Patents by Inventor Susanne Heun

Susanne Heun 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: 8053547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising specific carbazole structural units. The materials according to the invention display steeper current-voltage curves and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative polymers which do not contain these units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning
  • Patent number: 8044217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting copolymers which are obtained by a combination of blue-, green- and red-emitting repeating units. The copolymers of the invention display better film formation and an improved efficiency when used in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes compared to materials according to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Arne Büsing, Susanne Heun, Jürgen Steiger, Anja Gerhard, Niels Schulte, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 8038903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid compositions, in particular solutions, of at least one organic semiconductor which emits light from the triplet state, in an organic solvent or solvent mixture, which are characterised in that the content of certain compounds is below a certain limit value, and to the use thereof for the production of layers of the organic semiconductors on substrates, in particular for the electronics industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Spreitzer, Susanne Heun, Neil Tallant
  • Patent number: 7947382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers which contain novel structural units of the formula (I). The materials according to the invention exhibit improved efficiency and a longer lifetime on use in a polymeric organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Büsing, Susanne Heun, Silke Türk, Corinna Leske
  • Publication number: 20110108818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic electroluminescent devices which comprise ketone or phosphine oxide derivatives as matrix material and at least two phosphorescent compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Kaiser, Arne Buesing, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stoessel, Susanne Heun
  • Publication number: 20110108824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electroluminescent polymers which comprise 2-vinylthiophenylbenzene derivatives as recurring units, to a process for the preparation thereof, to blends and formulations comprising these polymers, and to the use of these polymers in electronic devices, in particular in organic light-emitting diodes, so-called OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anemian, Niels Schulte
  • Publication number: 20110095283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorine-bridged associate consisting of an oligomer or polymer containing fluorine radicals which are bonded to the oligomer or polymer backbone, and up to three types of functional units in the backbone which differ with respect to function and are selected from the group consisting of a hole-transport and/or hole-injection unit, an electron-transport and/or electron-injection unit and an emitter unit, and one to three types of compounds containing a fluorine radical which differ with respect to function and are selected from a hole-transport and/or hole-injection unit, an electron-transport and/or electron-injection unit and an emitter unit, and to an opto-electronic device in which the fluorine-bridged associate is employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Herwig Buchholz, Susanne Heun, Thomas Eberle
  • Publication number: 20110068329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an opto-electronic device comprising a first layer and a second layer on a substrate, characterised in that the first layer comprises an electrode material containing fluorine-containing groups and the second layer comprises a polymer containing fluorine-containing groups, where an adhesive fluorine-fluorine interaction exists between some of the fluorine-containing groups of the first layer and of the second layer. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the opto-electronic device and to a process for the production of the opto-electronic device according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Herwig Buchholz, Susanne Heun
  • Publication number: 20110068304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising specific carbazole structural units. The materials according to the invention display steeper current-voltage curves and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative polymers which do not contain these units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning
  • Publication number: 20110037058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an opto-electronic device comprising a layer comprising a polymer containing fluorine-containing groups, where an adhesive fluorine-fluorine interaction exists at least between some of the fluorine-containing groups of the layer. The invention is furthermore directed to the use of the opto-electronic device and to a process for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH Patents & Scientific Information
    Inventors: Herwig Buchholz, Susanne Heun, Aurélie Ludemann, Remi Manouk Anemian
  • Patent number: 7834136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising specific carbazole structural units. The materials according to the invention display steeper current-voltage curves and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative polymers which do not contain these units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Aurelie Falcou, Susanne Heun, Heinrich Becker, Esther Breuning
  • Patent number: 7820305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphorescent copolymers comprising trifunctional triplet emitters. The polymers according to the invention are highly soluble, readily accessible synthetically and more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, Susanne Heun, Ingrid Bach, Philipp Stössel, Kevin Treacher
  • Publication number: 20100197875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting copolymers which are obtained by a combination of blue-, green- and red-emitting repeating units. The copolymers of the invention display better film formation and an improved efficiency when used in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes compared to materials according to the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Arne Büsing, Susanne Heun, Jürgen Steiger, Anja Gerhard, Niels Schulte, Heinrich Becker
  • Publication number: 20100102305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesise and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurélie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Patent number: 7696284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting copolymers which are obtained by a combination of blue-, green- and red-emitting repeating units. The copolymers of the invention display better film formation and an improved efficiency when used in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes compared to materials according to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelie Falcou, Arne Büsing, Susanne Heun, Jürgen Steiger, Anja Gerhard, Niels Schulte, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 7659540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic semiconductors which contain structural units L=X and in addition structural units which emit light from the triplet state. The materials according to the invention are more soluble and easier to synthesize and are therefore more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, René Scheurich, Arne Büsing, Aurélie Ludemann, Anja Gerhard, Philipp Stössel, Horst Vestweber
  • Publication number: 20090321686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 1,4-bis(2-thienylvinyl)benzene derivatives, to conjugated polymers, dendrimers, blends, mixtures and formulations comprising same, and to the use thereof in electronic devices, in particular in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Susanne Heun, Aurélie Ludemann, Frank Egon Meyer, Niels Schulte
  • Publication number: 20090295275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) or formula (2) as dopants in the emitting layer or as hole-transport material in a hole-transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Amir Parham, Susanne Heun, Horst Vestweber, Philipp Stoessel, Holger Heil, Rocco Fortte
  • Publication number: 20090226759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to partly conjugated spirobifluorene polymers which are linked in the polymer via both spiro molecule halves. The materials according to the invention display a purer emission colour and a longer life than materials according to the prior art and are therefore better suited for use in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Heun, Amir Parham, Aurélie Ludemann
  • Publication number: 20090167166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (1) and/or according to formulae (4) to (10) and their use in organic electroluminescent devices, in particular as a matrix material in phosphorescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ingrid Bach, Arne Buesing, Susanne Heun, Philipp Stoessel, Michael Holbach, Jonas Kroeber, Amir Hossain Parham