Patents by Inventor Michele Muccini

Michele Muccini 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: 10964919
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, where the multilayer emissive ambipolar channel includes, among various layers, a layer of a p-type semiconductor material comprising a benzothieno-benzothiophene compound, and/or a layer of an emissive material comprising a blend material that includes an organic carbazole derivative as the host matrix compound and an iridium complex as the guest emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Flexterra Inc.
    Inventors: Viviana Biondo, Gianluca Generali, Andrea Stefani, Michele Muccini, Guido Turatti, Mitchell Denti, Hakan Usta, Xiaoyan Chen, Antonio Facchetti
  • Patent number: 10615233
    Abstract: The invention relates to improved Organic Light Emitting Transistor (OLET) pixel architecture for OLET based displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele Muccini, Gianluca Generali, Ricardo D'Alpaos, Antonio Facchetti, Chung-Chin Hsiao, Hugh Lien
  • Patent number: 10409159
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to a photopatternable composition including a vinylidene fluoride-based polymer, a photosensitive non-nucleophilic base, and a crosslinking agent. The photopatternable composition can be used to prepare a patterned thin film component for use in an electronic, optical, or optoelectronic device such as an organic thin film transistor. The patterned thin film component can be used as a gate dielectric with a high dielectric constant, for example, a dielectric constant greater than 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Flexterra, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Zhao, Antonio Facchetti, Yan Zheng, Andrea Stefani, Mauro Riva, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
  • Patent number: 9825261
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, with the n-type semiconductor material comprising an electron-transporting compound represented by formula (N-1): where X, Ar, Ar?, R1, R2, m and m? are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Flexterra, Inc., E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Hakan Usta, Mitchell Denti, Viviana Biondo, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
  • Patent number: 9761810
    Abstract: Novel compounds useful as organic semiconductor material are described. Semiconductor devices containing said organic semiconductor material are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Manuela Melucci, Laura Favaretto, Massimo Zambianchi, Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
  • Publication number: 20170250238
    Abstract: The invention relates to improved Organic Light Emitting Transistor (OLET) pixel architecture for OLET based displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Michele Muccini, Gianluca GENERALI, Riccardo D'Alpaos, Antonio Facchetti, Chung-Chin Hsiao, Hugh Lien
  • Publication number: 20170237043
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, with the n-type semiconductor material comprising an electron-transporting compound represented by formula (N-1): where X, Ar, Ar?, R1, R2, m and m? are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Hakan Usta, Mitchell Denti, Viviana Biondo, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
  • Publication number: 20170237042
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to an organic electroluminescent transistor with improved light-emission characteristics. More specifically, the present organic electroluminescent transistor has an emissive ambipolar channel including at least one layer of an n-type semiconductor material, at least one layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and at least one layer of an emissive material arranged between the layers of the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, where the multilayer emissive ambipolar channel includes, among various layers, a layer of a p-type semiconductor material comprising a benzothieno-benzothiophene compound, and/or a layer of an emissive material comprising a blend material that includes an organic carbazole derivative as the host matrix compound and an iridium complex as the guest emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Viviana BIONDO, Gianluca GENERALI, Andrea STEFANI, Michele MUCCINI, Guido TURATTI, Mitchell DENTI, Hakan USTA, Xiaoyan CHEN, Antonio FACCHETTI
  • Publication number: 20170192354
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to a photopatternable composition including a vinylidene fluoride-based polymer, a photosensitive non-nucleophilic base, and a crosslinking agent. The photopatternable composition can be used to prepare a patterned thin film component for use in an electronic, optical, or optoelectronic device such as an organic thin film transistor. The patterned thin film component can be used as a gate dielectric with a high dielectric constant, for example, a dielectric constant greater than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Wei Zhao, Antonio Facchetti, Yan Zheng, Andrea Stefani, Mauro Riva, Caterina Soldano, Michele Muccini
  • Patent number: 9508936
    Abstract: A novel compound useful as organic semiconductor material, and semiconductor devices containing such organic semiconductor material are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Manuela Melucci, Laura Favaretto, Massimo Zambianchi, Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
  • Patent number: 9502665
    Abstract: Compounds useful as organic semiconductor materials, and semiconductor devices containing such organic semiconductor materials are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Manuela Melucci, Laura Favaretto, Massimo Zambianchi, Raffaella Capelli, Michele Muccini
  • Patent number: 9472774
