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).
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Patent number: 11370969Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Martin Engel, Sebastian Hofmeyer, Christoph Marten, Lars Lietzau
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Patent number: 11359141Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Peer Kirsch, Qiong Tong, Helga Haas, Kaja Christina Deing, Christoph Marten, Andreas Pohle, Reiner Friedrich
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Patent number: 11312909Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Qiong Tong, Helga Haas, Alexander Hahn, Kaja Christina Deing, Christoph Marten
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Patent number: 10669483Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Qiong Tong, Helga Haas, Thorsten Kodek, Peer Kirsch, Constanze Brocke, Eveline Baron, Christoph Marten
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Publication number: 20200102499Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Martin ENGEL, Sebastian HOFMEYER, Christoph MARTEN, Lars LIETZAU
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Publication number: 20190300791Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Peer KIRSCH, Qiong TONG, Helga HAAS, Kaja Christina DEING, Christoph MARTEN, Andreas POHLE, Reiner FRIEDRICH
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Publication number: 20180010046Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Qiong TONG, Helga HAAS, Thorsten KODEK, Peer KIRSCH, Constanze BROCKE, Eveline BARON, Christoph MARTEN
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Publication number: 20170121606Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Qiong TONG, Helga HAAS, Alexander HAHN, Kaja Christina DEING, Christoph MARTEN
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Patent number: 9594283Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Qiong Tong, Nico Schwebel, Eveline Baron, Christoph Marten
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Patent number: 9567526Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Martin Engel, Eveline Baron, Constanze Brocke, Helga Haas, Stephan Derow, Christoph Marten, Qiong Tong
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Patent number: 9428694Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Martin Engel, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Christoph Marten, Stephan Derow
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Publication number: 20160090533Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Matthias BREMER, Rocco FORTTE, Volker REIFFENRATH, Martin ENGEL, Nico JOHN, Christoph MARTEN
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Publication number: 20160054602Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Qiong TONG, Nico SCHWEBEL, Eveline BARON, Christoph MARTEN
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Patent number: 9090822Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Achim Goetz, Christoph Marten, Sven Christian Laut, Andreas Taugerbeck
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Publication number: 20150146155Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Martin Engel, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Christoph Marten, Stephan Derow
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Publication number: 20140375943Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Martin ENGEL, Eveline BARON, Constanze BROCKE, Helga HAAS, Stephan DEROW, Christoph MARTEN, Qiong TONG
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Patent number: 8770219Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: MT-ENERGIE GmbHInventors: Christoph Martens, Jan C. F. Behrens
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Publication number: 20130170315Abstract: 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 openType: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: MT-ENERGY GMBHInventor: Christoph Martens
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Publication number: 20120224124Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2010Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Achim Goetz, Christoph Marten, Sven Christian Laut, Andreas Taugerbeck
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Publication number: 20120117907Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: MT-ENERGIE GMBHInventors: Peter Maack, Christoph Martens