Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Thompson

Nicholas J. 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).

  • Publication number: 20250141857
    Abstract: A method for detecting and verifying A.I.-generated material, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a submitted material; analyzing the received material for attributes characteristic of at least one of an A.I.-generated material or human-generated material; scoring the analyzed material for a detection score; flagging the scored material above a pre-defined detection score; prompting a verification request for at least one submission of a response to at least one of a question or task; analyzing said response material by referencing against the submitted material for a verification score; and verifying the authenticity of the submitted material based on the verification score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Alvin B Lu, Nicholas A. Guerrero, Percy A. Wong, Andrew J. Thompson, Lee J. Lorenzen
  • Publication number: 20250133896
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device including a plasmonic phosphorescent organic light emitting device (PHOLED) having an anode and a cathode having a thickness of about 5-100 nm. An emissive stack is disposed between the anode and the cathode and configured to produce excitons, and having a phosphorescent first emissive layer comprising an organic phosphorescent first emissive material. The device includes an enhancement layer comprising a plasmonic material exhibiting a surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to at least the organic phosphorescent first emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the first emissive material to non-radiative modes of the plasmonic material. The device is configured to generate less than 1° C. rise in Temp for every 2.26 mW/cm2 of operating power applied to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Michael HACK, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20250127032
    Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize both a disclosed compound and a Pt complex compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler FLEETHAM, Nicholas J. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20250098465
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color that is a red-shifted color of a deep blue sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels. Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter may also provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color, and where the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a light blue sub-pixel, a deep blue sub-pixel, a red sub-pixel, and a green sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Julia J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20250084107
    Abstract: Provided are organic compounds comprising at least two 6-membered aromatic rings which are connected together by a single bond and which are bond to a nitrogen atom of a 5-membered nitrogen-containing ring. Also provided are formulations comprising these organic compounds. Further provided are organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) and related consumer products that utilize these organic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler FLEETHAM, Peter WOLOHAN, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Courtney A. DelPo, Jerald FELDMAN
  • Publication number: 20250069551
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device that includes an organic light emitting device (OLED), and a drive circuit to control the operation of the OLED, comprising a response time accelerator thin film transistor (TFT) configured to short or reverse bias the OLED for a predetermined period of time during a frame time. Other embodiments include an OLED having a plurality of sub-pixels, where one or more of sub-pixels configured to emit light of at least a first color comprises a first emissive area and a second emissive area that are independently controllable, where the first emissive area is larger than the second emissive area. The controller is configured to control the second emissive area to have (i) a higher brightness, and/or (ii) a higher current density than the first emissive area for a first sub-pixel luminance level that is less than a maximum luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Michael HACK, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Michael O'CONNOR
  • Patent number: 12234251
    Abstract: Provided are multi-NBN host compounds. The compound has the structure of Formula I: Also provided are formulations comprising these multi-NBN host compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these multi-NBN host compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan Chen, Tyler Fleetham, Nicholas J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12239013
    Abstract: Provided is an OLED structure includes an organic layer having a primary phosphorescent emitter and a first host; where one of the following conditions is true: (1) the organic layer further includes a secondary emitter; or (2) the OLED further includes a second organic layer where the second organic layer includes a secondary emitter. The primary phosphorescent emitter has a peak emission wavelength ?max that is ?600 nm and ?750 nm; the secondary emitter has a peak emission wavelength ?max that is ?750 nm; the primary phosphorescent emitter is capable of transferring energy to the secondary emitter; the first host has a lowest excited state triplet energy T1 that is at least 0.1 eV higher than that of the primary phosphorescent emitter; the primary phosphorescent emitter has the formula Pt(L1)m; L1 can represent one or more ligands that are the same or different; each L1 is independently monodentate or multidentate; and m represents a maximum possible number of ligands L1 that can coordinate to Pt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Margulies, Zhiqiang Ji, Nicholas J. Thompson, Geza Szigethy, Michael S. Weaver, Jerald Feldman
  • Publication number: 20250063941
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device comprising a light emitting stack that comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the first layer is selected from the group consisting of hole injecting layer, hole transporting layer, electron blocking layer, emissive layer, hole blocking layer, electron transporting layer, and electron injecting layer; wherein the first layer comprises a first compound and a second compound mixed together; wherein the first compound comprises a first element (F1) selected from the group consisting of D, F, CN, Si, Ge, P, B, and Se; wherein the second compound comprises a first element (S1) selected from the group consisting of D, F, CN, Si, Ge, P, B, and Se; and wherein the first element of the first compound can be same or different from the first element (S1) of the second compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Chun LIN, Tyler FLEETHAM, Fadi M. JRADI
  • Patent number: 12232348
