Patents Assigned to Merck Patents GmbH
  • Patent number: 11939512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a combination of benzothiadiazole and thiadiazoloquinoxaline derivatives, to liquid-crystalline media containing the compositions, and to the use of the compositions and the media in optical, electronic and electro-optical devices, in particular in devices for regulating the passage of energy from an outside space into an inside space, for example in switchable windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Junge, Ewa Ptak, Christoph Wetzel
  • Patent number: 11939314
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which X1, X2, X3, X4, R1, R2, R3, Q and Y have the meanings indicated in claim 1, are inhibitors of c-Kit kinase, and can be employed for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Dorsch, Mathilde Muzerelle, Lars Burgdorf, Margarita Wucherer-Plietker, Paul Czodrowski, Christina Esdar, Christos Tsaklakidis
  • Patent number: 11939509
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Kristin Weiss
  • Patent number: 11939511
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula I, wherein R11, R21, A11, A, Z, X11, X21, Y11, Y12, Sp11, Sp21, o and p have one of the meanings as given in claim 1. The invention further relates to method of production of a compound of formula I, to the use of said compounds in LC media and to LC media comprising one or more compounds of formula I. Further, the invention relates to a method of production of such LC media, to the use of such media in LC devices, and to LC device comprising a LC medium according to the present invention. The present invention further relates to a process for the fabrication such liquid crystal display and to the use of the liquid crystal mixtures according to the invention for the fabrication of such liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Simon Siemianowski, Izumi Saito
  • Patent number: 11938436
    Abstract: A vent filter (1), preferably for a pure liquid storage tank, comprising a cylindrical shell (2), at least one compartment (A) for accommodating granular filter material (3), said at least one compartment (A) defined between an inner peripheral surface (4) of the shell (2) and a pair of spaced apart separator plates (5) arranged in the shell (2) such that the spacing of the separator plates (5) in the axial direction of the shell (2) can be changed and fixed so as to apply a pressure on the granular filter material (3) in the at least one compartment (A). An air inlet (6) and an air outlet (7) are respectively arranged to allow a flow of air through the granular filter material (3) in the at least one compartment (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Berducat
  • Patent number: 11939510
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerisable LC material comprising at least one di- or multireactive mesogenic compound of formula T, RT1-(AT1ZT1)m1-GT1-(ZT2-AT2)m2-RT2??T and at least one compound of formula CO-1, wherein the parameter are RT1, AT1, ZT1, m1, GT1, ZT2, AT2, m2, RT2, L1 to L3, R1 and R2, and n are defined as given in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates also to a method for its preparation, a polymer film with improved thermal durability obtainable from the 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Eduardo Beltran Gracia, Kevin Adlem, Naomi Weare, Hassan Norouzi-Arasi
  • Patent number: 11939339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, and to electronic devices which comprise these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rouven Linge, Sebastian Meyer, Aaron Lackner, Holger Heil, Nils Koenen
  • Publication number: 20240093058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions which comprise a silazane polymer (A), a silane coupling agent (B); and inorganic nanoparticles (C), wherein the components (A), (B) and (C) are present in certain ratios. The coating compositions are particularly suitable for the preparation of hard coatings on surfaces of various base material substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Sergej NELL, Patrizia LACHNIT, Thomas KRASEMANN
  • Patent number: 11932797
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Kristin Weiss
  • Patent number: 11925644
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a crystalline salt comprising 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid L-leucine ethyl ester wherein the molar ratio of 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid and L-leucine ethyl ester is from 1:0.3 to 1:3.0 (in mol/mol) and/or hydrates and/or solvates thereof as well as to a process of obtaining the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Rudolf Moser, Viola Groehn, Ruth Boehni Stamm, Fritz Blatter, Martin Szelagiewicz
  • Patent number: 11926854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising an N-intein polypeptide and an N-intein solubilization partner, and affinity chromatography matrices comprising such fusion proteins, as well as methods of using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Zillmann, Joe Orlando
  • Patent number: 11920075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium), to the use thereof for electro-optical purposes, and to LC displays containing this medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Andreas Pohle, Christian Hock, Martina Windhorst, Sabine Schoen
  • Patent number: 11920069
    Abstract: Compositions containing at least one sort of semiconducting nanoparticle, at least one antioxidant, a polymerizable component, a liquid organic compound and an organic additive of formula (II) wherein M is a divalent metal ion; and R1 and R2 are, each independently, a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbons atoms, or a straight chain alkenyl group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, and polymer or composite layers formed therefrom, optical devices containing the layers and their preparation and method of use, as well as a method to improve at least one feature of a quantum material or a quantum material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventor: Artyom Semyonov
  • Patent number: 11920074
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Kaja Christina Deing, Sven Christian Laut, Monika Bauer, Sebastian Hofmeyer, Kristin Weiss
  • Publication number: 20240067879
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Minghui YANG, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Kaja Christina DEING
  • Publication number: 20240072425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal medium comprising aromatic isothiocyanates of formula C as defined in claim 1, and to high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tunable filters, tunable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas, e.g. phased array antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Constanze BROCKE, Carsten FRITZSCH, Dagmar KLASS
  • Patent number: 11917906
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds that can be used in an organic electronic device as an active compound, in particular for use in electronic devices. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compounds according to the invention, and to electronic devices comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Philipp Stoessel
  • Patent number: D1016319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Diana Spitznagel, Gaétan Bour, Stéphane Olivier
  • Patent number: D1016321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Diana Spitznagel, Gaétan Bour, Stéphane Olivier
  • Patent number: D1016968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Camillo König, Dény Saraliev, Fabien Jeannerot, Gérald Lelong