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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
Abstract: The invention relates to materials, to electroluminescence devices comprising said materials and to the use thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 22, 2019
Date of Patent:
February 27, 2024
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH
Inventors:
Amir Hossain Parham, Arne Buesing, Philipp Stoessel, Anja Gerhard, Christof Pflumm, Thomas Eberle, Anja Jatsch, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Lars Dobelmann-Mara
Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] An object is to provide a compound with good heat resistance. And another object is to provide a coating made exhibits less film shrinkage, good gap filling property and good planarization. [Solution] The present invention provides an ethynyl derived composite and a composition comprising thereof. And the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a coating by it, and a method for manufacturing a device.
Abstract: A luminescent film includes a host compound, a blue phosphorescent compound, and a blue fluorescent compound, in which an emission spectrum of the blue phosphorescent compound and an absorption spectrum of the blue fluorescent compound have portions overlapping with each other; shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelengths of the blue phosphorescent compound (abbreviated as “BPM” in the expression) and the blue fluorescent compound (abbreviated as “BFM” in the expression) satisfy the following expression (1): ?BFM??BPM: expression (1) in which ?BFM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue fluorescent compound and ?BPM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue phosphorescent compound; and light emission derived from the blue fluorescent compound is detected.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 4, 2022
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2024
Assignee:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Kenichi Tabata, Yuta Nakamura, Taketo Namikawa, Satoru Inoue, Yasuo Miyata, Hiromoto II
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:
February 20, 2024
Assignee:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Lars Lietzau, Simon Siemianowski, Izumi Saito, Rocco Fortte
Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerizable compounds, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PSA (polymer sustained alignment) or SA (self-aligning) mode, to an LC display of the PSA or SA mode comprising the LC medium, and to a process of manufacturing the LC display.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 2022
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2024
Assignee:
MERCK PATENT GMBH
Inventors:
Hye-Ryung Park, Eun-Kyu Lee, Yen-Kai Huang