Patents by Inventor Yulong Shen

Yulong Shen 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: 9577199
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A Merlo, Eric Maurice Smith
  • Publication number: 20150021586
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: DANIEL DAVID LECLOUX, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Michael Henry Howard, JR., Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Eric Maurice Smith
  • Patent number: 8890131
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Lecloux, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A Merlo, Eric Maurice Smith
  • Patent number: 8759818
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Daniel David LeCloux, Adam Fennimore, Weiying Gao, Nora Sabina Radu, Weishi Wu, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Michael Henry Howard, Jr., Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Eric Maurice Smith
  • Publication number: 20130248843
    Abstract: This invention relates to electroactive compositions including anthracene derivative compounds. It also relates to electronic devices in which at least one active layer includes such a composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Kerwin D. Dobbs, Weiying Gao, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Weishi Wu, Yulong Shen, Hong Meng
  • Publication number: 20130240868
    Abstract: This invention relates to electroactive compositions including anthracene derivative compounds. It also relates to electronic devices in which at least one active layer includes such a composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Kerwin D. Dobbs, Weiying Gao, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Weishi Wu, Yulong Shen, Hong Meng
  • Publication number: 20130240869
    Abstract: This invention relates to electroactive compositions including anthracene derivative compounds. It also relates to electronic devices in which at least one active layer includes such a composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Kerwin D. Dobbs, Weiying Gao, Norman Herron, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Weishi Wu, Yulong Shen, Hong Meng
  • Patent number: 8487055
    Abstract: There is provided a polymer made from a monomer having Formula I: where: R and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, NR?2, R?, R? is a crosslinkable group; R? is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, and R?; X is a leaving group; Z is C, Si, or N; Q is (ZR?n)b; a is an integer from 0 to 5; b is an integer from 0 to 20; c is an integer from 0 to 4; q is an integer from 0 to 7; and n is an integer from 1 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Gene M. Rossi, Eric Maurice Smith, Yulong Shen, Weiying Gao, Reid John Chesterfield, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Daniel David Lecloux, Frederick P. Gentry
  • Patent number: 8436341
    Abstract: There is provided an organic electronic device having an anode, a hole injection layer, a photoactive layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. At least one of the photoactive layer and the electron transport layer includes a compound having Formula I where: R1 is the same or different and can be phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, triphenylamino, or carbazolylphenyl; and one of the following conditions is met: (i) R2?R3 and is H, phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, phenanthryl, triphenylamino, or carbazolylphenyl; or (ii) R2 is H or phenyl; and R3 is phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, phenanthryl, triphenylamino, and carbazolylphenyl; When both R1 are phenyl, R2 and R3 can be 2-naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, 9-phenanthryl, triphenylamino, or m-carbazolylphenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Mark A. Guidry, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Weiying Gao, Ying Wang, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A. Merlo
  • Patent number: 8431245
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Hong Meng, Yulong Shen
  • Patent number: 8309731
    Abstract: There is provided an organic electronic device having an anode, a hole injection layer, a photoactive layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. At least one of the photoactive layer and the electron transport layer includes a compound having Formula I where: R1 is the same or different and can be phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, triphenylamino, or carbazolylphenyl; and one of the following conditions is met: (i) R2=R3 and is H, phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, phenanthryl, triphenylamino, or carbazolylphenyl; or (ii) R2 is H or phenyl; and R3 is phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, phenanthryl, triphenylamino, and carbazolylphenyl; When both R1 are phenyl, R2 and R3 can be 2-naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, 9-phenanthryl, triphenylamino, or m-carbazolylphenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Norman Herron, Mark A. Guidry, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Weiying Gao, Ying Wang, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A. Merlo
  • Patent number: 8242223
