Patents by Inventor Amy Topley

Amy Topley 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).

  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140061538
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-4,8-dione repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140042371
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more repeating units based on 4,8-bis(1,1-difluoralkyl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene or derivatives thereof, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140034880
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-thieno[3,4-b]thiazole-4,6-diyl polymers, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-diones and their Use as Organic Semiconductors
    Publication number: 20140021414
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds based on pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-dione, methods for their preparation and intermediates used therein, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these compounds, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140001411
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-dione repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney