Patents by Inventor René Scheurich

René Scheurich 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: 9150687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic devices comprising organic semiconductors whose content of halogens is less than 20 ppm. This increases the lifetime and the efficiency of the corresponding electronic devices, and these materials are thus better suited to use in organic electronic devices than materials with a higher halogen content. The present invention further relates to corresponding organic semiconductors and to a process for their production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Spreitzer, Aurélie Ludemann, René Scheurich, Niels Schulte, Arne Büsing, Philipp Stössel
  • Patent number: 8173276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesise and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurelie Falcou, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Patent number: 8058790
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures comprising at least one polymer, additionally comprising structural units containing at least one element from the 4th main group different from carbon and additionally comprising structural units that are triplet emissives. The inventive materials are better suited to the use in phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes than comparable prior art materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, René Scheurich, Susanne Heun, Ingrid Bach
  • Publication number: 20110065222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic component having at least one anode, at least one cathode, at least one charge injection layer, at least one layer of an organic semiconductor and at least one layer situated between the charge injection layer and the organic semiconductor layer, which component is characterized in that the layer situated between the charge injection layer and the organic semiconductor layer and the organic semiconductor layer are obtainable by coating the charge injection layer with a mixture composition at least one material which can be made insoluble by means of chemical reaction, and at least one organic semiconductor, method for producing said component and use of said component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Meyer, Aurélie Ludemann, René Scheurich, Heinrich Becker, Klaus Meerholz, David Christoph Mueller, Nina Riegel, Anne Koehnen
  • Patent number: 7901766
    Abstract: The invention relates to electronic devices whose electronic properties can surprisingly be improved to a significant degree by inserting at least one crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, preferably a cationically crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, between the conductive doped polymer and the organic semiconductor layer. Particularly good properties are obtained with a buffer layer in which crosslinking is thermally induced, i.e. by raising the temperature to 50 to 250° C. Alternatively, crosslinking can be radiation-induced by adding a photoacid. Moreover, such a buffer layer can be advantageously applied by means of printing techniques, especially inkjet printing, as the ideal temperature for the thermal treatment is independent of the glass transition temperature of the material. This avoids having to rely on material that has a low molecular weight, making it possible to apply the layer by means of printing techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: David Christoph Müller, Nina Riegel, Frank Meyer, René Scheurich, Aurélie Falcou, Klaus Meerholz
  • Publication number: 20100288974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electroluminescent polymers which comprise at least 5 mol % of structural units of the formula (1), and to the use thereof. The polymers according to the invention exhibit improved efficiency and a longer lifetime, in particular on use in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Rene Scheurich, Niels Schulte, Aurelie Ludemann
  • Patent number: 7799875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers and dendrimers containing styryl-triarylamine structural units, to the use thereof in electronic components, in particular in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes, to monomers for the preparation thereof, and to components and light-emitting diodes comprising polymers and dendrimers of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Aurélie Ludemann, René Scheurich
  • Publication number: 20100227974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers and dendrimers containing dihydrophenanthrene structural units, to processes for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof in electronic components, in particular in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes, to monomers for the preparation thereof, and to components and light-emitting diodes comprising polymers and dendrimers of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, René Scheurich, Junyou Pan
  • Publication number: 20100102305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesise and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurélie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Patent number: 7659540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesize and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurélie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20090032776
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymers containing at least 0.5 mol % of units of formula (3) wherein J, M, X1, X2, Y1p, Y2n, Y3m and q are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Rene Scheurich
  • Publication number: 20090026448
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic component having at least one anode, at least one cathode, at least one charge injection layer, at least one layer of an organic semiconductor and at least one layer situated between the charge injection layer and the organic semiconductor layer, which component is characterized in that the layer situated between the charge injection layer and the organic semiconductor layer and the organic semiconductor layer are obtainable by coating the charge injection layer with a mixture composing at least one material which can be made insoluble by means of chemical reaction, and at least one organic semiconductor, method for producing said component and use of said component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Meyer, Aurelie Ludemann, Rene Scheurich, Heinrich Becker, Klaus Meerholz, David Christoph Mueller, Nina Riegel, Anne Koehnen
  • Publication number: 20090005505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers and dendrimers containing styryl-triarylamine structural units, to the use thereof in electronic components, in particular in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes, to monomers for the preparation thereof, and to components and light-emitting diodes comprising polymers and dendrimers of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Aurelie Ludemann, Rene Scheurich
  • Publication number: 20080113468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic devices comprising organic semiconductors whose content of halogens is less than 20 ppm. This increases the lifetime and the efficiency of the corresponding electronic devices, and these materials are thus better suited to use in organic electronic devices than materials with a higher halogen content. The present invention further relates to corresponding organic semiconductors and to a process for their production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Spreitzer, Aurelie Ludemann, Rene Scheurich, Niels Schulte, Arne Busing, Philipp Stossel
  • Publication number: 20070231598
    Abstract: The invention relates to copolymers that comprise the structural units according to formula (1) and iridium complexes as triplet emissives. The inventive polymers are better suited to the use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparable prior art materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH Patent & Scientific Information
    Inventors: Arne Busing, Rene Scheurich, Susanne Heun, Ingrid Bach
  • Publication number: 20070176147
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures comprising at least one polymer, additionally comprising structural units containing at least one element from the 4th main group different from carbon and additionally comprising structural units that are triplet emissives. The inventive materials are better suited to the use in phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes than comparable prior art materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Rene' Scheurich, Susanne Heun, Ingrid Bach
  • Publication number: 20070080343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesise and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Rene Scheurich, Arne Busing, Aurelie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stossel, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20060251886
    Abstract: The invention relates to electronic devices whose electronic properties can surprisingly be improved to a significant degree by inserting at least one crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, preferably a cationically crosslinkable polymeric buffer layer, between the conductive doped polymer and the organic semiconductor layer. Particularly good properties are obtained with a buffer layer in which crosslinking is thermally induced, i.e. by raising the temperature to 50 to 250° C. Alternatively, crosslinking can be radiation-induced by adding a photoacid. Moreover, such a buffer layer can be advantageously applied by means of printing techniques, especially inkjet printing, as the ideal temperature for the thermal treatment is independent of the glass transition temperature of the material. This avoids having to rely on material that has a low molecular weight, making it possible to apply the layer by means of printing techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: David Müller, Nina Riegel, Frank Meyer, Rene Scheurich, Aurelie Falcou, Klaus Meerholz