Patents by Inventor Lichang Zeng

Lichang Zeng 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: 11522140
    Abstract: A mixture of carbazole and triazine derivatives that can be thermally evaporated from one crucible to fabricate thin films for electroluminescent devices is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Ting-Chih Wang, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chuanjun Xia
  • Publication number: 20220359835
    Abstract: A compound having the formula: Formula I is disclosed. The compound is useful as emitters in OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Jui-Yi TSAI, Lichang ZENG, Zhiqiang JI, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Walter YEAGER, Edward BARRON
  • Patent number: 11495749
    Abstract: Compounds containing indolocarbazole compounds of Formula I or Formula II comprising terphenyl groups and compounds of Formula III comprising triazine groups are disclosed in this application. These compounds are useful for application in organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Ting-Chih Wang, Zhiqiang Ji, Walter Yeager, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Bin Ma, Chuanjun Xia, Bert Alleyne
  • Patent number: 11482683
    Abstract: Iridium complexes comprising three different bidentate ligands and their use in OLEDs to enhance the device efficiency and lifetime are disclosed. The complexes have a structure of the formula Ir(LA)(LB)(LC), where ligand LA is selected from a variety of structures, ligand LB has the structure and LC has the structure In these structures, rings A, B, C, and D are each independently a 5 or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; R1, R2, R3, RA, RB, RC, and RD can be any of a variety of substituents, and Z1 and Z2 are each independently C or N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jui-Yi Tsai, Zhiqiang Ji, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chuanjun Xia, Chun Lin, Lichang Zeng, Walter Yeager
  • Publication number: 20220306664
    Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA having the structure of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, rings A and B are each a 6-membered rings; Z1 and Z2 are each carbon or nitrogen; each RA and RB is independently hydrogen or a variety of substituents; any two substituents are optionally joined or fused into a ring; at least one RA or RB comprises an aromatic group substituted by a bridge structure, and this RA or RB joins with an adjacent substituent and fuses to ring A or B; the bridge structure comprises a backbone structure that forms a fused first ring; the backbone structure is saturated, comprises at least one heteroatom, and is optionally further substituted; and the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M that can be coordinated to other ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: ZHIQIANG JI, Lichang Zeng
  • Patent number: 11456423
    Abstract: A composition of materials including a first compound having a structure according to Formula I
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Suman Layek, Pierre-Luc T. Boudreault, Zeinab Elshenawy, Gregg Kottas, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Scott Joseph, Vadim Adamovich, Chuanjun Xia, Ting-Chih Wang, Walter Yeager
  • Publication number: 20220293869
    Abstract: A compound is disclosed that has a metal coordination complex structure having at least two ligands coordinated to the metal; wherein the compound has a first substituent R1 at one of the ligands' periphery; wherein a first distance is defined as the distance between the metal and one of the atoms in R1 where that atom is the farthest away from the metal among the atoms in R1; wherein the first distance is also longer than any other atom-to-metal distance between the metal and any other atoms in the compound; and wherein when a sphere having a radius r is defined whose center is at the metal and the radius r is the smallest radius that will allow the sphere to enclose all atoms in the compound that are not part of R1, the first distance is longer than the radius r by at least 2.9 ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. MARGULIES, Zhiqiang JI, Jui-Yi TSAI, Chun LIN, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Mingjuan SU, Bin MA, Michael S. WEAVER, Julia J. BROWN, Lichang ZENG, Walter YEAGER, Alan DEANGELIS, Chuanjun XIA
  • Patent number: 11424419
    Abstract: A compound is disclosed that has a metal coordination complex structure having at least two ligands coordinated to the metal; wherein the compound has a first substituent R1 at one of the ligands' periphery; wherein a first distance is defined as the distance between the metal and one of the atoms in R1 where that atom is the farthest away from the metal among the atoms in R1; wherein the first distance is also longer than any other atom-to-metal distance between the metal and any other atoms in the compound; and wherein when a sphere having a radius r is defined whose center is at the metal and the radius r is the smallest radius that will allow the sphere to enclose all atoms in the compound that are not part of R1, the first distance is longer than the radius r by at least 2.9 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Margulies, Zhiqiang Ji, Jui-Yi Tsai, Chun Lin, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Mingjuan Su, Bin Ma, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown, Lichang Zeng, Walter Yeager, Alan DeAngelis, Chuanjun Xia
  • Publication number: 20220231237
    Abstract: Ligands with fused spirocyclic substitutions and metal complexes formed with such ligands and having improved performance in OLED applications are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Lichang ZENG, Suman LAYEK, Chuanjun XIA, Zhiqiang JI, Edward BARRON
