Patents
US 12364157 B2: Short-wave infrared materials, detectors, and methods
- Granted
- 2025-07-15
- Filed
- 2022-08-01 application 17878620
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to short-wave infrared (SWIR) materials, SWIR detectors, and methods of use. In an aspect, a SWIR detector is provided and includes a conductive layer disposed over a first portion of a substrate, the conductive layer having a trench therein, and a hole transport layer disposed over at least a second portion of the substrate and within the trench of the conductive layer. The SWIR detector further includes a light conversion layer disposed over at least a portion of the hole transport layer, the light conversion layer comprising a composition having the formula AaBbMcXd, wherein: A is an organic group or ion thereof; B is an organic group, an inorganic group, or ion thereof; M is a metal or ion thereof; X is a halogen or ion thereof; and a, b, c, and d are numbers expressing amounts of A, B, M, and X.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250715.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. 19,595 patents | Foreign company or organization | Tokyo, JP | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Utah State University 160 patents | US company or organization | Logan, UT | Utah State University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gugang Chen | Palo Alto, CA | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yi Rao | Logan, UT | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10K | Organic electric solid-state devices | H10K85/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N21/35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RAO, YI signed 2023-07-13 | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY NORTH LOGAN, UT | 64440/376 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-08-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHEN, GUGANG signed 2022-07-29 | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. TOKYO | 60689/349 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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