Patents by Inventor Rocco Fortte

Rocco Fortte 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).

  • Compounds for electronic devices
    Patent number: 9034485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) and to the use thereof in organic electronic devices, and to organic electronic devices which comprise compounds of the formula (1), preferably as hole-transport materials and/or as emitting materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Holger Heil, Philipp Stoessel, Amir Hossain Parham, Rocco Fortte, Jonas Valentin Kroeber
  • Compounds and liquid-crystalline medium
    Patent number: 8999460
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, and to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises one or more compounds of formula I, defined herein, for use in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALO, FFS or IPS effect, and to the use of the compounds of the formula I for the stabilization of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula II and one or more compounds of the formulae III-1 to III-4, defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Goebel, Rocco Fortte, Detlef Pauluth
  • Compounds and liquid-crystalline medium
    Patent number: 8962102
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, and to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises one or more compounds of formula I, defined herein, for use in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALO, FFS or IPS effect, and to the use of the compounds of the formula I for the stabilization of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula II and one or more compounds of the formulae III-1 to III-4, defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Goebel, Rocco Fortte, Detlef Pauluth
  • COMPOUNDS FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150031896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) as dopants in the emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Horst Vestweber, Holger Heil, Philipp Stoessel, Arne Buesing, Amir Hossain Parham, Rocco Fortte
  • Compounds for organic electronic devices
    Patent number: 8932731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) or formula (2) as dopants in the emitting layer or as hole-transport material in a hole-transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Susanne Heun, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stoessel, Holger Heil, Rocco Fortte
  • Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
    Patent number: 8852756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) as dopants in the emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Vestweber, Holger Heil, Philipp Stoessel, Arne Buesing, Amir Hossain Parham, Rocco Fortte
  • Metal complexes
    Patent number: 8846920
    Abstract: The present invention describes new types of metal complexes. Such compounds can be used as functional materials in a series of different types of applications which can be classified within the electronics industry in the widest sense. The inventive compounds are described by the formulae (1) and (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rocco Fortte, Philipp Stoessel, Anja Gerhard, Horst Vestweber
  • Compounds for electronic devices
    Patent number: 8766001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement in organic electroluminescent devices by using compounds of the formula (1), in particular as hole-injection or hole-transport materials in a hole-injection or hole-transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christof Pflumm, Arne Buesing, Amir Hossain Parham, Rocco Fortte, Holger Heil, Philipp Stoessel
  • Materials for electronic devices
    Patent number: 8759554
    Abstract: Compounds containing arylalkynyl groups with multiple ring bridging, the use of those compounds in electronic devices, and electronic devices containing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rocco Fortte, Amir Hossain Parham, Teresa Mujica-Fernaud
  • LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM, METHOD FOR THE STABILIZATION THEREOF, AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20140110630
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, and to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises a) one or more compounds of the formula I and b) one or more compounds of the formula II in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in Claim 1, to the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect, to displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type, and to the use of the compounds of the formula I for the stabilization of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula II.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Mark GOEBEL, Eveline BARON, Rocco FORTTE, Detlef PAULUTH
  • Liquid-crystalline medium, method for the stabilization thereof, and liquid-crystal display
    Publication number: 20140111730
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, and to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises a) one or more compounds of the formula I and b) one or more compounds of the formula III-O in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in Claim 1, to the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect, to displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type, and to the use of the compounds of the formula I for the stabilization of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula III-O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Mark GOEBEL, Eveline BARON, Rocco FORTTE, Detlef PAULUTH
  • Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
    Patent number: 8597798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transition-metal complexes of the general formula I or II, in particular as emitter molecules in organic electronic devices, to a layer and an electronic device which comprise the compounds according to the invention, and to a process for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Hossain Parham, Arne Buesing, Anja Gerhard, Joachim Kaiser, Rocco Fortte
  • Organic electroluminescent devices comprising azomethine-metal complexes
    Patent number: 8487300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphorescent organic electroluminescent devices which contain as a matrix material of emitting layer, metal complexes of the formula (I)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Hossain Parham, Jonas Kroeber, Anja Gerhard, Rocco Fortte
  • COMPOUNDS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130092879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), to the use of compounds of the formula (I) in electronic devices, and to electronic devices comprising one or more compounds of the formula (I). The invention furthermore relates to preparation processes for compounds of the formula (I) and to formulations comprising one or more compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rocco Fortte, Christof Pflumm, Constanze Brocke, Amir Hossain Parham
  • ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FOR ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130053558
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (1), to a method for producing compounds of the formula (1), to the use of the compounds in electronic devices and to electronic devices containing compounds according to formula (1), preferably as electron transport materials, as matrix materials, as electron blocking materials or as emitting materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christof Pflumm, Arne Buesing, Amir Hossain Parham, Rocco Fortte, Holger Heil, Philipp Stoessel, Teresa Mujica-Fernaud
  • COMPOUNDS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120319052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) or (2) and to the use thereof in electronic devices, and to electronic devices which comprise these compounds. The invention furthermore relates to the preparation of the compounds of the formula (1) or (2) and to formulations comprising one or more compounds of the formula (1) or (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Constanze Brocke, Christof Pflumm, Amir Hossain Parham, Rocco Fortte
  • Compounds for organic electronic devices
    Patent number: 8334058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) as dopants in the emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Heil, Philipp Stoessel, Horst Vestweber, Rocco Fortte
  • Organic electroluminescent devices
    Patent number: 8304095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of blue-emitting organic electroluminescent devices comprising stilbenamines, and to materials for the production of these electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Heil, Philipp Stoessel, Rocco Fortte, Amir Parham, Horst Vestweber
  • Metal complexes and their use as the emitting constituent in electronic components, in particular in electroluminescent display devices
    Patent number: 8304542
    Abstract: The present invention describes new metal complexes. Such compounds can be used as functional materials in a variety of different applications which can in the broadest sense be considered part of the electronics industry. The compounds of the invention have the formulae (1) and (1a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stössel, Rocco Fortte, Amir Parham, Horst Vestweber, Holger Heil
  • COMPOUNDS AND LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20120268706
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, and to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises one or more compounds of formula I, defined herein, for use in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALO, FFS or IPS effect, and to the use of the compounds of the formula I for the stabilization of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula II and one or more compounds of the formulae III-1 to III-4, defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Mark GOEBEL, Rocco FORTTE, Detlef PAULUTH