Patents by Inventor Christian Lennartz
Christian Lennartz 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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Publication number: 20110266528Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode, organic solar cell or switching element comprising at least one substituted carbazole derivative of the general formula (I), (II) or (III) in which X is NR4, O, S or PR4; Y is NR5, O, S or PR5; where at least one of the symbols X and Y is NR4 or NR5; substituted carbazole derivatives of the formula (I), (II) or (III); a light-emitting layer comprising at least one substituted carbazole derivative of the general formula (I), (II) or (III) and at least one emitter material; the use of substituted carbazole derivatives of the general formula (I), (II) or (Ill) as matrix material, hole/exciton blocker material and/or electron/exciton blocker material and/or hole injection material and/or electron injection material and/or hole conductor material and/or electron conductor material in an organic light-emitting diode, an organic solar cell or in a switching element, and a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units,Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicants: BASF SE, OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH, KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Nicolle Langer, Christian Schildknecht, Soichi Watanabe, Evelyn Fuchs, Gerhard Wagenblast, Christian Lennartz, Oliver Molt, Korinna Dormann, Arvid Hunze, Ralf Krause, Günter Schmid, Karsten Heuser, Volker van Elsbergen, Herbert Friedrich Boerner
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Publication number: 20110253988Abstract: The present invention concerns a metal-carbene complex of the general formula (I) in which R5 and R6 together, or R6 and R7 together, a unit of the formula: in which * denotes the connection to the carbon atoms of the benzene ring bearing the R5 and R6 radicals or R6 and R7 radicals, and the oxygen atom is connected to the carbon atom bearing the R5, R6 or R7 radical, and A is oxygen or sulfur. The present invention further concerns light-emitting layer comprising at least one metal-carbene complex according to the present invention and an organic light-emitting diode comprising a light-emitting layer according to the present invention, a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination means and the use of a metal-carbene complex according to the present invention in organic light-emitting diodes, especially as emitter, matrix material, charge carrier material and charge blocker material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Korinna Dormann, Evelyn Fuchs, Thomas Ge?ner, Nicolle Langer, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Schildknecht, Gerhard Wagenblast
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Publication number: 20110198578Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of siloles substituted by fused ring systems in organic electronics applications, and to specific siloles substituted by fused ring systems and to the use thereof in organic electronics applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicants: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH, KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V., BASF SEInventors: Karsten Heuser, Arvid Hunze, Guenter Schmid, Ralf Krause, Herbert Friedrich Boerner, Volker Van Elsbergen, Nicolle Langer, Oliver Molt, Korinna Dormann, Evelyn Fuchs, Jens Rudolph, Christian Lennartz, Soichi Watanabe, Christian Schildknecht, Gerhard Wagenblast
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Patent number: 7989091Abstract: Silanes comprising phenothiazine S-oxide or phenothiazine S,S-dioxide groups, organic light-emitting diodes comprising the inventive silanes, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive silane and at least one triplet emitter, a process for preparing the inventive silanes and the use of the inventive silanes in organic light-emitting diodes, preferably as matrix materials and/or blocker materials for triplet emitters.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Nicolle Langer, Klaus Kahle, Christian Lennartz, Christian Schildknecht, Simon Nord, Oliver Molt, Evelyn Fuchs, Jens Rudolph, Gerhard Wagenblast
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Publication number: 20110172423Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one cyclic phosphazene compound, a light-emitting layer formed from at least one matrix material and at least one emitter material, wherein the at least one matrix material comprises at least one cyclic phosphazene compound, the use of cyclic phosphazene compounds in organic light-emitting diodes and a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination units comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode, and selected cyclic phosphazene compounds and processes for preparing them.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2009Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicants: BASF SE, KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V., OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Evelyn Fuchs, Oliver Molt, Nicolle Langer, Christian Lennartz, Peter Strohriegl, Pamela Schroegel, Herbert Friedrich Boerner, Volker Van Elsbergen, Arvid Hunze, Ralf Krause
