Patents by Inventor Kyle Erik Litz

Kyle Erik Litz 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: 9828557
    Abstract: A reaction system and method for removing heteroatoms from oxidized-heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon streams and products derived therefrom are disclosed. An oxidized-heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon feed is reacted in a reaction system thereby forming non-ionic hydrocarbon products. The products derived therefrom are useful as transportation fuels, lubricants, refinery intermediates, or refinery feeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: AUTERRA, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Rankin, Sarah Clickner, Kyle Erik Litz, Larry Neil Lewis, John Faherty, Eric Kolibas, Stephen Hemberger, John Richardson, Mark Rossetti
  • Publication number: 20150184086
    Abstract: A reaction system and method for removing heteroatoms from oxidized-heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon streams and products derived therefrom are disclosed. An oxidized-heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon feed is reacted in a reaction system thereby forming non-ionic hydrocarbon products. The products derived therefrom are useful as transportation fuels, lubricants, refinery intermediates, or refinery feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Rankin, Sarah Clickner, Kyle Erik Litz, Larry Neil Lewis, John Faherty, Eric Kolibas, Stephen Hemberger, John Richardson, Mark Rossetti
  • Patent number: 7998546
    Abstract: A wirelessly powered flexible tag configured to be in contact with a substrate is provided. The tag includes a coupling layer configured to couple the tag to the substrate. An electrical circuit disposed on the coupling layer and configured to interact wirelessly with an external stimulus. The tag further includes at least one electrode or at least one heating element in operative association with the electrical circuit, and configured to generate electrical energy or thermal energy, respectively. Upon wireless interaction with the external stimulus the tag is configured to induce an electrical response, a thermal response, or a combination of both in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media LLC
    Inventors: Marc Brian Wisnudel, Ben Purushotam Patel, Richard Louis Frey, Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo, Kyle Erik Litz, Peng Jiang, Andrea Peters
  • Patent number: 7989580
    Abstract: Metal complexes of formula I and IA and polymers derived from the complexes are useful in optoelectronic devices wherein M is Ir, Co or Rh; is a cyclometallated ligand; R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, or substituted arylalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl; and at least one of R1 and R2 is other than hydrogen; R1a is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, or substituted arylalkyl; R2a is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl; and at least one of R1a and R2a is substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, substituted arylalkyl, and at least one substitutent of the substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, or substituted arylalkyl is a polymerizable group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Erik Litz, Kelly Scott Chichak, Donald Wayne Whisenhunt, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7851579
    Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one phosphorescent organometallic compound and a polymer comprising structural units of formula II are useful in organic light emitting devices wherein R1, R2, and R4 are independently at each occurrence a C1-C20 aliphatic radical, a C3-C20 aromatic radical, or a C3-C20 cycloaliphatic radical; wherein R3 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, triphenylsilyl, t-butyl, mesityl, diphenyl phosphine oxide, and diphenyl phosphine sulfide; and a, b and d are independently 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Qing Ye, Jie Liu, Kyle Erik Litz
  • Publication number: 20100156278
    Abstract: The invention provides an organic metal complex represented by the formula (I), wherein M is a metal selected from Rh, Ir, or Pt; Y represents N or O; R1 represents a hydrogen, a halogen, a nitro group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a C3-C40 aromatic radical, a C1-C50 aliphatic radical, and a C3-C50 cycloaliphatic radical; R2 represents a hydrogen, C3-C20 aromatic radical, C1-C50 aliphatic radical, or a C3-C50 cycloaliphatic radical; or R1 and R2, together with the adjacent Y, may form a ring, preferably a 5- or 6-membered ring; n1 has a value of from 0 to 3; and n2 has a value of 0 to 2; m1 has a value of at least 1; and m2 has a value of at least 1 provided that m1+m2 is 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, Brian Christopher Bales, Kyle Erik Litz
  • Patent number: 7718277
    Abstract: The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel polymeric organic iridium compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The polymeric organic iridium compositions employed comprise a polymeric organic iridium compound comprising at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The polymeric organic iridium compositions employed are referred to as Type (2) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that at least one ligand of the polymeric organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (2) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “polymeric organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
  • Patent number: 7718087
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one novel polymeric organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The polymeric organic iridium compositions of the present invention are referred to as Type (2) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that at least one ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (2) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “polymeric organic iridium complexes”. The novel organic iridium compositions are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel organic iridium compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
  • Publication number: 20100105852
    Abstract: Metal complexes of formula I and IA and polymers derived from the complexes are useful in optoelectronic devices wherein M is Ir, Co or Rh; is a cyclometallated ligand; R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, or substituted arylalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl; and at least one of R1 and R2 is other than hydrogen; R1a is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, or substituted arylalkyl; R2a is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl; and at least one of R1a and R2a is substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, substituted arylalkyl, and at least one substitutent of the substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, or substituted arylalkyl is a polymerizable group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle Erik Litz, Kelly Scott Chichak, Donald Wayne Whisenhunt, JR.
