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).

  • SUBSTITUTED BENZODITHIOPHENES AND BENZODISELENOPHENES
    Publication number: 20090314997
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted benzodithiophenes and benzodiselenophenes, their use especially as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices and to such devices comprising the novel materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Weimin Zhang, Steven Tierney, Iain McCulloch
  • Polymers Comprising Fused Selenophene
    Publication number: 20090278093
    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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: MERK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Weimin Zhang, Steven Tierney, Iain McCulloch
  • Mono-, oligo- and poly(3-alkynylthiophenes) and their use as charge transport materials
    Patent number: 7541425
    Abstract: The invention relates to new conjugated mono-, oligo- and poly(3-alkynylthiophenes). The invention further relates to methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors, electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices. The invention further relates to field effect transistors and semiconducting components comprising the new mono-, oligo- and polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, Iain McCulloch
  • Poly(benzodithiophenes)
    Patent number: 7524922
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel poly(benzodithiophenes), their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices, for example, liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Steven Tierney, Weimin Zhang, Iain McCulloch
  • MONOMERS, OLIGOMERS AND POLYMERS OF THIENO[2,3-b]THIOPHENE
    Publication number: 20090072200
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo and polymers of thieno[2,3-b]thiophene, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like LCDs, optical films, FETs or OFETs for TFT-LCDs and IC devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays or photovoltaic or sensor devices, and further relates to a FET, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the novel polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Clare Bailey, Steven Tierney, Iain McCulloch
  • Monomers, oligomers and polymers comprising thiophene and selenophene
    Patent number: 7470377
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo- and polymeric compounds comprising thiophene and selenophene, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices, and to optical, electro-optical or electronic devices comprising the novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Warren Duffy, Iain McCulloch
  • Monomers, Oligomers and Polymers Comprising Thiophene and Selenophene
    Publication number: 20080303000
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo- and polymeric compounds comprising thiophene and selenophene, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices, and to optical, electro-optical or electronic devices comprising the novel compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Warren Duffy, Iain McCulloch
  • Polymerizable charge transport compounds
    Patent number: 7329896
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymerizable charge transport compounds, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices like for example organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in plotovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the polymerisable charge transport compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Mark Goulding, Louise Farrand, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney
  • Mono-, Oligo- and Polythieno [3,2-B]Thiophenes
    Publication number: 20070232812
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo- and polythieno[3,2-b]thiophenes, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to field effect transistors, light emitting devices or ID tags comprising the novel polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Robert Wagner, Iain McCulloch, Steven Tierney
  • Polymer dopants
    Patent number: 7186358
    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: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Mark Giles, Maxim Shkunov, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey
  • Process for the polymerisation of thiophene or selenophene compounds
    Publication number: 20070045592
    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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Martin Heeney, Weimin Zhang, Simon Higgins, Iain Liversedge
  • Polymer dopants
    Publication number: 20060273288
    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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Mark Giles, Maxim Shkunov, Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey
  • Monomers, oligomers and polymers comprising thiophene and selenophene
    Publication number: 20060249712
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo- and polymeric compounds comprising thiophene and selenophene, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices, and to optical, electro-optical or electronic devices comprising the novel compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Warren Duffy, Iain McCulloch
  • Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising fluorene and aryl groups
    Patent number: 7126013
    Abstract: Mono-, oligo- or polymers comprising at least one 9-H,H-fluorene group and at least one arylene group are suitable for use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors, electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, Iain Mc Culloch
  • Reactive mesogenic azulenes
    Patent number: 7115755
    Abstract: The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic azulene derivatives, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the reactive mesogenic azulenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Michael Findlater, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Reactive mesogenic azulenes
    Publication number: 20060157693
    Abstract: The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic azulene derivatives, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the reactive mesogenic azulenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Louise Farrand, Michael Findlater, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising a 2,6-azulene group and their use as charge transport materials
    Patent number: 7034174
    Abstract: Conjugated mono-, oligo- and polyazulenes are suitable for use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors, electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, and as field effect transistors and semi-conducting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: MERCK Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Michael Findlater, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Charge transport material including a poly-3,3?-dialkyl-2,2?:5?2?-terthiophene
    Patent number: 6953957
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the use of poly-3,3?-dialkyl-2,2?:5?,2?-terthiophenes as charge transport materials or semiconductors in electrooptical, electronic or electroluminescent devices, and to charge transport and semiconducting components and devices comprising poly-3,3?-dialkyl-2,2?:5?,2?-terthiophenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, Siemens AG
    Inventors: Iain McCulloch, Marcus Thompson, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Henning Rost
  • Process of preparing a disubstituted 9-alkylidenefluorene or a derivative thereof
    Patent number: 6943275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing disubstituted 9-alkylidenefluorenes and structure analogous compounds, to novel compounds and intermediates prepared by this process, their use for the preparation of conjugated polymers and copolymers thereof, and to novel polymers and copolymers thereby prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Mark Giles, Clare Bailey
  • Reactive mesogenic charge transport compounds
    Publication number: 20050184274
    Abstract: The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic compounds with charge transport properties comprising at least two thiophene groups, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the reactive mesogenic charge transport compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Weimin Zhang, Steven Tierney, David Sparrowe, Maxim Shkunov, Iain McCulloch