Patents by Inventor Juergen Steiger

Juergen Steiger 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: 20220376180
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a device, the method comprising: forming a first layer on top of a first electrode, the layer comprising a metal oxide that is formed by the deposition of a metal oxide precursor composition that can be directly patterned by means of exposure to electromagnetic radiation to form a patterned metal oxide layer, optionally forming a second electrode over the first device layer, wherein the method further includes optionally forming a layer comprising quantum dots on top of the first layer or after formation of the first layer, and to a device comprising a first layer comprising a metal oxide prepared by the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Steiger, Alexey Merkulov, Ralf Anselmann, Gerhard Renner
  • Publication number: 20220033971
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to process for preparing a device comprising a first layer and a first electrode, the method comprising forming the first layer over a first electrode by applying a liquid anhydrous composition comprising at least one metal oxo alkoxide and at least one solvent, onto a surface, the surface being selected from the surface of the first electrode or the surface of a layer being located over the first electrode, optionally drying the composition, and converting the composition to a metal oxide-containing first layer, and forming a second electrode over the first device layer, wherein the method further includes forming a layer comprising quantum dots over the first electrode before or after the formation of the first layer and to the device itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Steiger, Alexey Merkulov, Ralf Anselmann, Gerhard Renner
  • Patent number: 10385240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical clear resin and a method for producing a liquid optical clear photo-curable adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Laura Ramon-Gimenez, Niko Haberkorn, Kai-Steffen Krannig, Nicolai Kolb, Hsin-Ho Wu, Juergen Steiger, Tung-Yi Sun
  • Patent number: 9978591
    Abstract: The invention relates to ammoniacal formulations comprising a) at least one hydroxozinc compound and b) at least one compound of an element of the 3rd primary group, to the use thereof, to a method using said formulations to produce layers comprising ZnO and to electronic components produced using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Dennis Weber, Silviu Botnaras
  • Patent number: 9812330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid formulations which can be produced by dissolving at least one indium alkoxide compound which can be prepared by reacting an indium trihalide InX3 where X=F, Cl, Br, I with a secondary amine of the formula R?2NH where R?=alkyl in a molar ratio of from 8:1 to 20:1 to the indium trihalide in the presence of an alcohol of the generic formula ROH where R=alkyl in at least one solvent, a process for producing them, their use for producing indium oxide-containing or (semi)conducting layers and processes for producing indium oxide-containing layers which use the formulation of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Patent number: 9802964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indium alkoxide compounds preparable by reacting an indium trihalide InX3 where X=F, Cl, Br, I with a secondary amine of the formula R?2NH where R?=alkyl, in a molar ratio of 8:1 to 20:1 in relation to the indium trihalide, in the presence of an alcohol of the generic formula ROH where R=alkyl, to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for production of indium oxide-containing or (semi)conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Anita Neumann, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe, Dennis Fruehling
  • Publication number: 20170174956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical clear resin and a method for producing a liquid optical clear photo-curable adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Laura Ramon-Gimenez, Niko Haberkorn, Kai-Steffen Krannig, Nicolai Kolb, Hsin-Ho Wu, Juergen Steiger, Tung-Yi Sun
  • Publication number: 20170174819
    Abstract: Acrylate-terminated urethane polybutadienes are obtained by reaction of low-monomer 1:1 monoadducts of reactive olefinic compounds and diisocyanates with hydroxy-terminated polybutadienes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Laura RAMON-GIMENEZ, Niko HABERKORN, Kai-Steffen KRANNIG, Hsin-Ho WU, Juergen STEIGER, Tung-Yi SUN
  • Patent number: 9650396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to halogenated indium oxo alkoxides of the generic formula In7O2(OH)(OR)12X4(ROH)x where R=C1-C15-alkyl, C1-C15-alkenyl, C1-C15-alkynyl, C1-C15-alkoxyalkyl, C6-C15-aryl- or C7-C15-alkoxyaryl, X?F, Cl, Br, I and x=0 to 10, to processes for preparation thereof and to use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Heiko Thiem, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20160159824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indium alkoxide compounds preparable by reacting an indium trihalide InX3 where X =F, Cl, Br, I with a secondary amine of the formula R?2NH where R? =alkyl, in a molar ratio of 8:1 to 20:1 in relation to the indium trihalide, in the presence of an alcohol of the generic formula ROH where R =alkyl, to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for production of indium oxide-containing or (semi)conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: EVONIK Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen STEIGER, Duy Vu PHAM, Anita NEUMANN, Alexey MERKULOV, Arne HOPPE, Dennis FRUEHLING
  • Publication number: 20160141177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid formulations which can be produced by dissolving at least one indium alkoxide compound which can be prepared by reacting an indium trihalide InX3 where X=F, Cl, Br, I with a secondary amine of the formula R?2NH where R?=alkyl in a molar ratio of from 8:1 to 20:1 to the indium trihalide in the presence of an alcohol of the generic formula ROH where R=alkyl in at least one solvent, a process for producing them, their use for producing indium oxide-containing or (semi)conducting layers and processes for producing indium oxide-containing layers which use the formulation of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen STEIGER, Alexey MERKULOV, Arne HOPPE
