Patents by Inventor Christoph MARTENS

Christoph MARTENS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11370969
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of formula IA, and the use thereof in an active-matrix display, in particular in a VA, IPS, U-IPS, FFS, UB-FFS, SA-VA, SA-FFS, PS-VA, PS-OCB, PS-IPS, PS-FFS, PS-UB-FFS, PS-posi-VA, PS-TN, polymer stabilised SA-VA or polymer stabilised SA-FFS display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Sebastian Hofmeyer, Christoph Marten, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 11359141
    Abstract: Polyfluorinated additives for use as components in liquid-crystal mixtures. Liquid-crystal mixtures which comprise these compounds. And liquid-crystal displays based on these liquid-crystal mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Peer Kirsch, Qiong Tong, Helga Haas, Kaja Christina Deing, Christoph Marten, Andreas Pohle, Reiner Friedrich
  • Patent number: 11312909
    Abstract: Polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and the use of the polymerizable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer sustained alignment type, or a stabilizers in LC media and LC displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Qiong Tong, Helga Haas, Alexander Hahn, Kaja Christina Deing, Christoph Marten
  • Patent number: 10669483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerisable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer sustained alignment type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Qiong Tong, Helga Haas, Thorsten Kodek, Peer Kirsch, Constanze Brocke, Eveline Baron, Christoph Marten
  • Publication number: 20200102499
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of formula IA, and the use thereof in an active-matrix display, in particular in a VA, IPS, U-IPS, FFS, UB-FFS, SA-VA, SA-FFS, PS-VA, PS-OCB, PS-IPS, PS-FFS, PS-UB-FFS, PS-posi-VA, PS-TN, polymer stabilised SA-VA or polymer stabilised SA-FFS display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Sebastian HOFMEYER, Christoph MARTEN, Lars LIETZAU
  • Publication number: 20190300791
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyfluorinated additives for use as components in liquid-crystal mixtures, to liquid-crystal mixtures which comprise these compounds, and to liquid-crystal displays based on these mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Peer KIRSCH, Qiong TONG, Helga HAAS, Kaja Christina DEING, Christoph MARTEN, Andreas POHLE, Reiner FRIEDRICH
  • Publication number: 20180010046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerisable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer sustained alignment type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Qiong TONG, Helga HAAS, Thorsten KODEK, Peer KIRSCH, Constanze BROCKE, Eveline BARON, Christoph MARTEN
  • Publication number: 20170121606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerizable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer sustained alignment type, or a stabilizers in LC media and LC displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Qiong TONG, Helga HAAS, Alexander HAHN, Kaja Christina DEING, Christoph MARTEN
  • Patent number: 9594283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerizable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer sustained alignment type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Qiong Tong, Nico Schwebel, Eveline Baron, Christoph Marten
  • Patent number: 9567526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerizable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Eveline Baron, Constanze Brocke, Helga Haas, Stephan Derow, Christoph Marten, Qiong Tong
  • Patent number: 9428694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type, and to LC displays, especially PS or PSA displays, comprising said LC medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Christoph Marten, Stephan Derow
  • Publication number: 20160090533
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, ?—O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Matthias BREMER, Rocco FORTTE, Volker REIFFENRATH, Martin ENGEL, Nico JOHN, Christoph MARTEN
  • Publication number: 20160054602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerizable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer sustained alignment type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Qiong TONG, Nico SCHWEBEL, Eveline BARON, Christoph MARTEN
  • Patent number: 9090822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS or PSA type (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment” respectively).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Christoph Marten, Sven Christian Laut, Andreas Taugerbeck
  • Publication number: 20150146155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type, and to LC displays, especially PS or PSA displays, comprising said LC medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Christoph Marten, Stephan Derow
  • Publication number: 20140375943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerizable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Eveline BARON, Constanze BROCKE, Helga HAAS, Stephan DEROW, Christoph MARTEN, Qiong TONG
  • Patent number: 8770219
    Abstract: A device for regulating the gas supply in a gas storage system of a biogas system, wherein the gas storage system has gas stores connected in series in a cascade-like manner with an intermediate chamber between a gas store membrane and a protective cover. The device comprises gas supply mechanisms, intermediate chamber pressure measuring mechanisms and at least one regulating mechanism, each gas store is assigned at least one gas supply mechanism, each gas store is assigned at least one intermediate chamber pressure measuring mechanism with which the gas pressure in the intermediate chamber of the respective gas store can be measured, and the measured values of the intermediate chamber pressure measuring mechanisms are transmitted to at least one regulating mechanism, and the regulating mechanism is designed to regulate the gas pressure in the intermediate chambers of the gas stores by controlling the gas supply mechanisms assigned to gas stores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: MT-ENERGIE GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Martens, Jan C. F. Behrens
  • Publication number: 20130170315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container of a biogas system, comprising a component which may be removed from the container, for example an agitator for mixing substrate located in the container, a removal opening, as well as a removal device with which the component may be removed at least partially through the removal opening out of the container, for example for maintenance purposes, the removal device comprising a flexible hose which may be fastened with its first end to the removal opening, such that between the container interior and the hose interior a connection which is fluid-tight relative to the outside is present, through which the component may be at least partially guided into the hose, the removal device comprising a closure device by which the hose may be closed in a fluid-tight manner in the state fastened to the removal opening, and the removal device comprising a constricting device by which the hose may be constricted by reducing the hose cross section in the state fastened to the removal open
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: MT-ENERGY GMBH
    Inventor: Christoph Martens
  • Publication number: 20120224124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS or PSA type (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment” respectively).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Christoph Marten, Sven Christian Laut, Andreas Taugerbeck
  • Publication number: 20120117907
    Abstract: An apparatus for casting concrete wall elements, which together form a wall, running along a curvature at least in sections, of a container, in particular of a fermenter for biogas plants, comprising a horizontal foundation, to which several horizontally extending bounding elements are attached, which between them form fields to be cast with concrete, several formwork elements, which are detachably secured to at least a few bounding elements, which form formwork surfaces, which are opposite each other in a field and which are aligned at an angle with respect to the vertical, which in the erected state form the face side surfaces of adjacent wall elements, that face each other, wherein the formwork elements each have at the formwork surfaces at least one receiving device, and wherein at least one end of at least one reinforcing element to be cast in the concrete is secured in each receiving device of formwork surfaces, which are opposite each other in a field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: MT-ENERGIE GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Maack, Christoph Martens