Patents by Inventor Guenter Schmid

Guenter Schmid 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: 10581001
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic electronic component (100) comprising at least one charge generation layer (5) which has an organically p-doped region (5a) that contains a zinc complex as a p-dopant, said zinc complex in turn containing at least one ligand L of the following structure: formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 can be oxygen, sulphur, selenium, NH or NR4 independently from one another, wherein R4 is selected from the group containing alkyl or aryl and which can be bonded to R3; and wherein R3 is selected from the group containing alkyl, long-chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen alkyl, at least partially halogenated long-chain alkyl, halogen cycloalkyl, aryl, arylene, halogen aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylene, heterocyclic alkylene, heterocycloalkyl, halogen heteroaryl, alkenyl, halogen alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen alkynyl, ketoaryl, halogen ketoaryl, ketoheteroaryl, ketoalkyl, halogen ketoalkyl, ketoalkenyl, halogen ketoalkenyl, halogen alkyl aryl, and halogen alkyl heteroaryl, wherein, for suitable groups, on
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Dominik Pentlehner, Guenter Schmid, Anna Maltenberger, Sébastien Pecqueur, Florian Kessler, Stefan Regensburger
  • Publication number: 20200036037
    Abstract: Various embodiments include an electrode comprising: a solid electrolyte; and a metal M selected from the group of metals consisting of: Cu, Ag, Au, and Pd. The solid electrolyte is selected from the group consisting of: germanium disulfide, germanium diselenide, germanium sulfide, germanium selenide, tungsten trioxide, silver(I) sulfide, silicon dioxide, yttrium-stabilized zirconium(IV) oxide, polysulfone, polybenzoxazole, and polyimide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Krause, Christian Reller, Günter Schmid, Bernhard Schmid, Dan Taroata
  • Publication number: 20200032406
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a gas diffusion electrode comprising: a) Ag, Au, Cu, and/or Pd; and b) a compound of (a) with a solubility in water at 25° C. and standard pressure of less than 0.1 mol/L. The compound is: M1-xX, M2-yY, M2-yY?w or M3-zZ. w?2, 0?x?0.5, 0?y?1, and 0?z?1.5. X is: Cl, Br, Br3, I, I3, P3, As3, As5, As7, Sb3, Sb5, or Sb7. Y and Y? are: S, S, or Te. Z is: P, As, Sb, Bi, P3, As3, As5, As7, Sb3, Sb5, Sb7, molybdates, tungstates, selenates, arsenates, vanadates, chromates, manganates, niobates of the metal M and thio and/or seleno derivatives of these, or compounds of the formula MaXbYcZd where a?2, b?4, c?8, d?4. b and c are not both 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Krause, Christian Reller, Günter Schmid, Bernhard Schmid
  • Patent number: 10519178
    Abstract: A bi-nuclear phosphorescent emitter according to the following formula is disclosed. The emitter may include metal atoms M1 and M2, fluorescent emitter ligands LF, LF?, terminal ligands LT, LT?, and bridging ligands LV, LV?, wherein M1 and M2 are In, Tl, Sn, Pb, Sb, and Bi; LF and LF? are comprise substituted or non-substituted C6-C70 aromatics or heteroaromatics; LV and LV? are fluorinated or non-fluorinated, bi-dentate C2-C30 heteroalkyl or heteroaromatics; LT and LT? are fluorinated or non-fluorinated, mono-, bi-, or tri-dentate C2-C30 O—, S—, N, heteroalkyl or heteroaromatics; and n and m are 1 or 2 independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ana-Maria Krestel, Anna Maltenberger, Marina A Petrukhina, Guenter Schmid
  • Patent number: 10483466
    Abstract: A method for producing hole-transporting electrical layers includes reacting a functionalized organic matrix compound with at least one cross-linking reagent on a substrate, which thereby forms higher-molecular-weight compounds. The functionalized organic matrix compound may include particular constituents arranged in a particular chemical formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Guenter Schmid, Anna Maltenberger, Sebastien Pecqueur
  • Publication number: 20190276941
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for the partial electrochemical hydrogenation of alkynes of the chemical formula (I) to alkenes, wherein R and R? are selected from inorganic and/or organic radicals, the method comprising: hydrogenating the compound of the chemical formula (I) on a copper-containing electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Schmid, Günter Schmid, Christian Reller
  • Patent number: 10411197