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Publication number: 20110114933Abstract: Metal complexes comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic ligand which is bonded to the central metal via one nitrogen atom and one carbon atom and comprises at least one heteroatom selected from O and S, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive metal complex, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive metal complex, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer, the use of the at least one inventive metal complex in organic light-emitting diodes, and a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units such as visual display units of computers, televisions, visual display units in printers, kitchen appliances and advertising panels, illuminations, information panels and mobile visual display units such as visual display units in cellphones, laptops, digital cameras, vehicles, and destination displays on buses and trains, comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Evelyn Fuchs, Korinna Dormann, Nicolle Langer, Christian Schildknecht, Jens Rudolph, Gerhard Wagenblast, Soichi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110098473Abstract: Metal complexes comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic ligand which is bonded to the central metal via two nitrogen atoms, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive metal complex, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive metal complex, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer, the use of the at least one inventive metal complex in organic light-emitting diodes, and a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units such as visual display units of computers, televisions, visual display units in printers, kitchen appliances and advertising panels, illuminations, information panels and mobile visual display units such as visual display units in cellphones, laptops, digital cameras, vehicles, and destination displays on buses and trains, comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Evelyn Fuchs, Korinna Dormann, Nicolle Langer, Christian Schildknecht, Jens Rudolph, Gerhard Wagenblast, Soichi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110087026Abstract: Metal complexes comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic ligand and bearing at least one deuterium atom, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive metal complex, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive metal complex, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer, the use of the at least one inventive metal complex in organic light-emitting diodes, and a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units such as visual display units of computers, televisions, visual display units in printers, kitchen appliances and advertising panels, illuminations, information panels and mobile visual display units such as visual display units in cellphones, laptops, digital cameras, vehicles, and destination displays on buses and trains, comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Evelyn Fuchs, Korinna Dormann, Nicolle Langer, Christian Schildknecht, Jens Rudolph, Gerhard Wagenblast, Soichi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110049500Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific trType: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Bold, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Bäte, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
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Publication number: 20110049499Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific trType: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus BOLD, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Bäte, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
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Publication number: 20110049501Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific trType: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus BOLD, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Bäte, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
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USE IN OLEDS OF TRANSITION METAL CARBENE COMPLEXES THAT CONTAIN NO CYCLOMETALLATION VIA NON-CARBENES
Publication number: 20110034699Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of transition metal-carbene complexes, in which the carbene ligand(s) is bonded to the transition metal exclusively via carbene carbon atoms, in organic light-emitting diodes, to organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one aforementioned transition metal-carbene complex, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one aforementioned transition metal-carbene complex, to organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer, and to devices which comprise at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2007Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Evelyn Fuchs, Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Jens Rudolph, Klaus Kahle, Christian Schildknecht, Thomas Strassner, Nicolle Moonen -
Publication number: 20110031477Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode An and a cathode Ka and a light-emitting layer E and if appropriate at least one further layer, where the light-emitting layer E and/or the at least one further layer comprises at least one compound selected from disilylcarbazoles, disilyldibenzofurans, disilyldibenzothiophenes, disilyldibenzophospholes, disilyldibenzothiophene S-oxides and disilyldibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one of the aforementioned compounds, to the use of the aforementioned compounds as matrix material, hole/exciton blocker material, electron/exciton blocker material, hole injection material, electron injection material, hole conductor material and/or electron conductor material, and to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination units comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Nicolle Langer, Klaus Kahle, Christian Lennartz, Oliver Molt, Evelyn Fuchs, Jens Rudolph, Christian Schildknecht, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast
