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20090032782 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS HAVING EXTENDED PI-CONJUGATED SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein relate to photochromic materials having extended pi-conjugated systems, such as an indeno-fused naphthopyran, which comprises a group that extends the pi-conjugated system of the indeno-fused naphthopyran bonded at the 11-position thereof. Further, the photochromic materials according to certain non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein may display hyperchromic absorption of electromagnetic radiation as compared to conventional photochromic materials and/or may have a closed-form absorption spectrum that is bathochromically shifted as compared to conventional photochromic materials. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles, such as optical elements, made using the disclosed photochromic materials, and methods of making the same. | 02-05-2009 |
20090062533 | NAPHTHOLS USEFUL FOR PREPARING INDENO-FUSED PHOTOCHROMIC NAPHTHOPYRANS - Described are naphthols useful in the manufacture of novel indeno-fused photochromic naphthopyran materials. | 03-05-2009 |
20090072206 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES COMPRISING PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS HAVING EXTENDED PI-CONJUGATED SYSTEMS - Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein relate to ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials having extended pi-conjugated systems. For example, various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide a photochromic material, such as an indeno-fused naphthopyran, which comprises a group that extends the pi-conjugated system of the indeno-fused naphthopyran bonded at the 11-position of thereof. Further, the photochromic materials according to certain non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein may display hyperchromic absorption of electromagnetic radiation as compared to conventional photochromic materials and/or may have a closed-form absorption spectrum that is bathochromically shifted as compared to conventional photochromic materials. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to methods of making the ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials. | 03-19-2009 |
20100209697 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOSENSITIVE MICROPARTICLES, NON-AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS THEREOF AND ARTICLES PREPARED THEREWITH - Described are non-aqueous dispersions of photosensitive polymeric microparticles, comprising: a) an organic continuous phase comprising an organic solvent; and b) photosensitive polymeric microparticles dispersed in the organic continuous phase. The microparticles comprise an at least partially polymerized component having integral surface and interior domains, wherein the surface domain comprises a polymeric material that is solubilized by the organic solvent, the interior domain comprises a polymeric material that is insoluble in the organic solvent, and the surface domain and/or interior domain is photosensitive. Also described are methods of producing such non-aqueous dispersions, curable film-forming compositions containing them, and photosensitive coated substrates. | 08-19-2010 |
20100221661 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOSENSITIVE MICROPARTICLES - Described are various methods of producing non-aqueous dispersions of photosensitive polymeric microparticles, comprising: (a) preparing one or more aqueous dispersions of a polymerizable component, at least one of which contains a photosensitive material and, wherein the polymerizable components comprise at least one hydrophilic functional group and/or at least one hydrophobic functional group; (b) subjecting the dispersion of (a) to conditions sufficient to form microparticles; (c) at least partially polymerizing the polymerizable component; (d) combining the dispersion with an organic continuous phase comprising an organic solvent; (e) removing water from the dispersion such that the final water content of the non-aqueous dispersion is less than 30 percent by weight; wherein e) is performed before or after d); and (f) reacting any acid functional groups on the surface of the microparticles with a reactive material having at least one epoxy functional group, at least one thiocarbonylthio functional group, at least one alkoxyamine functional group, or at least one halide functional group. | 09-02-2010 |
20110042629 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS HAVING EXTENDED PI-CONJUGATED SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a photochromic material which is an indeno-fused naphthopyran having a pi-conjugation extending group bonded to the 11-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran, the pi-conjugation extending group having at least one pendent halo-substituted group bonded thereto. The pi-conjugation extending group extends the pi-conjugation system of said indeno-fused naphthopyran. The 13-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran is substantially free of spiro-substituents. The invention further provides photochromic materials of specified structure, photochromic compositions, photochromic articles and optical elements that include the photochromic material. | 02-24-2011 |
