Patents by Inventor Scott A. Beers

Scott A. Beers 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).

  • Publication number: 20240124508
    Abstract: A compound having the following formula is disclosed. The compound is useful as an emitter in OLED applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Morgan C. MACINNIS, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Tyler FLEETHAM, Jason BROOKS, Scott BEERS, Peter WOLOHAN, Sean Michael RYNO, Ivan MILAS, Charles J. STANTON, III, Olexandr TRETYAK, Ragupathi Neelarapu, Katarina Rohlfing, Douglas Williams
  • Publication number: 20240122057
    Abstract: Provided are new organometallic compounds which are tetradentate and which comprise either a platinum or a palladium atom as the central metal atom. Also provided are formulations which comprise these new organometallic compounds. Further provided are organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and related consumer products that utilize these new organometallic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Jerald FELDMAN, Hai T. Le, Thrimurtulu NEETIPALLI, Noah HORWITZ, Scott BEERS
  • Publication number: 20240076421
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to polymerization and producing polymers and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, systems, and compositions for producing articles using three-dimensional printing and for improving control of polymerization using a polymerization photoinhibitor having fast back reaction kinetics such as hexaarylbiimidazole compounds and bridged hexaarylbiimidazole compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy F. Scott, Harry van der Laan, Megan A. Cole, Mark A. Burns, Martin P. De Beer, Zachary D. Pritchard, Avi Bregman
  • Publication number: 20240068151
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet with a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The drum includes a chamber for receipt of articles for drying. The laundry appliance also includes a sealed system configured to heat and remove moisture from process air flowing therethrough. The sealed system includes a multi-pass heat exchanger and a refrigerant splitter upstream of the multi-pass heat exchanger. The refrigerant splitter is configured to direct a flow of refrigerant generally along a vertical direction and/or against the force of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov, David Scott Dunn, David G. Beers
  • Patent number: 11882759
    Abstract: A compound comprising a ligand LA of Formulae I, II, or III wherein the ligand LA is coordinated to a transition metal M, and optionally, M is also coordinated to a ligand LB; A is N, B, or CR7; Y is absent, or selected from the group consisting of C(O), C(Rya)(Ryb), C?C(Rya)(Ryb), and Si(Rya)(Ryb), where if Y of Ring A is absent then ring carbon of R2 is bonded to N; wherein for the compounds of formula III at least one of R2, R3, and R4 is selected from N(Ar1)RN? or aryloxy; wherein Ar1 is selected from aryl or heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted. An OLED that includes an organic layer disposed between an anode and a cathode, and the organic layer includes a compound comprising a ligand LA of Formulae I, II, or III above. The OLED can be incorporated into one or more of a consumer product, e.g., an electronic component module, a flat panel display, e.g., a display for a phone, television, laptop, and/or a lighting panel for either commercial or residential applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Beers
  • Publication number: 20230389407
    Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising at least three fused 6-membered rings with two further fused 5-membered and/or 6-membered carboxylic or heterocyclic rings and comprising a central moiety Z from the group consisting of B, N, P, P?O, P?S, Al, Ga, As, SiR, GeR, and SnR. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott BEERS, Hsiao-Fan CHEN
  • Patent number: 11802136
    Abstract: A compound having the following formula is disclosed. The compound is useful as an emitter in OLED applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan Chen, Morgan C. Macinnis, Nicholas J. Thompson, Tyler Fleetham, Jason Brooks, Scott Beers, Peter Wolohan, Sean Michael Ryno, Ivan Milas, Charles J. Stanton, III, Olexandr Tretyak, Raghupathi Neelarapu, Katarina Rohlfing, Douglas Williams
  • Publication number: 20230337521
    Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA of Formula I is provided. In Formula I, each of moiety A and moiety B is a monocyclic ring or a polycyclic fused ring system; each of Z1 to Z4 is C or N; one of K1 or K2 is a direct bond, and the other is a direct bond or a linker; L is a linker; each R?, R?, R, R?, RA, and RB is a General Substituent defined herein; LA is coordinated to a metal M; and the compound includes at least a silyl group, a germyl group, or an electron-withdrawing group. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chun SHIH, Tyler FLEETHAM, Geza SZIGETHY, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Scott BEERS, Chun LIN
  • Patent number: 11793066
    Abstract: Phosphorescent complexes are designed with intramolecular H-bonding properties to prevent deprotonation of neighboring molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan Chen, Scott Beers, Geza Szigethy, Jason Brooks
  • Publication number: 20230303602
    Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds comprising an at least two-dentate ligand comprising at least one 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring. Further provided are organometallic compounds containing a platinum atom as the central metal atom. Also described are their various uses including as emitters in devices such as organic light emitting diodes and related electronic devices. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds containing a platinum atom as the central metal atom. Further provided are organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Tyler FLEETHAM, Neil PALMER, Henry Carl HERBOL, Sean Michael RYNO, Scott BEERS, Jui-Yi TSAI, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Elena SHEINA, George FITZGERALD, Joseph A. Macor, Rasha HAMZE, Hai T. Le, Thrimurtulu NEETIPALLI
  • Publication number: 20230202155
    Abstract: Disclosed are recyclable flexible package and a method of recycling such packages. The flexible package includes a hollow body defining an interior chamber for holding an oxygen sensitive product. The body is formed of a laminated film formed of two layers of a single polymer material, e.g., polyethylene, and at least one interposed barrier layer, e.g., polyvinyl alcohol, that is resistant to the passage of oxygen therethrough and which is water-soluble. The single polymer constitutes at least 95% by weight of the laminated film, whereupon the package is suitable for recycling without requiring separation of the materials thereof by shredding the laminated film and subjecting those pieces to an aqueous wash to dissolve the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Beer
