Inventor

Tobin J. Marks

Inventor

Evanston, IL, US

Overview

1978–2020

Patent span

Chemistry

Primary field (CPC C)

Patents· 169 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H10Kprimary

H10KOrganic electric solid-state devices11%

C08FMacromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds9%

B01JChemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry8%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests7%

C07FAcyclic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic compounds containing elements other than carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, selenium or tellurium7%

C08GMacromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds6%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures5%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution5%

C07DHeterocyclic compounds4%

C07CAcyclic or carbocyclic compounds4%

PatentTitleYear

10,784,848System and method for anti-ambipolar heterojunctions from solution-processed semiconductors2020 10,586,628Aluminum metallic nanoparticle-polymer nanocomposites for energy storage2020 10,547,005Organic semiconductor polymers2020 10,491,206System and method for anti-ambipolar heterojunctions from solution-processed semiconductors2019 10,435,343Efficient catalytic greenhouse gas-free hydrogen and aldehyde formation from alcohols2019 10,227,268Sulfur as a selective oxidant in oxidative hydrocarbon processing over oxide/chalcogenide catalysts2019 10,115,917Dopant-free polymeric hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cell2018 10,081,776Cyclen friction modifiers for boundary lubrication2018 9,929,725'System and method for anti-ambipolar heterojunctions from solution-processed semiconductors'2018 9,908,824'Methods for selectively hydrogenating benzene with supported organometallic catalysts and systems and methods for reducing benzene in gasoline using such catalysts'2018 9,896,640'Method of reducing friction and wear between surfaces under a high load condition'2018 9,876,183Charge-transporting metal oxide-polymer blend thin films2018 9,862,732'Regioselective 1,2-dearomatization of functionalized azines by organolanthanide catalysts'2018 9,862,657'Methods for selectively hydrogenating substituted arenes with supported organometallic catalysts'2018 9,777,021'Lubricant additives'2017 9,765,278'Energy efficient, temporary shear thinning siloxane lubricants and method of using'2017 9,711,728'Fused thiophene-based conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices'2017 9,666,805'Bithiophene sulfonamide-based molecular and polymeric semiconductors'2017 9,568,752'Organic electro-optic modulators with transparent conducting electrodes and related device structures'2017 9,515,257'Gate-tunable atomically-thin memristors and methods for preparing same and applications of same'2016 9,472,764'Conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices'2016 9,416,070'Forming ethylene'2016 9,412,852'Low-temperature fabrication of nanomaterial-derived metal composite thin films'2016 9,403,737'Forming ethylene'2016 9,388,265'Method for producing silyl-functionalized polyolefins and silyl-functionalized polyolefins with silyl monomer incorporation'2016 9,385,332'Organic-inorganic hybrid multilayer gate dielectrics for thin film transistors'2016 9,276,226'Organic-inorganic hybrid multilayer gate dielectrics for thin-film transistors'2016 9,256,086'Organic electro-optic modulators with transparent conducting electrodes and related device structures'2016 9,240,556'Semiconducting compounds and devices incorporating same'2016 9,219,233'Semiconductor materials prepared from rylene-(Ï€-acceptor)copolymers'2015 9,178,160'Fused thiophene-based conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices'2015 8,940,578'Low-temperature fabrication of metal oxide thin films and nanomaterial-derived metal composite thin films'2015 8,940,579'Low-temperature fabrication of metal oxide thin films and nanomaterial-derived metal composite thin films'2015 8,907,337'Inorganic-organic hybrid thin-film transistors using inorganic semiconducting films'2014 8,895,848'p-Type semiconducting nickel oxide as an efficiency-enhancing anodal interfacial layer in bulk heterojunction solar cells'2014 8,859,714'Polymeric semiconductors and related devices'2014 8,754,188'Semiconducting compounds and devices incorporating