Patents by Inventor Weijun Niu

Weijun Niu 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: 10759898
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions including heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are bicyclic thiadiazole-based compounds that are combined with fused thiophenes structures, along with methods for making such compounds, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingqian He, James Robert Matthews, Weijun Niu, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Publication number: 20200212304
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer blend comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) polymer blended with an isolating polymer and method for making the same. The OSC polymer includes a diketopyrrolopyrrole fused thiophene polymeric material, and the fused thiophene is beta-substituted. The isolating polymer includes a non-conjugated backbone, and the isolating polymer may be one of polyacrylonitrile, alkyl substituted polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, polysulfonate, polycarbonate, an elastomer block copolymer, derivatives thereof, copolymers thereof and mixtures thereof. The method includes blending the OSC polymer with an isolating polymer in an organic solvent to create a polymer blend and depositing a thin film of the polymer blend over a substrate. Also disclosed is an organic semiconductor device that includes a thin semiconducting film comprising OSC polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Mingqian He, Yang Li, James Robert Matthews, Karan Mehrotra, Weijun Niu, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Patent number: 10680192
    Abstract: Articles utilizing polymeric dielectric materials for gate dielectrics and insulator materials are provided along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Mingqian He, Timothy Edward Myers, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel, Kristi Lynn Simonton, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Publication number: 20200071228
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a coated glass article may be made by a method that includes applying a water-based coating mixture onto at least a portion of a first surface of a glass article, and heating the water-based coating mixture to form a coating on the first surface of the glass article, where the coating includes metal oxide and polymer. The water-based coating mixture may include comprise water in an amount of at least 50% by weight of the water-based coating mixture, a polymer or polymer precursor, and a metal oxide precursor. The polymer or polymer precursor may be miscible in the water or may form an emulsion with the water. The metal oxide precursor may be miscible in the water or may form an emulsion with the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Weijun Niu, Wei Sun, Frederic Christian Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200075865
    Abstract: Compositions are included comprising heterocyclic organic compounds based on fused thiophene compounds, polymers based on fused thiophene compounds, and methods for making the monomers and polymer along with uses in thin film-based and other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mingqian He, James Robert Matthews, Weijun Niu, Adama Tandia, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Publication number: 20190115548
    Abstract: Articles utilizing polymeric dielectric materials for gate dielectrics and insulator materials are provided along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Mingqian He, Timothy Edward Myers, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel, Kristi Lynn Simonton, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Patent number: 10186673
    Abstract: Articles utilizing polymeric dielectric materials for gate dielectrics and insulator materials are provided along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Mingqian He, Timothy Edward Myers, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel, Kristi Lynn Simonton, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Patent number: 10144800
    Abstract: Described herein are heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are compounds based on the combination of fused pyrrole structures with diketopyrrolopyrrole structures, methods for making these compounds, and uses thereof. The compounds disclosed have improved electronic, polymerization and stability properties that allow for improved material processibility and inclusion in organic semiconductor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingqian He, Jieyu Hu, Adama Tandia, Weijun Niu
  • Publication number: 20180118879
    Abstract: Described herein are heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are compounds based on the combination of fused pyrrole structures with diketopyrrolopyrrole structures, methods for making these compounds, and uses thereof. The compounds disclosed have improved electronic, polymerization and stability properties that allow for improved material processibility and inclusion in organic semiconductor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Mingqian He, Jieyu Hu, Adama Tandia, Weijun Niu
  • Publication number: 20180079858
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions including heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are bicyclic thiadiazole-based compounds that are combined with fused thiophenes structures, along with methods for making such compounds, and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Mingqian He, James Robert Matthews, Weijun Niu, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Patent number: 9896536
    Abstract: Described herein are heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are compounds based on the combination of fused pyrrole structures with diketopyrrolopyrrole structures, methods for making these compounds, and uses thereof. The compounds disclosed have improved electronic, polymerization and stability properties that allow for improved material processibility and inclusion in organic semiconductor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingqian He, Jieyu Hu, Adama Tandia, Weijun Niu
  • Patent number: 9891379
    Abstract: An optical fiber coating composition is provided. The optical fiber coating composition includes a radiation-curable component, a photoinitiator, and an acrylic polymer having at least one benzophenone group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Kevin Robert McCarthy, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Publication number: 20180019419
    Abstract: Articles utilizing polymeric dielectric materials for gate dielectrics and insulator materials are provided along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Mingqian He, Timothy Edward Myers, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel, Kristi Lynn Simonton, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Patent number: 9761817
    Abstract: Articles utilizing polymeric dielectric materials for gate dielectrics and insulator materials are provided along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Mingqian He, Timothy Edward Myers, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel, Kristi Lynn Simonton, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Patent number: 9678247
    Abstract: A radiation curable composition is disclosed that includes a curable cross-linker essentially free of urethane and urea functional groups, a curable diluent, and a non-radiation curable component comprising (thio)urethane and/or urea groups. Coated optical fibers having a primary coating formed from this radiation curable composition, as well as optical fiber ribbons that contain the coated optical fibers are disclosed. Methods of making the optical fibers and ribbons are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Michael Edward DeRosa, Kevin Robert McCarthy, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel
  • Patent number: 9643978
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are thiophene compounds of formulae (I), (I?), (II), (II?), (II?), and (II??), methods for making such compounds, and methods for making ?-R-substituted fused thiophene compounds by coupling such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingqian He, Weijun Niu
  • Patent number: 9580448
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I), formula (II), or a combination thereof, and salts thereof is described. Each A may be independently an optionally substituted conjugated species or an optionally substituted aromatic species. Each R may be independently an optionally substituted C1-C40 linear alkyl chain, an optionally substituted branched alkyl chain, an optionally substituted alkyl chain containing heteroatoms, substituted alkyl chains, or H. Each R2 may be independently an optionally substituted C1-C40 linear alkyl chain, an optionally substituted branched alkyl chain, an optionally substituted alkyl chain containing heteroatoms, substituted alkyl chains, H, or part of a cyclic boronate ester with an other R2. Each n may be independently less than or equal to 3 and greater than or equal to 1. Each x may be independently less than or equal to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingqian He, James Robert Matthews, Weijun Niu, Arthur Lawrence Wallace
  • Patent number: 9580556
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions including hereocyclic fused thiophene based compounds, polymers based on fused thiophene compounds, and methods for making the monomer and polymer along with uses in thin film-based and other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingqian He, James Robert Matthews, Weijun Niu
  • Patent number: 9534062
    Abstract: An improved process for synthesizing acrylic polymers, which is highly controllable to achieve high molecular weight, high conversion rate, and low polydispersity involves continuously introducing initiator(s), acrylic monomer(s), and optionally other monomers capable of polymerizing with the acrylic monomer(s), into a microchannel of a microreactor having an integral micromixer and an integral heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingqian He, Clemens Rudolf Horn, Jieyu Hu, Patrick Jean, Weijun Niu, David Neal Schissel, Michael James Winningham
  • Publication number: 20160369045
    Abstract: Described herein are heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are fused heterocyclic naphthalene compounds, polymers based on fused heterocyclic naphthalene compounds, methods for making these compounds, and uses thereof. The compounds described have improved polymerization and stability properties that allow for improved material processability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Mingqian He, Jieyu Hu, Weijun Niu, Adama Tandia