Patents by Inventor Tobin J. Marks

Tobin J. Marks 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).

  • Organoactinide-, organolanthanide-, and organogroup-4-mediated hydrothiolation of terminal alkynes with aliphatic, aromatic and benzylic thiols
    Patent number: 8609902
    Abstract: An efficient and highly Markovnikov selective organoactinide-, organolanthanide-, and organozirconium-catalyzed addition of aryl, benzyl, and aliphatic thiols to terminal alkynes is described. The corresponding vinyl sulfides are produced with little or no side-products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Charles J. Weiss, Stephen D. Wobser
  • Conjugated polymers and devices incorporating same
    Patent number: 8598305
    Abstract: Disclosed are conjugated polymers having desirable properties as semiconducting materials. Such polymers can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignees: Northwestern University, Polyera Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks, Hui Huang, Zhihua Chen
  • ALUMINUM METALLIC NANOPARTICLE-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES FOR ENERGY STORAGE
    Publication number: 20130317170
    Abstract: A nanoparticle composition comprising a substrate comprising aluminum nanoparticles, an Al2O3 component coating said aluminum nanoparticles, and a metallocene catalyst component coupled to the Al2O3 component; and a polyolefin component coupled to said substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Michael T. Lanagan, Mark A. Ratner, Massimiliano Delferro, Lisa A. Fredin, Zhong Li
  • Semiconductor materials and methods of preparation and use thereof
    Patent number: 8569501
    Abstract: Disclosed are new semiconductor materials prepared from dimeric perylene compounds. Such compounds can exhibit high n-type carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the compounds of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: BASF SE, Polyera Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Zhihua Chen, Florian Doetz, Marcel Kastler, Tobin J. Marks, He Yan, Yan Zheng
  • Solution-processed high mobility inorganic thin-film transistors
    Patent number: 8513646
    Abstract: Thin film transistor devices comprising a dielectric component and an inorganic semiconductor component coupled thereto, wherein said coupled inorganic semiconductor component is obtainable by a process that comprises contact of said dielectric component and a fluid medium comprising said inorganic semiconductor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Paul D. Byrne, Hyun Sung Kim
  • Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Thin-Film Transistors Using Inorganic Semiconducting Films
    Publication number: 20130193421
    Abstract: Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Lian Wang, Myung-Han Yoon, Yu Yang
  • Crosslinked hybrid gate dielectric materials and electronic devices incorporating same
    Patent number: 8471253
    Abstract: Disclosed are thin film transistor devices incorporating a crosslinked inorganic-organic hybrid blend material as the gate dielectric. The blend material, obtained by thermally curing a mixture of an inorganic oxide precursor sol and an organosilane crosslinker at relatively low temperatures, can afford a high gate capacitance, a low leakage current density, and a smooth surface, and can be used to enable satisfactory transistor device performance at low operating voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Young-geun Ha, Antonio Facchetti
  • Organic photovoltaic device with interfacial layer and method of fabricating same
    Patent number: 8399761
    Abstract: An organic photovoltaic device and method of forming same. In one embodiment, the organic photovoltaic device has an anode, a cathode, an active layer disposed between the anode and the cathode; and an interfacial layer disposed between the anode and the active layer, the interfacial layer comprising 5,5?-bis[(p-trichlorosilylpropylphenyl)phenylamino]-2,2?-bithiophene (PABTSi2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Alexander W. Hains
  • Inorganic-organic hybrid thin-film transistors using inorganic semiconducting films
    Patent number: 8395150
    Abstract: Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Lian Wang, Myung-Han Yoon, Yu Yang
  • Neutral Bimetallic Transition Metal Phenoxyiminato Catalysts and Related Polymerization Methods
    Publication number: 20130041169
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a neutral bimetallic diphenoxydiiminate complex of group 10 metals or Ni, Pd or Pt is disclosed. The compositions can be used for the preparation of homo- and co-polymers of olefinic monomer compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Brandon A. Rodriguez, Massimiliano Delferro
  • Twisted ?-electron system chromophore compounds with very large molecular hyperpolarizabilities and related compositions and devices
    Patent number: 8349222