    Abstract: There is provided a polymer made from a monomer having Formula I: where: R and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, NR?2, R?, R? is a crosslinkable group; R? is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, and R?; X is a leaving group; Z is C, Si, or N; Q is (ZR?n)b; a is an integer from 0 to 5; b is an integer from 0 to 20; c is an integer from 0 to 4; q is an integer from 0 to 7; and n is an integer from 1 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Nora Sabina Radu, Gene M. Rossi, Eric Maurice Smith, Yulong Shen, Weiying Gao, Reid John Chesterfield, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Daniel David Lecloux, Frederick P. Gentry
  • Publication number: 20120187382
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode is provided having an anode, a cathode, and an organic active layer therebetween. The organic active layer includes a deuterated compound and the device has a calculated half-life at 1000 nits of at least 5000 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Weiying Gao, Gary A. Johansson, Yulong Shen, Adam Fennimore, Kalindi Dogra, Hong Meng, Weishi Wu, Michael Henry Howard, JR., Ralph Birchard Lloyd, Nora Sabina Radu, Norman Herron, Daniel David Lecloux, Eric Maurice Smith, Che-Hsiung Hsu, Kyung-Ho Park, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Christina M. Older, Jerald Feldman, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 8147721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electrically conductive polymer compositions, and their use in organic electronic devices. The electrically conductive polymer compositions include an intrinsically conductive polymer having at least on monomer unit derived from Formula I: where: X=N, CR6 Z=NH, S, O, Se, Te Q=N, CR5 R1 through R4 can be H, F, Cl, C1-C24 alkyl, C2-C24 alkenyl, aryl, C1-C10 alkoxy, C1-C10 alkylseleno, C1-C10 alkylthio, C1-C10 alkylsilyl, NH2, or C1-C10 dialkylamino, where adjacent R groups can join together to form a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic rings, with the proviso that at least one of R1 through R4 is NH2, and. R5 and R6 can be H, C1-C24 alkyl, C2-C24 alkenyl, and aryl. The electrically conducting polymer is doped with a fluorinated acid polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Che-Hsiung Hsu, Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Ming Zheng
  • Publication number: 20120077955
    Abstract: There is provided a polymer made from a monomer having Formula I: where: R and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of H, D, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, NR?2, R?, R? is a crosslinkable group; R? is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, and R?; X is a leaving group; Z is C, Si, or N; Q is (ZR?n)b; a is an integer from 0 to 5; b is an integer from 0 to 20; c is an integer from 0 to 4; q is an integer from 0 to 7; and n is an integer from 1 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: NORA SABINA RADU, Gene M. Rossi, Eric Maurice Smith, Yulong Shen, Weiying Gao, Reid John Chesterfield, Jeffrey A. Merlo, Daniel David Lecloux, Frederick P. Gentry
  • Patent number: 8142686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electrically conductive polymer compositions, and their use in organic electronic devices. The electrically conductive polymer compositions include an intrinsically conductive polymer having at least one monomer unit derived from Formula I: where: Q=N, CR5 X=N, CR6 Z=NH, S, O, Se, Te R1 through R4 can be H, F, Cl, C1-C24 alkyl, C2-C24 alkenyl, aryl, C1-C10 alkoxy, C1-C10 alkylseleno, C1-C10 alkylthio, C1-C10 alkylsilyl, NH2, or C1-C10 dialkylamino, where adjacent R groups can join together to form a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic rings, with the proviso that at least one of R1 through R4 is NH2, and at least one of R1 through R6 is H, and. R5 and R6 can be H, C1-C24 alkyl, C2-C24 alkenyl, and aryl. The electrically conducting polymer is doped with a non-fluorinated acid polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Che-Hsiung Hsu, Hong Meng, Yulong Shen, Ming Zheng
  • Publication number: 20120065402
    Abstract: There is provided an organic electronic device having an anode, a hole injection layer, a photoactive layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. At least one of the photoactive layer and the electron transport layer includes a compound having Formula I where: R1 is the same or different and can be phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, triphenylamino, or carbazolylphenyl; and one of the following conditions is met: (i) R2=R3 and is H, phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, phenanthryl, triphenylamino, or carbazolylphenyl; or (ii) R2 is H or phenyl; and R3 is phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, phenanthryl, triphenylamino, and carbazolylphenyl; When both R1 are phenyl, R2 and R3 can be 2-naphthyl, naphthylphenyl, arylanthracenyl, 9-phenanthryl, triphenylamino, or m-carbazolylphenyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: NORMAN HERRON, Mark A. Guidry, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, Weiying Gao, Ying Wang, Yulong Shen, Jeffrey A. Merlo
  • Patent number: 7999121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of making derivatized 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene monomers and methods of using the 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Shawn Yeisley, Charles J. Dubois, Che-Hsiung Hsu, Steven W. Shuey, Yulong Shen, Hjalti Skulason
  • Publication number: 20110121269
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: DANIEL DAVID LECLOUX, ADAM FENNIMORE, WEIYING GAO, NORA SABINA RADU, WEISHI WU, VSEVOLOD ROSTOVTSEV, MICHAEL HENRY HOWARD, JR., HONG MENG, YULONG SHEN
  • Publication number: 20110095273
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Hong Meng, Yulong Shen