1. An apparatus for sharpening a cutting edge of one or more razor blades secured within a holder, the holder having a head for retaining the one or more razor blades in a cutting position and a handle affixed to the head, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a razor slot adapted to receive the head;
a sharpening assembly disposed in the housing and including a sharpening member positioned adjacent the razor slot, wherein the sharpening member is adapted to engage the cutting edge of the one or more razor blades in the cutting position;
a motor assembly disposed in the housing and coupled to the sharpening assembly, wherein the motor assembly is adapted to transmit a high frequency vibration to the sharpening assembly, with a direction of vibration of the sharpening member being along the cutting edge of the one or more razor blades.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motor assembly comprises:
a motor;
a motor arm coupling the motor to the sharpening assembly;
a motor shaft; and
a weight eccentrically mounted to the motor shaft.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a cradle assembly mounted to the housing and adapted to engage a distal end of the handle such that the head is held in the cutting position against the sharpening member.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the cradle assembly comprises an arm affixed to and extending away from the housing and a cradle secured in sliding relationship to the arm such that the cradle is movable toward and away from the housing, wherein the cradle is adapted to engage the distal end of the handle.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a spring adapted to bias the cradle toward the housing.
6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the cradle is tapered to accommodate handles of varying diameters.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motor assembly is adapted to cause linear vibrational movement of the sharpening member.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising control circuitry electronically coupled to the motor.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the control circuitry comprises:
a timing circuit electronically coupled to the motor and adapted to control power to the motor; and
a switch electronically coupled to the timing circuit and adapted to activate the timing circuit.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the timing circuit is adapted to provide power to the motor for a predetermined period of time following activation.
11. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a rechargeable battery electronically coupled to the control circuitry.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer-metal complex compound comprising a halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer fragment and a metal complex fragment and represented by the following formula:
where L is a bidentate ligand; M is Ir, Pt, Rh, or Os; with the proviso that M is Ir, Rh, or Os when n is 2, and M is Pt when n is 1; each Z is independently O, S, or NH; Y is CRc or N, where Rc is H or C1-20-alkyl; and wherein Ra and Rb are each independently a monovalent substitutent or H, with the proviso that at least one of Ra and Rb contains a halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer fragment and a linking group that disrupts conjugation between the aromatic monomer fragment and the metal complex fragment.
2. The compound of claim 1 wherein M is Ir, Z is 0; Y is CH; n is 2; and L is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted 2-phenylpyridines, 2-benzylpyridines, 2-(2-thienyl)pyridines, 2-(2-furanyl)pyridines, 2,2\u2032-dipyridines, 2-benzobthien-2-yl-pyridines, 2-phenylbenzothiazoles, 2-(1-naphthalenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(1-anthracenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-phenylbenzoxazoles, 2-(1-naphthalenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(1-anthracenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-naphthalenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-anthracenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-naphthalenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-anthracenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-thienyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-furanyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-thienyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-furanyl)benzoxazoles, benzohquinolines, 2-phenylquinolines, 2-(2-naphthalenyl)quinolines, 2-(2-anthracenyl)quinolines, 2-(1-naphthalenyl)quinolines, 2-(1-anthracenyl)quinolines, 2-phenylmethylpyridines, 2-phenoxypyridines, 2-phenylthiopyridines, phenyl-2-pyridinylmethanones, 2-ethenylpyridines, 2-benzenemethanimines,2-(pyrrol-2-yl)pyridines, 2-(imidazol-2-yl)-pyridines, 2-phenyl-1H-imidazoles, and 2-phenylindoles.
3. The compound of claim 2 wherein L is selected from the group consisting of 2-phenylpyridines, 2-benzylpyridines, and 2-benzobthien-2-yl-pyridines; Ra is -G-ArXo and Rb is-G-ArXm, methyl, ethyl, or phenyl, where G is \u2014OCH2\u2014, \u2014CH2O\u2014, \u2014CH2\u2014, or \u2014O\u2014; o is 1 or 2 and m is 0 or 1; each Ar is independently an aromatic group, and each X is independently a Cl, a Br, or a boronate group.
4. The compound of claim 3 wherein Ra is-G-ArX2 and Rb is methyl, ethyl, or phenyl, where each X is Cl or Br, and Ar contains a phenyl or fluorenyl group.
5. The compound of claim 3 wherein Ra and Rb are each \u2014OCH2\u2014ArX or \u2014CH2\u2014ArX; X is Cl or Br, and Ar contains a phenyl or fluorenyl group.
