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: 12617806
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides amide M 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 (1); and consumer products comprising an OLED comprising a compound of Formula (I):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: The University of Southern California
    Inventors: Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson, Narcisse Ukwitegetse, Anton Razgniaev
  • Publication number: 20260114176
    Abstract: Provided are metal complexes comprising a ligand LA, wherein the ligand LA is a monodentate ligand comprising a carbone; wherein the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M; wherein the metal M is optionally coordinated to one or more additional ligands; and wherein one or more ligands nay join to form a polydentate ligand. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Ondrej Mrozek, Mark E. Thompson, Peter I. Djurovich
  • Publication number: 20260082766
    Abstract: Energy transfer from a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitter to coupled surface plasmon polariton (SPP) modes of a metal mirror can be utilized to reduce the observed TADF lifetime in a cavity. The Purcell effect reduces the radiative lifetimes of both the singlet (S1) and triplet (T1) states to a similar extent according to the inverse of the simulated Purcell factor (PF). A direct correlation between faster TADF lifetime and enhanced operational stability of fabricated TADF OLEDs was shown due to reduction in triplet mediated annihilation events without any loss in external quantum efficiency (EQE). The design strategies to best utilize the Purcell effect for TADF OLED lifetime elongation were proposed. The extent of Purcell enhancement can be tuned by the choice of TADF emitter, metal electrode, transporting layer properties and device structure design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Sritoma Paul, Haonan Zhao, Claire Ameson, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12577261
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Peter I. Djurovich, Rasha Hamze, Shuyang Shi, Moon Chul Jung
  • Publication number: 20260070926
    Abstract: A compound is described as having a triplet excited state and a singlet excited state; wherein the triplet excited state comprises a lowest energy triplet sublevel, a middle energy triplet sublevel, and a highest energy triplet sublevel; and wherein an energy separation between the highest energy triplet sublevel and the lowest energy triplet sublevel (ZFS) is greater than an energy separation between the singlet excited state and a the lowest energy triplet sublevel. Also described is a compound represented by the following Formula I. These compounds should find application as luminescent materials in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Peter I. DJUROVICH
  • Patent number: 12575315
    Abstract: Organic light emitting devices incorporating a film of metal complex emitters that are oriented with their transition dipole moment vectors oriented parallel to the device substrate enhances the outcoupling and eliminate the need for micro-lens arrays, gratings, or other physical extraneous outcoupling methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Matthew J Jurow, Peter I. Djurovich, Tobias D. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12520715
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Inventors: Tian-Yi Li, Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12486288
    Abstract: A compound is described as having a triplet excited state and a singlet excited state; wherein the triplet excited state comprises a lowest energy triplet sublevel, a middle energy triplet sublevel, and a highest energy triplet sublevel; and wherein an energy separation between the highest energy triplet sublevel and the lowest energy triplet sublevel (ZFS) is greater than an energy separation between the singlet excited state and a the lowest energy triplet sublevel. Also described is a compound represented by the following Formula I. These compounds should find application as luminescent materials in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Peter I. Djurovich
  • Publication number: 20250270444
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to organic acceptor-donor-acceptor compounds as non-fullerene acceptors for use in organic photovoltaics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Austin Mencke
  • Patent number: 12342716
    Abstract: Compounds comprising a first ligand and a second ligand; wherein the first ligand coordinates to a first metal through a first metal-carbene bond; the second ligand coordinates to a second metal through a second metal-carbene bond; the second ligand also coordinates to the first metal; the first ligand can link to the second ligand to form a multidentate ligand; and the first metal and the second metal are each independently selected from the group consisting of Au, Ag, and Cu 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Inventors: Tian-Yi Li, Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12331064
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Tian-Yi Li, Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12317738
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to organic acceptor-donor-acceptor compounds as non-fullerene acceptors for use in organic photovoltaics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: The University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Austin Mencke
  • Publication number: 20250127955
    Abstract: Described herein is a temperature-responsive hydrogel system, and methods and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventor: Mark E. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20250133955
    Abstract: Described are organic photovoltaic devices comprising an anode; a cathode; and a photoactive organic material in a layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, the energy difference between the triplet energy state (T1) and the singlet energy state (S1) (?EST) in the photoactive organic material is less than about 300 meV; and when the organic photovoltaic device is illuminated with light having an AM1.5 spectrum, the organic photovoltaic device has an open circuit voltage of greater than 0.9 V, a power conversion efficiency of greater than 22%, and an EL external quantum efficiency >5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Yongxi Li, Chandler Dobson, Konstantin Mallon, Mark E. Thompson, Alex James Robb
  • Publication number: 20250122227
    Abstract: Provided are metal complexes of Formula I and metal complexes of Formula VII. Also provided are formulations comprising these metal complexes. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these metal complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Jie Ma, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12239015
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising acceptor and/or donor sensitizers to increase absorption and photoresponse of the photoactive layers of the devices. In particular, devices herein include at least one acceptor layer and at least one donor layer, wherein the acceptor layer may comprise a mixture of an acceptor material and at least one sensitizer, and the donor layer may comprise a mixture of a donor material and at least one sensitizer. Methods of fabricating the organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Cong Trinh, Peter I. Djurovich, Sarah M. Conron
  • Publication number: 20250051381
    Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising at least one monoanionic bidentate ligand LA represented by Formula I or a tautomer thereof. Also provided are formulations comprising compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Savannah Kapper, Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20250051366
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides amide M 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 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Peter I. Djurovich, Collin Muniz, Anton Razgoniaev, Jonas Schaab, Mark E. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20250008761
    Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising at least one ligand LA, represented by Formula I wherein at least one of RA and RB comprises a substituent capable of thermally activated delayed fluorescence, a ?-deficient heterocycle, or a trisubstituted boron atom. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Marsel Shafikov, Mark E. Thompson, Peter I. Djurovich
  • Patent number: 12180230
    Abstract: A compound selected from the group consisting of Formula I, Formula II, and Formula III, wherein ring A, ring B, and ring C are independently a five-membered or six-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, each of which is optionally aromatic; ring W of Formula I is a 6-membered heterocyclic ring, and ring W of Formula II or Formula III is a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; L is a monodentate ligand with a metal coordinating member selected from the group consisting of C, N, O, S, and P; and M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Au, and Ag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Peter I. Djurovich, Rasha Hamze, Shuyang Shi, Moon Chul Jung