Patents by Inventor David Todd Moore

David Todd Moore 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: 12433148
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a first layer that includes at least one of a semiconducting material, a hole transport material (HTM), and/or an electron transport material (ETM), a second layer, and a third layer that includes a material that is at least one of transparent or conductive, where the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer, the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are in electrical contact with each other, and the third layer has a first thickness between greater than zero nm and about 100 nm. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the semiconducting material may include a perovskite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Swift Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tomas Leijtens, Joseph Jonathan Berry, David Todd Moore, Giles Edward Eperon
  • Patent number: 11711967
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a scaffold having an internal space and a mixture positioned within the space, where the mixture includes a first phase having a metal halide perovskite and a second phase including at least one of a perovskite precursor and/or a switching molecule, the composition is capable of reversibly switching between a first state having at least one of a first transparency and/or a first color and a second state having at least one of a second transparency and/or a second color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Lance Michael Wheeler, Bryan Anthony Rosales, Shuang Cui, David Todd Moore
  • Publication number: 20230120127
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a first layer that includes at least one of a semiconducting material, a hole transport material (HTM), and/or an electron transport material (ETM), a second layer, and a third layer that includes a material that is at least one of transparent or conductive, where the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer, the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are in electrical contact with each other, and the third layer has a first thickness between greater than zero nm and about 100 nm. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the semiconducting material may include a perovskite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Axel Finn PALMSTROM, Tomas LEIJTENS, Joseph Jonathan BERRY, David Todd MOORE, Giles Edward EPERON
  • Publication number: 20230080881
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a first layer that includes at least one of a semiconducting material, a hole transport material (HTM), and/or an electron transport material (ETM), a second layer, and a third layer that includes a material that is at least one of transparent or conductive, where the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer, the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are in electrical contact with each other, and the third layer has a first thickness between greater than zero nm and about 100 nm. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the semiconducting material may include a perovskite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Axel Finn PALMSTROM, Tomas LEIJTENS, Joseph Jonathan BERRY, David Todd MOORE
  • Patent number: 11462688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a first layer that includes at least one of a semiconducting material, a hole transport material (HTM), and/or an electron transport material (ETM), a second layer, and a third layer that includes a material that is at least one of transparent or conductive, where the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer, the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are in electrical contact with each other, and the third layer has a first thickness between greater than zero nm and about 100 nm. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the semiconducting material may include a perovskite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tomas Leijtens, Joseph Jonathan Berry, David Todd Moore
  • Patent number: 11390533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite crystal, where the perovskite crystal is in the form of a powder, and the perovskite crystal is semiconducting and photovoltaically active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
    Inventors: Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van Hest, David Todd Moore, Benjia Dou
  • Patent number: 11312738
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a perovskite that includes ABX3, where A is an organic cation, B is a second cation, X is an anion, and the perovskite has a film density (?) of less than 4.37 g/cm3. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the film density may be in the range, 4.1 g/cm3???4.37 g/cm3. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the organic cation may include at least one of dimethylammonium (DMA), guanidinium (GA), and/or acetamidinium (Ac). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may further include cesium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Tomas Leijtens, David Todd Moore, Giles Edward Eperon
  • Publication number: 20210043854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a scaffold having an internal space and a mixture positioned within the space, where the mixture includes a first phase having a metal halide perovskite and a second phase including at least one of a perovskite precursor and/or a switching molecule, the composition is capable of reversibly switching between a first state having at least one of a first transparency and/or a first color and a second state having at least one of a second transparency and/or a second color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Lance Michael WHEELER, Bryan Anthony ROSALES, Shuang CUI, David Todd MOORE
  • Patent number: 10770604
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite crystal having a ferroelectric domain aligned substantially parallel to a reference axis. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include ABX3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, and X is an anion. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include an alkyl ammonium cation. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, B may include a metal element. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal element may include lead. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include a halogen. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include methylammonium lead iodide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Garten, David Todd Moore, David Samuel Ginley, Brian Patrick Gorman
  • Publication number: 20200189926
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite crystal, where the perovskite crystal is in the form of a powder, and the perovskite crystal is semiconducting and photovoltaically active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van HEST, David Todd MOORE, Benjia DOU
  • Publication number: 20200148711
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a perovskite that includes ABX3, where A is an organic cation, B is a second cation, X is an anion, and the perovskite has a film density (?) of less than 4.37 g/cm3. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the film density may be in the range, 4.1 g/cm3???4.37 g/cm3. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the organic cation may include at least one of dimethylammonium (DMA), guanidinium (GA), and/or acetamidinium (Ac). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may further include cesium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tomas Leijtens, David Todd Moore, Giles Edward Eperon
  • Publication number: 20200106019
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a first layer that includes at least one of a semiconducting material, a hole transport material (HTM), and/or an electron transport material (ETM), a second layer, and a third layer that includes a material that is at least one of transparent or conductive, where the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer, the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are in electrical contact with each other, and the third layer has a first thickness between greater than zero nm and about 100 nm. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the semiconducting material may include a perovskite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tomas Leijtens, Joseph Jonathan Berry, David Todd Moore
  • Publication number: 20180277695
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite crystal having a ferroelectric domain aligned substantially parallel to a reference axis. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include ABX3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, and X is an anion. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include an alkyl ammonium cation. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, B may include a metal element. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal element may include lead. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include a halogen. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include methylammonium lead iodide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Garten, David Todd Moore, David Samuel Ginley, Brian Patrick Gorman