Patents by Inventor Nikolaus Knorr

Nikolaus Knorr 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: 11968895
    Abstract: The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in active materials for organic image sensors. The present disclosure relates to transparent N materials and/or to transparent P materials and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis. The present disclosure also relates to photoelectric conversion layer(s) including an active material according to the present disclosure, to a device, including active material(s) according to the present disclosure or photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to an organic image sensor including photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia Rosselli, David Danner, Tzenka Miteva, Gabriele Nelles, Vitor Deichmann, William E. Ford, Dennis Chercka, Vladimir Yakutkin, Lars Peter Scheller, Nikolaus Knorr
  • Patent number: 11770974
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to transparent P materials and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia Rosselli, Nikolaus Knorr, Anthony Roberts, Tzenka Miteva, Gabriele Nelles, Vitor Deichmann, David Danner, William E. Ford, Dennis Chercka, Vladimir Yakutkin, Lars Peter Scheller
  • Publication number: 20210193935
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to transparent P materials and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia ROSSELLI, Nikolaus KNORR, Anthony ROBERTS, Tzenka MITEVA, Gabriele NELLES, Vitor DEICHMANN, David DANNER, William E. FORD, Dennis CHERCKA, Vladimir YAKUTKIN, Lars Peter SCHELLER
  • Publication number: 20210005827
    Abstract: The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in active materials for organic image sensors. The present disclosure relates to transparent N materials and/or to transparent P materials and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis. The present disclosure also relates to photoelectric conversion layer(s) including an active material according to the present disclosure, to a device, including active material(s) according to the present disclosure or photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to an organic image sensor including photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia ROSSELLI, David DANNER, Tzenka MITEVA, Gabriele NELLES, Vitor DEICHMANN, William E. FORD, Dennis CHERCKA, Vladimir YAKUTKIN, Lars Peter SCHELLER, Nikolaus KNORR
  • Patent number: 10790454
    Abstract: The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in active materials for organic image sensors. The present disclosure relates to transparent N materials and/or to transparent P materials and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis. The present disclosure also relates to photoelectric conversion layer(s) including an active material according to the present disclosure, to a device, including active material(s) according to the present disclosure or photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to an organic image sensor including photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia Rosselli, David Danner, Tzenka Miteva, Gabriele Nelles, Vitor Deichmann, William E. Ford, Dennis Chercka, Vladimir Yakutkin, Lars Peter Scheller, Nikolaus Knorr
  • Patent number: 10464935
    Abstract: The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in active materials for organic image sensors. The present disclosure relates to naphthalene diimide-based molecules and naphthalene diimide dimer-based molecules. The present disclosure relates to transparent N materials and/or to transparent P materials including the molecule(s) according to the present disclosure and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis. The present disclosure also relates to photoelectric conversion layer(s) including an active material according to the present disclosure, to a device, including active material(s) according to the present disclosure or photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to an organic image sensor including photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sony CORPORATION
    Inventors: Silvia Rosselli, Nikolaus Knorr, Tzenka Miteva, Gabriele Nelles, Vitor Deichmann, David Danner, William E. Ford, Dennis Chercka, Vladimir Yakutkin, Lars-Peter Scheller
  • Publication number: 20180123050
    Abstract: The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in active materials for organic image sensors. The present disclosure relates to transparent N materials and/or to transparent P materials and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis. The present disclosure also relates to photoelectric conversion layer(s) including an active material according to the present disclosure, to a device, including active material(s) according to the present disclosure or photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to an organic image sensor including photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia ROSSELLI, David DANNER, Tzenka MITEVA, Gabriele NELLES, Vitor DEICHMANN, William E. FORD, Dennis CHERCKA, Vladimir YAKUTKIN, Lars Peter SCHELLER, Nikolaus KNORR
  • Publication number: 20180057492
    Abstract: The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in active materials for organic image sensors. The present disclosure relates to naphtalene diimide-based molecules and naphtalene diimide dimer-based molecules. The present disclosure relates to transparent N materials and/or to transparent P materials including the molecule(s) according to the present disclosure and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis. The present disclosure also relates to photoelectric conversion layer(s) including an active material according to the present disclosure, to a device, including active material(s) according to the present disclosure or photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to an organic image sensor including photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Sony CORPORATION
    Inventors: Silvia ROSSELLI, Nikolaus KNORR, Tzenka MITEVA, Gabriele NELLES, Vitor DEICHMANN, David DANNER, William E. FORD, Dennis CHERCKA, Vladimir YAKUTKIN, Lars-Peter SCHELLER
