Patents Examined by William D Young
  • Patent number: 11737352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formulae (1) to (4), which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, to intermediate compounds for the compounds or formulae (1) to (4) and to electronic devices, which comprise the compounds of formulae (1) to (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Nils Koenen, Christian Ehrenreich, Philipp Harbach, Lara-Isabel Rodriguez, Rouven Linge, Sebastian Meyer, Aaron Lackner
  • Patent number: 11724834
    Abstract: In some aspects, this disclosure relates to improved Z-grade materials, such as those used for shielding, systems incorporating such materials, and processes for making such Z-grade materials. In some examples, the Z-grade material includes a diffusion zone including mixed metallic alloy material with both a high atomic number material and a lower atomic number material. In certain examples, a process for making Z-grade material includes combining a high atomic number material and a low atomic number material, and bonding the high atomic number material and the low atomic number together using diffusion bonding. The processes may include vacuum pressing material at an elevated temperature, such as a temperature near a softening or melting point of the low atomic number material. In another aspect, systems such as a vault or an electronic enclosure are disclosed, where one or more surfaces of Z-grade material make up part or all of the vault/enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
    Inventors: Donald L. Thomsen, III, Sankara N. Sankaran, Joel A. Alexa
  • Patent number: 11715578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to core shell liquid metal encapsulates comprising and processes of making and using such encapsulates and networks. The shell(s) of such encapsulates employ a palette of materials having widely varied band structures and/or the desired spin pairing and/or bond polarization. Such encapsulates can be designed to respond to one or more stimuli of choice, including but not limited to electromagnetic, thermal, mechanical, photonic, and/or magnetic and are environmentally robust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Christopher E. Tabor, Zachary J. Farrell, Nicholas J. Morris, Megan A Creighton
  • Patent number: 11702550
    Abstract: A coating composition, an organic light emitting device using the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a coating composition including a compound represented by Formula 1 and a compound represented by Formula 2. In some embodiments, an organic light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer having one or more layers provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the one or more layers comprise the coating composition or a cured product thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Sungkyoung Kang, Hyeonah Shin, Kwanghyun Kim, Youngju Park, Hwakyung Kim, Hyungil Park, Jaesoon Bae, Jaechol Lee, Ho Gyu Lee, Seog Jae Seo
  • Patent number: 11702557
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition for manufacturing an organic semiconductor device, the ink composition allowing an organic semiconductor material with a rigid main chain into an ink having an optimal solute concentration for a single-crystal formation process. The present invention provides an ink composition for manufacturing an organic semiconductor device, the ink composition including at least one solvent selected from Naphthalene Compound (A) and at least one solute. The isomer content of Naphthalene Compound (A) is preferably 2% or less in terms of a percentage for peak area with Naphthalene Compound (A) being 100% in gas chromatography. Naphthalene Compound (A): a compound represented by Formula (a), where in Formula (a), R is as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Akai, Takeshi Yokoo
  • Patent number: 11697589
    Abstract: A composition containing: at least 99.75% by weight of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide lithium salt; and acetic acid in a content by mass greater than 0 and less than or equal to 400 ppm. A process for preparing the composition, including a) step of preconcentrating a composition C1 including an organic solvent OS1, water and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, to give a composition C2 including: the lithium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a content ranging from 35% to 50% relative to the total weight of composition C2; water in a mass content of less than or equal to 500 ppm relative to the total mass of composition C2; said preconcentration step being performed at a temperature of less than or equal to 50° C.; b) a step of concentrating composition C2; c) an optional step of crystallizing the composition obtained in step b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Grégory Schmidt, Rémy Teissier, Jean-Luc Couturier
  • Patent number: 11660172
