Patents Examined by Michael M Dollinger
  • Patent number: 12723152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a) a polymer a) comprising polymerized units of a N-vinyl lactam, b) a comb copolymer b) having a polymer backbone based on a vinyl aromatic compound and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable carboxylic anhydride, and having at least two polyalkylene oxide side chains, and c) a carbon-based material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: BYK-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Robin Von Hagen, Megumu Takai, Andreas Okkel, Hiroshi Yonehara, Benjamin Lindner, Yu Sugioka
  • Patent number: 12723139
    Abstract: A polymeric film includes a substrate at least partially coated with hydrophobic particles, the hydrophobic particles include: a metal oxide core; and a hydrocarbon chain having from 2 to 40 carbon atoms, wherein the hydrocarbon chain is chemically bound to the metal oxide core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignees: SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shirin Alexander, Andrew Barron, Donald Hill, Lee Tretheway, Iain Powner
  • Patent number: 12715860
    Abstract: The compound represented by the following formula is useful as a light-emitting material. One of R1 to R5 is CN; another is Het-LA-*; other two or three are each a carbazolyl group, etc.; and the rest are others. Het is a heteroaryl group; and LA is a single bond or an arylene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: KYULUX, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ozawa, Masataka Yamashita, Shuo-Hsien Cheng, YuSeok Yang
  • Patent number: 12715888
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organometallic compound represented by a following Chemical Formula 1. The organometallic compound acts as a dopant of a light-emitting layer of an organic light-emitting diode. Thus, operation voltage of the diode is lowered, and luminous efficiency and lifespan thereof are improved: where in the Chemical Formula 1, LA represents a main ligand having an imidazole or benzimidazole group, and includes one selected from a group consisting of following Chemical Formula 2-1, Chemical Formula 2-2, Chemical Formula 2-3, Chemical Formula 2-4, Chemical Formula 2-5, Chemical Formula 2-6, Chemical Formula 2-7 and Chemical Formula 2-8, LB denotes an ancillary ligand represented by a following Chemical Formula 3, each of m and n denotes a number of the ligands bound to Ir (iridium), and m is 1, 2 or 3, and n is 0, 1 or 2, and a sum of m and n is 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kusun Choung, Hansol Park, Yoojeong Jeong, Kyoung-Jin Park, Hyun Kim, Jin Ri Hong, Yeon Gun Lee
  • Patent number: 12696681
    Abstract: A light-emitting that includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and at least one functional layer between the first electrode and the second electrode is provided. At least one functional layer may include an aromatic compound represented by Formula 1. The light-emitting element results in a reduced driving voltage and an improved luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heechoon Ahn, Juhui Yun, Hyunah Um, Yeseul Lee, Seowon Cho, Jiyong Choi
  • Patent number: 12696387
    Abstract: The present disclosure is relates to a conductive film and a manufacturing method thereof. The conductive film includes a base layer, a TPU complex layer, a conductive layer and a TPU surface layer. The TPU complex layer includes a TPU heat-resistant layer and a TPU melting layer. The TPU heat-resistant layer is disposed on the TPU melting layer, and the TPU melting layer is disposed on the base layer. The conductive layer includes a conductive circuit disposed on the TPU heat-resistant layer. The TPU surface layer is disposed on the conductive layer. Utilizing the TPU complex layer, the conductive layer does not contact directly with the base layer to avoid breaking the conductive line of the conductive layer when the base layer is pulled. Therefore, the lifetime of the conductive film can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: SAN FANG CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Yi Lin, Kuo-Kuang Cheng, Chi-Chin Chiang, Wen-Hsin Tai, I-Ju Wu, Chi-Ho Tien
  • Patent number: 12690384
    Abstract: A light-emitting device in which an interlayer includes a contact layer including an electron-transporting host and a hole-transporting host is provided. The contact layer is in direct contact with an emission layer, and the emission layer includes a first dopant and a second dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minje Kim, Mieun Jun, Changwoong Chu
  • Patent number: 12673934
    Abstract: Specific compounds represented by formula (I), a material for an organic electroluminescence device comprising said specific compound, an organic electroluminescence device comprising said specific compound, an electronic equipment comprising said organic electroluminescence device and the use of said compounds in an organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michelle Groarke, Hiroaki Toyoshima, Masatoshi Saito, Natalia Chebotareva
  • Patent number: 12668889
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a thin film assembly comprising a substrate and an epitaxial crystalline thin film disposed on the substrate, wherein the epitaxial crystalline thin film is a single crystal, wherein at least a portion of the epitaxial crystalline thin film is doped with rare-earth ions at a concentration of less than 100 parts per billion. The disclosure further includes a method of manufacturing a thin film assembly, the method comprising creating, on a substrate and with use of molecular beam epitaxy, an epitaxial crystalline thin film doped with the rare-earth ions at a concentration of less than 100 parts per billion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Manish Singh, Tian Zhong, Supratik Guha
  • Patent number: 12662500
    Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, ring B is a 5- or 6-membered ring; X1, X2, and X3 are each CRA or N; R is a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which can be further fused or substituted; and (1) when ring B is an unfused 6-membered ring, X1 and X2 are N, and X3 is C; and (2) when ring B is a fused 6-membered ring, ring B has the structure of Formula II, In this structure, the wavy line indicates the point of connection to ring A; Q1 to Q6 are each C or N; and, when proviso (2) applies, (I) at least one of X1, X2, and X3 is N; or (II) R is two or more fused or unfused 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings, or (III) at least ring A or R is substituted with a partially or fully deuterated alkyl or partially or fully deuterated cycloalkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek Ian Wozniak, Zhiqiang Ji, James Fiordeliso, Wei-Chun Shih, Pierre-Luc T. Boudreault, Walter Yeager, Bert Alleyne, Henry Carl Herbol, Eric A. Margulies, Rasha Hamze
  • Patent number: 12652949
