Patents by Inventor Kwan-Yue Jen

Kwan-Yue Jen 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).

  • Diels-Alder crosslinkable dendritic nonlinear optic chromophores and polymer composites
    Patent number: 8173045
    Abstract: Diels-Alder crosslinkable dendritic nonlinear optical chromophore compounds, films and crosslinked polymer composites formed from the chromophore compounds, methods for making and using the chromophore compounds, films, and crosslinked polymer composites, and electro-optic devices that include films and crosslinked polymer composites formed from the chromophore compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Zhengwei Shi, Jingdong Luo, Su Huang, Xinghua Zhou
  • FULLERENE COMPOUNDS FOR SOLAR CELLS AND PHOTODETECTORS
    Publication number: 20110132439
    Abstract: Amorphous fullerene derivatives and their use in organic electronic devices that include the fullerene derivative as the electron acceptor component in the device's active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: University of Washington Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Alex Kwan-yue Jen, Yong Zhang, Hin-Lap Yip
  • POLING STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRO-OPTIC ACTIVITY IN ORGANIC NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110091149
    Abstract: Poling structures and methods utilizing an electrostatic field generated from a polar dielectric material, including pyroelectric and ferroelectric materials, to produce electro-optic activity in organic nonlinear optical materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: University of Washington Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Alex Kwan-yue Jen, Antao Chen, Su Huang, Jingdong Luo
  • Electro-optic dendrimer-based glass composites
    Patent number: 7749408
    Abstract: A composite having electro-optic activity including a chromophore compound dispersed in a host material comprising a dendronized chromophore compound, methods for making the composite, and electro-optic devices including the composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Jingdong Luo, Tae-Dong Kim, Baoquan Chen, Jae-Wook Kang, Philip A. Sullivan, Andrew Akelaitis, Larry R. Dalton, Yen-Ju Cheng
  • POLYMER CHARGE TRANSPORT MATERIAL FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100051915
    Abstract: Polymers that enable the use of high work-function metals as a cathode in optoelectronic devices and optoelectronic devices incorporating the polymers as an electron transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Fei Huang, Yuhua Niu, Yong Zhang
  • PHENYLTETRAENE-BASED NONLINEAR OPTICAL CHROMOPHORES
    Publication number: 20100029953
    Abstract: Alkoxy-substituted phenyltetraene nonlinear optically active compounds, films and devices that include the compounds, and methods for making and using the compounds, films, and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Jingdong Luo, Su Huang, Yen-Ju Cheng, Tae-Dong Kim, Zhengwei Shi, Xing-Hua Zhou, Brent M. Polishak, Yanqing Tian
  • DIELS-ALDER CROSSLINKABLE DENDRITIC NONLINEAR OPTIC CHROMOPHORES AND POLYMER COMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20090299021
    Abstract: Diels-Alder crosslinkable dendritic nonlinear optical chromophore compounds, films and crosslinked polymer composites formed from the chromophore compounds, methods for making and using the chromophore compounds, films, and crosslinked polymer composites, and electro-optic devices that include films and crosslinked polymer composites formed from the chromophore compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Zhengwei Shi, Jingdong Luo, Su Huang, Xinghua Zhou
  • CROSSLINKABLE HOLE-TRANSPORTING MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090278445
    Abstract: Crosslinkable compounds useful for making hole-transporting materials for organic light-emitting devices, hole-transporting layers made from the crosslinkable compounds, and light-emitting devices that include the hole-transporting layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Shi Michelle Liu, Yu-Hua Niu
  • Nonlinear optical compounds and related macrostructures
    Patent number: 7601849
    Abstract: Nonlinear optically active compounds, macrostructures that include nonlinear optically active components, and devices including the macrostructures. The nonlinear optically active compounds include dendrimers having two or more nonlinear optically active components. In certain embodiments, the compounds and dendrimers are crosslinkable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Larry R. Dalton, Hong Ma
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES HAVING METAL OXIDE ELECTRON-TRANSPORT LAYERS
    Publication number: 20090188558
