Synthetic Resin Containing Patents (Class 252/301.35)
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Patent number: 11760864Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I), which compound is useful for improving the abrasion resistance of a vulcanized rubber composition (the symbols in the following formula are as defined in the description).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Natsuyo Kamimoto, Takeshi Hara
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Patent number: 11585818Abstract: The present invention provides, among other aspects, stabilized chromophoric nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, the chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are rationally functionalized with a pre-determined number of functional groups. In certain embodiments, the stable chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are modified with a low density of functional groups. In yet other embodiments, the chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are conjugated to one or more molecules. Also provided herein are methods for making rationally functionalized chromophoric nanoparticles.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for CommercializationInventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Changfeng Wu, Xuanjun Zhang, Jiangbo Yu, Fangmao Ye
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Patent number: 11374150Abstract: A display device can include a plurality of semiconductor light emitting diodes; first and second wiring electrodes respectively extending from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting diodes to supply an electrical signal to the plurality of semiconductor light emitting diodes; a plurality of pair electrodes disposed on a substrate and having a first electrode and a second electrode that generate an electric field when a current is supplied thereto; a dielectric layer disposed to cover the plurality of pair electrodes; and a covalent bond layer disposed between the dielectric layer and the plurality of semiconductor light emitting diodes, and forming a covalent bond with the dielectric layer and each of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting diodes, wherein the first wiring electrode and the second wiring electrode are located at opposite sides of the plurality of pair electrodes based on the plurality of semiconductor light emitting diodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Junghoon Kim, Hyunwoo Cho, Mihee Heo
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Patent number: 11370864Abstract: Disclosed is a graft copolymer containing a polyfluorene-based polymer as a main chain and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a side chain, and an element including the same. The graft copolymer contains both the polyfluorene-based polymer and the PVDF, so that the graft copolymer may increase miscibility between polymers to prepare a composite having excellent performance, prepare an uniform thin film through a solution process, and be used as a single material that exhibits both piezoelectric properties and luminescence properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei UniversityInventors: Jinkyun Lee, Sejin Lee, Jiyeon Kim, Cheolmin Park, Euihyuk Kim, Joona Bang
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Patent number: 11270973Abstract: A polymerizable composition includes at least one monomer, a photoinitiator capable of initiating polymerization of the monomer when exposed to light, and a phosphor capable of producing light when exposed to radiation (typically X-rays). The material is particularly suitable for bonding components at ambient temperature in situations where the bond joint is not accessible to an external light source. An associated method includes: placing a polymerizable adhesive composition, including a photoinitiator and energy converting material, such as a down-converting phosphor, in contact with at least two components to be bonded to form an assembly; and, irradiating the assembly with radiation at a first wavelength, capable of conversion (down-conversion by the phosphor) to a second wavelength capable of activating the photoinitiator, to prepare items such as inkjet cartridges, wafer-to-wafer assemblies, semiconductors, integrated circuits, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Immunolight, LLCInventors: Zakaryae Fathi, James Clayton, Harold Walder, Frederic A. Bourke, Jr.
