Patents by Inventor Clare Bailey

Clare Bailey 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).

  • Process for preparing substituted pentacenes
    Patent number: 9944663
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing substituted pentacenes, to novel pentacenes prepared by this process, to the use of the novel pentacenes as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors (FETs), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to FETs and other semiconducting components or materials comprising the novel pentacenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Weimin Zhang
  • Indacenodithiophene and indacenodiselenophene polymers and their use as organic semiconductors
    Patent number: 9017577
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising indacenodithiophene or indacenoselenophene units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell, Weimin Zhang
  • Polymers derived from benzobis(silolothiophene) and their use as organic semiconductors
    Patent number: 8709290
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising benzo-bis(silolothiophene) units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell, Nicolas Blouin
  • Polymer dopants
    Patent number: 8562870
    Abstract: A polymer dopant for electrially conducting, photoconducting and semiconducting components and devices and novel polymers comprising electron accepting groups that are suitable as polymer dopants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Mark Giles, Maxim Shkunov, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING SUBSTITUTED PENTACENES
    Publication number: 20120305854
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing substituted pentacenes, to novel pentacenes prepared by this process, to the use of the novel pentacenes as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors (FETs), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to FETs and other semiconducting components or materials comprising the novel pentacenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Steven TIERNEY, Martin HEENEY, Clare BAILEY, Weimin ZHANG
  • Process for preparing substituted pentacenes
    Patent number: 8318048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing substituted pentacenes, to novel pentacenes prepared by this process, to the use of the novel pentacenes as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors (FETs), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to FETs and other semiconducting components or materials comprising the novel pentacenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Weimin Zhang
  • Polymers derived from bis(thienocyclopenta) benzothiadiazole and their use as organic semiconductors
    Patent number: 8173766
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising bis(thienocyclopenta)benzothiadiazole units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell
  • Monomers, oligomers and polymers of thieno[2,3-b]thiophene
    Patent number: 8114316
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo and polymers of thieno[2,3-b]thiophene, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like LCDs, optical films, FETs or OFETs for TFT-LCDs and IC devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays or photovoltaic or sensor devices, and further relates to a FET, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the novel polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Steven Tierney, Iain McCulloch
  • Indacenodithiophene and Indacenodiselenophene Polymers and their Use as Organic Semiconductors
    Publication number: 20110226999
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising indacenodithiophene or indacenoselenophene units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell, Weimin Zhang
  • POLYMERS DERIVED FROM BIS(THIENOCYCLOPENTA) BENZOTHIADIAZOLE AND THEIR USE AS ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20110178236
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising bis(thienocyclopenta)benzothiadiazole units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell
  • Polymers Derived from Benzobis(silolothiophene) and their Use as Organic Semiconductors
    Publication number: 20110168953
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising benzo-bis(silolothiophene) units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell, Nicolas Blouin
  • Process for Preparing Substituted Pentacenes
    Publication number: 20100127220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing substituted pentacenes, to novel pentacenes prepared by this process, to the use of the novel pentacenes as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors (FETs), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to FETs and other semiconducting components or materials comprising the novel pentacenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gmbh
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Weimin Zhang
  • Mono-, oligo- and poly(3-alkynylthiophenes) and their use as charge transport materials
    Patent number: 7541425
    Abstract: The invention relates to new conjugated mono-, oligo- and poly(3-alkynylthiophenes). The invention further relates to methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors, electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices. The invention further relates to field effect transistors and semiconducting components comprising the new mono-, oligo- and polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, Iain McCulloch
  • Poly(benzodithiophenes)
    Patent number: 7524922
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel poly(benzodithiophenes), their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices, for example, liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Steven Tierney, Weimin Zhang, Iain McCulloch
  • MONOMERS, OLIGOMERS AND POLYMERS OF THIENO[2,3-b]THIOPHENE
    Publication number: 20090072200
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo and polymers of thieno[2,3-b]thiophene, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like LCDs, optical films, FETs or OFETs for TFT-LCDs and IC devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays or photovoltaic or sensor devices, and further relates to a FET, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the novel polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Steven Tierney, Iain McCulloch
  • Polymer dopants
    Patent number: 7186358
    Abstract: A polymer dopant for electrially conducting, photoconducting and semiconducting components and devices and novel polymers comprising electron accepting groups that are suitable as polymer dopants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Mark Giles, Maxim Shkunov, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey
  • Mono-, oligo- and polythieno[2,3-b]thiophenes
    Patent number: 7183418
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo and poly[2,3-b]-thienothiophenes, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the novel polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Iain McCulloch, Clare Bailey
  • Polymer dopants
    Publication number: 20060273288
    Abstract: A polymer dopant for electrially conducting, photoconducting and semiconducting components and devices and novel polymers comprising electron accepting groups that are suitable as polymer dopants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Mark Giles, Maxim Shkunov, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey
  • Process of preparing a disubstituted 9-alkylidenefluorene or a derivative thereof
    Patent number: 6943275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing disubstituted 9-alkylidenefluorenes and structure analogous compounds, to novel compounds and intermediates prepared by this process, their use for the preparation of conjugated polymers and copolymers thereof, and to novel polymers and copolymers thereby prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Mark Giles, Clare Bailey
  • Mono-, oligo-and polythieno[2,3-b]thiophenes
    Publication number: 20050090640
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo and poly[2,3-b]-thienothiophenes, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the novel polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Iain McCulloch, Clare Bailey