    Abstract: Optoelectronic devices in both traditional and inverted configurations are provided that include an electron-transport layer. The electron-transport layer includes a metal oxide layer and a monolayer. Methods for making and using the devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Hin-Lap Yip, Steven K. Hau, Hong Ma
  • LARGE-BANDGAP HOST MATERIALS FOR PHOSPHORESCENT EMITTERS
    Publication number: 20090153021
    Abstract: Polymers and compounds having high-triplet-energy; guest-host films comprising the polymers or compounds as hosts and phosphorescent compounds as guests; and electroluminescent devices that include the films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Shi Michelle Lui, Yu-Hua Niu
  • CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER HOST HAVING PENDANT NONLINEAR OPTICAL CHROMOPHORES AND CONTAINING A NONLINEAR OPTICAL CHROMOPHORE GUEST
    Publication number: 20090148717
    Abstract: Crosslinked films having electro-optic activity, methods for making the films, polymers useful in making the films, and devices that include the films. The films include a host crosslinked polymer having aligned polarizable chromophore moieties and aligned guest polarizable chromophore compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Jingdong Luo, Tae-Dong Kim
  • CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER HOST CONTAINING A NONLINEAR OPTICAL CHROMOPHORE GUEST
    Publication number: 20090149618
    Abstract: Crosslinked films having electro-optic activity, methods for making the films, and devices that include the films. The films include a crosslinked polymer host and guest polarizable chromophore compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Jingdong Luo, Tae-Dong Kim
  • NANOENGINEERED ORGANIC NONLINEAR OPTICAL GLASSES
    Publication number: 20090118521
    Abstract: Nonlinear optically active compounds having film-forming properties, films including the compounds, methods for making the compounds and films, and electro-optic devices including the films and compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Jingdong Luo, Tae-Dong Kim, Baoquan Chen, Jae-Wook Kang
  • Acceptor compounds useful for making hyperpolarizable organic chromophores
    Patent number: 7507840
    Abstract: Acceptor compounds useful for making hyperpolarizable organic chromophores having a ?-donor conjugated to a ?-acceptor through a ?-bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Larry R. Dalton, Kwan-Yue Jen, Timothy Londergan, William Brenden Carlson, Gregory Phelan, Diyun Huang, Daniel Casmier, Todd Ewy, Nicholas Buker
  • Electron acceptors for nonlinear optical chromophores
    Patent number: 7425643
    Abstract: Electron acceptor compounds, nonlinear optical chromophores made from the electron acceptor compounds, methods for making the electron acceptor compounds and nonlinear optical chromophores, lattices that include the nonlinear optical chromophores, and devices that include the nonlinear optical chromophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Sei-hum Jang, Jae-Wook Kang, Jingdong Luo, Baoquan Chen, Sen Liu, Larry R. Dalton
  • THERMALLY REVERSIBLY CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER AS CLADDING MATERIAL FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080075413
    Abstract: A polymeric cladding material, cladded waveguides, devices that include cladded waveguides, and methods for using the cladding material. The polymeric cladding material is a thermally reversibly crosslinkable polymer having high conductivity above its glass transition temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu
  • ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE HAVING A SURFACTANT-COATED CATHODE
    Publication number: 20080074048
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device having improved efficiency and stability through the incorporation of a surfactant layer intermediate the cathode and emissive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Yu-Hua Niu
  • Thermally reversibly crosslinkable polymer as cladding material for electro-optic devices
    Patent number: 7346259
    Abstract: A polymeric cladding material, cladded waveguides, devices that include cladded waveguides, and methods for using the cladding material. The polymeric cladding material is a thermally reversibly crosslinkable polymer having high conductivity above its glass transition temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu
  • Pyrroline chromophores
    Patent number: 7307173
    Abstract: Electron acceptor compounds, nonlinear optical chromophores, methods for making the compounds and chromophores, and materials and electro-optic devices that include the chromophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Kwan-Yue Jen, Sei-Hum Jang, Bart Kahr