Patents by Inventor Aurelie Ludemann

Aurelie Ludemann 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: 9102797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers containing at least one carbazole structural unit of the general formula (I) where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 is each, independently of one another, denote an aryl or heteroarylgroup, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; m, o is, independently of one another, 0 or 1; n is 1, 2 or 3 and the dashed lines represent the linking in the polymer; and at least one arylamine structural unit of the general formula (II) and/or (III) where Ar4, Ar5, Ar7, Ar8 is each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; Ar6 is an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type, or represents a group of the formula Ar9-Ar9, where Ar9 is in each case, independently, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type or linked to one another; p is 1, 2 or 3; q is 0 or 1 and the dashed line
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, Anna Hayer, Aurélie Ludemann, Yoonhyun Kwak, Seunggak Yang, Heeyeon Kim, Jeongin Yi, Jaeyong Lee
  • Patent number: 9099655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, containing at least one emitter compound and at least one polymer with conjugation-interrupting units, to the use of said composition in an optoelectronic apparatus and to an optoelectronic apparatus which contains said inventive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Niels Schulte, Aurélie Ludemann, Thomas Eberle, Susanne Heun
  • Patent number: 8969512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers which contain at least one carbazole structural unit of the general formula (I) where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 is each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; m, o is, independently of one another, 0 or 1; n is 1, 2 or 3 and the dashed lines represent the linking in the polymer; and at least one arylamine structural unit of the general formula (II) and/or (III) where Ar4, Ar5, Ar7, Ar8 is each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; Ar6 is an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type, or represents a group of the formula Ar9-Y—Ar9, where Ar9 is in each case, independently, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which is substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type or which may be linked to one another, and Y is a spacer group or a direct bon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, Anna Hayer, Aurélie Ludemann
  • Publication number: 20150057445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substances, to electroluminescent device comprising these substances, and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Rémi Mamouk Anémian, Aurélie Ludemann, Thomas Eberle, Sigurd Hoeger, Eva M. REIS, Vanessa Bobbe
  • Patent number: 8906893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substances, to electroluminescent device comprising these substances, and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rémi Manouk Anémian, Aurélie Ludemann, Thomas Eberle, Sigurd Hoeger, Eva Maria Reis, Vanessa Bobbe
  • Publication number: 20140138661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crosslinkable compounds, to the crosslinked compounds obtained from these compounds, and to processes for the preparation thereof. The invention is furthermore directed to the use of these compounds in electronic devices and to the corresponding electronic devices themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Aurélie Ludemann, Alice Julliart, Anna Hayer, Anja Gerhard, Dominik Joosten, Holger Heil, Fabrice Eckes
  • Patent number: 8679644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers which contain certain triarylamine units of the Formula (1) The materials according to the invention exhibit a longer lifetime than materials in accordance with the prior art and therefore more suitable for use in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Susanne Heun, Aurélie Ludemann, Arne Buesing, Junyou Pan, Heinrich Becker
  • Publication number: 20140048745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation comprising at least one solvent and at least two functional compounds of the general formula (I) where A is a functional structural element, B is a solubility-promoting structural element and k is an integer in the range from 1 to 20, the molecular weight of the functional compound is at least 550 g/mol and the solubility-promoting structural element B conforms to the general formula (L-I) where Ar1, Ar2 is each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type, X is in each case, independently of one another, N or CR2, preferably CH, R1, R2 is each, independently of one another, hydrogen, a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 40 C atoms or is a silyl group or a substituted keto group having 1 to 40 C atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 40 C atoms, an aryloxycarbonyl group
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rémi Manouk Anémian, Susanne Heun, Thomas Eberle, Philipp Stoessel, Aurélie Ludemann, Dietmar Kunkel
  • Patent number: 8580395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electroluminescent polymers which comprise 2-vinylthiophenylbenzene derivatives as recurring units, to a process for the preparation thereof, to blends and formulations comprising these polymers, and to the use of these polymers in electronic devices, in particular in organic light-emitting diodes, so-called OLEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anemian, Niels Schulte
  • Patent number: 8557953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising substituted anthracenyl units and to blends which comprise the polymers according to the invention. The invention is also directed to the use of the polymers and blends according to the invention in organic electronic devices and to these devices themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Niels Schulte, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Aurélie Ludemann
  • Publication number: 20130261708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substances, to electroluminescent device comprising these substances, and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rémi Manouk Anémian, Aurélie Ludemann, Thomas Eberle, Sigurd Hoeger, Eva Maria Reis, Vanessa Bobbe
