Patents by Inventor Philip Edward May

Philip Edward May 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).

  • ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR FORMULATION
    Publication number: 20110006265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a formulation comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and one or more organic solvents, to novel formulations obtained by this process, to their use as coating or printing inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic field effect transistors (OFET) and organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, to a process for preparing OE devices using the novel formulations, and to OE devices prepared from such a process or from the novel formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Mark James, Philip Edward May
  • CONDUCTING FORMULATION
    Publication number: 20100213455
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel formulations comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and a conductive additive, to their use as conducting inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, to methods for preparing OE devices using the novel formulations, and to OE devices and OPV cells prepared from such methods and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicants: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG, KORNAKA TECHNOL, INC.
    Inventors: Mark James, Iain McCulloch, Warren Duffy, Philip Edward May, Dan Walker, David P. Waller, Richard Kendall Childers, Sheila E. Rodman
  • Process for a Thermal Transfer of a Liquid Crystal Film Using a Transfer Element
    Publication number: 20080261130
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser-induced process that employs a transfer element comprising a liquid crystal material for a thermal transfer onto a receiving surface. The process is suitable for generating markings with various appearance or optical effects on a surface of choice. The transfer element comprises a light-to-heat conversion layer and a transfer layer The transfer layer comprises a liquid crystal material, especially a liquid crystal polymer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Hammond-Smith, Sylke Klein, Philip Edward May