Patents by Inventor Antonio Facchetti

Antonio Facchetti 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).

  • Crosslinked polymeric dielectric materials and electronic devices incorporating same
    Patent number: 8274075
    Abstract: Solution-processable dielectric materials are provided, along with precursor compositions and processes for preparing the same. Composites and electronic devices including the dielectric materials also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Zhiming Wang, Hyuk-Jin Choi, Nae-Jeong Suh, legal representative
  • NAPHTHOBISTHIADIAZOLE POLYMERS FOR USE IN ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120227812
    Abstract: Disclosed are new semiconducting polymers. The polymers disclosed herein can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or efficient light absorption/emission characteristics, and can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Jordan Quinn, Hualong Pan, Antonio Facchetti
  • Solution-Processed High Mobility Inorganic Thin-Film Transistors
    Publication number: 20120223314
    Abstract: Thin film transistor devices comprising a dielectric component and an inorganic semiconductor component coupled thereto, wherein said coupled inorganic semiconductor component is obtainable by a process that comprises contact of said dielectric component and a fluid medium comprising said inorganic semiconductor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Paul D. Byrne, Hyun Sung Kim
  • Conjugated Polymers and Their Use in Optoelectronic Devices
    Publication number: 20120187385
    Abstract: Disclosed are certain oligomeric and polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The disclosed compounds can provide high power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The disclosed compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Hualong Pan, He Yan, Yan Yao, Shaofeng Lu, Zhengguo Zhu, Antonio Facchetti
  • Conjugated Polymers and Their Use in Optoelectronic Devices
    Publication number: 20120186652
    Abstract: Disclosed are certain polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, field effect transistors, and photodetectors. The disclosed compounds can provide improved device performance, for example, as measured by power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The disclosed compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Hualong Pan, Martin Drees, Zhengguo Zhu, Yan Yao, Shaofeng Lu, Antonio Facchetti
  • SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20120085993
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric compounds based upon a head-to-head (H—H) alkylthio-substituted bithiophene repeating units (e.g., 3,3?-bis(tetradecylthio)-2,2?-bithiophene). Such compounds can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Ming-Chou Chen, Antonio Facchetti, Jordan Quinn, Jennifer E. Brown
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Molecular Semiconductors and Related Compositions and Devices
    Publication number: 20120074394
    Abstract: Disclosed are new semiconductor materials prepared from polycyclic aromatic compounds. Such compounds can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the compounds of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Jordan Quinn, Yu Xia
  • Gate-planarized thin film transistor substrates and related methods of fabrication
    Patent number: 8110432
    Abstract: Thin film transistor substrates with conductor components in conjunction therewith, and related methods of fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti
  • Inorganic-organic hybrid thin-film transistors using inorganic semiconducting films
    Patent number: 8097877
    Abstract: Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Lian Wang, Myung-Han Yoon, Yu Yang
  • Siloxane-polymer dielectric compositions and related organic field-effect transistors
    Patent number: 8093588
    Abstract: Dielectric compositions comprising siloxane and polymeric components, as can be used in a range of transistor and related device configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Myung-Han Yoon, He Yan
  • Crosslinked Hybrid Gate Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices Incorporating Same
    Publication number: 20110284849
    Abstract: Disclosed are thin film transistor devices incorporating a crosslinked inorganic-organic hybrid blend material as the gate dielectric. The blend material, obtained by thermally curing a mixture of an inorganic oxide precursor sol and an organosilane crosslinker at relatively low temperatures, can afford a high gate capacitance, a low leakage current density, and a smooth surface, and can be used to enable satisfactory transistor device performance at low operating voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Young-geun Ha, Antonio Facchetti
  • Photopolymers and Their Use in Organic Thin Film Transistors
    Publication number: 20110266534
    Abstract: Photopolymers are provided with composites and electronic devices including such photopolymers. Specifically, organic thin film transistors comprising a semiconductor layer, a polymeric layer in contact with the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode are disclosed, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an organic semiconductor compound, and the polymeric layer comprises a photocrosslinked product of a photopolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: He Yan, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks
  • Transparent nanowire transistors and methods for fabricating same
    Publication number: 20110253970
    Abstract: Disclosed are fully transparent nanowire transistors having high field-effect mobilities. The fully transparent nanowire transistors disclosed herein include one or more nanowires, a gate dielectric prepared from a transparent inorganic or organic material, and transparent source, drain, and gate contacts fabricated on a transparent substrate. The fully transparent nanowire transistors disclosed herein also can be mechanically flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, David B. Janes, Sanghyun Ju, Peide Ye, Chongwu Zhou, Antonio Facchetti
  • Conjugated Polymers and Devices Incorporating Same
    Publication number: 20110232764
    Abstract: Disclosed are conjugated polymers having desirable properties as semiconducting materials. Such polymers can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks, Hui Huang, Zhihua Chen
  • PYRROLO[3,2-B]PYRROLE SEMICONDUCTING COMPOUNDS AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20110226338
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconducting compounds having one or more pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5(1H,4H)-dione 3,6-diyl units. Such compounds can be monomeric, oligomeric, or polymeric, and can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Shaofeng Lu, Antonio Facchetti, Yan Yao, Martin Drees, He Yan
  • Organic semiconductor materials and precursors thereof
    Patent number: 8022214
    Abstract: The present teachings provide novel organic semiconductor compounds and their soluble precursors, methods for preparing these compounds and precursors, as well as compositions, materials, articles, structures, and devices that incorporate such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Polyera Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks, He Yan
  • Solution-processed high mobility inorganic thin-film transistors
    Patent number: 8017458
    Abstract: Fluid media comprising inorganic semiconductor components for fabrication of thin film transistor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Paul D. Byrne, Hyun Sung Kim
  • PHOTOCURABLE POLYMERIC DIELECTRICS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110215334
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymer-based dielectric compositions (e.g., formulations) and materials (e.g. films) and associated devices. The polymers generally include photocrosslinkable pendant groups; for example, the polymers can include one or more coumarin-containing pendant groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicants: BASF SE, POLYERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jordan Quinn, He Yan, Yan Zheng, Christopher Newman, Silke Annika Koehler, Antonio Facchetti, Thomas Breiner
  • Organic Semiconducting Polymers
    Publication number: 20110213117
    Abstract: Disclosed are new organic semiconducting polymers. The polymers disclosed herein can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or efficient light absorption/emission characteristics, and can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicants: Polyera Corporation, BASF SE
    Inventor: Antonio Facchetti
  • Dielectric Materials and Methods of Preparation and Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20110175089
    Abstract: Disclosed are dendritic macromolecule-based dielectric compositions (e.g., formulations) and materials (e.g. films) and associated devices. The dendritic macromolecules have branched ends that are functionalized with an organic group that includes at least one 3-40 membered cyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Yan Zheng, Jordan Quinn, He Yan, Yan Hu, Shaofeng Lu, Antonio Facchetti