Patents by Inventor Adam Fennimore

Adam Fennimore has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10879467
    Abstract: A hole transport copolymer having the following Formula III is disclosed herein: In some embodiments, A is a monomeric unit having Formula Ia or Formula IIa, B is a B is a monomeric unit having at least three points of attachment in the copolymer, E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, arylamino, siloxane, crosslinkable groups, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, deuterated siloxane, and deuterated crosslinkable groups, and x, y, and z are the same or different and are mole fractions, such that x+y+z=1, and x and y are non-zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Patent number: 10749111
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula I: R1 and R2 are the same or different and are H or D; R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and D, CN, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, silyl, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; a is an integer from 0-4; Q1 and Q2 are the same or different and are H, D, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, aryl, deuterated aryl, or a group having Formula II *-(L1)b-HT??(II) At least one of Q1 and Q2 is a group having Formula II. In Formula II: HT is the same or different at each occurrence and is a hole transport group; L1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is alkyl, aryl, substituted derivatives thereof, deuterated analogs thereof, or combinations thereof; b is the same or different at each occurrence and is 0 or 1; and * indicates a point of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Adam Fennimore, Gene M. Rossi
  • Patent number: 10586929
    Abstract: There is provided a hole transport material having Formula I, Formula Ia, or Formula II: In the formulae: A is an aromatic moiety including at least one triarylamino group; B? is an aromatic moiety; E is an end group which is H, D, alkyl, aryl, halide, deuterated alkyl, or deuterated aryl; G is G1, G2, or a deuterated analog thereof where the asterisk represents the point of attachment; n is an integer greater than 0; and m1 and m2 represent non-zero mole fractions, such that m1+m2=1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Adam Fennimore
  • Patent number: 10586933
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar is aryl or deuterated aryl; R1 and R2 are the same or different and can be alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated aryl; R3-R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and can be D, alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, or deuterated silyl; where two adjacent R4 groups can be joined together to form a fused 6-membered aromatic or deuterated aromatic ring; a and c are independently an integer from 0-3; and b is an integer from 0-4. Formula I may exist as either fac or mer structural isomers including mixtures of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Adam Fennimore
  • Publication number: 20190348607
    Abstract: A hole transport copolymer having the following Formula III is disclosed herein: In some embodiments, A is a monomeric unit having Formula Ia or Formula IIa, B is a B is a monomeric unit having at least three points of attachment in the copolymer, E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, arylamino, siloxane, crosslinkable groups, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, deuterated siloxane, and deuterated crosslinkable groups, and x, y, and z are the same or different and are mole fractions, such that x+y+z=1, and x and y are non-zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Patent number: 10439140
    Abstract: There is provided a hole transport polymer having a carbazole group and an amino nitrogen having Formula I In the formula: Ar1, Ar2, and Ar4 are the same or different and are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; Ar3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, siloxane, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated siloxane, and a crosslinking group; R1-R2 are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of D, F, CN, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, silyl, germyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroalkoxy, siloxane, siloxy, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, deuterated germyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryloxy, deuterated fluoroalkoxy, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and crosslinking gr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Patent number: 10199577
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I or Formula I?: In Formula I and Formula I?: Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different and are aryl groups; R1 through R5 are independently the same or different at each occurrence and are D, F, alkyl groups, aryl groups, alkoxy groups, silyl groups, or crosslinkable groups; R6 is H, D, or halogen; a through e are independently an integer from 0 to 4; f is 1 or 2; g is 0, 1 or 2; h is 1 or 2; and n is an integer greater than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyung-Ho Park, Nora Sabina Radu, Gary A Johansson, Adam Fennimore, William J Delaney, Daniel David LeCloux
  • Patent number: 10134988
    Abstract: There is provided an electroactive system for forming an electroactive layer. The system includes: (a) a first electroactive material; (b) a facilitation additive; and (c) a first liquid medium. The facilitation additive is present during baking in an amount sufficient to enable the electroactive layer made therefrom to effectively resist mixing with a second liquid medium applied thereover after the electroactive system is deposited and baked at a temperature less than 350° C. for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Fennimore, Denis Yurievich Kondakov, Nora Sabina Radu
  • Publication number: 20180287067
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula I: R1 and R2 are the same or different and are H or D; R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and D, CN, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, silyl, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; a is an integer from 0-4; Q1 and Q2 are the same or different and are H, D, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, aryl, deuterated aryl, or a group having Formula II *-(L1)b-HT??(II) At least one of Q1 and Q2 is a group having Formula II. In Formula II: HT is the same or different at each occurrence and is a hole transport group; L1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is alkyl, aryl, substituted derivatives thereof, deuterated analogs thereof, or combinations thereof; b is the same or different at each occurrence and is 0 or 1; and * indicates a point of attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Adam Fennimore, Gene M. Rossi
  • Patent number: 9972783
    Abstract: This invention relates to triarylamine compounds and compositions including such compounds, that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a compound or composition. The triarylamine compound can be present as a hole transport material in a hole transport layer. The triarylamine compound can also be present in a photoactive layer in combination with an organometallic compound capable of electroluminescence having an emission maximum between 380 and 750 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Jerald Feldman, Daniel David Lecloux, Ying Wang, Adam Fennimore, Kerwin D Dobbs, Gene M Rossi, Charles D McLaren, Frederick P Gentry
  • Patent number: 9954174
    Abstract: There is provided a copolymer having Formula I In Formula I: A is a monomeric unit containing at least one triarylamine group; B? is a monomeric unit having at least three points of attachment in the copolymer; C? is an aromatic monomeric unit or a deuterated analog thereof; E is the same or different at each occurrence and can be H, D, halide, alkyl, silyl, germyl, aryl, arylamino, siloxane, a crosslinkable group, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, deuterated germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, deuterated siloxane, or a deuterated crosslinkable group; a, b, and c are the same or different and are mole fractions, such that a+b+c=1, and a and b are non-zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Juergen Weber, Adam Fennimore, Arjan Zoombelt, Phillip Sharrow, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Tiffany N Hoerter, Gene M Rossi
  • Patent number: 9947872
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar1 and Ar3 are the same or different and are aryl groups; Ar2 and Ar4 are the same or different and are aryl groups; L is the same or different at each occurrence and can be H, D, halogen, aryl, arylamino, crosslinkable groups, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, or deuterated crosslinkable groups; R1-R4 are the same or different and can be H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, silyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryl, deuterated aryloxy, or deuterated silyl; R5-R8 are the same or different and can be D, F, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl, crosslinkable groups, deuterated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryl, deuterated aryloxy, or deuterated silyl, where adjacent R5-R8 groups can be joined together to form an aromatic ring; a and b are the same or different and are an integer from 0-3; c and d are the same or different at each occurrence and are an integer from 0-4; m and q are the same or different and are an inte
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Fennimore, Nora Sabina Radu
  • Publication number: 20170358750
    Abstract: There is provided a hole transport polymer having a carbazole group and an amino nitrogen having Formula I In the formula: Ar1, Ar2, and Ar4 are the same or different and are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; Ar3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, siloxane, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated siloxane, and a crosslinking group; R1-R2 are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of D, F, CN, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, silyl, germyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroalkoxy, siloxane, siloxy, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, deuterated germyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryloxy, deuterated fluoroalkoxy, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and crosslinking gr
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Patent number: 9748497
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In Formula I: R1-R10 are the same or different and can be H, D, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl, or deuterated analogs of alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy and silyl, where adjacent R groups can be joined together to form a ring; and all other sites are H or D. Additionally in Formula I: (i) at least one of R1-R3 and at least one of R4-R6 is alkyl, alkoxy, silyl, or a deuterated analog, and (ii) at least one of R1-R3 and at least one of R4-R6 is aryl, aryloxy, or a deuterated analog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Denis Yurievich Kondakov, Weiying Geo, Steven Kit Chow, Adam Fennimore, Norman Herron
  • Publication number: 20170200893
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar1 and Ar3 are the same or different and are aryl groups; Ar2 and Ar4 are the same or different and are aryl groups; L is the same or different at each occurrence and can be H, D, halogen, aryl, arylamino, crosslinkable groups, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, or deuterated crosslinkable groups; R1-R4 are the same or different and can be H, D, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, silyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryl, deuterated aryloxy, or deuterated silyl; R5-R8 are the same or different and can be D, F, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl, crosslinkable groups, deuterated alkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryl, deuterated aryloxy, or deuterated silyl, where adjacent R5-R8 groups can be joined together to form an aromatic ring; a and b are the same or different and are an integer from 0-3; c and d are the same or different at each occurrence and are an integer from 0-4; m and q are the same or different and are an inte
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Adam Fennimore, Nora Sabina Radu
  • Patent number: 9685613
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar1 through Ar4 are the same or different and are aryl groups; L is a spiro group, an adamantyl group, bicyclic cyclohexyl, deuterated analogs thereof, or substituted derivatives thereof; R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, F, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, silyl, or a crosslinkable group, where adjacent R1 groups can be joined together to form an aromatic ring; R2 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, or halogen; a is the same or different at each occurrence and is an integer from 0-4; and n is an integer greater than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Adam Fennimore
  • Patent number: 9680111
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition including (a) a dopant, (b) a first host having at least one unit of Formula I, and (c) a second host compound. Formula I has the structure where Q is a fused ring linkage having the formula In Formula I: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, aryl, silyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, cyano, vinyl, or allyl; R2 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, alkyl, or aryl, or both R2 are an N-heterocycle; R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, cyano, alkyl or aryl; and a is the same or different at each occurrence and is an integer from 0-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jerald Feldman, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Nora Sabina Radu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Kerwin D Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Weishi Wu, Ying Wang, Charles D McLaren
  • Patent number: 9577199
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A Merlo, Eric Maurice Smith
  • Publication number: 20170040539
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I or Formula I?: In Formula I and Formula I?: Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different and are aryl groups; R1 through R5 are independently the same or different at each occurrence and are D, F, alkyl groups, aryl groups, alkoxy groups, silyl groups, or crosslinkable groups; R6 is H, D, or halogen; a through e are independently an integer from 0 to 4; f is 1 or 2; g is 0, 1 or 2; h is 1 or 2; and n is an integer greater than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: KYUNG-HO PARK, NORA SABINA RADU, GARY A. JOHANSSON, ADAM FENNIMORE, WILLIAM J. DELANEY, DANIEL DAVID LECLOUX
  • Publication number: 20170012222
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar is aryl or deuterated aryl; R1 and R2 are the same or different and can be alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated aryl; R3-R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and can be D, alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, or deuterated silyl; where two adjacent R4 groups can be joined together to form a fused 6-membered aromatic or deuterated aromatic ring; a and c are independently an integer from 0-3; and b is an integer from 0-4. Formula I may exist as either fac or mer structural isomers including mixtures of both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Adam Fennimore