Patents by Inventor Kap-Soo Cheon

Kap-Soo Cheon 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: 9337358
    Abstract: Benzodithiophene-containing polymers, as well as related photovoltaic cells, articles, systems, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Byrne, Kap-Soo Cheon, Gilles Dennler, Nicolas Drolet, Serge Thompson, David Waller, Li Wen
  • Patent number: 9178166
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing repeating units comprising a halogenated benzene ring, a silolobithiophene moiety, and a benzofused heteroaromatic moiety, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: David P. Waller, Kap-Soo Cheon
  • Patent number: 9035015
    Abstract: Novel photoactive polymers, as well as related photovoltaic cells, articles, systems, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Li Wen, David P. Waller, Paul Byrne, Nicolas Drolet, Gilles Herve Regis Dennler, Kap-Soo Cheon
  • Publication number: 20150129038
    Abstract: Novel photoactive polymers, as well as related photovoltaic cells, articles, systems, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Li WEN, David P. WALLER, Paul BYRNE, Nicolas DROLET, Gilles Herve Regis DENNLER, Kap-Soo CHEON
  • Patent number: 8969508
    Abstract: Photoactive polymers are provided, as well as related photovoltaic cells, articles, systems, and methods comprising these photoactive polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Li Wen, David P. Waller, Paul Byrne, Nicolas Drolet, Gilles Herve Regis Dennler, Kap-Soo Cheon
  • Publication number: 20140339477
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing repeating units comprising a halogenated benzene ring, a silolobithiophene moiety, and a benzofused heteroaromatic moiety, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: David P. Waller, Kap-Soo Cheon
  • Patent number: 8841409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The present compounds can provide improved device performance, for example, as measured by power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The present compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Polyera Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Kap-Soo Cheon, Hualong Pan, Martin Drees
  • Publication number: 20140124035
    Abstract: Benzodithiophene-containing polymers, as well as related photovoltaic cells, articles, systems, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Byrne, Kap-Soo Cheon, Gilles Dennler, Nicolas Drolet, Serge Thompson, David Waller, Li Wen
  • Publication number: 20130247991
    Abstract: Disclosed are certain polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The disclosed compounds can provide improved device performance, for example, as measured by power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The disclosed compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Kap-Soo Cheon, Hualong Pan, Martin Drees
  • Publication number: 20130167929
    Abstract: Novel photoactive polymers, as well as related photovoltaic cells, articles, systems, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Li WEN, David P. WALLER, Paul BYRNE, Nicolas DROLET, Gilles Herve Regis DENNLER, Kap-Soo CHEON
  • Publication number: 20110098487
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine color-forming compounds. The rhodamine color-forming compounds exhibit a first color when in a crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in an amorphous form. Thermal imaging members containing these color-formers are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Michael P. Filosa, Fariza Hasan, Xavier Herault, John L. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20110080458
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods, including thermal imaging members and imaging methods, utilizing the compounds. The dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in the liquid, amorphous form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael P. Filosa, John L. Marshall, Fariza B. Hasan, David A. Skyler, John M. Hardin
  • Patent number: 7807607
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine color-forming compounds. The rhodamine color-forming compounds exhibit a first color when in a crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in an amorphous form. Thermal imaging members containing these color-formers are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Zink Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Michael P. Filosa, Fariza Hasan, Xavier Herault, John L. Marshall
  • Patent number: 7704667
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods, including thermal imaging members and imaging methods, utilizing the compounds. The dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in the liquid, amorphous form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Zink Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael P. Filosa, John L. Marshall, Fariza B. Hasan, David A. Skyler, John M. Hardin
  • Publication number: 20090137389
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine color-forming compounds. The rhodamine color-forming compounds exhibit a first color when in a crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in an amorphous form. Thermal imaging members containing these color-formers are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Kap-Soo CHEON, Michael P. Filosa, Fariza Hasan, Xavier Herault, John L. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20080187866
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods, including thermal imaging members and imaging methods, utilizing the compounds. The dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in the liquid, amorphous form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael P. Filosa, John L. Marshall, Fariza B. Hasan, David A. Skyler, John M. Hardin
  • Publication number: 20080058524
    Abstract: There are described novel fluorescein dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods utilizing the compounds. The fluorescein dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in the liquid, amorphous form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Peter Chu, Michael Filosa, Stephen Telfer
  • Patent number: 7279264
    Abstract: There are described novel fluorescein dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods utilizing the compounds. The fluorescein dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in the liquid, amorphous form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Zink Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Peter K. Chu, Michael P. Filosa, Stephen J. Telfer
  • Publication number: 20070224552
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods, including thermal imaging members and imaging methods, utilizing the compounds. The dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in the liquid, amorphous form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Michael Filosa, John Marshall
  • Patent number: 7220868
    Abstract: There are described novel rhodamine dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods, including thermal imaging members and imaging methods, utilizing the compounds. The dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in the liquid, amorphous form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Zink Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Cheon, Michael P. Filosa, John L. Marshall