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).

  • Publication number: 20160343957
    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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: NORMAN HERRON, HTAY MIN HLAING
  • Publication number: 20160254450
    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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Norman HERRON, Weishi WU, Weiying GAO, Kalindi DOGRA, Samuel R. DIAMOND, Juergen WEBER, Mark A. GUIDRY
  • Publication number: 20160164005
    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: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    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
  • Patent number: 9293716
    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: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: EI 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: 20160060512
    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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ying Wang, Steven Kit Chow, Norman Herron, Michael Henry Howard, JR.
  • Patent number: 9276217
    Abstract: There is provided an electroactive compound having Formula I In the formula: Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are the same or different and are aryl groups; R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl or aryl; a is an integer from 0-4. The compound has a LUMO level deeper than ?2.3 eV and a band gap of at least 2.9 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Weiying Gao, Norman Herron, Mark A Guidry
  • Patent number: 9260657
    Abstract: This invention relates to chrysene compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a chrysene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Weishi Wu, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Weiying Gao
  • Publication number: 20160013413
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: NORMAN HERRON, VSEVOLOD ROSTOVTSEV, JEFFREY A. MERLO, MICHAEL HENRY HOWARD, JR., ADAM FENNIMORE, WEIYING GAO, KALINDI DOGRA, NORA SABINA RADU, WEISHI WU, ERIC MAURICE SMITH, DANIEL DAVID LECLOUX
  • Publication number: 20150380664
    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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Henry Howard Jr., Denis Yurievich Kondakov, Weiying Geo, Steven Kit Chow, Adam Fennimore, Norman Herron
  • Patent number: 9166174
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Kalindi Dogra, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Eric Maurice Smith, Daniel David Lecloux
  • Patent number: 9133095
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to chrysene compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a chrysene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Weiying Gao, Norman Herron, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Vsevolod Rostovtsev
  • Publication number: 20150048340
    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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: E I Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao
  • Publication number: 20150028321
    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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Weiying Gao
  • Patent number: 8772767
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a patterned first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer therebetween. The light-emitting layer includes a first plurality of pixels having an emission color that is blue; a second plurality of pixels having an emission color that is green, the second plurality of pixels being laterally spaced from the first plurality of pixels; and a third plurality of pixels having an emission color that is red-orange, the third plurality of pixels being laterally spaced from the first and second pluralities of pixels. The additive mixing of all the emitted colors results in an overall emission of white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kerwin D Dobbs, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev
  • Patent number: 8716699
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electroluminescent layer therebetween. The electroluminescent layer includes: a host material capable of electroluminescence having an emission color that is blue; and a dopant having an emission color that is red-orange. The additive mixing of the emitted colors results in an overall emission of white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev
  • Patent number: 8716697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electronic devices comprising at least one layer comprising novel cross-linkable polymers. The compounds can function as monomers, and copolymers can be formed from such monomers, such copolymers comprising, as polymerized units, a plurality of units of the compounds. The compositions are especially useful when incorporated into charge transport layers and light-emitting layers of a wide variety of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Gary A. Johansson, Nora Sabina Radu
  • Patent number: 8716700
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electroluminescent layer therebetween. The electroluminescent layer includes: a host material capable of electroluminescence having an emission color that is blue-green; and an electroluminescent dopant having an emission color that is red/red-orange. The additive mixing of the emitted colors results in an overall emission of white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev
  • Patent number: 8674343
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electroluminescent layer therebetween. The electroluminescent layer includes: a first electroluminescent material having an emission color that is blue-green; and a second electroluminescent material having an emission color that is red/red-orange. The additive mixing of the emitted colors results in an overall emission of white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev
  • Patent number: 8669547
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting diode luminaire. The luminaire includes a patterned first electrode, a second electrode, and an electroluminescent layer therebetween. The electroluminescent layer includes: a host material capable of electroluminescence having an emission color that is blue; a first electroluminescent dopant having an emission color that is green; and a second electroluminescent dopant having an emission color that is in the red/orange region. The additive mixing of all the emitted colors results in an overall emission of white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev
  • Patent number: 8617720
    Abstract: There is provided an electroactive composition including: a deuterated first host material and an electroluminescent dopant material. The first host is a compound having Formula I: The compound of Formula I is deuterated. In Formula I: Ar1 to Ar4 are the same or different and are aryl; Q is a multivalent aryl group or where T is (CR?)a, SiR2, S, SO2, PR, PO, PO2, BR, or R; R is the same or different at each occurrence and is an alkyl group or an ary group; R? is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected H, D, or alkyl; a is an integer from 1-6; and m is an integer from 0-6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Weiying Gao, Norman Herron, Eric Maurice Smith, Christina M. Older, Adam Fennimore, Ying Wang, Daniel David Lecloux, Kalindi Dogra, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Jerald Feldman, Siddhartha Shenoy