same'2014 8,729,182'High energy density nanocomposites and related methods of preparation'2014 8,644,648'Organic electro-optic modulators with transparent conducting electrodes and related device structures'2014 8,609,902'Organoactinide-, organolanthanide-, and organogroup-4-mediated hydrothiolation of terminal alkynes with aliphatic, aromatic and benzylic thiols'2013 8,598,305'Conjugated polymers and devices incorporating same'2013 8,569,501'Semiconductor materials and methods of preparation and use thereof'2013 8,513,646'Solution-processed high mobility inorganic thin-film transistors'2013 8,471,253'Crosslinked hybrid gate dielectric materials and electronic devices incorporating same'2013 RE044304'Conjugated monomers and polymers and preparation and use thereof'2013 8,399,761'Organic photovoltaic device with interfacial layer and method of fabricating same'2013 8,395,150'Inorganic-organic hybrid thin-film transistors using inorganic semiconducting films'2013 8,349,222'Twisted Ï€-electron system chromophore compounds with very large molecular hyperpolarizabilities and related compositions and devices'2013 8,338,555'Photopolymers and their use in organic thin film transistors'2012 8,274,075'Crosslinked polymeric dielectric materials and electronic devices incorporating same'2012 8,236,680'Nanoscale, spatially-controlled Ga doping of undoped transparent conducting oxide films'2012 8,236,907'Neutral bimetallic transition metal phenoxyiminato catalysts and related polymerization methods'2012 8,163,347'High energy density nanocomposites and related methods of preparation'2012 8,138,364'Transparent conducting oxide thin films and related devices'2012 8,135,243'Transparent conducting components and related electro-optic modulator devices'2012 8,110,432'Gate-planarized thin film transistor substrates and related methods of fabrication'2012 8,097,877'Inorganic-organic hybrid thin-film transistors using inorganic semiconducting films'2012 8,093,588'Siloxane-polymer dielectric compositions and related organic field-effect transistors'2012 8,057,918'Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and enhanced charge injection'2011 8,057,908'Hole transport layer compositions and related diode devices'2011 8,053,094'Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and enhanced charge injection'2011 8,022,214'Organic semiconductor materials and precursors thereof'2011 8,017,458'Solution-processed high mobility inorganic thin-film transistors'2011 7,981,989'Photopolymer-based dielectric materials and methods of preparation and use thereof'2011 7,982,039'N-type semiconductors and related devices'2011 7,976,954'Layer by layer self-assembly of large response molecular electro-optic materials by a desilylation strategy'2011 7,972,542'Layer by layer self-assembly of large response molecular electro-optic materials by a desilylation strategy'2011 7,968,016'Twisted Ï€-electron system chromophore compounds with very large molecular hyperpolarizabilities and related compositions and devices'2011 7,969,088'Method of using silicon molecular components for controlling charge migration and light emission of organic light-emitting diodes'2011 7,964,650'Carbonyl-functionalized thiophene compounds and related device structures'2011 7,947,837'Organic semiconductor materials and methods of preparing and use thereof'2011 7,928,249'Conjugated monomers and polymers and preparation and use thereof'2011 7,910,932'Transparent nanowire transistors and methods for fabricating same'2011 7,902,363'Diimide-based semiconductor materials and methods of preparing and using the same'2011 7,892,454'Acene-based organic semiconductor materials and methods of preparing and using the same'2011 7,893,265'Methods for preparing arene-BIS (dicarboximide)-based semiconducting materials and related intermediates for preparing same'2011 7,842,198'n-Type thiophene semiconductors'2010 7,835,597'Transparent conducting components and related electro-optic modulator devices'2010 7,824,582'Twisted Ï€-electron system chromophore compounds with very large molecular hyperpolarizabilities and related compositions and devices'2010 7,816,480'Silole-based polymers and semiconductor materials prepared from the same'2010 7,799,990'Electron-blocking layer / hole-transport layer for organic photovoltaics and applications of same'2010 7,776,235'Layer by layer