    Abstract: Unconventional twisted ?-electron system electro-optic (EO) chromophores/compounds, compositions and related device structures. Crystallographic analysis of several non-limiting chromophores reveals, for instance, large ring-ring dihedral twist angles and a highly charge-separated zwitterionic structure in the ground state, in both solution phase and solid-state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Hu Kang
  • Photopolymers and their use in organic thin film transistors
    Patent number: 8338555
    Abstract: Photopolymers are provided with composites and electronic devices including such photopolymers. Specifically, organic thin film transistors comprising a semiconductor layer, a polymeric layer in contact with the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode are disclosed, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an organic semiconductor compound, and the polymeric layer comprises a photocrosslinked product of a photopolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Polyera Corporation
    Inventors: He Yan, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks
  • Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Thin-Film Transistors Using Inorganic Semiconducting Films
    Publication number: 20120261655
    Abstract: Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Lian Wang, Myung-Han Yoon, Yu Yang
  • SEMICONDUCTING COMPOUNDS AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20120264906
    Abstract: Disclosed are molecular and polymeric compounds having desirable properties as semiconducting materials. Such compounds can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability. Organic transistor and photovoltaic devices incorporating the present compounds as the active layer exhibit good device performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Pierre-Luc Boudreault, Hiroyuki Miyauchi
  • HIGH ENERGY DENSITY NANOCOMPOSITES AND RELATED METHODS OF PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20120252976
    Abstract: Metal oxide-polymer composites and methods of preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Michael T. Lanagan, Neng Guo, Sara A. DiBenedetto
  • Crosslinked polymeric dielectric materials and electronic devices incorporating same
    Patent number: 8274075
    Abstract: Solution-processable dielectric materials are provided, along with precursor compositions and processes for preparing the same. Composites and electronic devices including the dielectric materials also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Zhiming Wang, Hyuk-Jin Choi, Nae-Jeong Suh, legal representative
  • Solution-Processed High Mobility Inorganic Thin-Film Transistors
    Publication number: 20120223314
    Abstract: Thin film transistor devices comprising a dielectric component and an inorganic semiconductor component coupled thereto, wherein said coupled inorganic semiconductor component is obtainable by a process that comprises contact of said dielectric component and a fluid medium comprising said inorganic semiconductor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Paul D. Byrne, Hyun Sung Kim
  • Nanoscale, spatially-controlled Ga doping of undoped transparent conducting oxide films
    Patent number: 8236680
    Abstract: An article of manufacture comprising a nanowire and methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the nanowire includes a Ga-doped trace formed on a surface of an indium oxide layer having a thickness in nano-scale, and wherein the Ga-doped trace is formed with a dimension that has a depth is less than a quarter of the thickness of the indium oxide layer. In one embodiment, the indium oxide layer, which is optically transparent and electrically insulating, comprises an In2O3 film, and the thickness of the indium oxide layer is about 40 nm, and the depth of the nanowire is less than 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Mark C. Hersam, Norma E. S. Cortes
  • Neutral bimetallic transition metal phenoxyiminato catalysts and related polymerization methods
    Patent number: 8236907
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a neutral bimetallic diphenoxydiiminate complex of group 10 metals or Ni, Pd or Pt is disclosed. The compositions can be used for the preparation of homo- and co-polymers of olefinic monomer compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Brandon A. Rodriguez, Massimiliano Delferro
  • Conjugated monomers and polymers and preparation and use thereof
    Patent number: RE44304
    Abstract: Disclosed are new conjugated compounds (e.g., monomers and polymers) that include ladder-type moieties which can be used for preparing semiconducting materials. Such conjugated compounds can exhibit high n-type carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. Compounds of the present teachings also can exhibit ambipolar semiconducting activity. In addition, the compounds of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability in ambient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Hakan Usta