20110049445 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS HAVING EXTENDED PI-CONJUGATED SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides ophthalmic devices comprising at least one photochromic material which is an indeno-fused naphthopyran having a pi-conjugation extending group bonded to the 11-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran, the pi-conjugation extending group having at least one pendent halo-substituted group bonded thereto. The pi-conjugation extending group extends the pi-conjugation system of said indeno-fused naphthopyran. The 13-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran is substantially free of spiro-substituents. The invention further provides photochromic materials of specified structure, photochromic compositions, photochromic articles and optical elements that include the photochromic materials. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to methods of making the ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials. | 03-03-2011 |
20120136148 | Photochromic Compounds Having At Least Two Photochromic Moieties - The present invention relates to photochromic compounds that include at least two photochromic moieties that are linked together by a multivalent linking group. The multivalent linking group can be selected so as to be flexible and/or substantially prevent electronic interaction between any two photochromic moieties through the multivalent linking group. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and articles that include at least a photochromic amount of one or more photochromic compounds of the present invention. | 05-31-2012 |
20120145973 | Photochromic Materials That Include Indeno-Fused Naphthopyrans - The present invention relates to photochromic materials that include one or more indeno-fused naphthopyrans that have particular groups at the 7, 11, and 13 positions thereof, and at the position alpha to the oxygen of the pyran ring thereof. With some embodiments, hydrogen or an alkoxy group is bonded to the 7 position, an optionally substituted phenyl is bonded to the 11 position, two alkyl groups are bonded to the 13 position, and two optionally substituted phenyl groups are bonded to the position alpha to the oxygen of the pyran ring of the indeno-fused naphthopyran compound. The 13 position of the indeno-fused naphthopyrans is free of ether groups in which an ether oxygen is bonded to the 13 position, and hydroxyl. The present invention also relates to photochromic articles and compositions that include such indeno-fused naphthopyrans. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145975 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS HAVING EXTENDED PI-CONJUGATED SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a photochromic material which is an indeno-fused naphthopyran of structural formulas I or II, having a pi-conjugation extending group bonded to the 11-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran, the pi-conjugation extending group having at least one pendent halo-substituted group bonded thereto. The pi-conjugation extending group extends the pi-conjugation system of said indeno-fused naphthopyran. The 13-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran is substantially free of spiro-substituents. The invention further provides photochromic materials of specified structure, photochromic compositions, photochromic articles and optical elements that include the photochromic material. | 06-14-2012 |
20120156508 | PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS - Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2′,3′:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156521 | PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS - Described herein are compounds generally comprising an indeno[2′,3′:3,4]naptho[1,2-b]pyran structure. Such compounds may be useful for their photochromic properties, and be used in certain photochromic compositions. Such compositions may further comprise other photochromic compositions and/or materials. Additionally, such compounds and/or compositions may be suitable for preparing certain photochromic articles. Also described herein are methods for preparing certain photochromic compounds, compositions, and articles. | 06-21-2012 |
20120157696 | METHOD OF MAKING INDENO-FUSED NAPHTHOL MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a method of making indeno-fused naphthol materials, that involves, with some embodiments, forming an indanone acid intermediate, which can be represented by the following general Formula V, | 06-21-2012 |
20120183810 | PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES - The present invention provides a compound represented by the Formula I: | 07-19-2012 |
20120214992 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS THAT INCLUDE 6-AMINO SUBSTITUTED INDENO-FUSED NAPHTHOPYRANS - The present invention relates to photochromic materials that include certain indeno-fused naphthopyrans. The indeno-fused naphthopyrans have an amino group (e.g., a piperidino or morpholino group) bonded to the 6-position and hydrogen or a halo group (e.g., fluoro) bonded to the 11-position thereof. The photochromic materials of the present invention can have a closed-form electromagnetic radiation absorption spectrum that is shifted to longer wavelengths (e.g., wavelengths of greater than 390 nm), relative to comparable photochromic materials. The present invention also relates to optical elements, such as eyeglasses, that include the photochromic materials of the present invention. | 08-23-2012 |
