Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Kowalsky

Wolfgang Kowalsky 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: 8377740
    Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific tr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Bold, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Baete, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Patent number: 8278238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to light emitting compounds, especially to triplett emitters suitable for electrooptical applications. Compounds according to the invention are organometallic complexes of a metal, preferably Ir, having a backbone of one five-membered ring that is linked to a five- or six-membered ring, by an intermediate six-membered ring. These compounds are suitable for adaptation to the emission of light in the UV to NIR range by adaptation of atoms or groups within at least one of the five-membered or six-membered ring structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Universitaet Bruanschweig, BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Johannes, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Sven Ammermann, Michael Kroener, Ute Jana Weinaug
  • Publication number: 20110049501
    Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific tr
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus BOLD, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Bäte, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Publication number: 20110049500
    Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific tr
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Bold, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Bäte, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Publication number: 20110049499
    Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific tr
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus BOLD, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Bäte, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Patent number: 7846763
    Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitrites and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific tr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Bold, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Baete, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Publication number: 20100145050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds that can be used in electrooptical applications. The electrically conductive and optical properties of these compounds, e.g. hole transporting, electron transporting and/or light emitting properties can be predetermined by substituting the core structure of these compounds with respective residues. The core structure (1) of the compounds according to the invention comprises two opposing aromatic moieties which are chemically bonded through an intermediate central atom. This central atom has a tetraedric configuration and therefore provides an orthogonal orientation to the organic moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BRAUNSCHWEIG
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Johannes, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Martin Dümeland, Ulfla Wrenz
  • Publication number: 20090165846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to light emitting compounds, especially to triplett emitters suitable for electrooptical applications. Compounds according to the invention are organometallic complexes of a metal, preferably Ir, having a backbone of one five-membered ring that is linked to a five- or six-membered ring, by an intermediate six-membered ring. These compounds are suitable for adaptation to the emission of light in the UV to NIR range by adaptation of atoms or groups within at least one of the five-membered or six-membered ring structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicants: UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG, BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Johannes, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Sven Ammermann, Michael Kroener, Ute Jana Weinaug
  • Publication number: 20090096367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heteroleptic carbene complexes comprising at least two different carbene ligands, to a process for preparing the heteroleptic carbene complexes, to the use of the heteroleptic carbene complexes in organic light-emitting diodes, to organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one inventive heteroleptic carbene complex, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive heteroleptic carbene complex, to organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer, and to devices which comprise at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Evelyn Fuchs, Martina Egen, Klaus Kahle, Christian Lennartz, Oliver Molt, Simon Nord, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Publication number: 20080220287
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic white light-emitting diode comprising at least one blue light-emitting fluoranthene derivative of the general formula I as component A and at least one blue light-emitting arylamine derivative as component B, the HOMO energies and LUMO energies of components A and B being different, with the condition that the LUMO energy of component A is higher than the HOMO energy of component B; to a composition comprising at least one blue light-emitting fluoranthene derivative of the formula I as component A and at least one blue light-emitting arylamine derivative as component B, the HOMO energies and LUMO energies of components A and B being different, with the condition that the LUMO energy of component A is higher than the HOMO energy of component B; and also to a light-emitting layer comprising a composition and to an organic white light-emitting diode comprising an inventive composition or an inventive light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Florian Dotz, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Hans-Hermann Johannes, Christian Schildknecht
  • Publication number: 20080194821
    Abstract: The present invention refers to light emitting compounds, especially to phosphorescent compounds useful for electroluminescent applications, for example forming a layer in OLEDs and laser applications undoped to emit visible light when excited by electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Technische Universitaet Braunchweig
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Johannes, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Sven Ammermann, Michael Kroener
  • Publication number: 20080193793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to materials useful as an electron or hole transport or injection layer in organic electrooptic devices. The material can form or be part of an electrically conductive organic layer, suitable for the transport of so-called positive charges or holes. The inventive HTL compounds are intrinsically doped HTLs which allows their deposition with greater homogeneity and reproducibility than matrix compositions consisting of a matrix material and an admixed p-dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicants: Technische Universitaet Braunschweig, BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Johannes, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Guergana Dobreva, Martin Duemeland, Ulf Lawrentz