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dental cutting zirconia blank having high relative density for preparing a dental restoration. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a dental cutting zirconia blank which consists of a zirconia ceramics used for the cutting with the CAD/CAM system in the dental field, a semi-sinter zirconia blank (pre-sintered body) of which has high relative density, and which can provide a prosthesis device having high aesthetics after sintering. There is provided a dental cutting zirconia blank wherein the dental cutting zirconia blank has at least one layer consisting of zirconia powder containing 4 to 15 mol % of yttria or erbium oxide as a stabilizer, a relationship among pre-sintering density, final-sintering density and relative density satisfies the following relation: 54?Relative density(%)={(Pre-sintering density)/(Perfect-sintering density)}×100?70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Toshio Kitamura, Rieko Aiba
  • Patent number: 11659763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to iridium complexes suitable for use in organic electroluminescent devices, especially as emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Armin Auch
  • Patent number: 11646405
    Abstract: A positive electrode active substance for a secondary cell, where the positive electrode active substance is capable of suppressing adsorption of water effectively in order to obtain a high-performance lithium ion secondary cell or sodium ion secondary cell. The positive electrode active substance contains 0.3 to 5 mass % of graphite, 0.1 to 4 mass % of carbon obtained by carbonizing a water-soluble carbon material, or 0.1 to 5 mass % of a metal fluoride is supported on a composite containing a compound which contains at least iron or manganese, where the compound is represented by formula (A) LiFeaMnbMcPO4, formula (B) Li2FedMneNfSiO4, or formula (C) NaFegMnhQiPO4, and carbon obtained by carbonizing a cellulose nanofiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamashita, Tomoki Hatsumori, Atsushi Nakamura, Takaaki Ogami
  • Patent number: 11643559
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions comprising a non-toxic ferromagnetic ink composition. Also provided herein are plastic objects containing a surface coating of a food-safe ferromagnetic ink composition. The coating imparts functionality to a plastic object such that the object is capable of being mechanically separated from waste stream using a commercial magnetic separator. The food-safe ink composition, which can be printed using high-speed flexographic, intaglio, offset printing or pad printing, combined with heat transfer printing or hot foil stamping consists of an ingestible magnetically susceptible pigment capable of rendering the printed template with magnetically active properties. The surface of the plastic object described can consist of geometric designs which increase printable surface area without significant changes in dimensions of the said object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Magnomer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravish Y. Majithia, Vishal D. Salian, Kumaril R. Kapadia
  • Patent number: 11637246
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting compounds containing a polycyclic unit, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to compositions, polymer blends and formulations containing them, to the use of the compounds, compositions and polymer blends as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, perovskite-based solar cell (PSC) devices, organic photodetectors (OPD), organic field effect transistors (OFET) and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and to OE, OPV, PSC, OPD, OFET and OLED devices comprising these compounds, compositions or polymer blends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Raynergy Tek Incorporation, Peking University
    Inventors: Agnieszka Pron, Quentin Huaulme, William Mitchell, Mansoor D'Lavari, Xiaowei Zhan, Wei Wang, Guilong Cai
  • Patent number: 11603479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation containing at least one organic functional material and at least three different organic solvents, selected from at least two different organic solvents A and at least one organic solvent B, wherein at least one organic solvent A has a boiling point in the range from 250 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?15 mPas, the at least one organic solvent B has a boiling point in the range from 200 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?10 mPas, and the solubility of the at least one organic functional material in the second organic solvent B is ?5 g/l; as well as to electroluminescent devices prepared by using these formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK KGAA
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Manuel Hamburger, Margarita Wucherer-Plietker
  • Patent number: 11591483
    Abstract: Water-based nanoparticle inks may be formulated to be compatible with printed electronic direct-write methods. The water-based nanoparticle inks may include a functional material (nanoparticle) in combination with an appropriate solvent system. A method may include dispersing nanoparticles in a solvent and printing a circuit in an aerosol jet process or plasma jet process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Boise State University
    Inventors: Kiyo Fujimoto, David Estrada, Harish Subbaraman