  • Patent number: 9586810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric substrate having a glass-like surface, in particular an etched-glass-like surface and to a chip made of at least one such polymeric substrate. The present invention also relates to a method of providing a polymeric substrate with an etched-glass-like surface. Moreover, the present invention relates to a kit for manufacturing a chip using such polymeric substrate. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of a polymeric substrate having a glass-like surface, in particular an etched-glass-like surface for manufacturing a chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony DADC Austria AG
    Inventors: Gerda Fuhrmann, Gabriele Nelles, Silvia Rosselli, Nikolaus Knorr, Alfred Paris, Maria Kaufmann, Georg Bauer
  • Patent number: 9177997
    Abstract: Microelectronic device, comprising a substrate, a first electrode arranged above the substrate, a first resistive switch and a resistivity structure coupled with each other, wherein the first resistive switch and the resistivity structure are arranged in a single layer of the device, and a second electrode arranged above the layer that includes the first resistive switch and the resistivity structure, wherein the first resistive switch and the resistivity structure are coupled with the first and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gabriele Nelles, Silvia Rosselli, Mustafa Sarpasan, Nikolaus Knorr
  • Publication number: 20140346430
    Abstract: Microelectronic device, comprising a substrate, a first electrode arranged above the substrate, a first resistive switch and a resistivity structure coupled with each other, wherein the first resistive switch and the resistivity structure are arranged in a single layer of the device, and a second electrode arranged above the layer that includes the first resistive switch and the resistivity structure, wherein the first resistive switch and the resistivity structure are coupled with the first and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gabriele Nelles, Silvia Rosselli, Mustafa Sarpasan, Nikolaus Knorr
  • Patent number: 8455864
    Abstract: Method of manufacture of an electronic device, comprising providing a substrate comprising a semiconductor device stack, depositing a first material layer over the substrate, the first material layer being an insulating layer, depositing an active organic material layer over the first material layer, depositing a second material layer over the active organic material layer, the second material layer being an insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Rene Wirtz, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles, Nikolaus Knorr, Zoi Karipidou, Ameneh Bamedi Zilai
  • Publication number: 20130121892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric substrate having a glass-like surface, in particular an etched-glass-like surface and to a chip made of at least one such polymeric substrate. The present invention also relates to a method of providing a polymeric substrate with an etched-glass-like surface. Moreover, the present invention relates to a kit for manufacturing a chip using such polymeric substrate. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of a polymeric substrate having a glass-like surface, in particular an etched-glass-like surface for manufacturing a chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: Sony DADC Austria AG, Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gerda Fuhrmann, Gabriele Nelles, Silvia Rosseli, Nikolaus Knorr, Alfred Paris, Maria Kaufmann, Georg Bauer
  • Patent number: 8325509
    Abstract: Memory device, comprising a storage material, a first electrode connected to the storage material; and a second electrode associated to the storage material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia Rosselli, Tzenka Miteva, Nikolaus Knorr, Gabriele Nelles, Akio Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8153702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing an electret material, to a new class of electret materials and to a device comprising such electret materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nikolaus Knorr, Silvia Rosselli, Tzenka Miteva, Gabriele Nelles
  • Publication number: 20120025175
    Abstract: Semiconductor device, comprising a substrate with a first electrode and having a layer of organic material deposited over the substrate and the first electrode; and a second electrode deposited over the layer of organic material, wherein the second electrode comprises a dielectric layer that is separated from the layer of organic material by the material of the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Rene Wirtz, Nikolaus Knorr, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles
  • Publication number: 20110286263
    Abstract: Memory device, comprising a storage material, a first electrode connected to the storage material; and a second electrode associated to the storage material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Silvia Rosselli, Tzenka Miteva, Nikolaus Knorr, Gabriele Nelles, Akio Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20110108816
    Abstract: Method of manufacture of an electronic device, comprising providing a substrate comprising a semiconductor device stack, depositing a first material layer over the substrate, the first material layer being an insulating layer, depositing an active organic material layer over the first material layer, depositing a second material layer over the active organic material layer, the second material layer being an insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rene Wirtz, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles, Nikolaus Knorr, Zoi Karipidou, Ameneh Bamedi Zilai
  • Publication number: 20100222533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing an electret material, to a new class of electret materials and to a device comprising such electret materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nikolaus KNORR, Silvia ROSSELLI, Tzenka MITEVA, Gabriele NELLES