self-assembly of large response molecular electro-optic materials by a desilylation strategy'2010 7,750,175'Organic light-emitting diodes and related hole transport compounds'2010 7,678,463'Intercalated superlattice compositions and related methods for modulating dielectric property'2010 7,679,079'Nanoscale self-assembled organic dielectrics for electronic devices'2010 7,671,202'Perylene n-type semiconductors and related devices'2010 7,651,777'Layer by layer self-assembly of large response molecular electro-optic materials by a desilylation strategy'2010 7,633,130'High-performance field effect transistors with self-assembled nanodielectrics'2009 7,605,394'Siloxane-polymer dielectric compositions and related organic field-effect transistors'2009 7,605,225'Silole-based polymers and semiconductor materials prepared from the same'2009 7,569,693'Naphthalene-based semiconductor materials and methods of preparing and use thereof'2009 7,528,176'Carbonyl-functionalized thiophene compounds and related device structures'2009 7,476,345'Layer by layer self-assembly of large response molecular electro-optic materials by a desilylation strategy'2009 7,449,509'Hole transport layer compositions and related diode devices'2008 7,374,702'n-Type thiophene semiconductors'2008 7,291,293'Vapor deposited electro-optic films self-assembled through hydrogen bonding'2007 7,160,965'Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts'2007 7,119,158'Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts'2006 7,094,121'Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and emission control'2006 6,991,749'n-Type thiophene semiconductors'2006 6,939,625'Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and enhanced charge injection'2005 6,855,274'Layer by layer self-assembly of large response molecular electro-optic materials by a desilylation strategy'2005 6,747,112'Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts'2004 6,670,299'Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts'2003 6,635,597'Perfluoronaphthyl substituted boron containing catalyst activator'2003 6,608,323'n-type thiophene semiconductors'2003 6,585,914'N-type thiophene semiconductors'2003 6,586,763'Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and emission control'2003 6,549,685'High-response electro-optic modulator based on an intrinsically acentric, layer-by-layer self-assembled molecular superlattice'2003 6,544,922'Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts'2003 6,403,732'Organo-Lewis acids of enhanced utility, uses thereof, and products based thereon'2002 6,403,733'Organo-Lewis acid as cocatalyst for cationic homogeneous Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerizations'2002 6,399,221'Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and emission control'2002 6,388,114'(Polyfluoroaryl) fluoroanions of aluminum, gallium, and indium of enhanced utility, uses thereof, and products based thereon'2002 6,316,679'Treatment of a composition comprising a trimethylolalkane bis-monolinear formal'2001 6,291,695'Organo-Lewis acids of enhanced utility, uses thereof, and products based thereon'2001 6,274,752'Organo-Lewis acid as cocatalyst for cationic homogeneous Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerizations'2001 6,268,445'Catalyst activator'2001 6,262,200'(Polyfluoroaryl)fluoroanions of aluminum, gallium, and indium of enhanced utility, uses thereof, and products based thereon'2001 6,235,918'Supported organometallic catalysts for hydrogenation and Olefin Polymerization'2001 6,229,034'Synthesis and use of (perfluoroaryl) fluoro-aluminate anion'2001 6,218,332'(Polyfluoroaryl) fluoroanions of aluminum, gallium, and indium of enhanced utility, uses thereof, and products based thereon'2001 6,159,890'Ruthenium-containing catalyst system for olefin metathesis'2000 6,156,692'Ruthenium-containing catalyst composition for olefin metathesis'2000 6,153,776'Bimetallic complexes and polymerization catalysts therefrom'2000 6,130,302'Synthesis and use of (polyfluoroaryl)fluoroanions of aluminum, gallium and indium'2000 6,096,905'Treatment of a composition comprising a trimethylolalkane bis-monolinear formal'2000 6,087,460'Organo-Lewis acid as cocatalyst for cationic homogenous metallocene Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerizations'2000 6,077,919'Silyl-terminated polymer and method for preparing