Patents by Inventor Kerwin D. Dobbs

Kerwin D. Dobbs 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: 12232413
    Abstract: Provided herein are a fused polycyclic compound, and an electronic device having at least one organic layer comprising the fused polycyclic compound as an electroactive compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Viacheslav V. Diev, John David Allen, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Weiying Gao, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Michael R. Moseley, Weishi Wu
  • Publication number: 20230320195
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound Formula I In Formula I: Z is CR4R5, C?CR4R5, SiR4R5, GeR4R5, NR4a, PR4a, P(O)R4a, O, S, SO, SO2, Se; SeO, SeO2, Te, TeO, or TeO2; R1 - R3 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl, where two groups selected from R1, R2, and R3 can be joined together to form a fused ring; R4 - R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and are H, D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; R4a is alkyl, silyl, germyl, aryl, or a deuterated analog thereof; a is an integer from 0-4; b and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Viacheslav V. Diev, John David Allen, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Weiying Gao, Michael Henry Howard, JR., Michael R. Moseley, Weishi Wu
  • Patent number: 11683979
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound Formula I In Formula I: Z is CR4R5, C?CR4R5, SiR4R5, GeR4R5, NR4a, PR4a, P(O)R4a, O, S, SO, SO2, Se; SeO, SeO2, Te, TeO, or TeO2; R1-R3 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl, where two groups selected from R1, R2, and R3 can be joined together to form a fused ring; R4-R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and are H, D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; R4ais alkyl, silyl, germyl, aryl, or a deuterated analog thereof; a is an integer from 0-4; b and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Viacheslav V. Diev, John David Allen, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Weiying Gao, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Michael R. Moseley, Weishi Wu
  • Patent number: 10897025
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different and are aryl, heteroaryl, or deuterated analogs thereof; L1 and L2 are the same or different and are H, D, halogen, aryl, arylamino, crosslinkable groups, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, or deuterated crosslinkable groups; R1-R4 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, F, CN, hydrocarbon aryl, heteroaryl, aryloxy, fluoroaryl, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkoxy, fluoroalkoxy, amino, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated hydrocarbon aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated aryloxy, deuterated fluoroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated fluoroalkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated fluoroalkoxy, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, or deuterated germyl, wherein adjacent groups selected from R1-R4 can be joined together to form a fused ring; a is 0 or 1; b is 0 or 1; x and x1 are the same or different and are an integer from 0-5; y and y1 are the same or differe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: Viacheslav V. Diev, Weiying Gao, John David Allen, Weishi Wu, Gene M. Rossi, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Michael R. Moseley, Chi Zhang
  • Patent number: 10879467
    Abstract: A hole transport copolymer having the following Formula III is disclosed herein: In some embodiments, A is a monomeric unit having Formula Ia or Formula IIa, B is a B is a monomeric unit having at least three points of attachment in the copolymer, E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, arylamino, siloxane, crosslinkable groups, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, deuterated siloxane, and deuterated crosslinkable groups, and x, y, and z are the same or different and are mole fractions, such that x+y+z=1, and x and y are non-zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Publication number: 20190348607
    Abstract: A hole transport copolymer having the following Formula III is disclosed herein: In some embodiments, A is a monomeric unit having Formula Ia or Formula IIa, B is a B is a monomeric unit having at least three points of attachment in the copolymer, E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, arylamino, siloxane, crosslinkable groups, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, deuterated siloxane, and deuterated crosslinkable groups, and x, y, and z are the same or different and are mole fractions, such that x+y+z=1, and x and y are non-zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Patent number: 10439140
    Abstract: There is provided a hole transport polymer having a carbazole group and an amino nitrogen having Formula I In the formula: Ar1, Ar2, and Ar4 are the same or different and are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; Ar3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, siloxane, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated siloxane, and a crosslinking group; R1-R2 are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of D, F, CN, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, silyl, germyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroalkoxy, siloxane, siloxy, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, deuterated germyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryloxy, deuterated fluoroalkoxy, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and crosslinking gr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Publication number: 20180097193
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different and are aryl, heteroaryl, or deuterated analogs thereof; L1 and L2 are the same or different and are H, D, halogen, aryl, arylamino, crosslinkable groups, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, or deuterated crosslinkable groups; R1-R4 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, F, CN, hydrocarbon aryl, heteroaryl, aryloxy, fluoroaryl, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkoxy, fluoroalkoxy, amino, silyl, siloxane, siloxy, germyl, deuterated hydrocarbon aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated aryloxy, deuterated fluoroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated fluoroalkyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated fluoroalkoxy, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, or deuterated germyl, wherein adjacent groups selected from R1-R4 can be joined together to form a fused ring; a is 0 or 1; b is 0 or 1; x and x1 are the same or different and are an integer from 0-5; y and y1 are the same or differe
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Viacheslav V. Diev, Weiying Gao, John David Allen, Weishi Wu, Gene M. Rossi, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Michael R. Moseley, Chi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180062082