  • Publication number: 20130228767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture comprising a) a polymer which contains at least one L=X structural unit, b) a triplet emitter compound and c) a carbazole compound or a soluble neutral molecule. The invention furthermore relates to organic electroluminescent devices which contain the mixture according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Susanne Heun, Almut Rapp
  • Publication number: 20130200357
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation, in particular for use in organic electroluminescent devices, comprising a carbazole compound, an electron-transport compound, a triplet emitter compound and at least one solvent, where the electron-transport compound encompasses a ketone compound or a triazine compound and where the carbazole compound contains at least two carbazole groups whose N atoms are connected to one another via an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system. The invention is furthermore directed to organic electro-luminescent devices which comprise the mixtures according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Susanne Heun, Holger Heil, Thomas Eberle
  • Publication number: 20130187096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric materials which have electron-transporting, hole-transporting and/or emitting units in the side chains. The present invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of these polymers, to the use of these polymers in electroluminescent devices and to electroluminescent devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, Aurélie Ludemann, Junyou Pan, René P. Scheerich, Thomas Eberle, Arne Buesing, Philipp Stoessel
  • Publication number: 20130187103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electroluminescent polymers which contain at least one structural unit which includes at least one phosphorescent emitter unit, to processes for the preparation of these polymers, to mixtures (also called blends), solutions and formulations which comprise these polymers, to the use of these polymers in electronic devices, in particular in organic electro-luminescent devices, so-called OLEDs (OLED=organic light emitting diodes), and to electronic devices containing these polymers. The polymers according to the invention exhibit improved efficiency and a longer lifetime, in particular on use in OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anémian
  • Patent number: 8471064
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel copolymers comprising indenofluorene units and units of thiophene or its derivatives, to organic semiconductor (OSC) materials and organic electroluminescent materials comprising the copolymers, to the use of the copolymers and materials in electronic, electroluminescent or electrooptical devices, and to devices comprising the copolymers or materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Frank Meyer, Aurélie Ludemann, Arne Buesing
  • Publication number: 20130150527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers containing at least one carbazole structural unit of the general formula (I) where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 is each, independently of one another, denote an aryl or heteroarylgroup, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; m, o is, independently of one another, 0 or 1; n is 1, 2 or 3 and the dashed lines represent the linking in the polymer; and at least one arylamine structural unit of the general formula (II) and/or (III) where Ar4, Ar5, Ar7, Ar8 is each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; Ar6 is an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type, or represents a group of the formula Ar9-Ar9, where Ar9 is in each case, independently, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type or linked to one another; p is 1, 2 or 3; q is 0 or 1 and the dashed line
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, Anna Hayer, Aurélie Ludemann, Yoonhyun Kwak, Seunggak Yang, Heeyeon Kim, Jeongin Yi, Jaeyong Lee
  • Publication number: 20130137818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers which contain at least one carbazole structural unit of the general formula (I) where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 is each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; m, o is, independently of one another, 0 or 1; n is 1, 2 or 3 and the dashed lines represent the linking in the polymer; and at least one arylamine structural unit of the general formula (II) and/or (III) where Ar4, Ar5, Ar7, Ar8 is each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type; Ar6 is an aryl or heteroaryl group, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type, or represents a group of the formula Ar9-Y—Ar9, where Ar9 is in each case, independently, an aryl or heteroaryl group, which is substituted by one or more radicals R of any desired type or which may be linked to one another, and Y is a spacer group or a direct bon
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, Anna Hayer, Aurélie Ludemann
  • Publication number: 20130126791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer which contains at least one structural unit which has electron-transport properties, to processes for the preparation thereof and to mixtures (blends), solutions and formulations which comprise these polymers. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of these polymers in electronic devices, in particular in organic electro-luminescent devices, so-called OLEDs (OLED=organic light emitting diodes), and to these organic electroluminescent devices themselves. The polymers according to the invention exhibit improved efficiency, in particular on use in OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anémian
  • Publication number: 20130126855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers containing substituted benzodithiophene units and to blends which comprise the polymers according to the invention. The invention is also directed to the use of the polymers and blends according to the inven-tion in organic electronic devices and to these devices themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rémi Manouk Anémian, Aurélie Ludemann