20130065056 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS HAVING EXTENDED PI-CONJUGATED SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides ophthalmic devices comprising at least one photochromic material which is an indeno-fused naphthopyran having a pi-conjugation extending group bonded to the 11-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran, the pi-conjugation extending group having at least one pendent halo-substituted group bonded thereto. The pi-conjugation extending group extends the pi-conjugation system of said indeno-fused naphthopyran. The 13-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran is substantially free of spiro-substituents. The invention further provides photochromic materials of specified structure, photochromic compositions, photochromic articles and optical elements that include the photochromic materials. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to methods of making the ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials. | 03-14-2013 |
20130269445 | MECHANOCHROMIC COATING COMPOSITION - A mechanochromic coating composition is disclosed comprising a polymeric network incorporating a plurality of ring-opening mechanophores each bound at two positions thereof within said polymeric network. | 10-17-2013 |
20140155598 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS DEMONSTRATING IMPROVED FADE RATES - Various photochromic materials are provided that are essentially free of polymerizable unsaturated groups, and comprise:
| 06-05-2014 |
20140364618 | Method of Making Indeno-Fused Naphthol Materials - The present invention relates to a method of making indeno-fused naphthol materials, that involves, with some embodiments, forming an indanone acid intermediate, represented by the following general Formula V, | 12-11-2014 |
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20120001127 | HOLE TRANSPORT COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS (I) - A composition comprising: at least one compound comprising a hole transporting core, wherein the core is covalently bonded to a first arylamine group and also covalently bonded to a second arylamine group different from the first, and wherein the compound is covalently bonded to at least one intractability group, wherein the intractability group is covalently bonded to the hole transporting core, the first arylamine group, the second arylamine group, or a combination thereof, and wherein the compound has a molecular weight of about 5,000 g/mole or less. Blended mixtures of arylamine compounds, including fluorene core compounds, can provide good film formation and stability when coated onto hole injection layers. Solution processing of OLEDs is a particularly important application. | 01-05-2012 |
20120003790 | HOLE TRANSPORT COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED DEVICES AMD METHODS (II) - A composition comprising: at least one compound comprising a hole transporting core, wherein the core is covalently bonded to a first arylamine group and also covalently bonded to a second arylamine group different from the first, and wherein the compound is covalently bonded to at least one intractability group, wherein the intractability group is covalently bonded to the hole transporting core, the first arylamine group, the second arylamine group, or a combination thereof, and wherein the compound has a molecular weight of about 5,000 g/mole or less. Blended mixtures of arylamine compounds, including fluorene core compounds, can provide good film formation and stability when coated onto hole injection layers. Solution processing of OLEDs is a particularly important application. | 01-05-2012 |
20130009137 | VERTICALLY PHASE-SEPARATING SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC MATERIAL LAYERS - Improved OLED devices and methods of making the same using vertical phase separation to simplify processing. Vertically phase separated material can include at least one lower first layer disposed on the electrode, and at least one upper second layer different from the first layer and disposed away from the electrode or optionally on one layer comprising at least one semiconducting organic material. The first layer can be enriched with at least one first semiconducting organic material (SOM 1) and the second layer can be enriched with at least one second semiconducting organic material (SOM 2) different from the SOM 1. The ink composition can be adapted so that the film vertically phase separates into the first and second layers. Compositions and devices are also embodied herein. | 01-10-2013 |
20130092887 | Doping methods for hole injection and transport layers - A method including combining at least one first compound in a neutral form with at least one ionic dopant in a first solvent system to provide a first doped reaction product, isolating the first doped reaction product in solid form, and combining the isolated first doped reaction product with at least one conjugated polymer in neutral form in a second solvent system to form a second doped reaction product including an oxidized form of the conjugated polymer a neutral form of the first compound. Advantages include better stability, ease of use, and lower metal content. Applications include organic electronic devices including OLEDs. | 04-18-2013 |
20130344648 | HOLE TRANSPORT COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS (II) - A composition comprising: at least one compound comprising a hole transporting core, wherein the core is covalently bonded to a first arylamine group and also covalently bonded to a second arylamine group different from the first, and wherein the compound is covalently bonded to at least one intractability group, wherein the intractability group is covalently bonded to the hole transporting core, the first arylamine group, the second arylamine group, or a combination thereof, and wherein the compound has a molecular weight of about 5,000 g/mole or less. Blended mixtures of arylamine compounds, including fluorene core compounds, can provide good film formation and stability when coated onto hole injection layers. Solution processing of OLEDs is a particularly important application. | 12-26-2013 |