-Gun Lee
  • Catalysts, methods of making, and methods of hydrofluorination
    Patent number: 11602739
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include inventive catalysts (e.g., catalysts of Formula (I)). Other embodiments include compositions comprising the inventive catalysts. Some embodiments include methods of using the inventive catalysts (e.g., in hydrofluorination of an organic compound). Further embodiments include methods for making the inventive catalysts. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Bo Xu, Zhichao Lu, Gerald B. Hammond
  • Methanol production process
    Patent number: 11603342
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing methanol, which process comprises contacting H2 and CO2 with a solid catalyst, at a temperature of from 200° C. to 300° C. and at a reactant pressure of from 150 bar to 500 bar, which reactant pressure is the sum of the partial pressures of the H2 and the CO2, wherein: the molar ratio of the H2 to the CO2 is x:1.0, wherein x is from 2.5 to 3.5; and the catalyst comprises: (i) a copper component which is Cu, CuO or Cu2O, or a mixture of two or three thereof, and (ii) ZnO, wherein the catalyst has a specific copper surface area of at least 10 m2/g-catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT CAT ALÁ DINVESTIGACIÓ QUÍMICA (ICIQ)
    Inventors: Atsushi Urakawa, Atul Bansode, Rohit Vilas Gaikwad
  • Aluminum alloy-containing composition, production method therefor, and trialkyl aluminum production method
    Patent number: 11591349
    Abstract: A method for producing a particulate aluminum alloy involves pulverizing an aluminum alloy in a hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of an organic aluminum compound. Methods for producing trialkylaluminum involve reacting an aluminum-magnesium alloy with an alkyl halide in the presence of a nitrogen-containing organic compound to obtain a trialkylaluminum-containing reaction product, and reacting an aluminum-magnesium alloy and an alkyl halide. A highly active, low viscosity composition containing the particulate aluminum alloy and a method for producing the particulate aluminum alloy-containing composition are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOSOH FINECHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuo, Yujin Takemoto, Kotaro Sakoda, Toshio Naka
  • Organic light emitting device
    Patent number: 11581494
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device, comprising: an anode; a cathode disposed opposite to the anode; and one or more organic material layers disposed between the anode and cathode, the organic material layer including a light emitting layer that includes a compound of Chemical Formula 1 and a compound Chemical Formula 2: wherein: one of R21, R22, R23, and R24 is -L21-Ar1, and the remaining are hydrogen; and one of R31, R32, R33, and R34 is -L22-Ar2, and the remaining are hydrogen; excluding compounds where: R21 is -L21-Ar1 and R31 is -L22-Ar2, R22 is -L21-Ar1 and R32 is -L22-Ar2, R23 is -L21-Ar1 and R33 is -L22-Ar2, or R24 is -L21-Ar1 and R34 is -L22Ar2; L21 and L22 each is a single bond, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 arylene; X2 is O or S; and Ar1 is Chemical Formula 3:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jungha Lee, Tae Yoon Park, Seongmi Cho, Dong Hoon Lee, Min Woo Jung, Su Jin Han, Seoyeon Kim
  • Methods for synthesizing vinylidenes and alkenes
    Patent number: 11572355
    Abstract: The present disclosure provide synthetic methods for the synthesis of N-substituted vinylidene and alkene compounds in addition to compounds formed from such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama
    Inventors: Jason Edward Bara, Kathryn Elizabeth O'Harra
  • Compound, light-emitting device, light-emitting apparatus, electronic device, and lighting device
    Patent number: 11572332
    Abstract: A novel compound represented by formula (G1) is provided. In formula (G1), A represents a substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic ring having 10 to 30 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed heteroaromatic ring having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, and Z1 to Z3 each independently have a structure represented by formula (Z-1) or (Z-2). In formula (Z-1), X1 and X2 each independently represent any one of an alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having a bridge structure and having 7 to 10 carbon atoms, and a trialkylsilyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms. In addition, Ar1 to Ar4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, and at least one of Ar1 to Ar4 has the same substituent as X1 or X2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Haruyama, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Methods for preparing metal carboxylates in one-pot reaction
    Patent number: 11566036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing multiple metal propionates in a single reaction using sodium hydroxide as initiator and propionic acid as solvent. The method provides up to 95% conversion with greater than 60% yield. In addition, the method significantly reduces the cost or production by shortening reaction time, eliminating secondary mixing process, and providing simultaneous drying and micronization steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Nelson, Umesh Balakrishnan, Buddhi Sreeramulu Nandhakumar, Kottakulam Mani Murugan, Haridasan Chirakkal
  • Gold nanoparticle superlattice embedded in porous silica and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 11565245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a gold nanoparticle superlattice embedded in hierarchical porous silica and a method for manufacturing the same. The catalyst composition comprising a gold nanoparticle superlattice embedded in hierarchical porous silica according to the present invention comprises micropores and mesopores in the superlattice, so that these pores are channelized to allow the rapid access of reactants to surfaces of gold nanoparticles, and the catalyst composition is very structurally stable and has excellent catalytic activity, and thus has an effect of exhibiting a CO conversion rate of 100% at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sung Min Choi, Shin Hyun Kang
  • Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
    Patent number: 11560398
    Abstract: Provided is a process for preparation of a compound of Formula 1 where, ring Y and ring Z are each independently a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; Z1 and Z2 are each independently C or N; each RY and RZ independently represents mono to the maximum possible number of substitutions, or no substitution; x=1, 2, or 3; y=0, 1, or 2; and x+y=3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph A. Macor, Geza Szigethy
  • Precursors and methods for atomic layer deposition of transition metal oxides
    Patent number: 11555242
