Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium with one or more compounds of the formula IA and, one or more compounds of formula BS 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-poli-VA, PS-TN, polymer stabilized SA-VA or polymer stabilized SA-FFS display.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 2019
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2024
Assignee:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Rachel Tuffin, Matthias Bremer, Marcus Reuter
Abstract: A window pane includes a transmission control layer including a first glass sheet, a second glass sheet, and a liquid crystal material disposed between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet. Each of the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet has a thickness of about 1 mm or less. A first panel is bonded to the first glass sheet of the transmission control layer. A second panel is bonded to the second glass sheet of the transmission control layer. The transmission control layer is disposed between the first panel and the second panel. The liquid crystal material is controllable to adjust a transmittance of the window pane.
Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerisable LC material comprising one or more di- or multireactive mesogenic compounds and one or more compounds of formula UVI, wherein the individual radicals have one of the meaning as given in the claims. Furthermore, the present invention relates also to a method for its preparation, a polymer film with improved thermal durability and UV stability obtainable from a corresponding polymerisable LC material, to a method of preparation of such polymer film, and to the use of such polymer film and said polymerisable LC material for optical, electro-optical, decorative or security devices.
Abstract: The present invention describes carbazole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene and fluorene derivatives which are substituted by electron-deficient heteroaryl groups, in particular for use as triplet matrix materials in organic electroluminescent devices. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention and to electronic devices comprising these compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 25, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2024
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH
Inventors:
Amir Hossain Parham, Anja Jatsch, Thomas Eberle, Tobias Grossmann, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Lars Dobelmann-Mara
Abstract: The present application relates to biotechnological fluid treating, such as biopharmaceutical liquids in order to obtain products such as monoclonal antibodies, vaccines or recombinant proteins, and particularly to a system for treating a biotechnical fluid, having a bioprocess machine and at least one bioprocess machine helper, configured to connect to each other and each comprising a controller, in turn comprising a machine-to-machine communication tool configured for connecting to a network.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 19, 2021
Publication date:
January 11, 2024
Applicant:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Rene REINBIGLER, Denis DUBRET, Steven MILLER
Abstract: Substituted tetrazole derivatives are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of several medical conditions including hyperproliferative disorders and diseases.
Abstract: Methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of Debio 1143 and a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-L1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, for the treatment of cancer, are provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 2, 2023
Publication date:
January 11, 2024
Applicants:
Debiopharm International S.A., Merck Patent GmbH, Pfizer Inc.
Abstract: Antibodies which bind human CEACAM5 protein, as well as isolated nucleic acids and host cells containing a sequence encoding said antibodies are disclosed. Immunoconjugates containing said antibodies linked to a growth-inhibitory agent, and pharmaceutical compositions containing antibodies or said immunoconjugates are also disclosed. A use of the antibodies, immunoconjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein is provided for the treatment of cancer or for diagnostic purposes.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 13, 2021
Publication date:
January 11, 2024
Applicant:
Merck Patent GmbH
Inventors:
Jan ANDERL, Sabine RAAB-WESTPHAL, Stefan HECHT, Carl DEUTSCH, Min SHAN, Doreen KÖNNING, Willem N. SLOOT, Felix HART, Christian SCHRÖTER, Lars TOLEIKIS, Nir BERGER
Abstract: The present invention relates to a new class of dielectric polymer material, which is particularly suitable for the manufacturing of electronic devices. The dielectric polymer material is formed by reacting bismaleimide compounds and shows an advantageous well-balanced profile of favorable material properties. The bismaleimide compounds have an oligomeric structure with a cardo and/or spiro moiety containing repeating unit in the middle part of the molecule and maleimide groups at each terminal end of the molecule. There is further provided a method for forming said dielectric polymer material and an electronic device comprising the same as dielectric material.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 2, 2021
Publication date:
January 11, 2024
Applicant:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Gregor LARBIG, Frank Egon MEYER, Pawel MISKIEWICZ
Abstract: To provide a new silicon-containing polymer making it possible to form a cured film has features that its residual stress is small and crack resistance is high. A polycarbosilazane having particular cyclic structures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 5, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH
Inventors:
Katsuchika Suzuki, Toshiya Okamura, Tetsuo Okayasu, Thorsten Vom Stein
Abstract: [Problem] To provide a polysiloxanecapable of forming a cured film of a thick film with high heat resistance, a composition comprising the polysiloxane, and a method of manufacturing a cured film using the composition. [Means for Solution] To provide a polysiloxane comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formula (Ib), wherein R2 is each independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and the like, a composition comprising the polysiloxane, and a method of manufacturing a cured film using the composition.
