Patents by Inventor Hsin-Rong Tseng

Hsin-Rong Tseng 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: 11770971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for the preparation of organic electronic devices (OLEDs) which comprise (A) at least one specific ester solvent containing an aromatic group and (B) at least one organic functional material selected from organic conductors, organic semiconductors, organic fluorescent compounds, organic phosphorescent compounds, organic light-absorbent compounds, organic light-sensitive compounds, organic photosensitisation agents and other organic photoactive compounds, selected from organometallic complexes of transition metals, rare earth metals, lanthanides and actinides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Irina Martynova, Aurélie Ludemann, Edgar Kluge, Anja Jatsch, Manuel Hamburger, Li Wei Tan, Pawel Miskiewicz, Philip Edward May, Daniel Walker
  • Publication number: 20230151235
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation containing at least one organic functional material and a mixture of three different organic solvents, a first organic solvent A, a second organic solvent B and a third organic solvent C, characterized in that the first organic solvent A has a boiling point in the range from 250 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?10 mPas, the second organic solvent B has a boiling point in the range from 200 to 350° C. and a viscosity in the range from 2 to 5 mPas and the third organic solvent C has a boiling point in the range from 100 to 300° C. and a viscosity of ?3 mPas, the solubility of the at least one organic functional material in the second organic solvent B is ?5 g/l, and the boiling point of the first organic solvent A is at least 10° C. higher than the boiling point of the second organic solvent B, to the use of this formulation for the preparation of electronic devices as well as to electronic devices prepared by using these formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Gaëlle BÉALLE, Christoph LEONHARD, Hsin-Rong TSENG, Margarita WUCHERER-PLIETKER
  • Patent number: 11603479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation containing at least one organic functional material and at least three different organic solvents, selected from at least two different organic solvents A and at least one organic solvent B, wherein at least one organic solvent A has a boiling point in the range from 250 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?15 mPas, the at least one organic solvent B has a boiling point in the range from 200 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?10 mPas, and the solubility of the at least one organic functional material in the second organic solvent B is ?5 g/l; as well as to electroluminescent devices prepared by using these formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK KGAA
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Manuel Hamburger, Margarita Wucherer-Plietker
  • Patent number: 11538992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation containing at least one organic functional material and at least four different organic solvents, a first organic solvent A, a second organic solvent B, a third organic solvent C, and a fourth organic solvent D, wherein the first organic solvent A comprises a group, which is capable of receiving or giving a hydrogen bonding, the second organic solvent B has a boiling point in the range from 50 to 350° C., the third organic solvent C has a boiling point in the range from 100 to 300° C., and the fourth organic solvent D has a boiling point in the range from 200 to 400° C., is present in an amount from 0.01 to 1 vol.-% and has a viscosity of ?15 mPas, the solubility of the at least one organic functional material in the second organic solvent B and in the fourth organic solvent D is ?5 g/l, the boiling point of the third organic solvent C is at least 10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Manuel Hamburger, Anja Jatsch
  • Patent number: 11407907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation containing at least one organic functional material and at least two different solvents, a first organic solvent A and a second organic solvent B, wherein the first organic solvent A comprises a group, which is capable of receiving or giving a hydrogen bonding, and wherein the second organic solvent B has a boiling point in the range from 150 to 350° C. and the solubility of the at least one organic functional material in the second organic solvent is ?5 g/l.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Manuel Hamburger, Anja Jatsch
  • Publication number: 20220165954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation comprising at least one crosslinkable polymer and at least one organic solvent, wherein the at least one crosslinkable polymer is contained in the formulation in a concentration of at least 0.5 g/L, wherein the at least one organic solvent has a boiling point of at least 200° C., characterized in that the solubility of the at least one crosslinkable polymer in the at least one organic solvent is such that the crosslinkable polymer at a concentration of 30 g/L starts to precipitate if 60 vol.-% or less of ethanol is added to the formulation, to the use of these formulations for the preparation of electronic or optoelectronic devices, to a process for the preparation of electronic or optoelectronic devices using these formulations as well as to electronic or optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Gaëlle BÉALLE, Christoph LEONHARD, Hsin-Rong TSENG, Manuel HAMBURGER, Pauline HIBON
