Patents by Inventor Aurelie Falcou

Aurelie Falcou 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: 8173276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesise and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurelie Falcou, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Patent number: 8053547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising specific carbazole structural units. The materials according to the invention display steeper current-voltage curves and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative polymers which do not contain these units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning
  • Patent number: 8044217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting copolymers which are obtained by a combination of blue-, green- and red-emitting repeating units. The copolymers of the invention display better film formation and an improved efficiency when used in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes compared to materials according to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Arne Büsing, Susanne Heun, Jürgen Steiger, Anja Gerhard, Niels Schulte, Heinrich Becker
  • Publication number: 20110068304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising specific carbazole structural units. The materials according to the invention display steeper current-voltage curves and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative polymers which do not contain these units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning
  • Patent number: 7901766
    Abstract: The invention relates to electronic devices whose electronic properties can surprisingly be improved to a significant degree by inserting at least one crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, preferably a cationically crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, between the conductive doped polymer and the organic semiconductor layer. Particularly good properties are obtained with a buffer layer in which crosslinking is thermally induced, i.e. by raising the temperature to 50 to 250° C. Alternatively, crosslinking can be radiation-induced by adding a photoacid. Moreover, such a buffer layer can be advantageously applied by means of printing techniques, especially inkjet printing, as the ideal temperature for the thermal treatment is independent of the glass transition temperature of the material. This avoids having to rely on material that has a low molecular weight, making it possible to apply the layer by means of printing techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: David Christoph Müller, Nina Riegel, Frank Meyer, René Scheurich, Aurélie Falcou, Klaus Meerholz
  • Patent number: 7834136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising specific carbazole structural units. The materials according to the invention display steeper current-voltage curves and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative polymers which do not contain these units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning
  • Patent number: 7772323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated copolymers comprising blocks which are linked by random or partly random sections. The materials of the invention display an improved efficiency, a reduced operating voltage and a longer life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning, Aurélie Falcou, Amir Parham
  • Publication number: 20100197875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting copolymers which are obtained by a combination of blue-, green- and red-emitting repeating units. The copolymers of the invention display better film formation and an improved efficiency when used in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes compared to materials according to the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Arne Büsing, Susanne Heun, Jürgen Steiger, Anja Gerhard, Niels Schulte, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 7767785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers which comprise both structural units of the formula (1) and also structural units of the formula (2). The materials according to the invention are more readily soluble, display improved air stability and display a smaller voltage increase during prolonged operation when used in a polymeric organic light-emitting diode (PLED) than polymers according to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurélie Falcou, Frank Meyer, Amir Parham, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 7696284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting copolymers which are obtained by a combination of blue-, green- and red-emitting repeating units. The copolymers of the invention display better film formation and an improved efficiency when used in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes compared to materials according to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Arne Büsing, Susanne Heun, Jürgen Steiger, Anja Gerhard, Niels Schulte, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 7638594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising spirobifluorene units and their use in optoelectronic devices, preferably in, for example, displays based on polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Becker, Kevin Treacher, Hubert Spreitzer, Aurelie Falcou, Philipp Stoessel, Arne Buesing, Amir Parham, Bernd Schröder
  • Publication number: 20090014690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers which comprise both structural units of the formula (1) and also structural units of the formula (2). The materials according to the invention are more readily soluble, display improved air stability and display a smaller voltage increase during prolonged operation when used in a polymeric organic light-emitting diode (PLED) than polymers according to the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Frank Meyer, Amir Parham, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 7323533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising spirobifluorene units and their use in optoelectronic devices, preferably in, for example, displays based on polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Becker, Kevin Treacher, Hubert Spreitzer, Aurelie Falcou, Philipp Stössel, Arne Büsing, Amir Parham, Bernd Schröder
  • Publication number: 20070265473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising spirobifluorene units and their use in optoelectronic devices, preferably in, for example, displays based on polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Becker, Kevin Treacher, Hubert Spreitzer, Aurelie Falcou, Philipp Stossel, Arne Busing, Amir Parham, Bernd Schroder
  • Patent number: 7288617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polymers which comprise spirobifluorene and fluorine units of the formulae (I) and (II) and may further comprise additional structural elements which may have charge transport properties, hole transport properties and/or electron transport properties. Such materials display a significantly improved property profile in electronic components, particularly when used in a PLED, in particular as electroluminescence material, in organic integrated circuits (O-ICs), organic field effect transistors (OFETs), organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), organic solar cells (O-SCs) or organic laser diodes (O lasers).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin Treacher, Heinrich Becker, Philipp Stossel, Hubert Spreitzer, Aurelie Falcou, Amir Parham, Arne Busing
  • Patent number: 7247761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing aryl-aryl-coupled compounds and materials. These materials play an important role in industry, for instance as liquid crystals, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and as organic semiconductors. The aryl-aryl couplings hitherto carried out by means of Yamamoto coupling require specific additives in order to give a product suitable for the subsequent use. Particularly in the electronics industry, the Yamamoto coupling needs to meet particular requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Jochen Schwaiger, Andrea Ritter
  • Publication number: 20070123690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers which comprise coumarin structural units or related units of the formula (1). The materials according to the invention exhibit significantly higher photostability than materials in accordance with the prior art and are therefore more suitable for use in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Susanne Heun, Aurelie Falcou, Heinrich Becker
  • Publication number: 20070060736
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers containing novel structural units according to formula (1). The inventive materials are characterized by increased efficiency and a longer service life when used in polymer organic light emitting diodes. The present invention relates to conjugated polymers which comprise novel structural units of the formula (I). The materials of the invention display improved efficiency and a longer life when used in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning, Arne Busing, Aurelie Falcou, Corinna Haase, Hubert Speitzer, Silke Turk
  • Publication number: 20070034862
    Abstract: The present invention describes a novel design principle for organic electronic elements by inserting at least one additional crosslinkable layer. The properties of the electronic devices are thereby improved. Structured construction of these devices is furthermore facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: COVION ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Jurgen Steiger
  • Publication number: 20060284140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures and to conjugated polymers which contain bridged carbazole structural units and structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The inventive mixtures exhibit improved efficiencies and reduced operating voltages and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials which do not comprise these units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Esther Breuning, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Amir Parham