  • Publication number: 20230203076
    Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA of Formula I or Formula II: wherein A1 and A2 are each independently C or Si; wherein each RA, and RB independently represents mono to the maximum allowable substitution, or no substitution; wherein each X1, X2, and X3 is independently C or N; wherein each R, R1, R2, R3, R4 and RA is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; wherein LA is complexed to a metal M; wherein M is optionally coordinated to one or more other ligands; wherein the ligand LA is optionally linked with the one or more other ligands to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand; and wherein any two substituents are optionally j
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Scott BEERS, Woo-Young SO, Hsiao-Fan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230117271
    Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising a structure of the following Formula I: where the structure of Formula I can be coordinated to a metal M. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Tongxiang LU, Scott BEERS, Chun LIN
  • Publication number: 20230118611
    Abstract: A compound comprising a metal M and a first ligand LA having a structure of Formula I, is described. In Formula I, each independently represents a single bond or a double bond; each of X1? to X4? is independently C, N, or NR?; at least one of X1 to X4 is NR?; each RA?, R?, R1, R2, and R3 is independently hydrogen or a general substituent; at least one of RA?, R?, R1, R2, and R3 comprises the metal M; when X1 and X2 are both NR?, the B atom of Formula I forms a maximum of one direct bond to a nitrogen atom, and does not form a direct bond to an oxygen atom; and any two adjacent RA, R?, R1, R2, and R3 can be joined or fused to form a ring. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products including the compounds are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Scott BEERS, Morgan C. MACINNIS, Tyler FLEETHAM
  • Patent number: 11613550
    Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA of Formula I or Formula II: wherein A1 and A2 are each independently C or Si; wherein each RA, and RB independently represents mono to the maximum allowable substitution, or no substitution; wherein each X1, X2, and X3 is independently C or N; wherein each R, R1, R2, R3, R4 and RA is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; wherein LA is complexed to a metal M; wherein M is optionally coordinated to one or more other ligands; wherein the ligand LA is optionally linked with the one or more other ligands to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand; and wherein any two substituents are optionally j
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Beers, Woo-Young So, Hsiao-Fan Chen
  • Patent number: 11600791
    Abstract: Organometallic compounds comprising an imidazole carbene ligand having a N-containing ring fused to the imidazole ring are provided. In particular, the N-containing ring fused to the imidazole ring may contain one nitrogen atom or more than one nitrogen atom. These compounds may demonstrate high photoluminescent (PL) efficiency, Gaussian emission spectra, and/or short excited state lifetimes. These materials may be especially useful as blue phosphorescent emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Yonggang Wu, Chuanjun Xia, James Fiordeliso, Suman Layek, Bert Alleyne, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Nasrin Ansari, Scott Beers, Edward Barron, Jason Brooks
  • Publication number: 20230014761
    Abstract: Provided are boron substituted organometallic compounds of Formula I: Also provided are formulations including these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler FLEETHAM, Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Scott BEERS
  • Publication number: 20230006150
    Abstract: Provided is a compound including a first ligand LA of Formula I, In Formula I, moiety A is a monocyclic ring or a multicyclic fused ring system; one of X1, X2, and X3 is C and is connected to X4; one of X1, X2, and X3 is N and is coordinated to a metal M; and the remaining one of X1, X2, and X3 is CR or N; X4 is C or N; Y is a divalent linking group; each R, R?, RA, and RB is independently hydrogen or a General Substituent; each of K1 and K2 is independently direct bond, O, or S; and metal M is selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products including the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Jui-Yi TSAI, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Walter YEAGER, Joseph A. MACOR, Sean Michael RYNO, Jason BROOKS, Wei-Chun SHIH, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Scott BEERS
  • Publication number: 20220336758
    Abstract: A compound having the formula Ir(LA)n(LB)3-n is disclosed wherein LA is an aza-DBF ligand and LB is an alkyl-substituted phenylpyridine ligand, wherein the compound has a structure according to Formula I: wherein each of A1 to A8 comprise carbon or nitrogen; wherein at least one of A1 to A8 is nitrogen; wherein ring B is bonded to ring A through a C—C bond; wherein the iridium is bonded to ring A through a Ir—C bond; wherein X is O, S, or Se; wherein R? and R? each independently represent mono-, di-substitution, or no substitution; wherein any adjacent substitutions in R?, R?, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are optionally linked together to form a ring; wherein R1, R2, R?, and R? are each independently selected from a variety of substituents; wherein R3, R4, R5, and R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, cycloalkyl, and combinations thereof; wherein n is an integer from 1 to 3; and wherein total number of carbons in at least one of the pairs R3 and R4, and
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: BIN MA, Walter YEAGER, Edward BARRON, Alan DEANGELIS, Chuanjun XIA, Vadim ADAMOVICH, Scott BEERS, Harvey WENDT, Suman LAYEK
  • Publication number: 20220298623
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated film for use to form a flexible package for holding an oxygen sensitive product and methods of making the film. The film includes a metalizable polymer film or cellulose film with aluminum vacuum deposited thereon. An acidic layer of polyvinyl alcohol and a polymer is coated on aluminum to cause a portion of the aluminum to be converted into an inorganic aluminum compound, whereupon said laminated film has a higher oxygen barrier value than the sum of the oxygen barrier values of its individual components Also disclosed are methods for making the laminated film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Beer