Patents by Inventor David Sparrowe

David Sparrowe 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).

  • Publication number: 20160133863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel formulations comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and one or more organic solvents. The formulation comprises a viscosity at 25° C. of less than 15 mPas and the boiling point of the solvent is at most 400° C. Furthermore, the present invention describes the use of these formulations as inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells and OLED devices, to methods for preparing OE devices using the novel formulations, and to OE devices, OLED devices and OPV cells prepared from such methods and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philip Edward May, Mark James, Piotr Wierzchowiec, Stephen Bain, Paul Craig Brookes, Edgar Kluge, Li Wei Tan, David Sparrowe, Magda Goncalves-Miskiewicz
  • Patent number: 9206352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel formulations comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and one or more organic solvents. The formulation comprises a viscosity at 25° C. of less than 15 mPas and the boiling point of the solvent is at most 400° C. Furthermore, the present invention describes the use of these formulations as inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells and OLED devices, to methods for preparing OE devices using the novel formulations, and to OE devices, OLED devices and OPV cells prepared from such methods and formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philip Edward May, Mark James, Piotr Wierzchowiec, Stephen Bain, Paul Craig Brookes, Edgar Kluge, Li Wei Tan, David Sparrowe, Magda Goncalves-Miskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20150349256
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing one or more thieno[3,2-b]thiophene based polycyclic repeating units, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: William MITCHELL, Mansoor D'LAVARI, Changsheng WANG, Steven TIERNEY, David SPARROWE
  • Publication number: 20150255725
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting oligomers or polymers containing alkylated dithieno[2,3-d:2?,3?-d?]-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b?]dithiophene units, methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the oligomers, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices or organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these oligomers, polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Changsheng Wang, Mansoor D'Lavari, David Sparrowe
  • Publication number: 20150144847
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing one or more repeating units derived from indacenodibenzothiophene or dithia-dicyclopenta-dibenzothiophene, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Mansoor D'Lavari, William Mitchell, Changsheng Wang, Steven Tierney, David Sparrowe
  • Patent number: 8878165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of electrodes in organic electronic (OE) devices, in particular organic field effect transistors (OFETs), to devices prepared by such a process, and to materials and formulations used in such a process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Pawel Miskiewicz, Li Wei Tan, Tomas Backlund, Paul Craig Brookes, David Sparrowe, Toby Cull, Giles Lloyd
  • Patent number: 8586684
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conjugated copolymer comprising indenofluorene and triarylamine units and to its use in organic electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Heckmeier, William Mitchell, Weimin Zhang, David Sparrowe, Giles Lloyd, Steven Tierney, Stephan Derow
  • Publication number: 20130069020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel formulations comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and one or more organic solvents. The formulation comprises a viscosity at 25° C. of less than 15 mPas and the boiling point of the solvent is at most 400° C. Furthermore, the present invention describes the use of these formulations as inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells and OLED devices, to methods for preparing OE devices using the novel formulations, and to OE devices, OLED devices and OPV cells prepared from such methods and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Philip Edward May, Mark James, Piotr Wierzchowiec, Stephen Bain, Paul Craig Brookes, Edgar Kluge, Li Wei Tan, David Sparrowe, Magda Goncalves-Miskiewicz
  • Patent number: 8398895
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers that comprise phenanthrene and/or indenofluorene units and are free of amine-containing units, to methods of their preparation, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: David Sparrowe, Niels Schulte, Frank Egon Meyer
  • Publication number: 20120319097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of electrodes in organic electronic (OE) devices, in particular organic field effect transistors (OFETs), to devices prepared by such a process, and to materials and formulations used in such a process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Pawel Miskiewicz, Li Wei Tan, Tomas Backlund, Paul Craig Brookes, David Sparrowe, Toby Cull, Giles Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20120068121
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers that comprise phenanthrene and/or indenofluorene units and are free of amine-containing units, to methods of their preparation, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: David Sparrowe, Niels Schulte, Frank Egon Meyer
  • Publication number: 20110284801
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing functional layers, like protection, encapsulation and alignment layers, on an electronic device by a low energy particle beam deposition process, to functional layers obtainable by said process, and to electronic devices comprising such functional layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Michael Coelle, Owain Llyr Parri, David Sparrowe, Oleg Yaroshchuk, Eugene Telesh
  • Patent number: 7674397
    Abstract: The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic compounds with charge transport properties comprising at least two thiophene groups, 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 reactive mesogenic charge transport compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaff mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Weimin Zhang, Steven Tierney, David Sparrowe, Maxim Shkunov, Iain McCulloch
  • Patent number: 7510672
    Abstract: The invention relates to formulations comprising one or more polymers with semiconducting, charge transport, photoconducting and/or photo- or electroluminescent properties and one or more organic solvents, to their use for the preparation of electrooptical or electronic devices, including field effect transistors (FETs), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, in particular by ink-jet printing, and to FETs and other semiconducting or light emitting components or devices comprising the formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, David Sparrowe, Maxim Shkunov, Phil Bentley, Mark Giles
  • Publication number: 20080067475
    Abstract: The invention relates to formulations comprising one or more polymers with semiconducting, charge transport, photoconducting and/or photo- or electroluminescent properties and one or more organic solvents, to their use for the preparation of electrooptical or electronic devices, including field effect transistors (FETs), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, in particular by ink-jet printing, and to FETs and other semiconducting or light emitting components or devices comprising the formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, David Sparrowe, Maxim Shkunov, Phil Bentley, Mark Giles
  • Patent number: 7329896
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymerizable charge transport compounds, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices like for example 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 plotovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the polymerisable charge transport compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Mark Goulding, Louise Farrand, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney
  • Publication number: 20070059519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a barrier coating composition which is characterized in that it comprises a polymeric material and at least one inorganic flake material, its use as well as to a device, preferably a display, comprising a barrier coating layer, which is characterized in that the barrier coating layer comprises a barrier coating composition of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Udo Heider, David Sparrowe, Robert Hammond-Smith
  • Publication number: 20070034842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polymerizable dielectric material comprising crosslinkable organic amine compounds and crosslinked polymers obtained therefrom, which are useful for the manufacture of dielectric layers of electronic devices; to a novel method for the manufacture of dielectric layers of electronic devices; and to electronic devices obtained by said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Maxim Shkunov
  • Patent number: 7115755
    Abstract: The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic azulene derivatives, 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 reactive mesogenic azulenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Michael Findlater, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20060157693
    Abstract: The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic azulene derivatives, 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 reactive mesogenic azulenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Louise Farrand, Michael Findlater, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch