Patents by Inventor Zhiqiang Ji

Zhiqiang Ji 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: 11588121
    Abstract: New organometallic complexes having bis- or tris-heteroleptic ligands and large aspect ratio in one direction and their use in OLEDs to enhance the efficiency is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Ji, Lichang Zeng, Jui-Yi Tsai, Chun Lin, Chuanjun Xia, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Walter Yeager
  • Publication number: 20230043458
    Abstract: A novel compound having a first ligand LA of is disclosed. The compound is useful as emitter dopant in OLEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jui-Yi TSAI, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Zhiqiang JI, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Walter YEAGER, Harvey WENDT
  • Patent number: 11566034
    Abstract: A metal tetradentate complex is disclosed in which an imidazole moiety is used as a linker in the ligand. The complex is useful as an emitter or other functional roles in an OLED device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Lin, Zhiqiang Ji
  • Publication number: 20230023959
    Abstract: Metal complexes with ligands bearing a five member aromatic moiety fused with dibenzofuran or its analogues useful as electroluminescence materials in OLEDs are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: LICHANG ZENG, Chuanjun Xia, Zhiqiang Ji, Chun Lin
  • Publication number: 20230020526
    Abstract: Provided is an organometallic compound including a first ligand LA selected from In ligand LA, each of Y1 to Y10 is carbon or nitrogen; moiety B is a monocyclic or polycyclic fused ring structure including 5-membered and/or 6-membered rings; any two RA and RB can be fused or joined to form a ring; X is selected from O, S, Se, or NR; each RA and RB is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the general substituent defined herein; at least one R, RA, or RB is deuterium or a linking group between LA and another ligand that includes a deuterium substituted aromatic ring; and LA is coordinated to a metal M, selected from Os, Pd, Pt, Ir, Cu, Ag, or Au; and the compound is capable of emitting light with a peak maximum wavelength (?max)?700 nm at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Zhiqiang JI, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Tongxiang LU, Wei-Chun SHIH, Derek Ian WOZNIAK, Alan DEANGELIS
  • Patent number: 11555048
    Abstract: Metal complexes with cyclic ligands having Formula (I), are disclosed. Ligands with cyclic structure are believed to be beneficial to the rigidity and stability of the metal complexes, which is desirable for improving OLED device performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Zhiqiang Ji, Mingjuan Su, Edward Barron, Chun Lin
  • Publication number: 20230008665
    Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds comprising a first ligand LA comprising a multicyclic fused ring system wherein ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M; and wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jerald FELDMAN, Zhiqiang JI, Wei-Chun SHIH, Derek Ian WOZNIAK, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT
  • Patent number: 11548905
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a compound having a metal planar tetradentate coordination configuration is disclosed. In the compounds, the metal M is Pt or Pd; the four coordinating atoms are Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 and are each selected from N, C, and O. The compound includes a substituent R, and atoms M, Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 are used to define a first plane that passes through the metal M and is positioned to have a minimum sum of shortest distances with Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4. At least one non-hydrogen atom in R falls within a distal circle of a cylinder extending perpendicular to the first plane, where the distal circle of the cylinder is a height h from the base circle and the height h ranges from 3.3 ? to 4.8 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Ji, Lichang Zeng, Chun Lin
  • Publication number: 20230006151
    Abstract: A compound having a first ligand LA of Formula I shown below is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang JI, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Jui-Yi TSAI, Suman LAYEK, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT
  • Patent number: 11542289
    Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA of Formula I is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I, one of L1 and L2 is C, and the other is N; Y1 to Y14 are each C or N; at least two adjacent Y7, Y8, Y9, and Y10 are carbon atoms that are fused to a structure of Formula II Z1 and Z2 are each O, S, Se, NR, CRR?, or SiRR?; and each R, R?, RA, RB, RC, and RD is hydrogen or a substituent; and any two substituents may be joined or fused together to form a ring. In the compound, LA is complexed to a metal M by L1 and L2, and M has an atomic weight greater than 40. Organic light emitting devices and consumer products containing the compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Ji, Jui-Yi Tsai, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 11545636
    Abstract: Metal complexes with ligands bearing a five member aromatic moiety fused with dibenzofuran or its analogues useful as electroluminescence materials in OLEDs are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Chuanjun Xia, Zhiqiang Ji, Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 11545637
    Abstract: A ligand for metal complexes are disclosed, in which an imidazole ring is fused to an aromatic ring as a substituent or an imidazole ring is fused to a six-member ring of the original ligand. The features of these elements within the ligand afford a better device performance in general OLED device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Lin, Zhiqiang Ji, Lichang Zeng
  • Publication number: 20220416166
    Abstract: A neutral compound including a first ligand LA represented by Formula I or Formula II is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Bin MA, Zhiqiang JI
  • Publication number: 20220416179
    Abstract: A metal compound including a first ligand LA having the Formula: Formula I, is disclosed. The metal compounds are useful in the emissive layer in organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Zhiqiang JI, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Jui-Yi TSAI
  • Publication number: 20220402954
    Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, ring B is a 5- or 6-membered ring; X1, X2, and X3 are each CRA or N; R is a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, which can be further fused or substituted; and (1) when ring B is an unfused 6-membered ring, X1 and X2 are N, and X3 is C; and (2) when ring B is a fused 6-membered ring, ring B has the structure of Formula II, In this structure, the wavy line indicates the point of connection to ring A; Q1 to Q6 are each C or N; and, when proviso (2) applies, (I) at least one of X1, X2, and X3 is N; or (II) R is two or more fused or unfused 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings, or (III) at least ring A or R is substituted with a partially or fully deuterated alkyl or partially or fully deuterated cycloalkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chun SHIH, Zhiqiang Ji, Pierre-Luc T. Boudreault, Walter YEAGER, Bert ALLEYNE, Derek WOZNIAK, James FIORDELISO
  • Patent number: 11515493
    Abstract: Novel organic metal complexes containing fused isoquinoline type ligands useful as emitters for near infrared OLED devices are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Thompson, Bin Ma, Scott Joseph, Pierre-Luc T. Boudreault, Zhiqiang Ji
  • Patent number: 11515494
    Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA having a structure of Formula I is disclosed. The compound is useful a an emitter dopants in OLEDs for enhancing the OLED performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Lin, Zhiqiang Ji
  • Publication number: 20220372054
    Abstract: Provided are novel silyl-containing acetylacetonate derivatives compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these silyl-containing acetylacetonate derivatives compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these silyl-containing acetylacetonate derivatives compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chun SHIH, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Zhiqiang JI
  • Publication number: 20220367820
    Abstract: Provided is an OLED having an anode, a cathode and an organic emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Chun LIN, Zhiqiang JI, Ting-Chih WANG, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT
  • Publication number: 20220367821
    Abstract: A novel compound is disclosed which includes a ligand LA of Formula II, wherein: ring B is independently a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; X1 to X4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C, N, and CR; at least one pair of adjacent X1 to X4 are each C and fused to Formula V ?where indicated by “”; X5 to X12 are each independently C or N; the maximum number of N within a ring is two; Z and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, NR?, CR?R?, SiR?R?, and GeR?R?; RB and RC each independently represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed substitutions to its associated ring; each of RB, RC, R, R?, and R? is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Pierre-Lue T. BOUDREAULT, Bert ALLEYNE, Zhiqiang JI