Patents by Inventor Mark E. Thompson

Mark E. Thompson 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: 11963438
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound of Formula I wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and Au; T is a five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted, wherein T includes a carbene carbon coordinated to M, or T is aromatic and includes a sp2 nitrogen coordinated to M; L is a group comprising a coordinating member selected from the group consisting of C, N, O, S, and P, wherein the coordinating member coordinates L to M; and Q1 and Q2 are each independently a linker, wherein the linker connects T to the coordinating member of L to form a macrocyclic ligand coordinated to M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11944007
    Abstract: There is disclosed squaraine compounds of formula I: wherein each of Y1 and Y2 is independently chosen from an optionally substituted amino group and an optionally substituted aryl group. Also described are organic optoelectronic devices comprising a Donor-Acceptor heterojunction that is formed from one or more of the squaraine compounds. A method of making the disclosed device, which may include one or more sublimation step for depositing said squaraine compound, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Stephen R. Forrest, Guodan Wei, Siyi Wang, Lincoln Hall, Viacheslav V. Diev, Xin Xiao
  • Patent number: 11920070
    Abstract: The co-linear or near co-linear structure of bimetallic Janus-type two-coordinated metal complexes may allow for a large transition dipole moment that can enhance the radiative lifetime. The symmetric nature of the bimetallic Janus complexes diminishes or eliminates the polar nature of the monometallic carbene-metal-amide/arene complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson, Narcisse Ukwitegetse, Tian-Yi Li, Rasha Hamze
  • Publication number: 20240074218
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive devices including at least one exciton-blocking charge carrier filter. The filters comprise a mixture of at least one wide energy gap material and at least one electron or hole conducting material. As described herein, the novel filters simultaneously block excitons and conduct the desired charge carrier (electrons or holes).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Xin Xiao, Jeramy D. Zimmerman, Kevin Bergemann, Anurag Panda, Brian E. Lassiter, Mark E. Thompson, Andrew N. Bartynski, Cong Trinh
  • Publication number: 20230391798
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are optoelectronic devices that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sunil K. Kandappa, Chandler Dobson, Mark E. Thompson, Peter I. Djurovich, Yongxi Li, Stephen R. Forrest
  • Publication number: 20230397497
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I and Formula II. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are optoelectronic devices that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Konstantin Mallon
  • Patent number: 11825687
    Abstract: An OLED device comprises a substrate, a first electrode positioned over the substrate, a second electrode positioned over the first electrode, at least one emissive layer positioned between the first and second electrodes in a first region of the OLED device, and a multilayer dielectric reflector stack, comprising a plurality of dielectric reflector layers positioned between the substrate and the first electrode, wherein the multilayer dielectric reflector stack is configured to form an optical cavity with the emissive layer having a Purcell Factor of at least 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, The University of Southern California
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Yue Qu, Haonan Zhao, Mark E. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230371361
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula (I). Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jie Ma, Savannah Kapper, Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11812624
    Abstract: A compound of Formula X wherein ring A is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; ring B is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; and at least one of ring A or ring B is present, and the hash line represents ring A fused to ring N—W1—W2 and ring B fused to ring N—W3—W4; W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6 are independently selected from CR1 or N; Z is selected from CRZ or N; and Y is selected from a group consisting of C(R2)2, B(R2)2, Al(R2)2, Si(R2)2, and Ge(R2)2. An optoelectronic device selected from the group consisting of a photovoltaic device, a photodetector device, a photosensitive device, and an OLED, the optoelectronic device including an organic layer that comprises a compound of Formula X. A consumer product that includes the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Abegail Tadle, Karim El Roz, Peter Ivan Djurovich, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Jessica H. Golden, Stuart W. Sawyer
  • Patent number: 11780829
    Abstract: A compound of Formula X wherein ring A is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; ring B is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; and at least one of ring A or ring B is present, and the hash line represents ring A fused to ring N—W1—W3 and ring B fused to ring N—W4—W6; W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6 are independently selected from CR1 or N; Z is selected from CRZ or N; and Y is selected from a group consisting of C(R2)2, B(R2)2, Al(R2)2, Si(R2)2, and Ge(R2)2. An optoelectronic device selected from the group consisting of a photovoltaic device, a photodetector device, a photosensitive device, and an OLED, the optoelectronic device including an organic layer that comprises a compound of Formula X. A consumer product that includes the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Abegail Tadle, Karim El Roz, Peter Ivan Djurovich, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Jessica H. Golden, Stuart W. Sawyer
