Patents by Inventor Scott Edward Watkins

Scott Edward Watkins 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).

  • Conjugated polymers
    Patent number: 10059796
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a conjugated polymer for optoelectronic devices, comprising a structural unit of formula (I) or formula (II): -[A-D1-A-D2]n-??(I) -[A1-D1-A2-D2]n-??(II) wherein A is an acceptor group; A1 and A2 are acceptor M groups which differ from one another; D1 and D2 are donor groups which differ from one another; and n is an integer between 30 and 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Tianshi Qin, Scott Edward Watkins
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20160194439
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a conjugated polymer for optoelectronic devices, comprising a structural unit of formula (I) or formula (II): -[A-D1-A-D2]n- (I) -[Al-D1-A2-D2]n- (II) wherein A is an acceptor group; Al and A2 are acceptor M groups which differ from one another; DI and D2 are donor groups which differ from one another; and n is an integer between 30 and 1000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Tianshi Qin, Scott Edward Watkins
  • PHOTOSENSITIVE OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20120048377
    Abstract: Photosensitive optoelectronic devices are disclosed including at least one compound comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic substructure wherein the substructures are directly substituted with at least one alkynyl group. The devices exhibit a high degree of stability. In one form the devices may be used in the generation of solar power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Kevin Norman Winzenberg, Scott Edward Watkins, Kimmo Petteri Kemppinen, Mark Bown