Patents by Inventor Sven Christian Laut
Sven Christian Laut 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: 11952527Abstract: A liquid crystal medium containing a compound of formula I and one or more compounds of the formulae IIA, IIB, IIC and IID, useable in optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Sven Christian Laut, Harald Hirschmann, Juergen Radestock
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Patent number: 11920074Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a compound of formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IIA, IIB, IIC and IID, as defined in claim 1, and to the use of the LC medium for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in IPS, FFS, VA or PS-VA displays.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Kaja Christina Deing, Sven Christian Laut, Monika Bauer, Sebastian Hofmeyer, Kristin Weiss
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Publication number: 20240067879Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystal (LC) media as defined in claim 1, to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays containing said LC media. The invention in particular relates to LC media with improved response time that enable energy saving displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Minghui YANG, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Kaja Christina DEING
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Publication number: 20240002728Abstract: A liquid-crystal (LC) material having negative dielectric anisotropy and the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, such as for example in LC displays, in particular energy saving displays based on the ECB, IPS or FFS effect, where the liquid crystal medium contains one or more compounds of formula I and one or more compounds compounds of formulae IIA, IIB, IIC and IIDType: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Chi-Shun HUANG, Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Minghui YANG, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Kuang-Ting CHOU, Shih-Chieh HUNG, Alexander HAHN, Philipp WUCHER
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Publication number: 20230383186Abstract: A liquid-crystal (LC) medium which is based on a mixture of polar compounds and is substantially dielectrically neutral, its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular as optical retarder or optical compensator in LC displays, an optical retarder or optical compensator containing the LC medium, an optical, electrooptical or electronic device containing the optical retarder or optical compensator, and a process of manufacturing the optical retarder or optical compensator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Tzu-Huan TSENG, Kuang-Ting CHOU, Chi-Shun HUANG
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Publication number: 20230340328Abstract: A liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and tliquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially to displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular to energy efficient LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-XB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Jing WANG
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Publication number: 20230295511Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a compound of formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IIA, IIB, IIC and IID, as defined in claim 1, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in IPS, FFS, VA or PS-VA displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Fisher (Shuo) YU
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Publication number: 20230295510Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a compound of formula I and one or more compounds of formula II as defined in claim 1, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in IPS, FFS, VA or PS-VA displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventor: Sven Christian LAUT
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Publication number: 20230061307Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium having a nematic phase comprising one or more compounds of formula X wherein the parameters have the meaning given in the text, to the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, to displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type and to the use of the compounds of formula X for improvement of the transmission and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more additional mesogenic compounds, as well as to certain compounds of formula X, as specified in the text.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Atsutaka MANABE, Constanze BROCKE, Susan (Min Tzu) CHUANG, Sven Christian LAUT, Sabrina PFEIFFER, Ramin TAVAKOLI
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Publication number: 20230024370Abstract: A liquid crystal medium containing a compound of formula I and one or more compounds of the formulae IIA, IIB, IIC and IID, useable in optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Juergen RADESTOCK
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Publication number: 20220372371Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular to LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-XB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Sabrina PFEIFFER, Philipp Hans FACKLER
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Patent number: 11447701Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium having a nematic phase containing one or more compounds of formula D the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type and the use of the compounds of formula D for improvement of the contrast and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which contain one or more additional mesogenic compounds, as well as certain compounds of formula D.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian Laut, Martina Windhorst, Constanze Brocke
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Publication number: 20220119711Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular to LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian Laut, Sabine Schoen
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Patent number: 11208595Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, in which Y1 denotes —O— or —CH2—, and the groups R1, L1 to L6 and X1 have the meanings indicated in claim 1. A process for the preparation thereof, and liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I and electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium this type. The compounds of the formula I include, as structural element, a combination of a 1,4-substituted cyclohexene ring besides a dioxane or tetrahydropyran ring and a substituted biphenyl group.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Constanze Brocke, Katharina Linke, Sven Christian Laut
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Publication number: 20210207029Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium having a nematic phase containing one or more compounds of formula D the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type and the use of the compounds of formula D for improvement of the contrast and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which contain one or more additional mesogenic compounds, as well as certain compounds of formula D.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Martina WINDHORST, Constanze BROCKE
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Publication number: 20210179942Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a compound of formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IIA, IIB, IIC and IID, as defined in claim 1, and to the use of the LC medium for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in IPS, FFS, VA or PS-VA displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Kaja Christina DEING, Sven Christian LAUT, Monika BAUER, Sebastian HOFMEYER, Kristin WEISS
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Publication number: 20200299580Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, in which Y1 denotes —O— or —CH2—, and the groups R1, L1 to L6 and X1 have the meanings indicated in claim 1. A process for the preparation thereof, and liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I and electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium this type. The compounds of the formula I include, as structural element, a combination of a 1,4-substituted cyclohexene ring besides a dioxane or tetrahydropyran ring and a substituted biphenyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Constanze BROCKE, Katharina LINKE, Sven Christian LAUT
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Publication number: 20200181493Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Martina WINDHORST, Sabrina MAAG
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Patent number: 9556382Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable mixtures 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 (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Achim Goetz, Sven Christian Laut, Andreas Taugerbeck
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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