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound Formula I In Formula I: Z is CR4R5, C?CR4R5, SiR4R5, GeR4R5, NR4a, PR4a, P(O)R4a, O, S, SO, SO2, Se; SeO, SeO2, Te, TeO, or TeO2; R1-R3 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl, where two groups selected from R1, R2, and R3 can be joined together to form a fused ring; R4-R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and are H, D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; R4a is alkyl, silyl, germyl, aryl, or a deuterated analog thereof; a is an integer from 0-4; b and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Viacheslav V. Diev, John David Allen, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Weiying Gao, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Michael R. Moseley, Weishi Wu
  • Publication number: 20170358750
    Abstract: There is provided a hole transport polymer having a carbazole group and an amino nitrogen having Formula I In the formula: Ar1, Ar2, and Ar4 are the same or different and are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; Ar3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; E is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, halide, alkyl, aryl, siloxane, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated siloxane, and a crosslinking group; R1-R2 are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of D, F, CN, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, silyl, germyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroalkoxy, siloxane, siloxy, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, deuterated germyl, deuterated alkoxy, deuterated aryloxy, deuterated fluoroalkoxy, deuterated siloxane, deuterated siloxy, and crosslinking gr
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Gene M. Rossi, Juergen Weber
  • Publication number: 20170352815
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound which is an N-heterocycle having at least one substituent of Formula I In Formula I: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, and Q5 are the same or different and can be N or CR1; R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and can be H, D, CN, hydrocarbon aryl, heteroaryl, deuterated hydrocarbon aryl, or deuterated heteroaryl; and * represents a point of attachment to N in the N-heterocycle. In Formula I, at least one of Q1 through Q5 is N and at least one of Q1 through Q5 is C—CN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Henry Howard, JR., Htay Min Hlaing, Greg A. Hostetler, Denis Yurievich Kondakov, Kerwin D. Dobbs
  • Publication number: 20160285000
    Abstract: This invention relates to triarylamine compounds and compositions including such compounds, that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a compound or composition. The triarylamine compound can be present as a hole transport material in a hole transport layer. The triarylamine compound can also be present in a photoactive layer in combination with an organometallic compound capable of electroluminescence having an emission maximum between 380 and 750 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: NORA SABINA RADU, JERALD FELDMAN, DANIEL DAVID LECLOUX, YING WANG, ADAM FENNIMORE, KERWIN D. DOBBS, GENE M. ROSSI, CHARLES D. MCLAREN, FREDERICK P. GENTRY
  • Publication number: 20160164005
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition including (a) a dopant, (b) a first host having at least one unit of Formula I, and (c) a second host compound. Formula I has the structure where Q is a fused ring linkage having the formula In Formula I: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, aryl, silyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, cyano, vinyl, or allyl; R2 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, alkyl, or aryl, or both R2 are an N-heterocycle; R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, cyano, alkyl or aryl; and a is the same or different at each occurrence and is an integer from 0-4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: JERALD FELDMAN, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, JR., Nora Sabina Radu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Weishi Wu, Ying Wang, Charles D. McLaren
  • Publication number: 20150243909
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula II In Formula II: R1-R4 are the same or different at each occurrence and can be D, alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated aryl; a and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-5; and b and d are the same or different and are an integer from 0-4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: JERALD FELDMAN, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Troy C. Gehret, Charles D. McLaren, Giang Dong Vo, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20150236278
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula II In Formula II: R1 can be alkyl having 1-6 carbons, silyl having 3-6 carbons, or a deuterated analog thereof; R2 can be alkyl, silyl, aryl, or a deuterated analog thereof; a and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-4; and b is an integer from 0-5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Lois Bryman, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Jerald Feldman, Troy C. Gehret, Stephan James McLain, Charles D. McLaren, Giang Dong Vo, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 8937300
    Abstract: This invention relates to triarylamine compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Ying Wang, Weishi Wu, Kerwin D. Dobbs
  • Patent number: 8648333
    Abstract: This invention relates to triarylamine compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Ying Wang, Weishi Wu, Kerwin D. Dobbs
  • Patent number: 8604247
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to chrysene compounds with deep blue emission that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a chrysene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Reid John Chesterfield, Norman Herron, Kerwin D. Dobbs, Jeffrey A. Merlo
  • Publication number: 20130323880
    Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a priming material to form a priming layer; exposing the priming layer patternwise with radiation resulting in exposed areas and unexposed areas; developing the priming layer to effectively remove the priming layer from the unexposed areas resulting in a first layer having a pattern of developed priming layer, wherein the pattern of developed priming layer has a second surface energy that is higher than the first surface energy; and forming the second layer by liquid depositions on the pattern of developed priming layer on the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: EI Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Kyung-Ho Park, Adam Fennimore, Kerwin D. Dobbs
  • Publication number: 20130264560
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having at least one unit of Formula I where Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are the same or different and have Formula II In Formula II: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, or silyl, or adjacent R1 groups can be joined together to form a 6-membered fused aromatic ring; Q is the same or different at each occurrence and is phenyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, an N,O,S-heterocycle, or a deuterated analog thereof; a is an integer from 1-5; b is an integer from 0-5, with the proviso that when b=5, c=0; and c is an integer from 0-4. In the compound not all Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Kerwin D. Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Mark A Guidry, Norman Herron, Nora Sabina Radu, Gene M Rossi, Gabriel C Schumacher