Patents by Inventor Norman Herron

Norman Herron 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: 11527721
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula, I: Ar1 is selected from the group consisting of dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, or deuterated analogs thereof; Ar2 and Ar3 are the same or different and are hydrocarbon aryl, substituted derivatives thereof, or deuterated analogs thereof, with the proviso that Ar2 and Ar3 are not the same as Ar1; a is 0; and Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 have no additional amino substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20220093872
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I, Formula II, or Formula III. The variables are described in detail herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hjalti Skulason, Viacheslav V. Diev, Giang Dong Vo, Weiying Gao, Weishi Wu, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Kalindi Dogra, Yunlong Zou
  • Patent number: 11239426
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula (I), Formula (II), or Formula (III). The variables are described in detail herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hjalti Skulason, Viacheslav V. Diev, Giang Dong Vo, Weiying Gao, Weishi Wu, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Kalindi Dogra, Yunlong Zou
  • Patent number: 11114621
    Abstract: There is disclosed an electroactive composition including (a) a host compound having Formula I and (b) a photoactive dopant. In Formula I: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, silyl, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; a is an integer from 0-7; b is an integer from 0-8; c is an integer from 0-4; and d is an integer from 0-7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Weiying Gao, Norman Herron
  • Patent number: 10804473
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In Formula I: E1-E4 are CH, CD, or N, where one and only one of E1-E4 is N; Ar1 is an N-heterocycle or a deuterated N-heterocycle; Ar2 is aryl, heteroaryl, diarylamino, or deuterated analogs thereof; R1 and R2 are the same or different and are D, alkyl, silyl, aryl, heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, deuterated aryl, or deuterated heteroaryl; and a and al are the same or different and are integers from 0-3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Htay Min Hlaing
  • Patent number: 10700284
    Abstract: There is disclosed a photoactive composition; and there is also disclosed an organic electronic device comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and a photoactive layer therebetween, the photoactive layer comprising the photoactive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao, Mark A Guidry
  • Patent number: 10586933
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar is aryl or deuterated aryl; R1 and R2 are the same or different and can be alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated aryl; R3-R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and can be D, alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, or deuterated silyl; where two adjacent R4 groups can be joined together to form a fused 6-membered aromatic or deuterated aromatic ring; a and c are independently an integer from 0-3; and b is an integer from 0-4. Formula I may exist as either fac or mer structural isomers including mixtures of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Adam Fennimore
  • Publication number: 20200013959
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I: In the formula: NpHet is a naphthalene core having at least one fused 5-membered heteroaromatic ring, where the heteroaromatic ring has one heteroatom which is O, S, Se, or Te; Ar1-Ar6 are the same or different and are a hydrocarbon aryl group, a heteroaryl group, or a deuterated analog thereof; a and b are the same or different and are 0 or 1; m and n are the same or different and are 0 or 1; with the proviso that a, b, m, and n are not all 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Weiying Gao, Giang Dong Vo, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Weishi Wu, Norman Herron
  • Publication number: 20190378992
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula (I), Formula (II), or Formula (III). The variables are described in detail herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hjalti Skulason, Viacheslav V. Diev, Giang Dong Vo, Weiying Gao, Weishi Wu, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Kalindi Dogra, Yunlong Zou
  • Publication number: 20190237673
    Abstract: There is disclosed an electroactive composition including (a) a host compound having Formula I and (b) a photoactive dopant. In Formula I: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, silyl, germyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; a is an integer from 0-7; b is an integer from 0-8; c is an integer from 0-4; and d is an integer from 0-7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Weiying Gao, Norman Herron
  • Publication number: 20190181344
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula, I: Ar1 is selected from the group consisting of dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, or deuterated analogs thereof; Ar2 and Ar3 are the same or different and are hydrocarbon aryl, substituted derivatives thereof, or deuterated analogs thereof, with the proviso that Ar2 and Ar3 are not the same as Ar1; a is 0; and Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 have no additional amino substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 9944846
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition including (a) a dopant, (b) a first host having at least one unit of Formula I, and (c) a second host compound having Formula II. The formulae have the structures: where Q is a fused ring linkage having the formula In Formula I: Ar1 is an aromatic group including at least one electron-withdrawing group or a deuterated analog; Ar2 is an aryl group, an aromatic group including at least one electron-withdrawing group or a deuterated analog; R1 and R2 are the same or different at each occurrence and are H, D, aryl or deuterated aryl. In Formula II: R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, aryl, or deuterated aryl, with the proviso that at least one R3 is aryl or deuterated aryl; R4 and R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, aryl, or deuterated aryl; a is an integer from 1-4; and b and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Ying Wang, Steven Kit Chow, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9793497
