Patents by Inventor Steven Tierney

Steven Tierney 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
    Publication number: 20140175339
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more 3,7-dialkyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Amy Phillips, Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Steven Tierney
  • ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20140158949
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting oligomers or polymers containing dithieno[2,3-d:2?,3?-d?]-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b?]dithiophene units, methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the oligomers, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these oligomers, polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, Steven Tierney, Mansoor D'Lavari, Lana Nanason
  • INDACENO DERIVATIVES AS ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20140131627
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting compounds containing one or more dialkylidene-s-indacenodiheteroarene groups, methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these compounds, polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, Nicolas Blouin, Mansoor D'Lavari, Steven Tierney, Lana Nanson
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140131628
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more units derived from fused bis(thienothiophene) moieties, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Mansoor D'lavari, William Mitchell, Changsheng Wang, Lana Nanson, Steven Tierney
  • Polymers derived from benzobis(silolothiophene) and their use as organic semiconductors
    Patent number: 8709290
    Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising benzo-bis(silolothiophene) units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell, Nicolas Blouin
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140061538
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-4,8-dione repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140042371
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more repeating units based on 4,8-bis(1,1-difluoralkyl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene or derivatives thereof, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140034880
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-thieno[3,4-b]thiazole-4,6-diyl polymers, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-diones and their Use as Organic Semiconductors
    Publication number: 20140021414
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds based on pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-dione, methods for their preparation and intermediates used therein, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these compounds, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • DINAPHTO[2,3-A:2'3'-H]PHENAZINES AND THEIR USE AS ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20140008583
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel dinaphtho[2,3-a:2?,3?-h]phenazine conmpounds, to methods for their preparation and intermediates used therein, formulations comprising them, the use of these compounds and formulations as semiconductor material in organic electronic (OE) devices, and OE devices comprising these compounds and formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, William Mitchell, Mansoor D'Lavari, Steven Tierney
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140001411
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-dione repeating units, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, William Mitchell, Amy Topley, Steven Tierney
  • FLAVANTHRENE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20130306914
    Abstract: The invention relates to benzo[h]benz[5,6]acridino[2,1,9,8-klmna]acridines, methods of their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Changsheng Wang, William Mitchell, Mansoor D'Lavari, Steven Tierney
  • Conjugated copolymer
    Patent number: 8586684
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conjugated copolymer comprising indenofluorene and triarylamine units and to its use in organic electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Heckmeier, William Mitchell, Weimin Zhang, David Sparrowe, Giles Lloyd, Steven Tierney, Stephan Derow
  • Polymer dopants
    Patent number: 8562870
    Abstract: A polymer dopant for electrially conducting, photoconducting and semiconducting components and devices and novel polymers comprising electron accepting groups that are suitable as polymer dopants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Mark Giles, Maxim Shkunov, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey
  • CONJUGATED POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20130256604
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,5-dione and/or furo[3,2-b]furan-2,5-dionerepeating units or their thioketone derivatives, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Blouin, Steven Tierney, William Mitchell, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco
  • NON-LINEAR ACENE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20130248771
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel non-linear acene derivatives, methods of their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Changsheng Wang, Mansoor D'Lavari, Nicolas Blouin, Steven Tierney
  • Polymers comprising fused selenophene
    Patent number: 8529794
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymers comprising fused selenophene rings, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices, and to optical, electrooptical or electronic devices comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Weimin Zhang, Steven Tierney, Iain McCulloch
  • Conjugated Polymers
    Publication number: 20130214208
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on benzo[1,2-d;4,3-d?]bisthiazole, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Mansoor D'Lavari, Steven Tierney, Nicolas Blouin, Thorsten Schwalm
  • SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20130207045
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on thieno[3,4-b]thiophene, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Nicolas Bloun, William Mitchell, Miguel Carrasco-Orozco, Frank Egon Meyer, Steven Tierney
  • Process for the polymerisation of thiophene or selenophene compounds
    Patent number: 8501902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for coupling thiophene or selenophene compounds, in particular for preparing conjugated thiophene or selenophene polymers with high molecular weight and high regioregularity, and to novel polymers prepared by this process. The invention further relates to the use of the novel polymers as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors (FETs), thin film transistors (TFT), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices. The invention further relates to FETs and other semiconducting components or materials comprising the novel polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Martin Heeney, Weimin Zhang, Simon Higgins, Iain Liversedge