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Patent number: 11208408Abstract: A method of inhibiting scale in an industrial water system includes the steps of dosing the industrial water system with a water treatment polymer comprising at least 10 mol % of carboxylic acid monomer and a quaternized naphthalimide fluorescent monomer as disclosed herein, and then monitoring the fluorescence of the water system. The polymers are also useful for flocculation and coagulation in wastewater treatment.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.Inventor: Klin Aloysius Rodrigues
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Patent number: 11143591Abstract: A method for detecting or comparing mechanical strength of macro-molecular polymer materials. The detecting method has the steps of measuring the mechanical strength and the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum of each of the plurality of samples to form a curve relationship or function relationship between the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum and the mechanical strength; measuring the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum of the target material, and using the curve relationship or the function relationship to obtain the mechanical strength of the target material. The plurality of samples and the target material are both prepared from a macro-molecular polymer, and the macro-molecular polymer may be composed of disulfonate-difluorobenzophenone, hydroxyindole and difluorobenzophenone as monomers, and the sulfonate groups of the disulfonate-difluorobenzophenone have metal cations.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Guanjun Chang, Li Yang, Zhongyuan Lu, Junxiao Yang
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Patent number: 11008509Abstract: A population of coated phosphor particles is presented. Each coated phosphor particle has a core including a Mn4+ doped phosphor and a shell including aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, silicon dioxide, hafnium oxide, indium oxide, indium tin oxide, potassium fluoride, titanium nitride, boron nitride, silicon nitride, a polymer material, or a combination thereof. A process for preparing the population of coated phosphor particles is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: James Edward Murphy, Florencio Garcia
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Patent number: 10994041Abstract: The present invention generally relates to fluorescent marking compositions and their use to determine whether a surface has been cleaned. More particularly, the marking compositions comprise fluorescent polymers.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Joseph Wegner, Erin Brown, Jeffery Atkins, Paul Zinn, Robert Walicki, Lanhua Hu
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Patent number: 10934481Abstract: A core/shell nanoparticle with enhanced emission comprises a fluorescent conjugated polymer core that is encapsulated by an amphiphilic block copolymer shell. The core/shell nanoparticle structure confines the electronic charge to improve quantum yield and is water soluble to enable low-cost and environmentally friendly processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, University of AkronInventors: Hongyou Fan, Kaifu Bian, Leanne Julia Alarid, Yu Zhu
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Patent number: 10910565Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, an emitting layer and a cathode, in which the emitting layer includes a first compound, a second compound and a third compound. The first compound is a compound represented by a formula (1) below. The second compound has a larger singlet energy than a singlet energy of the first compound. The third compound is a fluorescent compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshinari Ogiwara, Kei Yoshida, Satomi Tasaki
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Patent number: 10759991Abstract: A composite particle that includes: a fluorescent semiconductor core/shell nanoparticle (preferably, nanocrystal); and a stabilizing additive of a (meth)acrylate copolymer having pendent phosphine, arsine or stibine groups.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Saswata Chakraborty, Jason D. Clapper, Michael C. Palazzotto, Guy D. Joly
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Patent number: 10739348Abstract: The present invention relates to a cluster for the detection of an analyte, said cluster comprising a plurality of visually detectable colored particles and a plurality of luminescent particles, wherein (i) the particles are bound to each other, and (ii) at least one binding partner of an analyte is bound to the colored particles and/or the luminescent particles.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUNCHEN—DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZEInventors: Stefan Thalhammer, Elisângela Linares
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Patent number: 10644241Abstract: The present specification relates to a polymer and an organic solar cell including the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jiyoung Lee, Jinseck Kim, Donggu Lee, Jaechol Lee
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Patent number: 10607746Abstract: A dispersion of a conductive polymer and a polyanion in a non-aqueous medium further includes a compound including an acid sensitive functional group selected from the group consisting of a ketal, an acetal, an aminal, a hemi-ketal, a hemi-acetal, a hemi-aminal, a thioacetal, an amide acetal, an orthoester, an orthoether, an enolester, an enolether, and an enolamine.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: AGFA GEVAERTInventors: Luc Vanmaele, Tim Van Gijseghem