  • Publication number: 20080018238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of phenothiazine S-oxides and S,S-dioxides as matrix materials for organic light-emitting diodes, in particular as matrix materials in the light-emitting layer of the organic light-emitting diodes, to organic light-emitting diodes comprising a light-emitting layer which comprises at least one phenothiazine S-oxide or S,S-dioxide as a matrix material and at least one further substance distributed therein as an emitter, to light-emitting layers which comprise at least one phenothiazine S-oxide or S,S-dioxide as a matrix material and at least one substance distributed therein as an emitter, to light-emitting layers which consist of one or more phenothiazine S-oxides or S,S-dioxides as a matrix material and at least one further substance distributed therein as a matrix material, to organic light-emitting diodes which comprise corresponding light-emitting layers, and to devices which comprise corresponding organic light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Gessner, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht
  • Publication number: 20080018221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of transition metal-carbene complexes in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), to a light-emitting layer, to a blocking layer for electrons or excitons, or to a blocking layer for holes, each comprising these transition metal-carbene complexes, to OLEDs comprising these transition metal-carbene complexes, to devices which comprise an inventive OLED, and to transition metal-carbene complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martina Egen, Klaus Kahle, Markus Bold, Thomas Gessner, Christian Lennartz, Simon Nord, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Bate, Chritian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Publication number: 20070282076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polymeric materials comprising at least one transition metal-carbene complex in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), polymeric materials comprising at least one selected transition metal-carbene complex, a process for preparing the polymeric materials of the invention, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one polymeric material used according to the invention or at least one polymeric material of the invention, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) comprising the light-emitting layer of the invention and devices comprising the organic light-emitting diode of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Bold, Martina Egen, Gerhard Wagenblast, Klaus Kahle, Christian Lennartz, Florian Dotz, Simon Nord, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Markus Bate, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Publication number: 20070166547
    Abstract: The invention relates to cyclic bioisosteres of derivatives of a purine system having a general structural formula R1=—H, —NH2, —Br, —Cl, —OH, —COOH, B=—N?, —CH?, Z=—CH?, —N?, A=—N? at B=—N?, Z=—CH—, A=—CH? at B=—N?, Z=—CH—, A=—CH? at B=—N?, Z=—N?, A=—CH? at B=—CH?, Z=—CH?, A=—CH? at B=—CH?, Z=—N?, and their pharmacologically acceptable salts having a normalizing effect on endocellular processes, in particular, it is capable eliminating endocellular metabolic acidosis and capable of binding excessively formed free radicals, in particular, free-radical forms of oxygen, capable of normalizing the nitrergic mechanisms of the cells, and also capable of interreacting with adenosine-sensitive receptors on the membrane of non-nuclear cells and in nuclei-containing cells to decrease the aggregation of thrombocytes. The compounds according to the invention have hepatoprotective effect and can be used for producing pharmaceutical compositions on their base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Dobbertin, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Hans-Hermann Johannes, Eike Becker
  • Publication number: 20060258043
    Abstract: Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes where: M1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitrites and conjugated dienes which form a ? complex with M1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ?1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ?1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific t
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Bold, Christian Lennartz, Martina Prinz, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Mukundan Thelakkat, Markus Baete, Christian Neuber, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christian Schildknecht, Hans-Hermann Johannes
  • Publication number: 20060127565
    Abstract: A method for microstructuring by means of locally selective sublimation is disclosed, whereby patterns or images of organic electroluminescent components are produced by application of low molecular weight emission material, provided on a support, to those points of substrate corresponding to the pattern or image for production, by means of sublimation. According to the invention, the method is carried out by firstly completely coating a film support made from temperature-resistant material with the emission material. The coated support and the substrate are then placed adjacent and parallel to each other in a vacuum chamber. The side of the support coated with the emission material faces the substrate. The support is subsequently locally heated for a short period of time on the non-coated side thereof in those positions corresponding to the pattern or image for generation, to a temperature adequate for the sublimation of the emission material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eike Becker, Dirk Heithecker, Dirk Metzdorf, Hermann Johannes, Thomas Dobbertin, Daniel Schneider, Wolfgang Kowalsky
  • Patent number: 6951603
    Abstract: A two-layered anode (1?) has a lower layer (2) including a non-conductive carrier material to which a conductive electrode layer (3?) is applied. Non-conductive areas, formed by partial removal of the electrode layer, have a predetermined structure corresponding to the structure of a structured polymer film (11) to be formed. The anode (1?) is connected with a platinum cathode in an electrolyte into which compounds of low molecular weight, preferably monomers of the polymer film (11), are introduced. During current flow, a conductive polymer film (11) of the predetermined structure is formed on conductive areas brought into contact with the electrolyte. A non-conductive substrate layer (13) is applied to the structured polymer film (11). The structured polymer film (11) adheres to the non-conductive substrate layer (13) and can be released from the electrode (1?) without damaging the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Technische Universitat Braunschweig
    Inventors: Eike Becker, Hans-Hermann Johannes, Wolfgang Kowalsky
  • Patent number: 6617184
    Abstract: The process of minimizing the operating voltage of an organic light emitting diode includes the steps of providing a transparent substrate and applying a transparent bottom electrode thereto. It furthermore includes the step of applying to the bottom electrode a semitransparent layer of a metal having a work function in the range from 4 to 7 eV and applying to the semitransparent layer at least one organic functional layer and a top electrode including magnesium and silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Achim Böhler, Stefan Wiese, Dirk Metzdorf, Wolfgang Kowalsky