    Abstract: Provided is an electroluminescent device. The organic electroluminescent device comprises an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer comprises a first compound having a structure of H-L1-E and a second compound having a general formula of M(La)m(Lb)n(Lc)q, and the device has at least one maximum emission wavelength greater than 630 nm. Such a new material composition consisting of the first compound and the second compound can be used in a light-emitting layer of the electroluminescent device. The new material composition can achieve the emission of deep red light in the device, significantly reduce a drive voltage of the device while significantly improving device efficiency and/or a device lifetime, and provide better device performance. Further provided is a display assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: BEIJING SUMMER SPROUT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihong Dai, Qiang Wang, Le Wang, Han Zhang, Junfei Wang, Menglan Xie, Cuifang Zhang, Nannan Lu, Qi Zhang, Dongdong Zhang, Xueyu Lu, Chuanjun Xia, Chi Yuen Raymond Kwong
  • Patent number: 12648295
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first unit. The first unit is located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the first unit has a function of emitting light. The first unit contains a light-emitting organic compound and an organic compound HRM. The organic compound HRM has four or more rotatable bonds and a principal moment of inertia. The principal moment of inertia includes a first normalized principal moment of inertia NPR1 and a second normalized principal moment of inertia NPR2 in a predetermined region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideko Yoshizumi, Ryo Narukawa, Satoko Numata
  • Patent number: 12635404
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 are provided: wherein in Formula 1, M is platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru), or osmium (Os).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Iljoon Kang
  • Patent number: 12630701
    Abstract: A method for producing a polytetrafluoroethylene composition including mixing a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and a filler using an airflow mixer to provide a polytetrafluoroethylene composition containing the polytetrafluoroethylene resin and the filler. The airflow mixer is a pulse-type airflow mixer or an airflow stirrer. Also disclosed is a polytetrafluoroethylene composition produced by the production method, a polytetrafluoroethylene composition having specific physical properties, as well as a molded article, electrically conductive tube, thermally conductive film, and substrate for CCL each obtained from the polytetrafluoroethylene composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: DAIKIN FLUOROCHEMICALS (CHINA) CO., LTD., DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haijun Yang, Zhengmao Quan, Shuji Tagashira, Katsusada Tokuhira, Taku Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 12615959
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device containing a cathode, an anode, and an emitting layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the emitting layer contains a compound represented by the following formula (1) and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the specific formulas (11), (21), (31), (41), (51), (61), (71), and (81).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Itoi, Yuki Nakano, Satomi Tasaki, Taro Yamaki, Tetsuya Masuda
  • Patent number: 12612514
    Abstract: A resin composition is produced by a method including a washing step of washing a resin composition with water. The resin composition contains fine polymer particles (A) and a resin (B). The fine polymer particles (A) have a graft part that is constituted by a polymer containing, as one or more structural units, one or more structural units derived from at least one type of monomer selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl monomers, vinyl cyanide monomers, and (meth)acrylate monomers. The resin (B) has a given viscosity, in a case where a total amount of the fine polymer particles (A) and the resin (B) is regarded as 100% by weight, an amount of the fine polymer particles (A) being 1% by weight to 70% by weight and an amount of the resin (B) being 30% by weight to 99% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Nagaoka, Tomoaki Ashida
  • Patent number: 12612478
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a PVA-based resin having a degree of saponification obtained in the middle stage of the reaction, that is, an average degree of saponification of 68 mol % to 85 mol %, a narrow degree of saponification distribution, and excellent dispersion stability. The present invention relates to a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having an average degree of saponification of 68 mol % to 85 mol %, and a ¼ value width of 7.0 minutes or less in a degree of saponification distribution obtained by high performance liquid chromatogram measured under specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Yamauchi, Takenori Shige, Tadashi Murakami
  • Patent number: 12606581
    Abstract: Provided are an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, an organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and a diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound: M1(L11)n11(L12)n12??Formula 1 wherein L11 in Formula 1 is a ligand represented by Formula 1-1: wherein, in Formula 1-1, Ar1 is a phenyl group substituted with at least one of E1 and Ar2 is a phenyl group substituted with at least one E2, and the other substituents are described in the detailed description of the present specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyejin Bae, Joonghyuk Kim, Minsik Min, Sangho Park, Satoko Ishibe, Sooghang Ihn, Soonok Jeon, Jun Chwae, Hyesung Choi
  • Patent number: 12604661
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including an organic layer disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, the organic layer comprising a fluorescent compound, wherein upon excitation, excitons in a 3n-?* excited state of the fluorescent compound migrate to a 1?-?* excited state of the fluorescent compound by reverse intersystem crossing with a Rate (rISC), and then undergo radiative transition to a ground state to emit light via fluorescence. The fluorescent compound is defined by a ratio of Rate (rISC) to Rate (IC) is 0.5 or greater. An electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the fluorescent compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: EWHA UNIVERSITY—INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongsik Jung, Youngmin You, Juhyun Kim, Yusung Chun, Joonghyuk Kim, Dayoon Song, Dongyeun Jeong, Seunghee Choi, Sooghang Ihn, Hyeonho Choi
  • Patent number: 12583878
    Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds including a ligand LA of a structure of Formula I Also provided are formulations including these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan Chen, Rasha Hamze, Neil Palmer, Morgan C. MacInnis, George Fitzgerald, Elena Sheina, Scott Beers, Jason Brooks, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Suman Layek, Jui-Yi Tsai