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In the formula: Ar can be phenyl, biphenyl, or terphenyl, and can optionally have one or more substituents which can be D, alkyl, silyl, deuterated alkyl, or deuterated silyl; R1 can be alkyl, silyl, aryl, heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, deuterated aryl, or deuterated heteroaryl; R2-R11 are the same or different and can be H, D, alkyl, silyl, deuterated alkyl, or deuterated silyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao
  • Patent number: 9748497
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In Formula I: R1-R10 are the same or different and can be H, D, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl, or deuterated analogs of alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy and silyl, where adjacent R groups can be joined together to form a ring; and all other sites are H or D. Additionally in Formula I: (i) at least one of R1-R3 and at least one of R4-R6 is alkyl, alkoxy, silyl, or a deuterated analog, and (ii) at least one of R1-R3 and at least one of R4-R6 is aryl, aryloxy, or a deuterated analog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Denis Yurievich Kondakov, Weiying Geo, Steven Kit Chow, Adam Fennimore, Norman Herron
  • Patent number: 9735375
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In the formula: R1 can be aryl, alkyl, silyl, or deuterated analogs thereof; R2 can be aryl, alkyl, silyl, or deuterated analogs thereof; R3 can be H, D, alkyl, silyl, deuterated alkyl, or deuterated silyl; and R4 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, aryl, alkyl, silyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated alkyl, or deuterated silyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao
  • Patent number: 9711731
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I: In the formula: R1, R1a, R2, and R2a are the same or different and are H, D, F, CN, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, silyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroalkoxy, siloxane, siloxy, deuteroalkoxy, deuteroaryloxy, deuterofluoroalkoxy, deuterosiloxane, or deuterosiloxy, with the proviso that at least one of R1 and R1a is heteroaryl or deuterated heteroaryl; R3, R3a, R4, R4a, R5, and R6 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, F, CN, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, silyl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated partially-fluorinated alkyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated silyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroalkoxy, siloxane, siloxy, deuteroalkoxy, deuteroaryloxy, deuterofluoroalkoxy, deuterosiloxane, or deuterosiloxy, where adjacent groups selected from R3, R3a, R4, and R4a can be joined together to form a fused ring; R7 is the sa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weishi Wu, Weiying Gao, Kalindi Dogra, Samuel R. Diamond, Juergen Weber, Mark A. Guidry
  • Patent number: 9680111
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition including (a) a dopant, (b) a first host having at least one unit of Formula I, and (c) a second host compound. Formula I has the structure where Q is a fused ring linkage having the formula In Formula I: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, aryl, silyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, cyano, vinyl, or allyl; R2 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, alkyl, or aryl, or both R2 are an N-heterocycle; R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, cyano, alkyl or aryl; and a is the same or different at each occurrence and is an integer from 0-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jerald Feldman, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Nora Sabina Radu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Kerwin D Dobbs, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Weishi Wu, Ying Wang, Charles D McLaren
  • Publication number: 20170025609
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar1 is selected from the group consisting of phenanthrene, triphenylene, triphenylsilyl, triphenylgermyl, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, polyarylphenyl, substituted derivatives thereof, or deuterated analogs thereof; Ar2 and Ar3 are the same or different and are hydrocarbon aryl, heteroaryl, substituted derivatives thereof, or deuterated analogs thereof, with the proviso that Ar2 and Ar3 are not the same as Ar1; and a is 0 or 1. In addition, Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 have no additional amino substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20170025608
    Abstract: There is disclosed a photoactive composition; and there is also disclosed an organic electronic device comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and a photoactive layer therebetween, the photoactive layer comprising the photoactive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: NORMAN HERRON, WEIYING GAO, MARK A. GUIDRY
  • Publication number: 20170012222
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar is aryl or deuterated aryl; R1 and R2 are the same or different and can be alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated aryl; R3-R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and can be D, alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated aryl, or deuterated silyl; where two adjacent R4 groups can be joined together to form a fused 6-membered aromatic or deuterated aromatic ring; a and c are independently an integer from 0-3; and b is an integer from 0-4. Formula I may exist as either fac or mer structural isomers including mixtures of both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Adam Fennimore