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Patent number: 10547019Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical luminescent cell 10 having a luminescent layer 12 and electrodes 13, 14 provided on each surface of the luminescent layer 12. The luminescent layer 12 comprises an organic polymeric luminescent material and a combination of at least two organic salts. In particular, the luminescent layer preferably comprises a combination of at least two types of ionic liquids represented by formula (1) (wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each represent an optionally-substituted alkyl group, alkoxy alkyl group, trialkylsilylalkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group or heterocylic group. R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different. M represents N or P. X? represents an anion.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Fumihiro Yonekawa
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Patent number: 10494762Abstract: A polymer composition is provided. The polymer composition includes (i) a core polymer; and (ii) a shell polymer formed over the core polymer. The core polymer includes structural units derived from monomers having a Formula I, Formula II, Formula V (optional), and Formula VI: and a structural unit derived from a monomer selected from a group consisting of monomers having a Formula III and Formula IV: The shell polymer includes an active ingredient, a polymer comprising structural units derived from a monomer having Formula, I, Formula II, and Formula VI: and a structural unit derived from a monomer selected from a group consisting of monomers having a Formula III and Formula IV.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: ARON UNIVERSAL LTD.Inventors: Ashok Babubhai Amin, Gangula Rajkumar
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Patent number: 10468601Abstract: The present invention relates to a charge transporting semi-conducting material. The charge transporting semi-conducting material may include optionally at least one electrical dopant, and a branched or cross-linked charge transporting polymer that includes 1,2,3-triazole cross-linking units of at least one of the general formulae Ia and/or Ib herein. The charge transporting polymer can include ethylene building units substituted with at least one pending side group including a conjugated system of delocalized electrons. Also provided herein are processes for obtaining the charge transporting semi-conducting material.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Novaled GmbHInventors: Kay Lederer, Steffen Runge, Felix Limberg, Hartmut Krueger
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Patent number: 10347476Abstract: Provided are synthetic dendrimer calibrants for mass spectrometry. The calibrants are distinguished by their relative ease and rapidity of synthesis, comparatively low cost, long shelf life, high purity, and amenability to batch synthesis as mixtures. The latter characteristic enables parallel preparation of higher molecular weight compounds displaying useful distributions of discrete molecular weights, thereby providing multi-point mass spectrometry calibration standards. Methods of making, tuning and using said calibrants are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundInventor: Scott Grayson
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Patent number: 10319910Abstract: Provided is a multilayer-structured organic electroluminescent diode, and a method of manufacturing a hole transporting layer thereof. The hole transporting layer included in the organic electroluminescent diode is a thin film formed through electrochemical polymerization. The method of manufacturing the hole transporting layer includes the steps of: preparing an electrolyte; electro-polymerizing the electrolyte; controlling thickness of an electropolymerized film; and washing and drying the electropolymerized film as obtained. Specific electropolymerization parameters are set to finely regulate a crosslinking degree and reactivity of the electropolymerized film, thereby solving a prior-art problem that the crosslinking degree and reactivity of a polymer or small molecule hole transporting material in a film state cannot be effectively controlled.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunan Zhang, Yawei Liu
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Patent number: 10283711Abstract: A method of producing an organic electroluminescent ink includes reducing ozone contained in an organic electroluminescent mixture comprising an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventors: Koyo Sakamoto, Shinichiro Ishino, Tomohiko Oda, Yasuhiro Yamauchi
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Patent number: 10270036Abstract: Provided are a polymer, a composition including the polymer, and an organic light-emitting device including the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsunori Ito, Takao Motoyama, Keisuke Korai, Daeyoung Chung, Eunjoo Jang, Taehyung Kim
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Patent number: 10092661Abstract: In the present invention, a method of producing stable bare colloidal gold nanoparticles is disclosed. The nanoparticles can subsequently be subjected to partial or full surface modification. The method comprises preparation of colloidal gold nanoparticles in a liquid by employing a top-down nanofabrication method using bulk gold as a source material. The surface modification of these nanoparticles is carried out by adding one or multiple types of ligands each containing functional groups which exhibit affinity for gold nanoparticle surfaces to produce the conjugates. Because of the high efficiency and excellent stability of the nanoparticles produced by this method, the fabricated gold nanoparticle conjugates can have surface coverage with functional ligands which can be tuned to be any percent value between 0 and 100%.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: IMRA America, Inc.Inventors: Wei Qian, Makoto Murakami, Yuki Ichikawa, Yong Che
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Patent number: 10077362Abstract: Described herein are novel azo-benzene type chromophores. The chromophores are useful in photochromic compositions comprising a polymer matrix and a chromophore, wherein the chromophore is a novel azo-benzene type structure. The photochromic composition is photoresponsive upon irradiation by at least one wavelength of laser light across the visible light spectrum. Photochromic devices which comprise the novel azo-benzene type chromophore compound show significantly higher photoinduced birefringence, higher diffraction efficiency, and brighter images than devices that comprise well known azo-benzene chromophores. The photochromic composition may include a liquid crystal.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tao Gu, Bogumila Rachwal, Ozair Siddiqui, Stanislaw Rachwal, Isamu Kitahara, Sergey Simavoryan, Peng Wang, Michiharu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10016015Abstract: A sole for a shoe or other footwear. The sole includes at least two structures, each structure being configurable, and wherein at least a part of each of said at least two structures is located in a single frontal plane cross-section of the sole when the sole is upright and in an unloaded condition. The sole also includes at least one electronic control system that controls a configuration of each said at least two structures. Optionally, the at least two structures and/or the at least one electronic control system are located in a midsole section of said sole.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC.Inventor: Frampton E. Ellis, III
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Patent number: 9992996Abstract: Aniline copolymers and the synthesis thereof for use as antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral material) material of for the manufacture of antimicrobial objects, suitable for use in the health, food, packaging, water, paint, wood, textile, poultry, glass, paper, rubber, ceramic, seafood, sports, plastic and agricultural industries. The copolymer may be for example (A): where for example R3?H5—CO2H, —CO2Me, or —CO2Et. R is typically H or a C1-C6 alkyl, x is an integer between 1 and 0 and m indicates the degree of polymerization. Preferred copolymers are copolymers of aniline with 3-aminobenzoic acid, 2-aminobenzoic acid and ethyl 3-aminobenzoate.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Inventors: Marija Gizdavic-Nikolaidis, Allan J. Easteal, Srdjan Stepanovic
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Patent number: 9947874Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, and to electronic devices which comprise these compounds.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Christof Pflumm, Amir Hossain Parham, Constanze Brocke, Elvira Montenegro, Frank Voges, Holger Heil, Arne Buesing
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Patent number: 9837623Abstract: A compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, an organic optoelectronic device including the same, and a display device including the organic optoelectronic device are provided. The structure of the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is described in the present specification.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun-Jung Kim, Mi-Young Chae, Nam-Heon Lee, Dal-Ho Huh, Wook Kim, Youn-Hwan Kim, Jun-Seok Kim, Sang-Il Lee, Hyun Gyu Lee, Chun-Keun Jang, Ju-Yeon Jung
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Patent number: 9825205Abstract: Quantum dot polymer composites for on-chip light emitting diode applications are described. In an example, a composite for on-chip light emitting diode application includes a polymer matrix, a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the polymer matrix, and a base dispersed in the polymer matrix.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Pacific Light Technologies Corp.Inventors: Kari N. Haley, Benjamin Daniel Mangum, Weiwen Zhao, Nathan Evan Stott, Juanita N. Kurtin
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Patent number: 9796813Abstract: In an embodiment, a polycarbonate polymerization process comprises interfacially polymerizing a carbonate compound and dihydroxy compound in the presence of an interfacial catalyst to form a polycarbonate and adding a viscosity reducing agent and a transesterification catalyst to polycarbonate upstream of a first filter to form an adjusted polycarbonate. The first filter can be replaced with a replacement filter and the adjusted polycarbonate can be introduced to the replacement filter. The flow can be diverted to a replacement filter. The process further comprises reducing the addition rate of the viscosity reducing agent and the transesterification catalyst until the addition rate is 0 mol/hr.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Ignacio Vic Fernandez, William E. Hollar, Jr., Donald E. Owens, III
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Patent number: 9761803Abstract: A semiconductor composition for producing a semiconducting layer with consistently high mobility is disclosed. The semiconductor composition includes a diketopyrrolopyrrole-thiophene copolymer and an aromatic non-halogenated hydrocarbon solvent. The copolymer has a structure disclosed within. The aromatic non-halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon solvent contains sidechains having at least 2 carbon atoms and the aromatic ring contains at least 3 hydrogen atoms.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Anthony James Wigglesworth, Yiliang Wu, Matthew A. Heuft
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Patent number: 9755165Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting element having high light emitting efficiency. The organic light emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; an emission layer placed between the anode and the cathode; and a hole transport layer formed between the anode and the emission layer, in which the hole transport layer contains a siloxane compound and a compound having a tertiary arylamine structure; and number of SP2 carbon atoms in the hole transport layer is ten times or less number of silicon atoms in the hole transport layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yosuke Nishide, Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani, Ryuji Ishii, Norifumi Kajimoto, Takayuki Ito, Nobutaka Mizuno, Koichi Ishige, Akihito Saitoh