  • Publication number: 20220102649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for the preparation of organic electronic devices (OLEDs) which comprise (A) at least one specific ester solvent containing an aromatic group and (B) at least one organic functional material selected from organic conductors, organic semiconductors, organic fluorescent compounds, organic phosphorescent compounds, organic light-absorbent compounds, organic light-sensitive compounds, organic photosensitisation agents and other organic photoactive compounds, selected from organometallic complexes of transition metals, rare earth metals, lanthanides and actinides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Irina Martynova, Aurélie Ludemann, Edgar Kluge, Anja Jatsch, Manuel Hamburger, Li Wei Tan, Pawel Miskiewicz, Philip Edward May, Daniel Walker
  • Publication number: 20220013724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming an organic element of an electronic device having at least two different pixel types including a first pixel type (pixel A) and a second pixel type (pixel B), —wherein at least one layer of pixel A is deposited by applying an ink A containing at least one organic functional material A and at least one solvent A by a printing process, —wherein at least one layer of pixel B is deposited by applying an ink B containing at least one organic functional material B and at least one solvent B by a printing process, —wherein at least one organic functional material A and at least one organic functional material B are different, and —wherein at least one solvent A and at least one solvent B are different, characterized in that both inks, ink A and ink B, in addition contain at least one common solvent S, and characterized in that the boiling point of solvent A and the boiling point of solvent B is at least 10° C. lower than the boiling point of the common solvent S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Hsin-Rong TSENG, Sabine KNIPPEL, Manuel HAMBURGER, Gaelle BEALLE, Margarita WUCHERER-PLIETKER
  • Patent number: 11211557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations comprising at least one organic semiconductor and at least one organic solvent, characterized in that the formulation contains less than 100 ppm of phenole type impurities, to their use for the preparation of electronic devices, to methods for preparing electronic or optoelectronic devices using the formulations of the present invention, and to electronic or optoelectronic devices prepared from such methods and formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Leticia Garcia Diez, Irina Martynova, Aurélie Ludemann, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Peter Levermore
  • Patent number: 11171294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for the preparation of organic electronic devices (OLEDs) which comprise (A) at least one specific ester solvent containing an aromatic group and (B) at least one organic functional material selected from organic conductors, organic semiconductors, organic fluorescent compounds, organic phosphorescent compounds, organic light-absorbent compounds, organic light-sensitive compounds, organic photosensitisation agents and other organic photoactive compounds, selected from organometallic complexes of transition metals, rare earth metals, lanthanides and actinides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Irina Martynova, Aurélie Ludemann, Edgar Kluge, Anja Jatsch, Manuel Hamburger, Li Wei Tan, Pawel Miskiewicz, Philip Edward May, Daniel Walker
  • Publication number: 20210277266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation containing at least one organic functional material and at least three different organic solvents, selected from at least two different organic solvents A and at least one organic solvent B, wherein at least one organic solvent A has a boiling point in the range from 250 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?15 mPas, the at least one organic solvent B has a boiling point in the range from 200 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?10 mPas, and the solubility of the at least one organic functional material in the second organic solvent B is ?5 g/l; as well as to electroluminescent devices prepared by using these formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Gaëlle BÉALLE, Christoph LEONHARD, Hsin-Rong TSENG, Manuel HAMBURGER, Margarita WUCHERER-PLIETKER
  • Patent number: 11081679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming an organic EL element having at least one pixel type comprising at least three different layers including a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL) and an emission layer (EML), characterized in that the HIL, the HTL and the EML of at least one pixel type are obtained by depositing inks wherein the layers are annealed after said depositing steps in a first, second and third annealing step and the difference of the annealing temperature of the first and of the second annealing step is below 35° C., preferably below 30° C., more preferably below 25° C. and the annealing temperature of the third annealing step is no more than 5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hsin-Rong Tseng, Thorsten Schenk, Peter Levermore, Anja Jatsch
  • Patent number: 11041083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations containing at least one organic functional material and at least a first organic solvent, wherein said first organic solvent is an alkyl benzoate solvent, as well as to electronic devices prepared by using these formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Manuel Hamburger, Anja Jatsch, Philip May, Dietmar Kunkel, Irina Martynova, Edgar Kluge