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Publication number: 20110028730Abstract: The use of cyclic compounds of the formula (I) where n is a number in the range from 1 to 7, X—Y—Z, in each case independently of one another, is O—C?N, N?C—O, NR5—C?N, N?C—NR5, N+R52—C?N, N?C—N+R52, O—C?N+R5, N+R5?C—O, S—C?N+R5, N+R5?C—S, S—C?N, N?C—S, R1, R2 and R3 each independently are, for example, H or a substituent or corresponding heterocyclic compounds in which at least one group —CR1?, —CR2?, CR3? is replaced by —N, R5 in each case independently are, for example, H or a substituent R7 in each case independently of one another, are H, C1-12-alkyl or C6-12-aryl, or metal complexes of the cyclic compounds or complexes of the cyclic compounds with mineral acids, chloride, sulfate, bisulfate, phosphate, hydrogen phosphate, nitrate, BF4? or methanesulfonate being present as opposite ions X? in the case of cationic cyclic structures, as light absorbers, materials for hole injection layers in OLEDs, light-emitting compounds in OLED, phase-transfer catalysts or synergistic agents for the dispersingType: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Martin Könemann, Thomas Geßner, Rüdiger Sens, Christian Lennartz, Günther Seybold
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Publication number: 20100308308Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one tris(diphenylamino)triazine compound with at least one alkoxy or aryloxy radical, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one tris(diphenylamino)triazine compound with at least one alkoxy or aryloxy radical, to the use of the aforementioned compounds as a matrix material, hole/exciton blocker material, electron/exciton blocker material, hole injection material, electron injection material, hole conductor material and/or electron conductor material, and to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination units comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Evelyn Fuchs, Nicolle Langer, Christian Lennartz, Peter Strohriegl, Michael Rothmann
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Patent number: 7846763Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitrites and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific trType: GrantFiled: August 18, 2004Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Bold, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Baete, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
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Publication number: 20100264405Abstract: Bridged cyclometalated carbene complexes, a process for preparing the bridged cyclometalated carbene complexes, the use of the bridged cyclometalated carbene complexes in organic light-emitting diodes, organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one inventive bridged cyclometalated carbene complex, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive bridged cyclometalated carbene complex, organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer and devices which comprise at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Oliver Molt, Christian Lennartz, Evelyn Fuchs, Klaus Kahle, Nicolle Langer, Christian Schildknecht, Jens Rudolph, Gerhard Wagenblast, Soichi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20100258790Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one diphenylaminobis(phenoxy)triazine or at least one bis(diphenylamino)phenoxytriazine compound, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one diphenylamino-bis(phenoxy)triazine or at least one bis(diphenylamino)phenoxytriazine compound, to the use of the aforementioned compounds as a matrix material, hole/exciton blocker material, electron/exciton blocker material, hole injection material, electron injection material, hole conductor material and/or electron conductor material, and to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination units comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Evelyn Fuchs, Nicolle Langer, Christian Lennartz, Peter Strohriegl, Michael Rothmann
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Publication number: 20100219403Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode An and a cathode Ka and a light-emitting layer E which is arranged between the anode An and the cathode Ka and comprises at least one carbene complex and if appropriate at least one further layer, where the light-emitting layer E and/or the at least one further layer comprises at least one compound selected from disilylcarbazoles, disilyldibenzofurans, disilyldibenzothiophenes, disilyldibenzophospholes, disilyldibenzothiophene S-oxides and disilyldibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one of the aforementioned compounds and at least one carbene complex, to the use of the aforementioned compounds as matrix material, hole/exciton blocker material, electron/exciton blocker material, hole injection material, electron injection material, hole conductor material and/or electron conductor material, and to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visuType: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Nicolle Langer, Klaus Kahle, Christian Lennartz, Oliver Molt, Evelyn Fuchs, Jens Rudolph, Christian Schildknecht, Soichi Watanabe, Gerhard Wagenblast
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Publication number: 20100219406Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of (hetero)aryl-substituted acridine derivatives as matrix materials in a light-emitting layer of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and/or in a blocking layer for electrons in organic light-emitting diodes. The present invention further relates to a light-emitting layer which comprises at least one emitter material and at least one matrix material, wherein the matrix material used is at least one (hetero)aryl-substituted acridine derivative, and to an organic light-emitting diode which comprises at least one inventive light-emitting layer, to an organic light-emitting diode which comprises at least one acridine derivative of the formula (I) in a blocking layer for electrons, and to a device selected from stationary and mobile visual display units and illumination units which comprise at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Klaus Kahle, Oliver Molt, Nicolle Langer, Christian Lennartz, Christian Schildknecht, Simon Nord, Evelyn Fuchs, Jens Rudolph