    Abstract: An electroluminescence generating device comprising e. a channel of organic semiconductor material, said channel being able to carry both types of charge carriers, said charge carriers being electrons and holes; f. an electron electrode, said electron electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of a first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said electron electrode being able to inject electrons in said channel layer; g. a hole electrode, said hole electrode being spaced apart from said electron electrode, said hole electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of said first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said hole electrode being able to inject holes into said channel; h.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventor: Michele Muccini
  • Patent number: 9450191
    Abstract: Compounds of formulae (I) and (II) useful as organic semiconductor materials, and semiconductor devices containing such organic semiconductor materials are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Massimo Zambianchi, Laura Favaretto, Manuela Melucci, Michele Muccini, Raffaella Capelli
  • Patent number: 9343707
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent transistor is described. The organic electroluminescent transistor has a first and a second dielectric layer, a first and a second control electrode and an assembly having a source electrode, a drain electrode and an ambipolar channel. The ambipolar channel has a first layer of semiconductor material, a second layer of semiconductor material and a layer of emissive material arranged between the first layer of semiconductor material and the second layer of semiconductor material. The source electrode and the drain electrode are both in contact with only one of the two layers of semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Michele Muccini, Raffaella Capelli
  • Publication number: 20150364711
    Abstract: An electroluminescence generating device comprising e. a channel of organic semiconductor material, said channel being able to carry both types of charge carriers, said charge carriers being electrons and holes; f. an electron electrode, said electron electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of a first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said electron electrode being able to inject electrons in said channel layer; g. a hole electrode, said hole electrode being spaced apart from said electron electrode, said hole electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of said first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said hole electrode being able to inject holes into said channel; h.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Michele MUCCINI
  • Publication number: 20150357604
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent transistor is described. The organic electroluminescent transistor has a first and a second dielectric layer, a first and a second control electrode and an assembly having a source electrode, a drain electrode and an ambipolar channel. The ambipolar channel has a first layer of semiconductor material, a second layer of semiconductor material and a layer of emissive material arranged between the first layer of semiconductor material and the second layer of semiconductor material. The source electrode and the drain electrode are both in contact with only one of the two layers of semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Michele MUCCINI, Raffaella CAPELLI
  • Publication number: 20150311448
    Abstract: Novel compounds useful as organic semiconductor material are described. Semiconductor devices containing said organic semiconductor material are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Manuela MELUCCI, Laura FAVARETTO, Massimo ZAMBIANCHI, Raffaella CAPELLI, Michele MUCCINI
  • Publication number: 20150287932
    Abstract: Compounds of formulae (I) and (II) useful as organic semiconductor materials, and semiconductor devices containing such organic semiconductor materials are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Massimo Zambianchi, Laura Favaretto, Manuela Melucci, Michele Muccini, Raffaella Capelli
  • Patent number: 9142787
    Abstract: The invention relates to ecosustainable and biocompatible, low cost, ambient friendly electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as transistors and light-emitting transistors, made with silk fibroin or blended with other biopolymers, methods for fabrication and methods of using the silk-based electronics and optoelectronics. The silk-based electronics and optoelectronics can be implanted in vivo and in vitro for biomedical applications, such as for drug discovery or drug screening assays and devices. The silk-based devices may be used in the food industry and embedded in packaging for tracking and sensing, for security purposes or exploited as disposable not harmful for the environment efficient general electronic and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Omenetto, David L. Kaplan, Jason Amsden, Raffaella Capelli, Stefano Toffanin, Valentina Benfenati, Michele Muccini, Roberto Zamboni
  • Patent number: 9136497
    Abstract: An electroluminescence generating device comprising a channel of organic semiconductor material, said channel being able to carry both types of charge carriers, said charge carriers being electrons and holes; an electron electrode, said electron electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of a first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said electron electrode being able to inject electrons in said channel layer; a hole electrode, said hole electrode being spaced apart from said electron electrode, said hole channel and positioned on top of within said channel layer, said hole electrode being able to inject holes into said channel; a control electrode positioned on said first side or on a second side of said channel; whereby light emission of said electroluminescence generating device can be acquired by applying an electrical potential difference between said electron electrode and said hole electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: E.T.C. S.R.L.
    Inventor: Michele Muccini