Patents by Inventor Sinja Verena Klenk

Sinja Verena Klenk 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: 11655262
    Abstract: A process including bringing a solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) in the gaseous state where A is NR2 or OR with R being an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, E is NR or O, n is 0, 1 or 2, m is 0, 1 or 2, and R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: David Dominique Schweinfurth, Lukas Mayr, Sinja Verena Klenk, Sabine Weiguny, Charles Hartger Winter, Kyle Blakeney, Nilanka Weerathunga Sirikkathuge, Tharindu Malawara Arachchige Nimanthaka Karunaratne
  • Publication number: 20230046318
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processes for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films. The process for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate with the deposited metal- or semimetal-containing compound in contact with a compound of general formula (I) or (II) wherein Z is NR2, PR2, OR, SR, CR2, SiR2, X is H, R? or NR?2, wherein at least one X is H, n is 1 or 2, and R and R? is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Sinja Verena KLENK, Alexander Georg HUFNNAGEL, Hagen WILMER, Daniel LĂ–FFLER, Sabine WEIGUNY, Kerstin SCHIERLE-ARNDT, Charles Hartger WINTER, Nilanka WEERATHUNGA SIRIKKATHUGE
  • Patent number: 11505562
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for preparing inorganic metal-containing films including bringing a solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I) or (II) in the gaseous state where A is NR2 or OR with R being an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, E is NR or O, n is 1, 2 or 3, and R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, wherein if n is 2 and E is NR or A is OR, at least one R in NR or OR bears no hydrogen atom in the 1-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: BASF SE, Wayne State University
    Inventors: Lukas Mayr, David Dominique Schweinfurth, Daniel Waldmann, Charles Hartger Winter, Kyle Blakeney, Sinja Verena Klenk, Sabine Weiguny, Nilanka Weerathunga Sirikkathuge, Tharindu Malawara Arachchige Nimanthaka Karunaratne
  • Patent number: 11505865
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processes for the generation of thin inorganic films on substrates, in particular atomic layer deposition processes. It relates to a process for preparing metal- or semimetal-containing films comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate with the deposited metal- or semimetal-containing compound in contact with compound of general formula (II), (III), or (IV), wherein E is Ge or Sn, R is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, R? are an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, X is nothing, hydrogen, a halide, an alkyl group, an alkylene group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl oxy group, an amino group, or a amidinate group, or an guanidinate group, L is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: David Dominique Schweinfurth, Lukas Mayr, Sinja Verena Klenk, David Scheschkewitz, Kinga Izabela Leszczynska
  • Publication number: 20220298637
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processes for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films. The process comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), or (III) in the gaseous state (I) (II) (III) wherein A is NR, NR2, PR, PR2, O, OR, S, or SR, E is N, NR, P, PR, O or S, n is 1, 2, or 3, R is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group and R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, and A, E, and n are chosen such that the compound of general formula (I), (II), or (III) is electronically neutral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sinja Verena KLENK, David Dominique SCHWEINFURTH, Lukas MAYR, Sabine WEIGUNY, Charles Winter, Nilanka WEERATHUNGA SIRIKKATHUGE, Tharindu KARUNARATNE
  • Publication number: 20220298638
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processes for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films. The process comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), or (VII) in the gaseous state (I) (II) (III) (IV) . . . (V) (VI) (VII) wherein A is NR or O, E is CR?, CNR?2, N, PR?2, or SOR?, G is CR? or N, R is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group and R? and R? are hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sinja Verena KLENK, David Dominique SCHWEINFURTH, Lukas MAYR, Sabine WEIGUNY, Charles WINTER, Nilanka WEERATHUNGA SIRIKKATHUGE
  • Publication number: 20220220131
    Abstract: A process including bringing a solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) in the gaseous state where A is NR2 or OR with R being an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, E is NR or O, n is 0, 1 or 2, m is 0, 1 or 2, and R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: David Dominique Schweinfurth, Lukas Mayr, Sinja Verena Klenk, Sabine Weiguny, Charles Hartger Winter, Kyle Blakeney, Nilanka Weerathunga Sirikkathuge, Tharindu Malawara Arachchige Nimanthaka Karunaratne
  • Patent number: 11319332
    Abstract: A process including bringing a solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) in the gaseous state where A is NR2 or OR with R being an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, E is NR or O, n is 0, 1 or 2, m is 0, 1 or 2, and R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: BASF SE, Wayne State University
    Inventors: David Dominique Schweinfurth, Lukas Mayr, Sinja Verena Klenk, Sabine Weiguny, Charles Hartger Winter, Kyle Blakeney, Nilanka Weerathunga Sirikkathuge, Tharindu Malawara Arachchige Nimanthaka Karunaratne
  • Publication number: 20210324516
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processes for the generation of thin inorganic films on substrates, in particular atomic layer deposition processes. It relates to a process for preparing metal- or semimetal-containing films comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate with the deposited metal- or semimetal-containing compound in contact with compound of general formula (II), (III), or (IV), wherein E is Ge or Sn, R is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, R? are an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, X is nothing, hydrogen, a halide, an alkyl group, an alkylene group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl oxy group, an amino group, or a amidinate group, or an guanidinate group, L is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: David Dominique SCHWEINFURTH, Lukas MAYR, Sinja Verena KLENK, David SCHESCHKEWITZ, Kinga Izabela LESZCZYNSKA
  • Publication number: 20210262091
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of processes for the generation of thin inorganic films on substrates. The present invention relates to a process for preparing metal- or semimetal-containing films comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate with the deposited metal- or semi-metal-containing compound in contact with a compound of general formula (Ia), (Ib), (Ic), (Id) or (Ie), wherein E is Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, or Ta, L1 and L2 is a pentadienyl or a cyclopentadienyl ligand, and X1 and X2 is nothing or a neutral ligand, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, and R26 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a silyl group, wherein for compound (Ia), at least one of R1 to R10 contains at least one carbon and/or silicon atom and A is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a silyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: David Dominique SCHWEINFURTH, Sabine WEIGUNY, Lukas MAYR, Sinja Verena KLENK
  • Publication number: 20210079025
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for preparing inorganic metal-containing films including bringing a solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I) or (II) in the gaseous state where A is NR2 or OR with R being an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, E is NR or O, n is 1, 2 or 3, and R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, wherein if n is 2 and E is NR or A is OR, at least one R in NR or OR bears no hydrogen atom in the 1-position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Lukas Mayr, David Dominique Schweinfurth, Daniel Waldmann, Charles Hartger Winter, Kyle Blakeney, Sinja Verena Klenk, Sabine Weiguny, Nilanka Weerathunga Sirikkathuge, Tharindu Malawara Arachchige Nimanthaka Karunaratne
  • Publication number: 20210079520
    Abstract: Described herein is a process including bringing a solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) in the gaseous state where A is NR2 or OR with R being an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group, E is NR or O, n is 0, 1 or 2, m is 0, 1 or 2, and R? is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Wayne State University
    Inventors: David Dominique Schweinfurth, Lukas Mayr, Sinja Verena Klenk, Sabine Weiguny, Charles Hartger Winter, Kyle Blakeney, Nilanka Weerathunga Sirikkathuge, Tharindu Malawara Arachchige Nimanthaka Karunaratne