  • Patent number: 11778898
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device having an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode is provided. In one aspect, the organic layer comprises a compound having at least one zwitterionic carbon donor ligand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: The University of Southern California, Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Djurovich, Jui-Yi Tsai, Chun Lin, Jason Brooks, Bert Alleyne, Mark E. Thompson, Peter B. Mackenzie, Bin Ma
  • Patent number: 11744150
    Abstract: Acenes, such as aza-acenes are attractive materials for organic semiconductors, specifically for n-type materials. There are disclosed new derivatives of acenes that are fabricated using novel synthesis. For example, the disclosed fabrication strategies have allowed for the first time new aza-tetracene and aza-pentacene derivatives. The HOMO and LUMO energy levels of these materials are tunable through appropriate substitution and as predicted, deepened. There are also disclosed organic photosensitive devices comprising at least one aza-acene such as aza-tetracene and aza-pentacene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Jonathan R. Sommer, Andrew Bartynski
  • Patent number: 11744097
    Abstract: Arrangements and techniques for providing organic emissive layers are provided, in which the emissive layer includes a first dopant having a dissociative energy level. A second dopant in the emissive layer provides a solid state sink energy level, to which doubly excited excitons and/or polarons may transition instead of to the dissociative energy level, thereby decreasing the undesirable effects of transitions to the dissociative energy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Michael Slootsky, Mark E. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230250111
    Abstract: Provided is a compound having Formula I where rings A and B are independently a five-membered or six-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally aromatic; together with nitrogen atoms bonded to ring A and ring B, ring W is a 5-membered N-heterocyclic carbene; and the remaining variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mark E. THOMPSON, Peter I. DJUROVICH, Rasha HAMZE, Shuyang SHI, Moon Chul JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230133787
    Abstract: A compound having a surface region of highly negative electrostatic potential, which comprises a ligand LA represented by Formula I may be used in organic electroluminescent devices (OLEDs) and consumer products. Transition metal complexes comprising the ligand LA of Formula I may promote molecular alignment of dopants in OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Moon Chul JUNG, John W. FACENDOLA, Jongchan KIM, Peter I. DJUROVICH, Stephen R. FORREST, Mark E. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20230101042
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides coinage metal carbene emitters of Formula I; organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, comprising a compound of Formula I; and consumer products comprising an OLED comprising a compound of Formula I:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Tian-Yi Li, Peter I. DJUROVICH, Mark E. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20220406416
    Abstract: A method for selecting a material having a desired molecular property comprises generating a combinatorial library of molecule structures derived from a core molecular structure, splitting the library into a training set configured to train a graph neural network (GNN) machine learning (ML) model, a test set configured to test the validity of and assess accuracy of the GNN model, and a prediction set where predictions are made using the GNN model, optimizing geometries of the molecular structures, computing excited state energies of the optimized geometries, encoding molecular structure information into a matrix, determining three mutually orthogonal principal axes, transforming spatial coordinates into mutually orthogonal coordinates, constructing a molecular graph with n nodes, feeding the molecular graph into the GNN model as an input, and selecting a material having a suitable desired molecular property based on the output of the GNN model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11393998
    Abstract: The present invention provides for organometallic and organic dopants suitable for use in organic carrier transporting materials. Also provided are organic light emitting devices containing doped organic carrier transporting materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Southern California
    Inventor: Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11376344
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, among other things, a thereto-responsive hydrogel comprising a PNIPAM copolymer having adhesive properties that are temperature dependent, as well as a device for administering the hydrogel, and methods for making and using the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: John J. Whalen, III, Niki Bayat, Yi Zhang, Paulo Falabella, Mark E. Thompson, Mark S. Humayun
  • Publication number: 20220185826
    Abstract: Tandem carbene phosphors such as those of Formula I can act as electron acceptors in tandem to increase the energy separation between the ground and excited state, which is higher than those found in analogous monometallic complexes. These compounds should find application as luminescent materials in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Tian-Yi LI, Peter I. DJUROVICH, Mark E. THOMPSON