Patents by Inventor Rolf Wehrmann

Rolf Wehrmann 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: 6541128
    Abstract: An electroluminescent arrangement which contains a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element, a cathode, and said anode or said cathode is transparent in the visible spectral range and the electroluminescent element is a single layer containing an optionally substituted tris-1,3,5-(aminophenyl)benzene compound (A), a luminescent component B) or a electron-conducting charge-transporting substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rolf Wehrmann, Andreas Elschner, Martin Hueppauff, Christoph Jonda, David Terrell, Dirk Quintens, Hartwig Andries
  • Patent number: 6534200
    Abstract: Electroluminescent assembly comprising a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element and a cathode, where at least one of the two electrodes is transparent in the visible spectral region and the electroluminescent element comprises one or more zones selected from the group consisting of a hole injection zone, a hole transport zone, an electroluminescent zone, an electron transport zone and an electron injection zone in the specified order, where each of the zones present may also assume functions of the other zones mentioned, wherein the electroluminescent element contains a multinuclear metal complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Andreas Elschner
  • Patent number: 6507428
    Abstract: The invention relates to electrochromic arrangements in a layered structure which are characterized in that one layer contains an electrically conductive electrochromic polydioxythiophene, another layer comprises an electrolyte containing a protonic acid, and another layer comprises an ion storage or a mixture of ion storages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann
  • Patent number: 6503643
    Abstract: Electroluminescent assembly comprising a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element and a cathode, where at least one of the two electrodes is transparent in the visible spectral region and the electroluminescent element comprises one or more zones selected from the group consisting of a hole injection zone, a hole transport zone, an electroluminescent zone, an electron transport zone and an electron injection zone in the specified order, where each of the zones present may also assume functions of the other zones mentioned, characterized in that the electroluminescent element contains a thiophenecarboxylate-metal complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Andreas Elschner
  • Publication number: 20020159127
    Abstract: A layer arrangement including at least one transparent substrate having an electrically conductive layer, an electro-optically active layer, and a further substrate having an electrically conductive layer, characterized in that at least one of the two electrically conductive substrates is additionally coated with an organic conductive polymer system, can be employed for the construction of liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Rolf Wehrmann, Helmut-Werner Heuer, Alexander Karbach
  • Publication number: 20020136923
    Abstract: 3,4-Polyalkylenedioxythiophene dispersions comprising polyanions and cationic 3,4-polyalkylenedioxythiophenes, in particular those of the formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Friedrich Jonas, Andreas Elschner, Klaus Wussow, Rolf Wehrmann
  • Publication number: 20020136921
    Abstract: The invention concerns electroluminescent arrangements composed of a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element and a cathode, at least one of the two electrodes being transparent in the visible spectrum range. The electroluminescent electrode can contain the following components in sequence: an electroluminescent, holeinjecting, holetransporting zone, an electrontransporting zone and an electron-injecting zone. The invention is characterized in that the holeinjecting and holetransporting zone contains an optionally substituted tris 1,3,5(aminophenyl) benzene compound A or a mixture thereof, and the electroluminescent element optionally contains a further functionalized compound selected from the group comprising holetransporting materials, a luminescent material B and optionally electrontransporting materials. In addition to component A, the holeinjecting and holetransporting zone can comprise one a plurality of further holetransporting compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 1999
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: ROLF WEHRMANN, ANDREAS ELSCHNER, MARTIN HUEPPAUFF, CHRISTOPH JONDA, DAVID TERRELL, DIRK QUINTENS, HARTWIG ANDRIES
  • Patent number: 6452711
    Abstract: Electrochromic assemblies having a layer structure, characterized in that two layers each contain an electrically conductive, electrochromic polydioxythiophene selected from the same group of substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann
  • Publication number: 20020120092
    Abstract: The present invention provides the use of impact resistant, stress cracking resistant copolycarbonates with particularly good low temperature properties for applications in which particularly good low temperature properties are required, e.g., for automobile construction or external applications, and new copolycarbonates themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Silke Kratschmer, Klaus Horn, Annett Konig, Rolf Wehrmann, Steffen Kuhling
  • Publication number: 20020110701
    Abstract: Electroluminescent assemblies containing a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element and a cathode, where at least one of the two electrodes is transparent or semitransparent in the visible spectral region and the electroluminescent element can contain in order:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: ROLF WEHRMANN, HELMUT WERNER HEUER, FRIEDRICH JONAS, ANDREAS ELSCHNER, ANDREA MAYER, MARTIN HUPPAUFF, HARTWIG ANDRIES
  • Publication number: 20020090532
