Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Whited

Matthew T. Whited 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: 9447107
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multichromophoric assemblies comprising metalloporphyrin scaffolds. The present disclosure also relates, in part, to methods for generating electric-field-stabilized geminate polaron pairs comprising applying electric fields to the multichromophoric assemblies described herein, or alternatively, directly to the metalloporphyrins provided by the present disclosure. The present disclosure further relates, in part, to multichromophoric assemblies comprising metalloporphyrin scaffolds, which exhibit enhanced energy transfer properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Matthew T. Whited, Peter I. Djurovich
  • Publication number: 20150303377
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to chromophoric compounds that combine strong absorption of light at visible wavelengths with the ability to undergo symmetry-breaking intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), and their use for the generation of free carriers in organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) and electric-field-stabilized geminate polaron pairs. The present disclosure also relates to the synthesis of such compounds, methods of manufacture, and applications in photovoltaic systems and organic lasers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Matthew T. Whited, Niral M. Patel, Peter I. Djurovich, Stephen R. Forrest, Kathryn R. Allen, Cong Trinh
  • Publication number: 20120177813
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of coordinating ligands, such as nitrogen-containing ligands to metal centers of metal-containing macrocyclic compounds, such as Magnesium Tetraphenyl Porphyrin (MgTPP) or Zinc Tetraphenyl Porphyrin (ZnTPP). The disclosed method comprises (a) forming an organic film comprising the disclosed metal-containing, macrocyclic compound; and (b) exposing the organic film to a vapor comprising at least one ligand for a time sufficient to coordinate the ligand to metal centers in the metal-containing, macrocyclic compound. There is also disclosed a method for preparing an organic photovoltaic device, such as a solar cell, comprising an ordered crystalline organic film made by the disclosed chemical annealing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Cong Trinh, Matthew T. Whited
  • Publication number: 20120168697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multichromophoric assemblies comprising metalloporphyrin scaffolds. The present disclosure also relates, in part, to methods for generating electric-field-stabilized geminate polaron pairs comprising applying electric fields to the multichromophoric assemblies described herein, or alternatively, directly to the metalloporphyrins provided by the present disclosure. The present disclosure further relates, in part, to multichromophoric assemblies comprising metalloporphyrin scaffolds, which exhibit enhanced energy transfer properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Matthew T. Whited, Peter I. Djurovich