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).

  • Patent number: 11024808
    Abstract: Host materials with pentafluorophenyl substitution are described. These compounds are designed for, and used for hosting aza substituted dopants that may be susceptible to intramolecular deprotonation. In addition, the fluorinated substitution aids with electron transport within the emissive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan Chen, Jason Brooks, Nicholas J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11018193
    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: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Vadim Adamovich
  • Publication number: 20210151692
    Abstract: Provided are ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds with one or more bicarbazole linkages. Also provided are formulations comprising these ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler FLEETHAM, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Peter WOLOHAN
  • Patent number: 10964757
    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: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Julia J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20210057654
    Abstract: Disclosed is an OLED configuration that although comprises an exciplex that has an emission spectrum that is redder than the emission spectrum of the emitter, the emission from the exciplex is suppressed so that the overall OLED emission spectrum is still dominated by the emission of the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Chun LIN, Michael FUSELLA
  • Patent number: 10910577
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel compounds containing heterocycles or azaheterocycles and tetraphenylene or azatetraphenylene, or cyano substituted variants thereof. These compounds may be useful as host materials for phosphorescent electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Thompson, Peter Wolohan, Jerald Feldman
  • Publication number: 20210028376
    Abstract: Provided are compounds useful in OLED application that have a structure of Formula I where: GD is a donor group and GA is an acceptor group; L1 and L2 are each independently an organic linker or a direct bond; G1 is a non-conjugated moiety; m is an integer of at least 1; n is an integer of at least 1; and when m, n are more than 1, each GD, GA, L1, L2 can be same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Peter WOLOHAN, Zhiqiang JI, Chun LIN
  • Publication number: 20200411775
    Abstract: Provided are novel compounds having a structure of that are useful as emitters in OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Tyler FLEETHAM, Peter WOLOHAN, Jason BROOKS, Morgan C. MACINNIS, Sean Michael RYNO, Ivan MILAS
  • Publication number: 20200373360
    Abstract: Full-color display arrangements and device architectures are provided that include a stack of unpatterned organic emissive layers, with color-altering layers and down-conversion layers to provide individual sub-pixels, where the emissive stack includes not more than two distinct emissive colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michael HACK, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Julia J. BROWN
  • Publication number: 20200343316
    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: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Michael HACK, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Julia J. BROWN
  • Publication number: 20200343457
    Abstract: Disclosed is electron/exciton blocking material that is a compound of Formula I or Formula II that is useful in improving the EQE of OLEDs. Also disclosed are OLEDs incorporating the electron/exciton blocking materials in their electron/exciton blocking layers and display devices incorporating such OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Vadim ADAMOVICH, Jerald FELDMAN, Chun LIN
  • Patent number: 10797112
    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: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Julia J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20200295307
    Abstract: Device structures are provided that include an OLED arranged in a stack with one or more additional layers that form a Tamm plasmon stack. The structure allows for coupling emitter excited state energy into the emissive Tamm plasmon mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Michael FUSELLA, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Vinod M. MENON
  • Publication number: 20200295293
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device including one or more organic layers that include an emissive layer, a first electrode layer disposed over the one or more organic layers, a plurality of nanostructures formed as part of the first electrode layer, a substrate, a second electrode layer, where the second electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the one or more organic layers are disposed on the second electrode layer, and the first electrode layer including the plurality of nanostructures is disposed on the one or more organic layers and within the predetermined threshold distance of the emissive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Vinod M. MENON, Michael FUSELLA, Nicholas J. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20200295288
    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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Michael FUSELLA, Nicholas J. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20200295291
    Abstract: Emissive devices are provided that include a phosphorescent emitter placed within a threshold distance of an enhancement layer to achieve transient lifetimes of 200 ns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Michael FUSELLA, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Julia J. BROWN, Michael Stuart WEAVER
  • Publication number: 20200295093
    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: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Michael S. WEAVER, Michael Fusella
  • Publication number: 20200251670
    Abstract: Disclosed is an OLED configuration that although comprises an exciplex that has an emission spectrum that is redder than the emission spectrum of the emitter, the emission from the exciplex is suppressed so that the overall OLED emission spectrum is still dominated by the emission of the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Chun LIN
  • Publication number: 20200212118
    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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Vadim Adamovich
  • Patent number: 10700293
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula M(LA)x(LB)y and Formula III, are disclosed. In Formula M(LA)x(LB)y, Ligand LA is and ligand LB is a mono anionic bidentate ligand. In these compounds, metal M has an atomic number greater than 40; x is 1, 2, or 3; y is 0, 1, or 2; x+y is the oxidation state of metal M; L11 represents a linking group selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; L12 represents a linking group selected from NR15 and PR15; each R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R11, R12, R13, R14, and R15 is independently selected from a group of substituents, wherein any adjacent substituents are optionally joined to form a fused or unfused ring; and LA and LB are optionally joined to form a ligand that is at least tetradentate. Formulations and devices, such as OLEDs, that include the compound of Formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geza Szigethy, Jason Brooks, Scott Beers, Nicholas J. Thompson