    Abstract: A metal complex of a metal from groups 13 to 16 uses a ligand of the structure (I), where R1 and R2 can independently be oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NH or NR4, where R4 an alkyl or aryl and can be connected to R3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Anna Maltenberger, Marina A Petrukhina, Guenter Schmid, Jan Hauke Wemken
  • Patent number: 10388884
    Abstract: The present application relates to a material comprising a monoarylamine of a formula (A) and a p-dopant of a defined formula. The present application further relates to the use of said material in an organic layer of an electronic device, the device preferably being an organic electroluminescent device (OLED).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Kaiser, Christof Pflumm, Arndt Jaeger, Thomas Dobbertin, Guenter Schmid
  • Publication number: 20190249317
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for preparing propanol, propionaldehyde, and/or propionic acid comprising: electrolyzing CO2 to give CO and C2H4; and reacting the CO and C2H4 with H2 to produce propanol and/or propionaldehyde, and/or reacting the CO and C2H4 with H2O to produce propionic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Schmid, Günter Schmid
  • Publication number: 20190226105
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for continuous operation of an electrolysis cell with a gaseous substrate, the method comprising: supplying an electrolyte to the electrolysis cell via an electrolyte feed; flowing the electrolyte out of the electrolysis cell into the gas space through a gas diffusion electrode; collecting the electrolyte from the electrolyte flow into the gas space in a collecting region in the gas space; and sucking the collected electrolyte out of said gas space via a connection between the gas space and electrolyte feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Eckert, Ralf Krause, Christian Reller, Bernhard Schmid, Günter Schmid, Dan Taroata
  • Patent number: 10361376
    Abstract: An organic n-dopant for doping organic electron transport materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Florian Kessler, Sébastien Pecqueur, Guenter Schmid
  • Patent number: 10347849
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing phosphorescent emitter layers composed of at least one organic fluorescent emitter F and at least one metal complex K including organic complex ligands L and at least one heavy main group metal M selected from the group consisting of In, Tl, Sn, Pb, Sn and Bi. The organic fluorescent emitter F and the metal complex K may be individually deposited as layers on a substrate and subsequently reacted with each other, wherein the coordination sphere of the heavy main group metal M is changed by receiving the organic fluorescent emitter F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ana-Maria Krestel, Guenter Schmid, Joachim Wecker
  • Publication number: 20190161876
    Abstract: An electrolysis apparatus for producing ammonia, the apparatus comprising: a cathode; an anode; an electrolyte; a current source; a supply for nitrogen; and a supply for an acid, wherein the acid comprises at least one acid selected from the group consisting of: HCl, HBr, and HI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Günter Schmid, Timothy Hughes, Dan Taroata
  • Patent number: 10305047
    Abstract: A metal complex of a metal from groups 13 to 16 uses a ligand of the structure (I), where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can independently be oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NH or NR.sup.4, where R.sup.4 an alkyl or aryl and can be connected to R.sup.3. R.sup.3 is an alkyl, long-chain alkyl, alkoxy, long-chain alkoxy, cycloalkyl, halogenalkyl, aryl, arylene, halogenaryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylene, heterocycloalkylene, heterocycloalkyl, halogenheteroaryl, alkenyl, halogenalkenyl, alkynyl, halogenalkynyl, ketoaryl, halogenketoaryl, ketoheteroaryl, ketoalkyl, halogenketoalkyl, ketoalkenyl, halogenketoalkenyl, where in suitable radicals, one or more non-adjacent CH.sup.2-groups can be substituted independently of one another by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR.sup.o-, —SiR.sup.oR.sup.oo-, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —SO.sub.2-, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CY1?CY2 or —C.dbd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Anna Maltenberger, Marina A. Petrukhina, Guenter Schmid, Jan Hauke Wemken
  • Publication number: 20190140190
