Patents by Inventor Stuart W. SAWYER

Stuart W. SAWYER 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: 11812624
    Abstract: A compound of Formula X wherein ring A is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; ring B is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; and at least one of ring A or ring B is present, and the hash line represents ring A fused to ring N—W1—W2 and ring B fused to ring N—W3—W4; W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6 are independently selected from CR1 or N; Z is selected from CRZ or N; and Y is selected from a group consisting of C(R2)2, B(R2)2, Al(R2)2, Si(R2)2, and Ge(R2)2. An optoelectronic device selected from the group consisting of a photovoltaic device, a photodetector device, a photosensitive device, and an OLED, the optoelectronic device including an organic layer that comprises a compound of Formula X. A consumer product that includes the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Abegail Tadle, Karim El Roz, Peter Ivan Djurovich, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Jessica H. Golden, Stuart W. Sawyer
  • Patent number: 11780829
    Abstract: A compound of Formula X wherein ring A is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; ring B is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; and at least one of ring A or ring B is present, and the hash line represents ring A fused to ring N—W1—W3 and ring B fused to ring N—W4—W6; W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6 are independently selected from CR1 or N; Z is selected from CRZ or N; and Y is selected from a group consisting of C(R2)2, B(R2)2, Al(R2)2, Si(R2)2, and Ge(R2)2. An optoelectronic device selected from the group consisting of a photovoltaic device, a photodetector device, a photosensitive device, and an OLED, the optoelectronic device including an organic layer that comprises a compound of Formula X. A consumer product that includes the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The University of Southern California
    Inventors: Mark E. Thompson, Abegail Tadle, Karim El Roz, Peter Ivan Djurovich, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Jessica H. Golden, Stuart W. Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20200243772
    Abstract: A compound of Formula X wherein ring A is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; ring B is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; and at least one of ring A or ring B is present, and the hash line represents ring A fused to ring N—W1—W2 and ring B fused to ring N—W3—W4; W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6 are independently selected from CR1 or N; Z is selected from CRZ or N; and Y is selected from a group consisting of C(R2)2, B(R2)2, Al(R2)2, Si(R2)2, and Ge(R2)2. An optoelectronic device selected from the group consisting of a photovoltaic device, a photodetector device, a photosensitive device, and an OLED, the optoelectronic device including an organic layer that comprises a compound of Formula X. A consumer product that includes the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mark E. THOMPSON, Abegail TADLE, Karim EL ROZ, Peter Ivan DJUROVICH, Daniel Sylvinson MUTHIAH RAVINSON, Jessica H. GOLDEN, Stuart W. SAWYER
  • Publication number: 20200239456
    Abstract: A compound of Formula X wherein ring A is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; ring B is absent, or present and selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which is optionally substituted; and at least one of ring A or ring B is present, and the hash line represents ring A fused to ring N—W1—W3 and ring B fused to ring N—W4—W6; W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6 are independently selected from CR1 or N; Z is selected from CRZ or N; and Y is selected from a group consisting of C(R2)2, B(R2)2, Al(R2)2, Si(R2)2, and Ge(R2)2. An optoelectronic device selected from the group consisting of a photovoltaic device, a photodetector device, a photosensitive device, and an OLED, the optoelectronic device including an organic layer that comprises a compound of Formula X. A consumer product that includes the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mark E. THOMPSON, Abegail TADLE, Karim EL ROZ, Peter Ivan DJUROVICH, Daniel Sylvinson MUTHIAH RAVINSON, Jessica H. GOLDEN, Stuart W. SAWYER