silyl-terminated polyolefins'2000 6,075,103'Silyl-terminated polymer and method for preparing silyl-terminated polyolefins'2000 6,040,401'Saturated tricyclic ligand containing metal complexes and olefin polymerization process'2000 6,033,774'Self-assembled superlattices and waveguides prepared for use therewith'2000 5,962,132'Silica nanoparticles obtained from a method involving a direct current electric arc in an oxygen-containing atmosphere'1999 5,939,346'Catalyst system comprising an aryloxyaluminoxane containing an electron withdrawing group'1999 5,856,258'Phenolate constrained geometry polymerization catalyst and method for preparing'1999 5,856,256'Organo-Lewis acid as cocatalyst for cationic homogeneous Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerizations'1999 5,854,166'Synthesis and use of (perfluoroaryl) fluoro-aluminate anion'1998 5,834,100'Organic light-emitting dioddes and methods for assembly and emission control'1998 5,770,022'Method of making silica nanoparticles'1998 5,625,106'Method for dimerizing an .alpha.-olefin'1997 5,591,815'Zirconium and hafnium-catalyzed polymerization of methylenecyclopropane'1997 5,578,690'Silyl-terminated interpolymer of ethylene and method for preparing silyl-terminated polyolefins'1996 5,502,017'Metallocene catalyst containing bulky organic group'1996 5,500,398'Homogeneous .alpha.-olefin dimerization catalysts'1996 5,480,952'Zirconium and hafnium-catalyzed polymerization of methylenecyclopropane'1996 5,455,317'Homogeneous catalysts for stereoregular olefin polymerization'1995 5,447,895'Sterically shielded diboron-containing metallocene olefin polymerization catalysts'1995 5,422,406'Rare earth homogeneous catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization and copolymerization of strained-ring olefins'1995 5,395,906'Ring-opening Ziegler olefin polymerization catalysts and polymers therefrom'1995 5,391,793'Aryloxyaluminoxanes'1995 5,371,173'Poled polymeric nonlinear optical materials'1994 5,330,948'Homogeneous catalysts for stereoregular olefin polymerization'1994 5,312,881'Method for catalytic polymerization of substituted acrylates'1994 5,300,598'Method of polymerizing exo-methylene cyclic organic compounds using homogeneous ring-opening catalysts'1994 5,296,460'CVD method for forming B.sub.i -containing oxide superconducting films'1994 5,185,317'Method of forming superconducting Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O films'1993 5,156,918'Self-assembled super lattices'1992 5,110,948'Organosamarium catalysts for the hydroamination of olefins'1992 5,043,453'Method for hydroaminating olefins'1991 4,935,292'Functionalized polymers for nonlinear optical application'1990 4,839,112'Methods for fabricating a low dimensionally electroconductive article'1989 4,801,666'Olefin and cycloalkene polymerization with organolanthanide catalysts'1989 4,716,257'Organolanthanide catalysts'1987 4,668,773'Organolanthanide catalysts'1987 4,622,170'Electrically conductive cofacially crystallizing organomacrocycle forming compositions'1986 4,563,301'Electrically conductive low dimensional organomacrocycle compositions, articles and fabrication methods'1986 4,563,300'Electrically conductive cofacially crystallizing organomacrocycle compositions, articles and fabrication methods'1986 4,364,870'One-step syntheses of uranium hexamethoxide and mixed methoxy uranium (VI) fluorides from uranium hexafluoride and two-step synthesis of uranium hexamethoxide from uranium tetrachloride'1982 4,097,384'Process for uranium isotope separation'1978

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1978–2020Patents assigned to UNIV NORTHWESTERN (154)· patent assignee history

1978–2020Based in Evanston, IL, US· patent location history

2011–2020Patents assigned to MARKS TOBIN J (30)· patent assignee history

2011–2018Patents assigned to POLYERA CORP (18)· patent assignee history

2011–2015Patents assigned to YAN HE (6)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to FACCHETTI ANTONIO (15)· patent assignee history

2013Based in Evanson, IL, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
UNIV NORTHWESTERN	154	1978–2020
MARKS TOBIN Jself	30	2011–2020
POLYERA CORP	18	2011–2018
FACCHETTI ANTONIO	15	2012–2016
YAN HE	6	2011–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Evanston, Illinois, US	168	1978–2020
Evanson, Illinois, US	1	2013