  • Publication number: 20160137671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal oxide precursors comprising i) at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of In, Ga, Zn and Sn, ii) at least one non-photocrosslinkable ligand and iii) at least one photocrosslinkable ligand, to liquid coating compositions comprising the precursors, and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen STEIGER, Duy Vu PHAM, Alexey MERKULOV, Dennis WEBER
  • Patent number: 9315901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid phase process for producing indium oxide-containing layers from nonaqueous solution, in which an anhydrous composition containing at least one indium oxo alkoxide of the generic formula MxOy(OR)z[O(R?O)cH]aXb[R?OH]d where x=3-25, y=1-10, z=3-50, a=0-25, b=0-20, c=0-1, d=0-25, M=In, R, R?, R?=organic radical, X=F, Cl, Br, I and at least one solvent are applied to a substrate, optionally dried, and converted to an indium oxide-containing layer, to the layers producible by the process according to the invention and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Heiko Thiem, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Patent number: 9309595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-phase method for producing metal oxide-containing layers from nonaqueous solution. In said method, an anhydrous composition containing i) at least one metal oxo-alkoxide of generic formula MxOy(OR)z[O(R?O)cH]aXb[R?OH]d, where M=In, Ga, Sn, and/or Zn, x=3-25, y=1-10, z=3-50, a=0-25, b=0-20, c=0-1, d=0-25, R, R?, R?=organic group, X?F, Cl, Br, I, and ii) at least one solvent is applied to a substrate, is optionally dried, and is converted into a metal oxide-containing layer. The invention also relates to the layers that can be produced using the method of the invention and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Heiko Thiem, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Patent number: 9293326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluid phase method for producing indium oxide-containing layers, in which a composition comprising at least one indium oxo-alkoxide of the generic formula MxOy(OR)z[O(R?O)eH]aXbYc[R?OH]d with x=3-25, y=1-10, z=3-50, a=0-25, b=0-20, c=1-20, d=0-25, e=0, 1, M=In, R, R?, R?=organic remainder, X?F, Cl, Br, I, and Y?—NO3, —NO2, where b+c is =1-20 and at least one solvent is applied to a substrate, optionally dried, and converted into an indium oxide-containing layer, to the indium oxo-alkoxides of the indicated generic formula, to coating compositions comprising said indium oxo-alkoxides, to layers that can be produced by means of the method according to the invention, and to the use of said layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Dennis Fruehling, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Patent number: 9194046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing semiconductive indium oxide layers, in which a substrate is coated with a liquid, anhydrous composition comprising a) at least one indium alkoxide and b) at least one solvent, optionally dried and thermally treated at temperatures greater than 250° C., to the layers producible by this process, and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Hoppe, Alexey Merkulov, Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Yvonne Damaschek, Heiko Thiem
  • Patent number: 9115422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid indium alkoxide-containing composition comprising at least one indium alkoxide and at least three solvents L1, L2 and L3, in which the solvent L1 is selected from the group consisting of ethyl lactate, anisole, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, butyl acetate, ethylene glycol diacetate and ethyl benzoate, and the difference between the boiling points of the two solvents L2 and L3 under SATP conditions is at least 30° C., to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Heiko Thiem, Alexey Merkulov, Duy Vu Pham, Yvonne Damaschek, Arne Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20150170913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluid phase method for producing indium oxide-containing layers, in which a composition comprising at least one indium oxo-alkoxide of the generic formula MxOy(OR)z[O(R?O)eH]aXbYc[R?OH]d with x=3-25, y=1-10, z=3-50, a=0-25, b=0-20, c=1-20, d=0-25, e=0, 1, M=In, R, R?, R?=organic remainder, X?F, Cl, Br, I, and Y?—NO3, —NO2, where b+c is =1-20 and at least one solvent is applied to a substrate, optionally dried, and converted into an indium oxide-containing layer, to the indium oxo-alkoxides of the indicated generic formula, to coating compositions comprising said indium oxo-alkoxides, to layers that can be produced by means of the method according to the invention, and to the use of said layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Evonik Industries AG
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Dennis Fruehling, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Patent number: 9059299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a semi-conductor laminate comprising a first and a second metal oxide layer as well as a dielectric layer, wherein the first metal oxide layer is arranged between the second metal oxide layer and the dielectric layer. The first and second metal oxide layers are formed accordingly from a first and a second liquid phase. The present invention also relates to a semi-conductor laminate that can be obtained from such a method, and to electronic components comprising such a semi-conductor laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Anita Neumann, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20150076421
    Abstract: The invention relates to ammoniacal formulations comprising a) at least one hydroxozinc compound and b) at least one compound of an element of the 3rd primary group, to the use thereof, to a method using said formulations to produce layers comprising ZnO and to electronic components produced using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Evonik Industries AG
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Dennis Weber, Silviu Botnaras