Abstract: [Object] To provide a negative type photosensitive siloxane composition capable of forming a cured film excellent in heat resistance and critical thickness for cracking [Means] The present invention provides a negative type photosensitive siloxane composition comprising: a polysiloxane containing silanol in a specific content, a particular photo base generator, and a solvent. The content of silanol is measured by FT-IR.
Abstract: Filtration head (1) for a filter system, comprising base (2) including filter support (3) for removable filter element (4) and a fluid path from one side of filter element (4) on filter support (3), through filter element (4), and to drainage outlet (5) of base (2), and holder device (6) for removably attaching funnel (7) to base (2) to form a sample fluid reservoir on one side of filter element (4), wherein holder device (6) comprises ring-shaped element (8) configured to extend about bottom peripheral flange (7a) surrounding a lower end of funnel (7) and to selectively apply a biasing force on a radially outward protruding portion (7b) of bottom peripheral flange (7a) of funnel (7) to press funnel (7) against base (2). The filtration head allows the use of cardboard funnels without risk of liquid leakage between the funnel and the base.
Abstract: The new LC media exhibit a ferroelectric nematic phase at ambient temperature. They comprise at least one or more compounds selected from each of formula IA, of formula IB and of the group of formulae IC-1/IC-2/IC-3, in which the variable groups have the meanings indicated in the text and in the claims. The mixtures are useful for electro-optics, electronics, electro-mechanic and other applications for materials with very high dielectric permittivity and other energy-saving applications.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 30, 2021
Publication date:
January 4, 2024
Applicant:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Matthias BREMER, Atsutaka MANABE, Martin KRASKA
Abstract: 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 IID
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2023
Publication date:
January 4, 2024
Applicant:
Merck Patent GmbH
Inventors:
Chi-Shun HUANG, Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Minghui YANG, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Kuang-Ting CHOU, Shih-Chieh HUNG, Alexander HAHN, Philipp WUCHER
Abstract: A method is provided for processing a predetermined computing task by a distributed, vehicle-based computing system. By a server device, the computing task is divided into several data packets with respective computing data for a respective part of the computing task. The method includes that at least one motor vehicle is determined, which currently is in a predetermined ready state, and, in case it is in the predetermined ready state, the server device transmits to the motor vehicle at least one of the data packets and the motor vehicle processes the respective computing data of the at least one transmitted data packet. The vehicle generates a respective computing result related to the data packet and transmits this computing result to the server device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 7, 2019
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2024
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH
Inventors:
Martin Hauschild, Joachim Kolling, James Kugler, David Martin
Abstract: [Object] To provide a positive type photosensitive composition capable of forming a cured film having high transparency [Means] The present invention provides a positive type photosensitive siloxane composition comprising: a polysiloxane, a diazonaphthoquinone derivative, an additive having a >N—C(?O)— or >N—C(?S)— structure and the capability of interacting with the polysiloxane, and a solvent. The polysiloxane and the additive interact with each other before exposure, but they lose the interaction after exposure.
Abstract: The present invention relates to new coating compositions for the preparation of functional surface coatings on various base material substrates. The coating compositions are based on a silazane-containing polymer and a non-polymeric phenolic compound comprising at least two and not more than four aromatic units in its molecular structure. The coating compositions provide improved physical and chemical surface properties and may be applied by user-friendly coating methods.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 24, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2024
Assignee:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Ralf Grottenmueller, Yvonne Ott, Martin Roeder