Patents by Inventor Michael S. Weaver

Michael S. Weaver 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: 9601708
    Abstract: The OLEDs of the present invention are characterized by providing an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers between a cathode and an anode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises at least one organic light emitting layer, wherein at least one light emitting layer comprises at least one host material and at least one phosphorescent emitter material, wherein the host material comprises a bis-carbazole derivative host material; and the phosphorescent emitter material comprises a phosphorescent organometallic complex having a substituted chemical structure represented by one of the following partial chemical structures represented by the formula: LL?L?M wherein M is a metal that forms octahedral complexes, L, L?, L? are equivalent or inequivalent bidentate ligands wherein each L comprises a substituted or unsubstituted phenylpyridine ligand coordinated to M through an sp2 hybridized carbon and N; and one of L, L? and L? is inequivalent to at least one of the other two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: Universal Display Corporation, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Tetsuya Inoue, Mitsunori Ito
  • Publication number: 20170077425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organometallic complexes for use as emitters where a molecule of the compound has an orientation factor greater than 0.67, and devices, such as organic light emitting diodes, including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Bin MA, Vadim ADAMOVICH, Edward BARRON, Jui-Yi TSAI, Mingjuan SU, Lech MICHALSKI, Chuanjun XIA, Michael S. WEAVER, Walter YEAGER, Bert ALLEYNE
  • Publication number: 20170069848
    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: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Lichang ZENG, Vadim ADAMOVICH, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Walter YEAGER, Chuanjun XIA, Zhiqiang JI, Michael S. WEAVER
  • Patent number: 9590194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal complexes having novel ligands. The compounds are useful in organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), particularly as emitting dopants. The incorporation of these novel ligands provides red phosphorescent materials with good external quantum efficiency, good color, and long lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventors: Pierre-Luc T. Boudreault, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chuanjun Xia, Scott Joseph, David Zenan Li, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9450198
    Abstract: An OLED includes a suppression mechanism and multiple dopants in its organic emissive layer. The organic emissive layer includes a host, a first compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature, and a second compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature. The suppression mechanism is capable of preferentially reducing the emission of light emitted by the second compound. The organic emissive layer may also contain a third compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9385167
    Abstract: A device that may be used as a multi-color pixel is provided. The device has a first organic light emitting device, a second organic light emitting device, a third organic light emitting device, and a fourth organic light emitting device. The device may be a pixel of a display having four sub-pixels. The first device may emit red light, the second device may emit green light, the third device may emit light blue light and the fourth device may emit deep blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Julia J. Brown, Michael S. Weaver, Brian D'Andrade
  • Publication number: 20160181560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to OLED devices and stacks for OLED devices that include a symmetric emissive-layer architecture. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an emissive stack having three layers, wherein the top and bottom layers emit light in the same or similar color region while the middle layer emits light in a different color region than the other two layers. In such an embodiment, the three layers are in contact with each other with no other layers in between. The symmetric emissive-layer architecture of the present invention can be used to improve the color stability of OLED devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Xin Xu, Michael S. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20160172330
    Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods related to lighting systems that are color tunable and have a long lifetime. In certain embodiments, the device comprises two independently controlled phosphorescent OLED lighting panels coupled together in one package to emit light in one direction. In certain embodiment, aspects of the device are tunable, such as RGB color, color temperature, and luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael S. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9349954
    Abstract: Novel combination of materials and device architectures for organic light emitting devices are provided. In some aspects, specific charge carriers and solid state considerations are features that may result in a device having an unexpectedly long lifetime. In some aspects, emitter purity is a feature that may result in devices having unexpectedly long lifetime. In some aspects, structural and optical considerations are features that may result in a device having an unexpectedly long lifetime. In some aspects, an emissive layer including an organic phosphorescent emissive dopant and an organic carbazole host material results in devices having an unexpectedly long lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D'Andrade, Peter B. Mackenzie, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20160093808
    Abstract: A mixture containing three different compounds that is useful as a stable co-evaporation source material for a vacuum deposition tool is disclosed. The mixture comprises a first compound; a second compound; and a third compound that are all organic compounds and have different chemical structures from each other and each has an evaporation temperature T1, T2, and T3, respectively, in the range of 150 to 350° C. T1, T2, and T3 differ from each other by less than 20° C. The first compound has a concentration C1 in the first mixture and a concentration C2 in a film deposited by evaporating the first mixture in a high vacuum deposition tool under a predefined deposition condition where |(C1-C2)/C1| is less than 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vadim ADAMOVICH, Lichang ZENG, Ting-Chih WANG, Chuanjun XIA, Michael S. WEAVER
  • Patent number: 9231227