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Patent number: 9656867Abstract: This present invention relates to a method of synthesizing copper selenide powder by using a hot-injection method wherein a proper amount of a reducing agent is added to a mixed solution made of copper cationic solution and selenium anionic solution, and the mixed solution is maintained at a temperature of 230° C. for 40 minutes to obtain Copper Selenide powder. The Copper selenide powder, which is in the form of CuSe or Cu2-xSe, can be synthesized by adjusting the amount of the reducing agent being added to the mixed solution.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Hsing-I Hsiang, Chang-Ting Yang, Jui-Huan Tu, Juu-En Chang
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Patent number: 9597418Abstract: The present invention relates to magnetic and fluorescent nanoassemblies having reverse architectures. Especially, the nanoassemblies of the invention comprise a fluorescent core and magnetic nanoparticles contacting the surface of the fluorescent core. The nanoassemblies of the invention may further be coated by a polymer, which may optionally be functionalized. The invention further relates to a process for manufacturing the nanoassemblies of the invention. The invention is also directed to the use of the nanoassemblies of the invention, especially for multimodal imaging, in vitro and/or in vivo diagnostics through multimodal imaging, and/or therapy.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE NANTES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)Inventors: Elena Ishow, Adrien Faucon
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Patent number: 9590181Abstract: Triptycene derivatives having symmetric or asymmetric substituents are provided. The triptycene derivatives of the present invention may be applied in phosphorescent lighting devices ranging from deep blue to red and may be applied as a host material, an electron transporting material or a hole transporting material. An OLED device is also herein disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITYInventors: Chien-Hong Cheng, Ho-Hsiu Chou, Cheng-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 9321957Abstract: A radiation detector can include a solid organic/plastic scintillator that enables neutron and gamma interactions to be readily distinguished via pulse-shape discrimination. Embodiments make use of a scintillator including a polymer matrix with a dispersed scintillation material exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence. The scintillation material can include an organic luminescent material that is free of heavy metals and in which excited triplet states are efficiently promoted into excited singlet states by thermal energy, the excited singlet states then generating a delayed fluorescence when decaying to ground state. As a result, the scintillation material, when exposed to ionizing radiation, can produce a combination of prompt and delayed fluorescence sufficient to enable neutron and gamma interactions to be readily distinguished via pulse-shape discrimination techniques.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.Inventor: Peter R. Menge
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Patent number: 9224059Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the automatic verification of the authenticity of a postage indicium that has a value indication and that has a luminescent area, whereby the postage indicium has been applied onto the surface of a mailpiece, and whereby the surface of the mailpiece is illuminated with light having wavelengths from a spectral region, then a first image of the surface of the mailpiece is taken with a camera system and this first image is evaluated regarding the place of the postage indicia applied onto the surface of the mailpiece, subsequently the postage indicium is irradiated with light having wavelengths from a second spectral region, whereby this light is capable of exciting the luminescence of the luminescent printing ink.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Deutsche Post AGInventors: JĂĽrgen KrĂĽger, Rainer Anthonj
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Patent number: 9205029Abstract: The invention features a dental composition containing a fluorescent organic pigment, e.g. a hydroxyl substituted aryl guanamine an or a fluorescent compound encapsulated in a thermo plastic or thermo set polymer, in an amount that provides the composition with fluorescence resembling that of natural teeth.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Rajdeep S. Kalgutkar, Gregory A. Kobussen
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Patent number: 9142408Abstract: Liquid precursors containing indium and selenium suitable for deposition on a substrate to form thin films suitable for semiconductor applications are disclosed. Methods of preparing such liquid precursors and method of depositing a liquid precursor on a substrate are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Calvin J. Curtis, Alexander Miedaner, Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van Hest, David S. Ginley, Peter A. Hersh, Louay Eldada, Billy J. Stanbery
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Patent number: 9130084Abstract: Liquid precursors containing copper and selenium suitable for deposition on a substrate to form thin films suitable for semiconductor applications are disclosed. Methods of preparing such liquid precursors and methods of depositing a precursor on a substrate are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Alliance for Substainable Energy, LLCInventors: Calvin J. Curtis, Alexander Miedaner, Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria Van Hest, David S. Ginley, Peter A. Hersh, Louay Eldada, Billy J. Stanbery
