Patents by Inventor Sarah M. Conron

Sarah M. Conron 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).

  • ENERGY SENSITIZATION OF ACCEPTORS AND DONORS IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS
    Publication number: 20200203638
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising acceptor and/or donor sensitizers to increase absorption and photoresponse of the photoactive layers of the devices. In particular, devices herein include at least one acceptor layer and at least one donor layer, wherein the acceptor layer may comprise a mixture of an acceptor material and at least one sensitizer, and the donor layer may comprise a mixture of a donor material and at least one sensitizer. Methods of fabricating the organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Cong Trinh, Peter I. Djurovich, Sarah M. Conron
  • Energy sensitization of acceptors and donors in organic photovoltaics
    Patent number: 10367157
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising acceptor and/or donor sensitizers to increase absorption and photoresponse of the photoactive layers of the devices. In particular, devices herein include at least one acceptor layer and at least one donor layer, wherein the acceptor layer may comprise a mixture of an acceptor material and at least one sensitizer, and the donor layer may comprise a mixture of a donor material and at least one sensitizer. Methods of fabricating the organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Cong Trinh, Peter I. Djurovich, Sarah M. Conron
  • ENERGY SENSITIZATION OF ACCEPTORS AND DONORS IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS
    Publication number: 20150270501
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising acceptor and/or donor sensitizers to increase absorption and photoresponse of the photoactive layers of the devices. In particular, devices herein include at least one acceptor layer and at least one donor layer, wherein the acceptor layer may comprise a mixture of an acceptor material and at least one sensitizer, and the donor layer may comprise a mixture of a donor material and at least one sensitizer. Methods of fabricating the organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Cong Trinh, Peter I. Djurovich, Sarah M. Conron