  • Publication number: 20210151679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations comprising at least one organic semiconductor and at least one organic solvent, characterized in that the formulation contains less than 100 ppm of phenole type impurities, to their use for the preparation of electronic devices, to methods for preparing electronic or optoelectronic devices using the formulations of the present invention, and to electronic or optoelectronic devices prepared from such methods and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Leticia GARCIA DIEZ, Irina MARTYNOVA, Aurélie LUDEMANN, Hsin-Rong TSENG, Peter LEVERMORE
  • Patent number: 11005042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for the preparation of organic electronic devices which comprise at least one specific ketone solvent containing a non aromatic cycle and at least one organic functional material, preferably selected from organic conductors, organic semiconductors, organic fluorescent compounds, organic phosphorescent compounds, organic light-absorbent compounds, organic light-sensitive compounds, organic photosensitisation agents and other organic photoactive compounds, selected from organometallic complexes of transition metals, rare earths, lanthanides and actinides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Irina Martynova, Aurélie Ludemann
  • Patent number: 10950792
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation containing at least one organic functional material and at least two different organic solvents, a first organic solvent A and a second organic solvent B, wherein the first organic solvent A has a boiling point in the range from 250 to 350° C. and a viscosity of >15 mPas, the second organic solvent B has a boiling point in the range from 200 to 350° C. and a viscosity of ?10 mPas, the solubility of the at least one organic functional material in the second organic solvent B is ?5 g/l, and the boiling point of the first organic solvent A is at least 10° C. higher than the boiling point of the second organic solvent B; as well as to electroluminescent devices prepared by using these formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Manuel Hamburger, Anja Jatsch
  • Patent number: 10907061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for the preparation of organic electronic devices which comprise at least one specific A/JV-dialkylaniline and at least one organic functional material selected from organic conductors, organic semiconductors, organic fluorescent compounds, organic phosphorescent compounds, organic light-absorbent compounds, organic light-sensitive compounds, organic photosensitisation agents and other organic photoactive compounds, selected from organometallic complexes of transition metals, rare earths, lanthanides and actinides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Irina Martynova, Aurélie Ludemann
  • Patent number: 10892414
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for the preparation of an electronic device such as an organic electroluminescent device (OLED), wherein two adjacent functional layers having an interface are formed from solution in a kinetically controlled manner. The process is particularly suitable for fast and efficient production of electronic devices by printing or coating processes. The description further relates to an electronic device which is obtainable by said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaelle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Manuel Hamburger, Beate Burkhart, Katja Maria Scheible, Anja Jatsch
  • Patent number: 10879465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming an organic element of an electronic device having at least two different pixel types including a first pixel type (pixel A) and a second pixel type (pixel B) wherein at least one layer of the pixel A and one layer of pixel B are deposited by applying an ink at the same time, characterized in that the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel A and the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel B which are deposited at the same time are different and the layer obtained by depositing the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel A and the layer obtained by depositing the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel B are dried thereafter, wherein the relative difference of the drying time (t1?t2/t1) of both layers being deposited at the same time and being obtained by two different inks for manufacturing a layer for the pixel A and a layer for the pixel B is at most 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hsin-Rong Tseng, Thorsten Schenk, Peter Levermore, Anja Jatsch
  • Patent number: 10808170
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for the preparation of organic electronic devices (OLEDs) which comprise at least one specific ester solvent containing a non aromatic cycle and at least one organic functional material selected from organic conductors, organic semiconductors, organic fluorescent compounds, organic phosphorescent compounds, organic light-absorbent compounds, organic light-sensitive compounds, organic photosensitisation agents and other organic photoactive compounds, selected from organometallic complexes of transition metals, rare earths, lanthanides and actinides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Gaëlle Béalle, Christoph Leonhard, Hsin-Rong Tseng, Irina Martynova, Aurélie Ludemann