    Abstract: Electroluminescent arrangements, composed of a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element and a cathode, at least one of the two electrodes being transparent in the spectral range and it being possible for the electroluminescent element to contain the following zones: a hole-injecting zone, hole-transporting zone, electroluminescent zone, electron-transporting zone and/or an electron-injecting zone, characterized in that the hole-injecting and/or hole-transporting zone contains an optionally substituted tris-1,3,5-(aminophenyl)benzene compound A) or a mixture thereof and the electroluminescent element optionally contains a further functionalized compound from the group consisting of the optionally hole-transporting materials, a luminescent material B) or a quinacridone derivative C), it being possible for the hole-injecting and hole-transporting zone to contain one or more further hole-transporting compounds in addition to the component A, at least one zone being present, it being possible for individ
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Martin Deussen, Andreas Elschner, Martin Huppauff
  • Patent number: 6403741
    Abstract: UV-stabilized electrochromic assemblies having a layer structure, characterized in that one layer contains an electrically conductive, electrochromic polydioxythiophene and a further layer contains an inorganic ion-storage compound based on metal oxides or a mixture of such ion-storage compounds, where the gel electrolyte contains a mixed-in UV absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann
  • Patent number: 6403239
    Abstract: This invention relates to (co)polymers which contain at least one repeat chain unit of the general formula (1) or (2) and optionally contain repeat units of the general formula (3) in which L1 and L2 mean a photoluminescent residue, wherein the proportion of structural units of the formulae (1) and/or (2) is in each case 0.5 to 100 mol. %, and (3) 0 to 99.5 mol. %, and the molar percentages add up to 100, to the use thereof for the production of electroluminescent devices and to the electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer AG
    Inventors: Yun Chen, Rolf Wehrmann, Andreas Elschner, Ralf Dujardin
  • Patent number: 6395410
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising an oligomer of substituted p-divinylbenzene is disclosed. The oligomer has the general formula (I) in which R1 and R2 independently denote a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear alkyl containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, linear alkoxy containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, branched alkyl containing 3 to 12 carbon atoms, branched alkoxy containing 3 to 12 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl containing 4 to 10 carbon atoms with the proviso that R1 and R2 may not both be hydrogen, R3 and R4 independently denote hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, CN or halogen, R5, R6 R7 and R8 independently denote any desired radicals, and n is 2 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rolf Wehrmann, Andreas Elschner, Emma Thorn-Csanyi
  • Patent number: 6391481
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electroluminescent assembly containing, as hole injection layer, a polymeric organic conductor that has been applied either from solution or from a dispersion and contains particles having a particle size of less than 1 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich Jonas, Rolf Wehrmann, Andreas Elschner, Helmut-Werner Heuer
  • Patent number: 6376105
    Abstract: Electroluminescing arrangement containing hole-injecting and/or electron-injecting layers, the polymeric organic conductors being chosen from the group consisting of polyfurans, polypyrroles, polyanilines, polythiophenes and polypyridines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich Jonas, Andreas Elschner, Rolf Wehrmann, Dirk Quintens
  • Patent number: 6376107
    Abstract: Electroluminescent arrangements, composed of a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element and a cathode, at least one of the two electrodes being transparent in the spectral range and it being possible for the electroluminescent element to contain the following zones: (1) a hole-injecting zone, (2) hole-transporting zone, (3) electroluminescent zone, (4) electron-transporting zone and/or (5) an electron-injecting zone, and at least one quinacridone which has sufficient solubility for a casting process is present in at least one of said zone and with the proviso that if more than one zone is present then the zones would be in the following order of (1) to (5) providing the zone is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Martin Deussen, Andreas Elschner, Martin Hüppauff
  • Publication number: 20020045060
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising an oligomer of substituted p-divinylbenzene is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: ROLF WEHRMANN, ANDREAS ELSCHNER, EMMA THORN-CSANYI
  • Patent number: 6368731
    Abstract: Electroluminescent assembly comprising a substrate, an anode, an electroluminescent element and a cathode, where at least one of the two electrodes is transparent in the visible spectral region and the electroluminescent element contains one or more zones selected from the group consisting of hole injection zone, hole transport zone, electroluminescent zone, electron transport zone and electron injection zone in the order specified, where each of the zones present may also assume functions of the other zones mentioned, characterized in that the electroluminescent element contains a boron complex of an 8-aminoquinoline derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Andreas Elschner
  • Patent number: 6352791
    Abstract: An electroluminescent arrangement made up of at least two electrodes and a light-emitting layer system comprising at least one electron-conducting layer, the electron-conducting layer containing at least one compound having a triazine basic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Fink, Christoph Jonda, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Rolf Wehrmann, Martin Hueppauff