  • Patent number: 11594690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organometallic complex as shown in general formula (I), and to a polymer, mixture and formulation comprising same, and to use thereof in an electronic device, in particular the use in an organic luminous diode. By providing a new high performance phosphorescent luminous material, in the present the device structure is optimized such that the device achieves the best performance, realizing a high efficiency, high luminance and high stability OLED device, thereby providing a better material option for full-color display and lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU CHINARAY OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Shi, Hong Huang, Junyou Pan
  • Patent number: 11590569
    Abstract: To provide novel low-temperature sinterable copper particles that can be sintered even at a low temperature of, for example, around 100° C. or less, and a method for producing a sintered body by using the same. The low-temperature sinterable copper particles according to the present invention are coated with a carboxylic acid, and a surface of the copper particle is oxidized so as to have a cuprous oxide fraction (Cu2O/(Cu+Cu2O)) in the copper particle of 4% by mass or less or so as to have an average coating thickness of cuprous oxide of 10 nm or less. The low-temperature sinterable copper particles are subjected to low-temperature firing in an atmosphere of 0.01 Pa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tetsu Yonezawa, Hiroki Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 11584646
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise at least one population of nanostructures, at least one reactive diluent, at least one anaerobic stabilizer, and optionally at least one organic resin. The present disclosure also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Smith, David Olmeijer, Jared Lynch, Minghu Tu, Charles Hotz
  • Patent number: 11584830
    Abstract: In a production method for a conductive composite material for an extruder that continuously discharges a kneaded product produced by kneading a raw material using a screw, the screw has a the screw body, the raw material transported along an outer circumferential surface of the screw body receives increased pressure by a barrier part in a transport part and is introduced to a passage from an inlet, and while the kneaded product is continuously discharged, the raw material transported along the outer circumferential surface of the screw body flows in the passage of the extruder and then is guided to the transport part via an outlet provided in the screw body, the raw material contains a conductive filler and a thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD., HSP TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Sameshima, Yoshio Iizuka, Kaho Osada, Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11563176
    Abstract: This composition for a hole collecting layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element contains: a charge-transporting substance comprising a polyaniline derivative represented by formula (1); a fluorine-based surfactant; and a solvent. The composition provides a thin film suitable for a hole collecting layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element, and is particularly suited for producing an inverse lamination type organic photoelectric conversion element. (In the formula, R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, etc., but one of R1 to R4 is a sulfonic acid group, one or more of the remaining R1 to R4 are a C1-20 alkoxy group, a C1-20 thioalkoxy group, a C1-20 alkyl group, a C2-20 alkenyl group, a C2-20 alkynyl group, a C1-20 haloalkyl group, a C6-20 aryl group, or a C7-20 aralkyl group, and m and n are numbers which satisfy 0?m?1, 0?n?1 and m+n=1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juro Oshima, Shun Sugawara, Takuji Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 11554958
    Abstract: A soft conductive composition can include: a crosslinked silicone composition; and single-walled or multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the silicone composition. A neural probe or other implant can include the soft conducive composition on a least a portion of the implant body. A method of making an implant can include: selecting PDMS precursors; cross-linking the PDMS precursor to obtain an elastic modulus of about 3-9 kPa or +/?1%, 5%, 10%, 20%, or 50%; selecting the carbon nanotubes; introducing the carbon nanotubes into the crosslinked PDMS to form a soft conductive composite composition; and coating the soft conductive composite composition onto at least a portion of an implant. A method of measuring properties at a neural interface can include: providing a neural probe having a soft conductive composition; implanting the neural probe having the soft conductive composition at a neural interface; and measuring a property with the neural probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Arati Sridharan, Jitendran Muthuswamy
  • Patent number: 11552295
    Abstract: A lithium-manganese composite oxide containing a lithium-iron-manganese composite oxide represented by the composition formula. Li1+x?w(FeyNizMn1?y?z)1?xO2??, where 0<x<?, 0?w<0.8, 0<y<1, 0<z<0.5, y+z<1, and 0??<0.5, in which at least in a state of charge of a lithium ion battery using the lithium-manganese composite oxide as a positive-electrode active material, at least some of iron atoms are pentavalent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Yuge, Mitsuharu Tabuchi, Kyousuke Doumae, Hideka Shibuya