  • Patent number: 7704610
    Abstract: The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel polymer compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The polymer compositions employed comprise a polymeric component and a novel organic iridium compound comprising at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compounds used in the polymer compositions are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). In one aspect, the polymeric component may be an electroactive polymer. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye, Kevin Henry Janora, Gautam Parthasarathy
  • Publication number: 20100090586
    Abstract: The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel polymeric organic iridium compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The polymeric organic iridium compositions employed comprise a polymeric organic iridium compound comprising at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The polymeric organic iridium compositions employed are referred to as Type (2) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that at least one ligand of the polymeric organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (2) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “polymeric organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
  • Patent number: 7695640
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel polymer compositions comprising a polymeric component and a novel organic iridium compound comprising at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compounds used in the polymer compositions are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the polymeric component may be an electroactive polymer. The novel polymer compositions of the invention are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel polymer compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, Kyle Erik Litz, James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
  • Patent number: 7691494
    Abstract: The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel organic iridium compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The novel iridium compositions employed comprise at least one novel organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compositions employed are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, James Anthony Cella, Kyle Erik Litz, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye, Kevin Henry Janora, Gautam Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 7691292
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one novel organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compositions of the present invention are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. The novel organic iridium compositions are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel organic iridium compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, Kyle Erik Litz, James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
  • Publication number: 20100051869
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one novel organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compositions of the present invention are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. The novel organic iridium compositions are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel organic iridium compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Kelly Scott Chichak, Kyle Erik Litz, James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Qing Ye
  • Patent number: 7663301
    Abstract: Novel metal porphyrin compositions useful as organic phosphors are provided. The novel compositions are prepared from commercially available porphyrin-containing starting materials. In one instance a novel palladium-containing porphyrin composition having a number average molecular weight of greater than 12,000 grams per mole was prepared from 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3?,5?-di(hydroxy)phenyl)-21H-23H-porphyrin by reaction first with palladium(II) acetylacetonate, followed by reaction with 2-bromo-2-methylpropionyl bromide, and subsequent group transfer reaction of the alpha-bromo ester groups with 9,9-dioctyl-2-vinylfluorene in the presence of CuBr as a radical initiator. The product polymer exhibited a number average molecular weight of 12,884 grams per mole, a weight average molecular weight of 14,338 grams per mole, and a robust red phosphorescent emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Erik Litz, James Anthony Cella, Qing Ye
  • Patent number: 7652126
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer composition derived from a bis-phenol comprising a conjugated aromatic radical, optionally comprising nitrogen. Suitable bis-phenols as well as methods for making said polymer are also disclosed. Also disclosed are electroactive layers comprising said polymer and electroactive devices comprising said layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Anthony Cella, Joseph John Shiang, Christian Maria Anton Heller, Kyle Erik Litz, Jie Liu, Larry Neil Lewis, Gautam Parthasarathy, Anil Raj Duggal, David Andrew Simon
  • Patent number: 7653919
    Abstract: An optical article that can transform from a pre-activated state of functionality to an activated state of functionality is provided. The optical article includes a radio frequency circuitry coupled to the optical article for interacting with a signal, wherein the signal comprises a thermal signal, an electrical signal, or both, and a convertible material in operative association with the radio frequency circuitry for altering the functionality of the optical article from the pre-activated state to the activated state upon interaction with the thermal energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo, Marc Brian Wisnudel, Jerry Apffel Pierce, Kenneth Brakeley Welles, II, Kyle Erik Litz
  • Publication number: 20090159677
    Abstract: A contactless power and data transfer system is disclosed. The system includes an encapsulated optoelectronic semiconductor device at least partly disposed within a barrier encapsulation, and a contactless power transfer system configured to transfer at least one of power and data across the barrier encapsulation. A method for manufacturing a contactless power and data transfer system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Aharon Yakimov, Ahmet Gun Erlat, Kyle Erik Litz, John Stanley Glaser, Christian Maria Heller
  • Publication number: 20080262184
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer derived from a monomer of formula I and a polymerizable phosphorescent organometallic compound of formula L?2MZ?, wherein R1 is H or CH3; R2 is H or C1-C5 alkyl; R3 is H or CH3; R4 and R5 are independently H, CH3, t-butyl, triarylsilyl, trialkylsilyl, diphenyl phosphine oxide, or diphenyl phosphine sulfide; m ranges from 1 to about 20; n ranges from 1 to about 20; L? and Z? are independently bidentate ligands; at least one of L? and Z? comprises at least one substituent selected from C2-20 alkenyl, C2-20 alkynyl, C2-20 substituted alkenyl, C2-20 substituted alkynyl, C2-20 alkenyloxy, C2-20 alkynyloxy, styryl, acryloyl, and methacryloyl; and M is Ga, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Lr, Rf, Db, Sg, Bbh, Hs, Mt, Ds, Rg, Uub, Eu, Tb, La, Po, or a combination thereof. The polymers of the invention are useful as light emissive layers in light emitting devices. Thus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Qing Ye, Jie Liu, Kyle Erik Litz