Patents by Inventor Thomas Hofbeck

Thomas Hofbeck 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: 9537117
    Abstract: The invention relates to dimeric copper(I) complexes according to formula A, in particular as emitters in optoelectronic devices such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and other devices wherein: Cu: Cu(I), X: Cl, Br, I, SCN, CN, and/or alkynyl and P?N: a phosphine ligand substituted with a N-heterocycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: CYNORA GMBH
    Inventors: Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Thomas Hofbeck
  • Patent number: 9530974
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic component having a copper(I) complex of the formula: wherein X is independently selected from Cl, Br and I; N*?E or E?N* is a bidentate ligand connected to a first Cu atom via an N atom and connected to a second Cu atom via an E group, or a monodentate ligand connected to a Cu atom via an E group, wherein E is R2As or R2P, wherein R is selected from alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, and phenoxy; N* is a part of an aromatic group comprising an imine functional group, wherein the aromatic group is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, and fused N-heteroaromatics, and wherein the imine functional group comprises the N atom double bonded to a carbon atom of the aromatic group; and ? is a carbon atom, which is likewise part of the aromatic group, connected to the N atom of said aromatic group and also connected to the E group via the As or P atom of the E group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: CYNORA GMBH
    Inventors: Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Tobias Fischer, Thomas Hofbeck, Thomas Baumann, Tobias Grab
  • Publication number: 20150194617
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic component having a copper(I) complex of the formula: wherein X is independently selected from Cl, Br and I; N*?E or E?N* is a bidentate ligand connected to a first Cu atom via an N atom and connected to a second Cu atom via an E group, or a monodentate ligand connected to a Cu atom via an E group, wherein E is R2As or R2P, wherein R is selected from alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, and phenoxy; N* is a part of an aromatic group comprising an imine functional group, wherein the aromatic group is selected from pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, and fused N-heteroaromatics, and wherein the imine functional group comprises the N atom double bonded to a carbon atom of the aromatic group; and ? is a carbon atom, which is likewise part of the aromatic group, connected to the N atom of said aromatic group and also connected to the E group via the As or P atom of the E group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Tobias Fischer, Thomas Hofbeck, Thomas Baumann, Tobias Grab
  • Patent number: 9059415
    Abstract: The invention relates to gold(I) complexes having a planar-trigonal coordination geometry and multivalent ligands for use in an optoelectronic device, in particular in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and in light-emitting electrochemical cells (LEECs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Cynora GmbH
    Inventors: Rafal Czerwieniec, Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Thomas Hofbeck, Antonio Laguna, Olga Crespo, Maria Conception Gimeno
  • Patent number: 9012639
    Abstract: The invention relates to copper(I) complexes of the formula A wherein X=Cl, Br or I (independently of one another); N*?E=a bidentate ligand, wherein E=a phosphinyl group including a phosphorus atom or an arsenyl group including an arsenic atom, wherein the phosphinyl group or the arsenyl group is combined with R in the form of R2E (where R=alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or phenoxy; N*=imine function which is part of an aromatic group selected from pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl and imidazolyl, the aromatic group optionally having at least one substituent to increase the solubility of the copper(I) complex in an organic solvent; and ?=at least one carbon atom which is likewise part of the aromatic group. The carbon atom is located directly adjacent both to the imine nitrogen atom, coordinating to Cu in the case of a bridging ligand and to the phosphorus or arsenic atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Cynora GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Tobias Fisher, Thomas Hofbeck, Thomas Baumann, Tobias Grab
  • Publication number: 20140167027
    Abstract: The invention relates to dimeric copper(I) complexes according to formula A, in particular as emitters in optoelectronic devices such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and other devices wherein: Cu: Cu(I), X: Cl, Br, I, SCN, CN, and/or alkynyl and P?N: a phosphine ligand substituted with a N-heterocycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Cynora GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Thomas Hofbeck
  • Publication number: 20130066092
    Abstract: The invention relates to gold(I) complexes having a planar-trigonal coordination geometry and multivalent ligands for use in an optoelectronic device, in particular in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and in light-emitting electrochemical cells (LEECs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Rafal Czerwieniec, Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Thomas Hofbeck, Antonio Laguna, Olga Crespo, Maria Conception Gimeno
  • Publication number: 20120184738
    Abstract: The invention relates to copper(I) complexes of the formula (A) with X?Cl, Br or I (independently of one another) N*?E=bidentate ligand, with E=phosphinyl/arsenyl radical of the form R2E (where R=alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, phenoxy, amide); N*=imine function. Which is part of an aromatic group selected from pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl and imidazolyl, the aromatic group optionally having at least one substituent for increasing the solubility of the copper(I) complex in an organic solvent, and “?”=at least one carbon atom, which is likewise part of the aromatic group, the carbon atom being located both directly adjacent to the imine nitrogen atom and to the phosphorus or arsenic atom, and also to the use thereof in optoelectronic assemblies, especially in OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: CYNORA GMBH
    Inventors: Hartmut Yersin, Uwe Monkowius, Tobias Fischer, Thomas Hofbeck, Thomas Baumann, Tobias Grab