Patents by Inventor Mark A. Bower

Mark A. Bower 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).

  • Publication number: 20140217334
    Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one hole transport material, such as a conjugated polymer, and at least one dopant, providing improved thermal stability. Compositions can be applied to substrates and used in HIL and HTL layers and organic electronic devices such as light emitting devices such as OLEDs or OPVs. The conjugated polymer can be a polythiophene, including a 3,4-substituted polythiophene or a regioregular polythiophene. The dopant can be a silver salt such as silver tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate. Improved methods of making dopant are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Plextronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. BROWN, Mark A. Bower, Venkataramanan Seshadri
  • Patent number: 8674047
    Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one hole transport material, such as a conjugated polymer, and at least one dopant, providing improved thermal stability. Compositions can be applied to substrates and used in HIL and HTL layers and organic electronic devices such as light emitting devices such as OLEDs or OPVs. The conjugated polymer can be a polythiophene, including a 3,4-substituted polythiophene or a regioregular polythiophene. The dopant can be a silver salt such as silver tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate. Improved methods of making dopant are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Plextronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Brown, Mark A. Bower, Venkataramanan Seshadri
  • Publication number: 20110278559
    Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one hole transport material, such as a conjugated polymer, and at least one dopant, providing improved thermal stability. Compositions can be applied to substrates and used in HIL and HTL layers and organic electronic devices such as light emitting devices such as OLEDs or OPVs. The conjugated polymer can be a polythiophene, including a 3,4-substituted polythiophene or a regioregular polythiophene. The dopant can be a silver salt such as silver tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate. Improved methods of making dopant are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher T. Brown, Mark A. Bower, Venkataramanan SESHADRI
  • Patent number: 6651641
    Abstract: A crossbow (10) includes a barrel (11) which carries a bow (13) which includes limbs (15, 16) having outer ends (17, 18). A bowstring (22) is carried between the limb ends (17, 18) and is movable between a relaxed position and a cocked position. When so moving, the cables (23, 24), which are part of a compound rigging system (19), and which extend between the limb ends (17, 18), will want to vibrate causing an undesirable noise. But such is thwarted or otherwise minimized by tubular sheaths (27, 28) positioned around the cables (23, 24) to engage the cables (23, 24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Horton Manufacturing Company Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Bower, David A. Choma
  • Patent number: 4797541
    Abstract: A power transfer arrangement provides regulated power transfer from a station to a contactless portable data card without the need for regulation circuitry on the card itself. The station includes a primary coil for magnetically coupling power to a secondary coil, located on the card, when the data card is brought into close association with the station. The arrangment includes a microprocessor, a power amplifier including the primary coil, a variable voltage source and apparatus for measuring current flow in the primary coil. When the portable data card is not in close association with the station, the microprocessor causes the variable voltage source to provide a sequence of stepped voltages. Quiescent current flow is measured at each step and stored in memory. When the portable data card is brought into close association with the station, the microprocessor causes the variable voltage source to provide a sequence of stepped voltages. Active current flow is measured at each step and stored in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company--AT&T Information Systems
    Inventors: Robert L. Billings, Mark A. Bowers, Frankie G. Meier