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide an emissive layer, a first electrode layer, a plurality of nanoparticles and a material disposed between the first electrode layer and the plurality of nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the device may include a second electrode layer and a substrate, where the second electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, and the emissive layer is disposed on the second electrode layer. In some embodiments, a second electrode layer may be disposed on the substrate, the emissive layer may be disposed on the second electrode layer, the first electrode layer may be disposed on the emissive layer, a first dielectric layer of the material may be disposed on the first electrode layer, the plurality of nanoparticles may be disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer may be disposed on the plurality of nanoparticles and the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Fusella, Nicholas J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12225760
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, formulations comprising compounds, and devices that utilize compounds, where the devices include a substrate, a first electrode, an organic emissive layer comprising an organic emissive material disposed over the first electrode. The device includes an enhancement layer, comprising a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the organic emissive material to the non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, where the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer. At least one of the organic emissive material and the organic emissive layer has a vertical dipole ratio (VDR) value of equal or greater than 0.33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Fusella, Nicholas J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20250043961
    Abstract: A modular hydronic system core system and method includes a hydronic fluid flow conduit with closely spaced tees and distribution supply and return portions on a substrate. A supply manifold is coupled to branch feeders that support a circulator pump or zone valve. An ECM circulator along the conduit includes a Bluetooth transmitter to capture and transmit fluid flow rate and pressure. A return manifold includes branch returns with purge/shutoff valves. The branch feeders and returns are connectable to a distribution system having heating elements. Air and dirt separators, and an iron remover remove air, dirt and iron from the fluid. An expansion tank bracket supports a pressure gauge and expansion tank. A zone relay is coupled to the ECM circulator and zone valves on the branch feeders, and includes thermostat terminals. The zone relay captures inputs from the thermostats to control operation of the ECM circulator and zone valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: F.W. Webb Company
    Inventors: Michael Weaver DelConte, Eric J. Duguay, Todd S. Hallock, Nicholas James Pelletier, Gregory Samuel Thompson, Patrick A. Reilly
  • Publication number: 20250019390
    Abstract: A compound comprising a structure of Formula I, is provided. In Formula I, RW has a structure of Formula II, where at least two RE substituents are joined to form a 5- to 10-membered ring; each of X1 to X11 and Z1 to Z3 is C or N; M is Pd or Pt; each of moiety A, moiety B, moiety C, and moiety D is a ring or a polycyclic fused ring system; each of L1 and L2 is a direct bond or a linker; each substituent is hydrogen or a General Substituents defined herein; and any two substituents may be joined or fused to form a ring, Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Rasha HAMZE, Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Wystan Neil PALMER, Fadi M. JRADI, Morgan C. MACINNIS, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Peter WOLOHAN, Noah HOROWITZ, Charles J. STANTON, Andres VAZQUEZ-LOPEZ, Diana LUCAS BACA
  • Patent number: 12200996
    Abstract: Full-color pixel arrangements for use in devices such as OLED displays are provided, in which multiple sub-pixels are configured to emit different colors of light, with each sub-pixel having a different optical path length than some or all of the other sub-pixels within the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Vadim Adamovich
  • Publication number: 20250017100
    Abstract: Provided are OLEDs whose EML has a figure of merit (FOM) value of equal to or larger than 2.50 that have enhanced efficiency and lifetimes. FOM can be determined according to the methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fadi M. JRADI, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Tyler FLEETHAM, Eric A. MARGULIES
  • Patent number: 12193300
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color that is a red-shifted color of a deep blue sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels. Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter may also provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color, and where the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a light blue sub-pixel, a deep blue sub-pixel, a red sub-pixel, and a green sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Julia J. Brown
  • Patent number: 12193319
    Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize both a disclosed compound and a Pt complex compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler Fleetham, Nicholas J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20250002517
    Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA of Formula I, In Formula I, X1 to X7 are each C or N; K1 is a direct bond or a linker; R1 and R2 are substituents; each R3, R4, R5, R?, R?, RA, RB, and RC is hydrogen or a General Substituent defined herein; LA is coordinated to a metal M; when R1 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, specific conditions must be met, and when R1 is alkyl, other conditions must be met. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Rasha HAMZE, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Jerald FELDMAN, Geza SZIGETHY, Ivan MILAS, Dmitry ANDRIANOV, Charles J. STANTON
  • Patent number: 12183280
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device that includes an organic light emitting device (OLED), and a drive circuit to control the operation of the OLED, comprising a response time accelerator thin film transistor (TFT) configured to short or reverse bias the OLED for a predetermined period of time during a frame time. Other embodiments include an OLED having a plurality of sub-pixels, where one or more of sub-pixels configured to emit light of at least a first color comprises a first emissive area and a second emissive area that are independently controllable, where the first emissive area is larger than the second emissive area. The controller is configured to control the second emissive area to have (i) a higher brightness, and/or (ii) a higher current density than the first emissive area for a first sub-pixel luminance level that is less than a maximum luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Michael O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20240431171
    Abstract: Device structures are provided that include one or more plasmonic OLEDs and zero or more non-plasmonic OLEDs. Each plasmonic OLED includes an enhancement layer that includes a plasmonic material which exhibits surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to an organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the emissive material to a non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons in the plasmonic OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Michael FUSELLA