6. The compound of claim 1 which is prepared by contacting a dihalogenated aromatic precursor (A) with a bis-metal complex (B) in the presence of base and under such conditions to make the composition; wherein n is 2; L is Ar\u2032-Ar\u2033, where Ar\u2032 and Ar\u2033 are aromatic moieties which may be the same or different, with the proviso that at least one of Ar\u2032 and Ar\u2033 is heteroaromatic; Z is 0; Y is CR\u2032, wherein R\u2032 is H, alkyl, or aryl; Rb is a substituent; and Ra is-G-O\u2014ArX2, wherein Ar is an aromatic group, each X\u2032 is independently Cl or Br or O-alkyl or OH, and G is a bond or a divalent group; wherein (A) and (B) are represented by the following structures:
7. The compound of claim 6 wherein M is Ir, each R\u2032 is H, L is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted 2-phenylpyridines, 2-benzylpyridines, and 2-benzobthien-2-yl-pyridines; G is a methylene group;
Rb is methyl or phenyl; and Ra is selected from the group consisting of:
where X is Cl, Br, or boronate, and R\u2033 is-aryl, \u2014C1-20-alkyl, or
8. The compound of claim 1 which is prepared by coupling a bis-metal complex (B) with either a dihalodiaryldione (D) or a dihalodiarly ester (E), wherein n is 2; L is Ar\u2032-Ar\u2033, where Ar\u2032 and Ar\u2033 are aromatic moieties which may be the same or different, with the proviso that at least one of Ar\u2032 and Ar\u2033 is heteroaromatic; Z is 0; Y is CR\u2032, where R\u2032 is H, alkyl, or aryl; each of Ra and Rb is X\u2014Ar-G\u2032\u2014when B is coupled with D and each of Ra and Rb is X\u2014Ar-G-O\u2014 when B is coupled with E; wherein each X is independently Cl or Br, each Ar is independently an aromatic group, at least one of the G’s includes a non-conjugated divalent group, and each G is a bond or a non-conjugated divalent group; where B, D, and E are represented by the following structures:
9. The compound of claim 8 wherein L is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted 2-phenylpyridines, 2-benzylpyridines, and 2-benzobthien-2-yl-pyridines; each G\u2032 is a methylene group or 0; each G is a bond or a methylene group; Ar is phenyl and X is Cl, Br, or boronate.
10. An electroluminescent polymer having a backbone that comprises a) structural units of an aromatic monomer-metal complex having an aromatic fragment and a metal complex fragment, which structural units are represented by the following formula:
where L is a bidentate ligand; M is Ir, Pt, Rh, or Os; with the proviso that M is Ir, Rh, or Os when n is 2, and M is Pt when n is 1; each Z is independently O, S, or NH; Y is CRc or N, where Rc is H or C1-20-alkyl; and wherein Ra and Rb are each independently a monovalent substitutent or H, with the proviso that at least one of R\u2032a and R\u2032b contains an aromatic group that is part of the polymer backbone and a linking group that disrupts conjugation between the aromatic group and the metal complex fragment; and b) structural units of at least one aromatic comonomer, which polymer is characterized by being conjugated along a polymer backbone created by structural units of the aromatic monomer-metal complex and structural units of the at least one aromatic comonomer.
11. The polymer of claim 10 wherein M is Ir, Z is 0; Y is CH; n is 2; and L is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted 2-phenylpyridines, 2-benzylpyridines, 2-(2-thienyl)pyridines, 2-(2-furanyl)pyridines, 2,2\u2032-dipyridines, 2-benzobthien-2-yl-pyridines, 2-phenylbenzothiazoles, 2-(1-naphthalenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(1-anthracenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-phenylbenzoxazoles, 2-(1-naphthalenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(1-anthracenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-naphthalenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-anthracenyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-naphthalenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-anthracenyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-thienyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-furanyl)benzothiazoles, 2-(2-thienyl)benzoxazoles, 2-(2-furanyl)benzoxazoles, benzohquinolines, 2-phenylquinolines, 2-(2-naphthalenyl)quinolines, 2-(2-anthracenyl)quinolines, 2-(1-naphthalenyl)quinolines, 2-(1-anthracenyl)quinolines, 2-phenylmethylpyridines, 2-phenoxypyridines, 2-phenylthiopyridines, phenyl-2-pyridinylmethanones, 2-ethenylpyridines, 2-benzenemethanimines,2-(pyrrol-2-yl)pyridines, 2-(imidazol-2-yl)-pyridines, 2-phenyl-1H-imidazoles, and 2-phenylindoles; and at least 90% of the structural units of the aromatic monomer-metal complex contain a metal complex that is pendant to, incorporated within, andor endcapped to the polymer backbone.