    Abstract: A first device is provided. The first device comprises an integrated OLED structure disposed over a single substrate. The integrated OLED structure includes a blue-emitting OLED, a green emitting OLED, and a red emitting OLED. The blue emitting OLED has a first active area defined by a first electrode of the blue emitting OLED disposed in a first plane. The green emitting OLED has a second active area. The red emitting OLED has a third active area. The second and third active areas are disposed in a second plane different from and parallel to the first plane. Each of the second and third active areas are at least partially superposed with the first active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael S. Weaver, Michael Hack, Lou Silverstein
  • Publication number: 20150307535
    Abstract: Novel organic compounds containing a twisted aryl group are provided. In particular, the compounds provided contain a 2-phenylpyridine ligand having a twisted aryl group on the pyridine portion of the ligand. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices, particularly as emitting dopants. Devices comprising the compounds containing twisted aryl may demonstrate improved color, efficiency, stability and manufacturing. Additionally, methods are provided for making homoleptic Ir (III) compounds which may contain a twisted aryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuanjun XIA, Bert ALLEYNE, Raymond C. KWONG, James FIORDELISO, Michael S. WEAVER, Nasrin ANSARI, Alan DEANGELIS, Dinesh RAYABARAPU, Vadim ADAMOVICH
  • Publication number: 20150303395
    Abstract: The present invention provides an emissive region in organic light emitting devices having a combined emission from at least two emissive materials, a fluorescent blue emissive material and a phosphorescent emissive material. The emissive region may further comprise additional fluorescent or phosphorescent emissive materials. Preferably, the emissive region has three different emissive materials—a red emissive material, a green emissive material and a blue emissive material. Organic light emitting devices incorporating the emissive region provides a high color-stability of the light emission over a wide range of currents or luminances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yeh-Jiun TUNG, Michael S. WEAVER, Michael HACK, James R. ESLER
  • Patent number: 9165984
    Abstract: A device is provided with a first OLED having a peak wavelength in the range 500-600 nm and a second OLED having a peak wavelength in the range 400-500 nm. Less than 2% of the light emitted by the first OLED has a wavelength of 650 nm or longer and less than 2% of the light emitted by the second OLED has a wavelength of 650 nm or longer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael S. Weaver, Vadim Adamovich
  • Publication number: 20150295197
    Abstract: An OLED device includes, in order, an electron blocking layer, an organic emissive layer, and a hole blocking layer. Its organic emissive layer contains at least four components: an electron transporting compound, a host, a hole transporting compound, and an emitting compound capable of phosphorescence emission at room temperature. The emitting compound has HOMO energy level of 5.2 eV or lower and a LUMO energy level of 2.5 eV or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Vadim Adamovich, James Esler, Jason Brooks, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20150295199
    Abstract: An OLED includes a suppression mechanism and multiple dopants in its organic emissive layer. The organic emissive layer includes a host, a first compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature, and a second compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature. The suppression mechanism is capable of preferentially reducing the emission of light emitted by the second compound. The organic emissive layer may also contain a third compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi YAMAMOTO, Michael S. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9142791
    Abstract: Organic light-emitting devices having a multi-component organic electroluminescent layer. The organic electroluminescent layer comprises a phosphorescent dopant and a host material that is a mixture of at least three different compounds: a wide band gap host compound, an electron-transporting host compound, and a hole-transporting host compound. Use of such a multi-component organic electroluminescent layer may improve device efficiency and lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Vadim Adamovich, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver, Chuanjun Xia
  • Publication number: 20150243905
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device utilizes a novel combination comprising one or more biscarbazole derivative compounds as the phosphorescent host material in combination with a green phosphorescent dopant material in the light emitting region of the device, where the biscarbazole derivative compounds are represented by a formula (1A) or (1B) below; where A1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; A2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; X1 and X2 each are a linking group; Y1 to Y4 each represent a substituent; p and q represent an integer of 1 to 4; and r and s represent an integer of 1 to 3; and the green phosphorescent dopant material is a phosphorescent organometallic complex having a chemical structure represented by LL?L?M wherein M is a metal that forms octa
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicants: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma
  • Publication number: 20150236276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal complexes having novel ligands. The compounds are useful in organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), particularly as emitting dopants. The incorporation of these novel ligands provides red phosphorescent materials with good external quantum efficiency, good color, and long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chuanjun Xia, Scott Joseph, David Zenan Ll, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Michael S. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9112171
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OLED in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers is provided between a cathode and an anode, where the organic thin film layer comprises at least one light emitting layer, and the at least one light emitting layer comprises (a) a host material represented by the following Formula (1): Ra—Ar1—Ar2—Rb (1) where Ar1, Ar2, Ra and Rb represent a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring or a condensed aromatic hydrocarbon group selected from a substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring, chrysene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthene ring, triphenylene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzophenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzophenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriphenylene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzochrysene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted picene ring and a substituted or unsubstituted benzofluoranthene ring; and (b) at l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: Universal Display Corporation, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian D'Andrade, Julia J. Brown, Michael S. Weaver, Kazuki Nishimura, Toshihiro Iwakuma, Chishio Hosokawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Mitsunori Ito