Patents by Inventor Stephane BERNY

Stephane BERNY 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: 20170256728
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing one or more 5,6-difluoro-benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole-4,7-diylunits (hereinafter referred to as “FF-BTZ” units) and two or more different bridged bithiophene units, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising, or being prepared from, these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lana NANSON, Nicolas BLOUIN, Stephane BERNY
  • Publication number: 20170092866
    Abstract: The invention relates to fullerene derivatives of formula I, to mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the fullerene derivatives, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of electronic devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to electronic devices comprising, or being prepared from, these fullerene derivatives, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicants: Merck Patent GmbH, Nano-C, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas BLOUIN, Stephane BERNY, Edward A. JACKSON, Henning RICHTER
  • Publication number: 20170084841
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel fullerene derivatives, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the fullerene derivatives, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising, or being prepared from, these fullerene derivatives, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Nicolas BLOUIN, Stephane BERNY, Edward A. JACKSON, Henning RICHTER
  • Publication number: 20160155946
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing one or more [1,2,5]Thiadiazolo[3,4-e]isoindole-5,7-dione (TID) repeating units, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising, or being prepared from, these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas BLOUIN, Agnieszka PRON, Graham MORSE, Lana NANSON, Michal KROMPIEC, Stephane BERNY
  • Publication number: 20150340616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polymer comprising a thiadiazol group, the production of such a polymer, its use in organic electronic devices as well as such organic electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas BLOUIN, Lana NANSON, Stephane BERNY
  • Publication number: 20150069304
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel fullerene derivatives, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the fullerene derivatives, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising, or being prepared from, these fullerene derivatives, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicants: Nano-C, Inc., MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas BLOUIN, Stephane BERNY, Edward A. JACKSON, Henning RICHTER, Feng HE