    Abstract: A method produces cross-linked hole-conducting electric layers by converting functionalized p-dopants. The functionalized p-dopants are organic metal complexes containing at least one central atom and organic ligands, wherein the central atom is selected from a metal of the groups 6-15 of the periodic table, and at least one of the organic ligands is selected from the following formulas I-V, in which E independently of one another is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or N(E1)x, and each Rv has at least one functionalizing group selected from the group RF including —OH, —COOH, —NH2, —NHR?, halogen, C2-C40-alkenyl, -dienyl, -alkinyl, -alkenyloxy, -dienyloxy, -alkinyloxy, acrylic acid, oxetan, oxiran, silane, acrylic acid, anhydride, and cyclobutane or consists of the groups, and G=C(RF)uHvFw where u+v+w=3 and n=1-4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Günter Schmid, Florian Kessler, Katja Stegmaier, Fabrice Eckes, Holger Heil, Beate Burkhart, Henning Seim
  • Patent number: 10280090
    Abstract: A method for producing metal chloride Mx+Clx? includes reacting metal carbonate in solid form using phosgene, diphosgene and/or triphosgene to form metal chloride Mx+Clx?, wherein the metal M is selected from the group containing alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, Al and Zn, Li and Mg, or Li, for example, and x corresponds to the valency of the metal cations. An apparatus for performing such method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Guenter Schmid, Dan Taroata, Ralf Krause
  • Patent number: 10280805
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of generating energy. The teachings thereof may be embodied in a method comprising: atomizing an electropositive metal; combusting the metal with a reaction gas; mixing the resulting combustion products with water, or an aqueous solution, or a suspension of a salt of the metal; separating a resulting mixture into (a) solid and liquid constituents and (b) gaseous constituents; at least partly converting energy from the separated constituents. Mixing the combustion products may include: atomizing liquid or gaseous water; or atomizing or nebulizing an aqueous solution or a suspension of a salt of the electropositive metal, into the reacted mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Eckert, Guenter Schmid, Dan Taroata
  • Patent number: 10256422
    Abstract: An organic electronic component and a method for making an organic electronic component with a p-dopant are disclosed. In an embodiment, the component includes a matrix containing a zinc complex as a p-dopant, the zinc complex containing at least one ligand L of the following structure: formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 can be oxygen, sulphur, selenium, NH or NR4 independently selected from one another, wherein R3 may comprise alkyl, long-chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen-alkyl, aryl, arylene, halogen-aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylene, heterocyclic-alkylene, heterocycloalkyl, halogen-heteroaryl, alkenyl, halogen-alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen-alkynyl, ketoaryl, halogen-ketoaryl, ketoheteroaryl, ketoalkyl, halogen-ketoalkyl, ketoalkenyl, halogen-ketoalkenyl, halogen-alkyl-aryl or halogen-alkyl-heteroaryl, and wherein R4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl which can be bonded to R3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Schmid, Anna Maltenberger, Sebastien Pecqueur, Florian Kessler, Stefan Regensburger
  • Patent number: 10239762
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to power plants. The teachings thereof may be embodied in processes for producing ammonia and energy, e.g., a method for producing ammonia and energy comprising: spraying or atomizing an electropositive metal; burning the metal with a reaction gas; mixing the reacted mixture with water; separating the mixture into (a) solid and liquid constituents and (b) gaseous constituents; at least partially converting energy of the solid and liquid constituents and of the gaseous constituents; and separating ammonia from the gaseous constituents. Mixing the reacted mixture may include spraying or atomizing the water or the aqueous solution or the suspension of the hydroxide of the electropositive metal into the reacted mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Eckert, Guenter Schmid, Dan Taroata
  • Patent number: 10230050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to n-dopants for doping organic electron transport materials, wherein the n-dopants have at least one aminophosphazene group of formula 1 having 4 nitrogen atoms bonded to a phosphorus atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Florian Kessler, Stefan Regensburger, Günter Schmid