Patents by Inventor Beat Schmidhalter
Beat Schmidhalter 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).
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Patent number: 10934262Abstract: The present invention relates electroluminescent devices, comprising a compound of the formula especially as host for phosphorescent compounds. The hosts may function with phosphorescent materials to provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITEDInventors: Frederique Wendeborn, Beat Schmidhalter, Thomas Schäfer, Peter Murer, Kristina Bardon
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Patent number: 10431745Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Duggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Patent number: 10224484Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Duggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frederic Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Publication number: 20190027690Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Duggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frederic Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G.R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Publication number: 20180331296Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Duggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Publication number: 20180258053Abstract: The present invention relates electroluminescent devices, comprising a compound of the formula especially as host for phosphorescent compounds. The hosts may function with phosphorescent materials to provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Frederique Wendeborn, Beat Schmidhalter, Thomas Schäfer, Peter Murer, Kristina Bardon
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Patent number: 9893288Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Duggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G. R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Publication number: 20170148992Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Duggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frederic Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G.R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Publication number: 20170148991Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Duggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frederic Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G.R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Patent number: 9362510Abstract: This invention relates to electroluminescent metal complexes with benzotriazoles of the formula (I), a process for their preparation, electronic devices comprising the metal complexes and their use in electronic devices, especially organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), as oxygen sensitive indicators, as phosphorescent indicators in bioassays, and as catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2008Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Schäfer, Peter Murer, Gisèle Baudin, Manuela Kocher, François Maike, Stephan Allenbach, Rosemarie Sift, Beat Schmidhalter
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Patent number: 9353065Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), a process for their preparation and their use in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), especially as host for phosphorescent compounds. The hosts may function with phosphorescent materials to provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or special characteristics of electroluminescent devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Schäfer, Peter Murer, Frédérique Wendeborn, Beat Schmidhalter, Kristina Bardon, Andrea Ricci, Joern Pommerehne
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Patent number: 9018397Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, like diodes, organic field effect transistors and/or a solar cells. The compounds of the formula I have excellent solubility in organic solvents. High efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when said compounds are used in semiconductor devices or organic photovoltaic (PV) devices (solar cells).Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Zhimin Hao, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Luc Budry, Margherita Fontana, Matheiu G. R. Turbiez, Frank Bienewald, Mathias Duggeli, Oliver Frederic Aebischer, Pascal Hayoz, Marta Fondrodona Turon
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Patent number: 9012899Abstract: This invention relates to electroluminescent metal complexes of the formula (I) wherein the ring A, represents an optionally substituted aryl group which can optionally contain heteroatoms, the ring B, represents an optionally substituted nitrogen containing aryl group, which can optionally contain further heteroatoms, or the ring A may be taken with the ring B binding to the ring A to form a ring; the group C, represents an acyclic carbene, or a cyclic carbene (ring C), which can optionally contain heteroatoms, the ring D, represents an optionally substituted aryl group which can optionally contain heteroatoms, n1 is an integer of 1 to 3, m1 is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, m2 is an integer 0 or 1, M1 is a metal with an atomic weight of greater than 40, L3 is a monodentate ligand or a bidentate ligand, Y is —C(?O)— or —C(X1)2—, wherein X1 is hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, especially hydrogen and y is 0 or 1, especially 0; a process for their preparation, electronic devices comprising the meType: GrantFiled: June 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Roger Pretot, Paul Adriaan Van Der Schaaf, Jemima Schmidt, Beat Schmidhalter, Thomas Schafer, Bernd Lamatsch
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Publication number: 20150056746Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Düggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G.R. Turbiez, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Patent number: 8912305Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Mathias Düggeli, Mahmoud Zaher Eteish, Pascal Hayoz, Olivier Frédéric Aebischer, Marta Fonrodona Turon, Margherita Fontana, Marian Lanz, Mathieu G. R. Turbioz, Beat Schmidhalter, Jean-Charles Flores
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Patent number: 8628862Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device, especially an electroluminescent devices, comprising a compound of Formula (I), especially as host for phosphorescent compounds. The hosts may function with phosphorescent materials to provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Schaefer, Colin Morton, Peter Murer, Frederique Wendeborn, Beat Schmidhalter, Kristina Bardon
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Patent number: 8492749Abstract: This invention relates to electroluminescent metal complexes of the formula (I), wherein the ring A, formula (II), represents an optionally substituted aryl group which can optionally contain heteroatoms, the ring B, formula (III), represents an optionally substituted nitrogen containing aryl group, which can optionally contain further heteroatoms, or the ring A may be taken with the ring B binding to the ring A to form a ring; the group C, formula (IV), represents an acyclic carbene, or a cyclic carbene (ring C), which can optionally contain heteroatoms, the ring D, formula (V), represents an optionally substituted aryl group which can optionally contain heteroatoms, n1 is an integer of 1 to 3, m1 is an integer of 0, 1, or 2, m2 is an integer 0, or 1, M1 is a metal with an atomic weight of greater than 40, L3 is a monodentate ligand, or a bidentate ligand, Y is —C(?O)—, or —C(X1)2-, wherein X1 is hydrogen, or C1-4alkyl, especially hydrogen, and y is 0, or 1, especially 0; a process for their preparation, eleType: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Roger Prétôt, Paul Adriaan Van Der Schaaf, Jemima Schmidt, Beat Schmidhalter, Thomas Schäfer, Bernd Lamatsch
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Patent number: 8471248Abstract: This invention relates to electroluminescent metal complexes of the formula (I), or (II), a process for their preparation, electronic devices comprising the metal complexes and their use in electronic devices, especially organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), as oxygen sensitive indicators, as phosphorescent indicators in bioassays, and as catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Beat Schmidhalter, Thomas Schäfer, Peter Murer, Kristina Bardon, Stephan Allenbach, Andrea Ricci
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Patent number: 8471019Abstract: A semiconducting layer comprising a non-polymeric quinoid heteroacene compound of the formula (I) wherein X stands for O, S or NR, each of R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 being independently selected from hydrogen and an organic residue, or 2 or more thereof together forming one or more annealed rings, which may be substituted or unsubstituted, carbocyclic or helerocyclic, aromatic, quinoid or aliphatic, may be used e.g. for the manufacture of a diode, an organic field effect transistor, an organic thin film transistor, or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor and/or organic thin film transistor.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ulrich Berens, Arno Stassen, Beat Schmidhalter, Wolfgang Kalb, Frank Bienewald
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Patent number: 8445630Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I), and their use in electronic devices. The polymers according to the invention have excellent 5 solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high charge carrier mobilities and high temperature stability of the emission color are observed, if the polymers according to the invention are used in polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Schäfer, Beat Schmidhalter, Peter Murer, Kristina Bardon, Tobias Hintermann