  • Publication number: 20220231230
    Abstract: A premixed co-evaporation source that is a mixture of a first compound and a second compound is disclosed. The co-evaporation source is for vacuum deposition process. The first compound has a different chemical structure than the second compound. The first compound and the second compound are both organic compounds. At least one of the first compound and the second compound contains at least one less abundant stable isotope atom. At least one of the first compound and the second compound is a fluorescent or delayed fluorescent emitter. The first compound has an evaporation temperature T1 of 100 to 400° C.; the second compound has an evaporation temperature T2 of 100 to 400° C.; the absolute value of T1?T2 is less than 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Lichang ZENG, Chuanjun XIA, Scott JOSEPH, Walter YEAGER, Mingjuan SU, Ting-Chih WANG
  • Patent number: 11342510
    Abstract: A premixed co-evaporation source that is a mixture of a first compound and a second compound is disclosed. The co-evaporation source is for vacuum deposition process. The first compound has a different chemical structure than the second compound. The first compound and the second compound are both organic compounds. At least one of the first compound and the second compound contains at least one less abundant stable isotope atom. At least one of the first compound and the second compound is a fluorescent or delayed fluorescent emitter. The first compound has an evaporation temperature T1 of 100 to 400° C.; the second compound has an evaporation temperature T2 of 100 to 400° C.; the absolute value of T1?T2 is less than 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Chuanjun Xia, Scott Joseph, Walter Yeager, Mingjuan Su, Ting-Chih Wang
  • Patent number: 11342515
    Abstract: Ligands with fused spirocyclic substitutions and metal complexes formed with such ligands and having improved performance in OLED applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Suman Layek, Chuanjun Xia, Zhiqiang Ji, Edward Barron
  • Publication number: 20220158095
    Abstract: A compound, an organic electroluminescent device containing the compound, and an application thereof. The compound has a structure shown in (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jinhua HUANG, Lichang ZENG, Weihong ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220115601
    Abstract: Organic materials containing dibenzofuran or aza-dibenzofuran moiety are disclosed in this application. These materials are expected to improve OLED device performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Zeinab Elshenawy, Walter Yeager, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chuanjun Xia
  • Patent number: 11302872
    Abstract: A composition of matter that includes a novel combination of host compounds containing indol-fused hosts and emissive dopants containing benzofuran or azabenzofuran ligand is disclosed,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Vadim Adamovich, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Walter Yeager, Chuanjun Xia, Zhiqiang Ji, Michael S. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20220081459
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel Pt(IV) compounds useful for enhancing the performance of organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Ji, Lichang Zeng, Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 11254697
    Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA having the structure of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, rings A and B are each a 6-membered rings; Z1 and Z2 are each carbon or nitrogen; each RA and RB is independently hydrogen or a variety of substituents; any two substituents are optionally joined or fused into a ring; at least one RA or RB comprises an aromatic group substituted by a bridge structure, and this RA or RB joins with an adjacent substituent and fuses to ring A or B; the bridge structure comprises a backbone structure that forms a fused first ring; the backbone structure is saturated, comprises at least one heteroatom, and is optionally further substituted; and the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M that can be coordinated to other ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Ji, Lichang Zeng
  • Patent number: 11245080
    Abstract: Organic materials containing dibenzofuran or aza-dibenzofuran moiety are disclosed in this application. These materials are expected to improve OLED device performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Zeinab Elshenawy, Walter Yeager, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chuanjun Xia
  • Patent number: 11245081
    Abstract: This invention discloses novel compounds containing carbazole and (or) DBX units, separated with polyaromatic spacers. These compounds can be used as hosts for PHOLEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Lichang Zeng
  • Patent number: 11239432
    Abstract: A new series of iptycene derivatives as ligands for metal complexes that are useful as phosphorescent emitters for incorporation into OLEDs are disclosed. Provided are compositions that include a compound including a chemical group of Formula I wherein (1) the chemical group of Formula I is included as at least one of the substituents in a bidentate ligand forming the metal complex, or (2) when the substituents in a bidentate ligand forming the metal complex are attached to a six-membered ring, at least one of the such substituents join adjacent substituents and fuse into the six-membered ring attached thereto to form a chemical group having Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mingjuan Su, Lichang Zeng, Chuanjun Xia