Patents by Inventor Jan Sprener

Jan Sprener 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).

  • Compounds containing perfluoroalkyl-cyano-alkoxy-borate anions or perfluoroalkyl-cyano-alkoxy-fluoro-borate anions
    Patent number: 8901340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds containing perfluoroalkyl-cyano-alkoxy-borate anions or perfluoroalkyl-cyano-alkoxy-fluoro-borate anions, ((per)fluoro)phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-borate anions or ((per)fluoro)phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-fluoro-borate anions or phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-borate anions which are monosubstituted or disubstituted with perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 4 C atoms or phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-fluoro-borate anions which are monosubstituted or disubstituted with perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 4 C atoms, the preparation thereof and the use thereof, in particular as part of electrolyte formulations for dye sensitized solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hiromi Shinohara, Kentaro Kawata, Hiroki Yoshizaki, Peer Kirsch, Nikolai (Mykola) Ignatyev, William Robert Pitner, Michael Schulte, Jan Sprener, Maik Finze, Walter Frank
  • COMPOUNDS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL-CYANO-ALKOXY-BORATE ANIONS OR PERFLUOROALKYL-CYANO-ALKOXY-FLUORO-BORATE ANIONS
    Publication number: 20120296096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds containing perfluoroalkyl-cyano-alkoxy-borate anions or perfluoroalkyl-cyano-alkoxy-fluoro-borate anions, ((per)fluoro)phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-borate anions or ((per)fluoro)phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-fluoro-borate anions or phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-borate anions which are monosubstituted or disubstituted with perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 4 C atoms or phenyl-cyano-alkoxy-fluoro-borate anions which are monosubstituted or disubstituted with perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 4 C atoms, the preparation thereof and the use thereof, in particular as part of electrolyte formulations for dye sensitized solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Hiromi Shinohara, Kentaro Kawata, Hiroki Yoshizaki, Peer Kirsch, Nikolai (Mykola) Ignatyev, William Robert Pitner, Michael Schulte, Jan Sprener, Maik Finze, Walter Frank