    Abstract: Methods are provided herein for forming transition metal oxide thin films, preferably Group IVB metal oxide thin films, by atomic layer deposition. The metal oxide thin films can be deposited at high temperatures using metalorganic reactants. Metalorganic reactants comprising two ligands, at least one of which is a cycloheptatriene or cycloheptatrienyl (CHT) ligand are used in some embodiments. The metal oxide thin films can be used, for example, as dielectric oxides in transistors, flash devices, capacitors, integrated circuits, and other semiconductor applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpaa, Jaakko Niinisto, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskela, Suvi Haukka
  • Orthoester compositions for affinity purification of oligonucleotides
    Patent number: 11548876
    Abstract: Compounds and methods for purifying oligonucleotides such as RNA and DNA. A target oligonucleotide is reacted with an orthoester linker comprising an affinity tag to form an orthoester oligonucleotide-orthoester linker conjugate which is subjected to a purification technique to separate the target oligonucleotide from impurities such as truncated oligonucleotides. The orthoester linker can be then removed under mild conditions to generate the target oligonucleotide in high purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Dellinger, Joel Myerson, Brian Smart
  • Organic molecules for use in organic optoelectronic devices
    Patent number: 11548869
    Abstract: An organic molecule is disclosed comprising: a first chemical moiety with a structure of formula I, and two second chemical moieties, each at each occurrence independently from another with a structure of formula II, wherein the first chemical moiety is linked to each of the two second chemical moieties via a single bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Barbara Szafranowska
  • Process for preparing di- and polyamines of the diphenyl methane series
    Patent number: 11542223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing di- and polyamines of the diphenyl methane series. More specifically, the process comprises reacting aniline and formaldehyde by (1a) mixing aniline with hydrochloric acid to form aniline hydrochloride, and (1b) mixing the aniline hydrochloride with a first portion of aqueous formaldehyde; or (1c) mixing aniline with a first portion of aqueous formaldehyde to form an aminal, and (1d) mixing the aminal with hydrochloric acid; to obtain a first reaction product; (2) converting the first reaction product to a second reaction product comprising di- and polyamines of the diphenyl methane series in a cascade of 4 to 25 reaction zones arranged in series, wherein a second portion of aqueous formaldehyde is added to the second of the reaction zones, in which second reaction zone the temperature is equal to or up to 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Covestro LLC, Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Richard Adamson, Dolan OConnor, Stefan Wershofen
  • Process for the preparation of hydrocarbon soluble organometallic catalysts
    Patent number: 11541382
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides a process for synthesis of compound of Formula: Xa-Mz+-Yb, wherein Mz+ is a transition metal ion and X and Y are carboxylate anions. The catalysts are hydrocarbon soluble and the process for their preparation, as disclosed herein, constitutes an elegant method for the preparation of such catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Naresh Kottari, Kanuparthy Naga Raja, Siva Kesava Raju Chintalapati, Satyanarayana Murty Pudi, Bhavesh Sharma, Ramkumar Mangala, Peddy Venkata Chalapathi Rao, Nettam Venkateswarlu Choudary, Sriganesh Gandham
  • Alkyldiphenylmethane protective agent
    Patent number: 11542287
    Abstract: Provided is an alkyldiphenylmethane protective agent, which can prevent solidification or insolubilization of a compound by protecting a functional group of the compound to achieve easy separation and purification after a reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Yano, Kenta Saito, Hideki Kubota
  • Integrated process for the manufacture of methylchlorohydridomonosilanes
    Patent number: 11518773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process for the manufacture of methylchlorohydridomonosilanes in particular, from products of the Müller-Rochow Direct Process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Norbert Auner, Tobias Santowski, Alexander Sturm, Thorsten Felder, Kenrick Lewis
  • Method for producing iodine-containing silicon compound
    Patent number: 11518774
    Abstract: A method for producing a silicon compound containing an iodophenyl group, including substituting iodine for a trialkylsilyl ((R0)3Si) group bonded to a phenyl group by using an iodine-containing electrophilic reagent (I-X) as shown by the following reaction equation: where all of R0's may be identical to or different from each other and each represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R1 represents a single bond or a divalent organic group; R2 represents an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R3 represents an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R represents an organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; n0 is 1, 2, or 3, n1 is 1, 2, or 3, n2 is 0, 1, or 2, and n3 is 0, 1, or 2, provided that 1?n1+n3?3; and X represents a counter substituent of iodine, acting as an electrophilic reactive species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ogihara, Tsukasa Watanabe
  • Process for producing silyl phosphine compound and silyl phosphine compound
    Patent number: 11512103
    Abstract: The silyl phosphine compound is represented by the following general formula (1). A content of a compound represented by the following general formula (2) is not more than 0.3 mol %. In the general formula (1), each R is independently an alkyl group having not less than 1 and not more than 5 carbon atoms or an aryl group having not less than 6 and not more than 10 carbon atoms. In the general formula (2), R is the same as in the general formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Takubo, Ken Tamura
  • Thermally activated delayed fluorescence material having red, green, or blue color, synthesis method thereof, and application thereof
    Patent number: 11515488
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of organic light-emitting materials, and more particularly, to a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material having red, green, or blue color, a synthesis method thereof, and application thereof. The thermally activated delayed fluorescence material having red, green, or blue color has the following structural formula: the present disclosure provides a novel thermally activated delayed fluorescence material having red, green, or blue color which has a lower singlet triplet energy level difference, a high RISC rate constant (kRISC), and a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). It has significant characteristics of a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material and a long service life that can be used in an electroluminescent display and a light-emitting equipment structure which are mass produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiajia Luo, Xianjie Li, Jinchang Huang, Yu Gu, Lin Yang, Yamei Bai