Patents by Inventor Nicolas Blouin

Nicolas Blouin 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: 20150069304
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel fullerene derivatives, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the fullerene derivatives, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising, or being prepared from, these fullerene derivatives, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicants: Nano-C, Inc., MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas BLOUIN, Stephane BERNY, Edward A. JACKSON, Henning RICHTER, Feng HE
  • Publication number: 20150041727
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting polymers containing one or more monomers derived from s-indacene fused symmetrically on each terminus with dithieno[3,2-b;2?,3?-d]thiophene (IDDTT), cyclopenta[2,1-b;3,4-b?]dithiophene (IDCDT), or derivatives thereof, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, William Mitchell, Nicolas Blouin, Jingyao Song, Mansoor D'Lavari, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20140319428
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds based on thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,5-dione and/or furo[3,2-b]furan-2,5-dione or their thioketone derivatives, methods for their preparation and intermediates used therein, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these compounds, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Phillips, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20140312281
    Abstract: The invention relates to improved fullerene derivatives, to methods for their synthesis and any educts or intermediates used in such methods, to compositions and formulations containing fullerene derivatives, to the use of the fullerene derivatives, compositions and formulations in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices like for example organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices or organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising, or being prepared from, these fullerene derivatives, compositions or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: Nano-C, Inc., Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Edward A. JACKSON, Henning Richter, Nicolas Blouin, Stéphane Berny
  • Publication number: 20140209839
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more 4,8-dioxycarbonylalkyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene repeating units or their thioester derivatives, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Nicolas Blouin, Amy Phillips, Steven Tierney, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco, Toby Cull
  • Publication number: 20140175339
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more 3,7-dialkyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Amy Phillips, Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20140131627
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting compounds containing one or more dialkylidene-s-indacenodiheteroarene groups, methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these compounds, polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, Nicolas Blouin, Mansoor D'Lavari, Steven Tierney, Lana Nanson
  • Patent number: 8709290
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising benzo-bis(silolothiophene) units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell, Nicolas Blouin
  • Publication number: 20140061538
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-4,8-dione repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20140042371
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more repeating units based on 4,8-bis(1,1-difluoralkyl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene or derivatives thereof, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20140034880
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-thieno[3,4-b]thiazole-4,6-diyl polymers, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20140021414
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds based on pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-dione, methods for their preparation and intermediates used therein, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these compounds, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20140001411
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-dione repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20130256604
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,5-dione and/or furo[3,2-b]furan-2,5-dionerepeating units or their thioketone derivatives, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, Steven Tierney, William Mitchell, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco
  • Publication number: 20130248771
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel non-linear acene derivatives, methods of their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Changsheng Wang, Mansoor D'Lavari, Nicolas Blouin, Steven Tierney
  • Publication number: 20130214208
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on benzo[1,2-d;4,3-d?]bisthiazole, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Mansoor D'Lavari, Steven Tierney, Nicolas Blouin, Thorsten Schwalm
  • Publication number: 20130175481
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containg repeating units based on benzodifuran, benzodipyrrole or benzodithiophene, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, Steven Tierney, William Mitchell, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco, Frank Egon Meyer
  • Publication number: 20130161567
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic acid bis-ester, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Steven Tierney, Nicolas Blouin, Frank Egon Meyer, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco
  • Publication number: 20130161568
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel anthra[2,3-b:7,6-b?]dithiophene derivatives, methods of their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, Steven Tierney, Mansoor D'Lavari, William Mitchell, Nicolas BLouin
  • Publication number: 20130146818
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel anthra[2,3-b:7,6-b?]dithiophene derivatives, methods of their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, Steven Tierney, William Mitchell, Nicolas Blouin, Mansoor D'Lavari