Patents by Inventor Thomas Kietzke

Thomas Kietzke 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).

  • N-type conjugated materials based on 2-vinyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazoles and their use in organic photovoltaics
    Patent number: 7906724
    Abstract: There is provided novel n-type conjugated compounds based on 2-vinyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazole moieties conjugated via the vinyl group to an aromatic moiety. Also provided are thin films and photovoltaics comprising the novel compounds, as well as methods of synthesizing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Alan Sellinger, Richard Yee Cheong Shin, Thomas Kietzke, Zhikuan Chen, Sundarraj Sudhakar
  • N-type conjugated materials based on 2-vinyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazoles and their use in organic photovoltaics
    Publication number: 20090032106
    Abstract: There is provided novel n-type conjugated compounds based on 2-vinyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazole moieties conjugated via the vinyl group to an aromatic moiety. Also provided are thin films and photovoltaics comprising the novel compounds, as well as methods of synthesizing the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Alan Sellinger, Richard Yee Cheong Shin, Thomas Kietzke, Zhikuan Chen, Sundarraj Sudhakar