Patents by Inventor Markus Czanta

Markus Czanta 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: 10738243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I, and one or more compounds selected from the group of the compounds of the formulae II and III and/or IV, in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in the specification, and optionally one or more further dielectrically positive compounds and optionally one or more further dielectrically neutral compounds, and to liquid-crystal displays, especially active-matrix displays and in particular TN, IPS and FFS displays, containing these media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Junge, Volker Reiffenrath, Elvira Montenegro, Michael Wittek, Markus Czanta
  • Patent number: 10106741
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a re-alignment layer for re-alignment of the liquid crystals whose field has a component, crucial for the re-alignment, parallel to the liquid-crystal layer, containing a liquid-crystalline medium, characterized in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula I1 to I3, (I1) (I2) (I3) and at least one compound of the formula II, in which the parameters R11, R11*, Z0, Sp, k, l, p, Y21 to Y22, R21 and R22 have the meanings indicated in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Izumi Saito, Sven Baran, Christian Jasper, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 9611428
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a re-alignment layer for the re-alignment of the liquid crystals whose field has a component, crucial for the re-alignment, parallel to the liquid-crystal layer, containing a liquid-crystalline medium, characterized in that it contains at least one compound of the formula (I), at least one compound of the formula (II), and at least one compound of the formula (III), in which the parameters R11 to R31, X11 and X21 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Izumi Saito, Volker Reiffenrath, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20170002269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I, and one or more compounds selected from the group of the compounds of the formulae II and III and/or IV, in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in the specification, and optionally one or more further dielectrically positive compounds and optionally one or more further dielectrically neutral compounds, and to liquid-crystal displays, especially active-matrix displays and in particular TN, IPS and FFS displays, containing these media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael JUNGE, Volker REIFFENRATH, Elvira MONTENEGRO, Michael WITTEK, Markus Czanta
  • Patent number: 9376622
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I and to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula I, in which R1, X1, X, Y1 and Y2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for electro-optical purposes, in particular for shutter glasses, 3D applications, in TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, PS-FFS and PS-VA-IPS displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Andreas Pohle, Markus Czanta, Christian Schoenefeld, Elvira Montenegro, Volker Reiffenrath
  • Patent number: 9234135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystal media and liquid-crystal displays (LC displays) comprising these media with homeotropic (vertical) alignment of the liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium). The LC medium having positive dielectric anisotropy according to the invention comprises particles having a mass of at least 450 Da which have been functionalised by a polar, organic anchor group. It is preferably stabilised by a polymerisable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Graziano Archetti, Markus Czanta
  • Patent number: 9212309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in the specification, and optionally one or more further dielectrically positive compounds and optionally one or more further dielectrically neutral compounds, and to liquid-crystal displays containing these media, especially to active-matrix displays and in particular to TN, IPS and FFS displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Sven Baran, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20150315472
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I and to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula I, in which R1, X1, X, Y1 and Y2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for electro-optical purposes, in particular for shutter glasses, 3D applications, in TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, PS-FFS and PS-VA-IPS displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Andreas POHLE, Markus CZANTA, Christian SCHOENEFELD, Elvira MONTENEGRO, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20150284635
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a re-alignment layer for the re-alignment of the liquid crystals whose field has a component, crucial for the re-alignment, parallel to the liquid-crystal layer, containing a liquid-crystalline medium, characterised in that it contains at least one compound of the formula (I), at least one compound of the formula (II), and at least one compound of the formula (III), in which the parameters R11 to R31, X11 and X21 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Izumi Saito, Volker Reiffenrath, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20150284636
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a re-alignment layer for re-alignment of the liquid crystals whose field has a component, crucial for the re-alignment, parallel to the liquid-crystal layer, containing a liquid-crystalline medium, characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula I1 to I3, (I1) (I2) (I3) and at least one compound of the formula II, in which the parameters R11, R11*, Z0, Sp, k, l, p, Y21 to Y22, R21 and R22 have the meanings indicated in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Izumi Saito, Sven Baran, Christian Jasper, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 8871952
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, A1, A2, A3, A4, Z1, Z2, Z3, V, a, b and c have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I, and to electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Louise Diane Farrand, Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Michael Wittek, Izumi Saito, Brigitte Schuler
  • Patent number: 8834744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in which R0, X0 and L1-6 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Brigitte Schuler, Reiffenrath Volker, Mark Goebel, Markus Czanta
  • Publication number: 20140070141
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, A1, A2, A3, A4, Z1, Z2, Z3, V, a, b and c have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I, and to electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Lars LIETZAU, Louise Diane FARRAND, Markus CZANTA, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Michael WITTEK, Izumi SAITO, Brigitte SCHULER
  • Patent number: 8609714
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, A1, A2, A3, A4, Z1, Z2, Z3, V, a, b and c have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I, and to electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Louise Diane Farrand, Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Michael Wittek, Izumi Saito, Brigitte Schuler
  • Publication number: 20130327984
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in which R0, X0 and L1-6 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael WITTEK, Brigitte SCHULER, REIFFENRATH Volker, Mark GOEBEL, Markus CZANTA
  • Patent number: 8585922
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in which R0, ring A and L1-4 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Brigitte Schuler, Harald Hirschmann, Volker Reiffenrath, Markus Czanta, Christian Schoenefeld
  • Patent number: 8585925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive, preferably nematic, media comprising one or more polymerisable compounds, to polymer-stabilized media obtained therefrom, to the use thereof in liquid-crystal displays, and to these displays, in particular PSA-IPS, PSA-FFS and PSA-positive VA displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Izumi Saito, Christian Schoenefeld, Seung-Eun Lee, Sang-Kyu Lee, Ji-Hong Bae
  • Patent number: 8574456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in which R0, X0 and L1-6 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Brigitte Schuler, Volker Reiffenrath, Mark Goebel, Markus Czanta
  • Publication number: 20130248762
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I, in which R0, R0* and ring A have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to electro-optical liquid-crystal displays, in particular for TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, PS-FFS and positive VA applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Michael Wittek, Markus Czanta, Brigitte Schuler, Volker Reiffenrath
  • Patent number: 8486297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiophene derivatives, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, and to LC media and LC displays comprising same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Jansen, Detlef Pauluth, Harald Hirschmann, Markus Czanta