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Patent number: 9040718Abstract: Compounds (including polymers) for use in hybrid host materials which can be used in electroluminescent devices. The compounds comprise at least one electron-transporting moiety and at least one hole-transporting moiety which are joined by a flexible linker. Hybrid host materials comprising the compounds exhibit stability against phase separation, elevated glass transition temperature, morphological stability against crystallization, and isolation of the electron transporting moiety and hole transporting moiety ?-systems.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: The University of RochesterInventors: Shaw H. Chen, Lichang Zeng, Thomas Yung-Hsin Lee
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Publication number: 20150140549Abstract: Described herein are aqueous soluble polymersomes that encapsulate one or more hydrophobic fluorescent polymers and methods of their preparation and use.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Majid MEHRPOUYAN, Shumeye MAMO, Marybeth SHARKEY
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Patent number: 9022562Abstract: Described herein are devices, compositions, and methods for improving color discernment.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Brett T. Harding, Sheng Li, Amane Mochizuki, Eugene Dantsker
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Publication number: 20150118471Abstract: Inorganic-organic polymer nanocomposites are provided. The inorganic-organic polymer nanocomposite includes a polymeric matrix and a plurality of metal nanoparticles embedded within the polymeric matrix. The plurality of metal nanoparticles are configured to provide cooling of the nanocomposite upon exposure to photoradiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Arockiadoss THEVASAHAYAM
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Patent number: 9017577Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising indacenodithiophene or indacenoselenophene units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Steven Tierney, Clare Bailey, William Mitchell, Weimin Zhang
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Patent number: 9004131Abstract: A method and a system for producing a change in a medium disposed in an artificial container. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one of a plasmonics agent and an energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy through the artificial container to the medium. The initiation energy interacts with the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent to directly or indirectly produce the change in the medium. The system includes an initiation energy source configured to apply an initiation energy to the medium to activate the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignees: Duke University, Immunolight, LLCInventors: Frederic Avery Bourke, Jr., Tuan Vo-Dinh
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Patent number: 8993968Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a scintillator material, a scintillator system, and/or a method of detecting incident radiation using a scintillator material, or scintillator system, comprising a polymer material that comprises chromophores. Additional embodiments provide a scintillator material, scintillator system, and/or a method of detecting incident radiation using a scintillator material, or scintillator system, comprising a polymer material having one, two, three, or more, organic dyes dissolved therein wherein the polymer material having the one, two, three, or more dyes dissolved therein comprises chromophores. At least one of the dyes, termed the base dye, has a concentration in the range 0.5 to 3.5 mol/L. In a specific embodiment, the base dye has a concentration in the range 1.0 to 3.0 mol/L. This base dye concentration is high enough to achieve a substantial triplet-triplet state annihilation rate despite the negligible diffusion of the dye in the rigid polymer matrix.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Nanoptics, IncorporatedInventors: James K. Walker, Youngwook Noh, Richard T. Farley
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Publication number: 20150083970Abstract: A quantum dot-resin nanocomposite including a nanoparticle including a curable resin and a plurality of quantum dots contacting the nanoparticle. Also, a method of preparing the nanocomposite, and a molded article including the nanocomposite.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Haeng Deog KOH, Hyun A KANG, Eun Joo JANG, Na Youn Won
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Publication number: 20150069366Abstract: A luminescent device including an emission layer having luminescent nanoclusters is provided. The luminescent nanoclusters can be phosphorescent metal halides. The luminescent device can emit IR, NIR, colored, or white light and be pumped electrically or optically. A method for manufacturing a luminescent device including an emission layer having luminescent nanoclusters is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State UniversityInventors: Richard R. LUNT, Padmanaban Sasthan Kuttipillai
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Patent number: RE48409Abstract: Quantum dot polymer composites for on-chip light emitting diode applications are described. In an example, a composite for on-chip light emitting diode application includes a polymer matrix, a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the polymer matrix, and a base dispersed in the polymer matrix.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Kari N. Haley, Benjamin Daniel Mangum, Weiwen Zhao, Nathan Evan Stott, Juanita N. Kurtin