12. The polymer of claim 11 wherein the structural units of the at least one aromatic co-monomer is selected from the group consisting of 1,4-phenylenes, 1,3-phenylenes, 1,2-phenylenes, 4,4,-biphenylenes, naphthalene-1,4-diyls, naphthalene-2,6-diyl, furan-2,5-diyls, thiophene-2,5-diyls, 2,2\u2032-bithiophene-5,5-diyls, anthracenes-9,10-diyls, 2,1,3-benzothiadiazoles-4,7-diyls, N-substituted carbazole-3,6-diyls, N-substituted carbazole-2,7-diyls, dibenzosilole-3,6-diyls, dibenzosilole-2,7-diyls, N-substituted-phenothiazine-3,7-diyls, N-substituted-phenoxazines-3,7-diyls, triarylamine-diyls, N,N,N\u2032,N\u2032-tetraaryl-1,4-diaminobenzene-diyls, N,N,N\u2032,N\u2032-tetraarylbenzidine-diyls, arylsilane-diyls, and 9,9-disubstituted fluorenes-2,7-diyls The polymer of claim 12 wherein the backbone contains structural units selected from two or more of the group consisting of phenylenes, 9,9-disubstituted fluorenyl-2,7-diyls, bis(phenyl-iridium complexes), phenyl-iridium complexes, N-substituted carbazole-3,8-diyls, N-substituted carbazole-4,7-diyls, N,N-diphenylaniline-3,5-diyls, triphenylamine-4,4\u2032-diyls, diphenyl-p-tolylamine-4,4\u2032-diyls, and N-substituted-phenoxazines-3,7-diyls.
13. A composition comprising a blend of the electroluminesecent polymer of claim 10 and a solvent for the polymer.
14. The composition of claim 14 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of benzene; monoalkylbenzenes, dialkylbenzenes, trialkylbenzenes, furans, cumene, decalin, durene, chloroform, limonene, dioxanes, alkoxybenzenes, alkyl benzoates, biphenyls, pyrrolidinones, imidazoles, and fluorinated solvents, and combinations thereof.
15. The composition of claim 15 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of C1-8-alkyl benzenes, cyclohexylbenzene, xylenes, mesitylene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, methyl benzoate, isopropyl biphenyl, and anisole, and combinations thereof.
16. The composition of claim 14 which further includes at least one other polymer in addition to the electroluminescent polymer.
17. The polymer of claim 10 which is prepared by condensing a dihalogenated aromatic monomer and optionally a diboronated aromatic monomer with a halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer-metal complex represented by the following formula:
where L is a bidentate ligand; M is Ir, Pt, Rh, or Os; with the proviso that M is Ir, Rh, or Os when n is 2, and M is Pt when n is 1; each Z is independently O, S, or NH; Y is CRc or N, where Rc is H or C1-20-alkyl; and wherein at least one of Ra and Rb contains a halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer fragment and a linking group that disrupts conjugation between the aromatic monomer fragment and the metal complex fragment.
18. The polymer of claim 10 which is prepared by reacting a diboronated aromatic monomer and optionally a dihalogenated monomer with a halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer-metal complex represented by the following formula:
where L is a bidentate ligand; M is Ir, Pt, Rh, or Os; with the proviso that M is Ir, Rh, or Os when n is 2, and M is Pt when n is 1; each Z is independently O, S, or NH; Y is CRc or N, where Rc is H or C1-20-alkyl; and wherein at least one of Ra and Rb contains a halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer fragment and a linking group that disrupts conjugation between the aromatic monomer fragment and the metal complex fragment.
19. An electronic device comprising a film of a luminescent polymer or of a blend containing the luminescent polymer, which film is sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, which polymer has a backbone with a) structural units of an aromatic monomer-metal complex having an aromatic fragment and a metal complex fragment, which structural units are represented by the following formula:
where L is a bidentate ligand; M is Ir, Pt, Rh, or Os; with the proviso that M is Ir, Rh, or Os-when n is 2, and M is Pt when n is 1; each Z is independently O, S, or NH; Y is CRc or N, where Rc is H or C1-20-alkyl; and wherein Ra and Rb are each independently a monovalent substitutent or H, with the proviso that at least one of Ra and Rb contains a halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer fragment and a linking group that disrupts conjugation between the aromatic monomer fragment and the metal complex fragment; and b) structural units of an aromatic comonomer, which polymer is characterized by being conjugated along a polymer backbone created by structural units of the halogenated or boronated aromatic monomer-metal complex and structural units of the comonomer.