Patents Assigned to Merck Patents GmbH
  • Effect pigments
    Patent number: 10280308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to silver-colored effect pigments having a strong sparkle effect based on Al2O3 flakes and to the use thereof in paints, button pastes, automotive paints, automotive refinish paints, powder coatings, printing inks, security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, paper, for coating seed, in security applications, as dopant for the laser marking of plastics and papers, as additive for the laser welding of plastics, in cosmetic formulations and for the preparation of pigment preparations and dry preparations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Johann Dietz, Cornelia Foerderer, Nicole Haferkorn, Gerhard Pfaff, Doreen McFarlane
  • Process for the production of three-dimensional patterns in plastic mouldings
    Patent number: 10279520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of three-dimensional patterns in plastic mouldings, in particular to an injection-moulding process for the production of mouldings having a three-dimensional pattern, to the polymeric mouldings produced by means of this process, and to the use thereof, in particular for decorative purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Schum, Rainer Linzmeier
  • INTERMEDIATES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20190127586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heteroaromatic compounds which have two different reactive groups, their use in the synthesis of asymmetrically substituted compounds, and synthesis processes in which the compounds according to the invention are reacted sequentially with two different compounds, whereby an asymmetrically substituted compound is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Peer KIRSCH, Susann GUNST
  • COMPOSITION FOR NANOENCAPSULATION AND NANOCAPSULES COMPRISING A LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20190127642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for nanoencapsulation which comprise the mesogenic medium as set forth in claim 1, one or more polymerizable compounds and one or more surfactants, to nanocapsules containing the mesogenic medium and to their use in electro-optical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin ADLEM, Patricia SAXTON, Rachel TUFFIN, Benjamin SNOW, Mariam NAMUTEBI, James ALLEN, Vicki COOK, Hassan ARASI, Mark GOEBEL
  • Materials for electronic devices
    Patent number: 10273404
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode and a cathode and at least one electroluminescent layer arranged between the anode and cathode which comprises at least one compound of the formula (I) and at least one compound of the formula (II). The invention furthermore relates to the production of an organic electroluminescent device by means of a sublimation process and/or by application from solution and to a mixture comprising at least one compound of the formula (I) and at least one compound of the formula (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Buesing, Holger Heil, Christof Pflumm, Joachim Kaiser
  • Reader device for reading a marking comprising a physical unclonable function
    Patent number: 10275627
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of anti-counterfeit protection of products. Specifically, the disclosure is directed to a method of reading with a reader device a marking comprising a physical unclonable function, PUF, and a corresponding reader device. In particular, such reader device marking can be used in connection with or can form a component of a multi-component security system, in particular of an anti-counterfeit protection system, which is also disclosed herein as part of an overall security solution for anti-counterfeit protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Endress, Daniel Szabo, Fabian Wahl
  • Method for the production of praziquantel and precursors thereof
    Patent number: 10273213
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of preparing Praziquantel, in particular (R)-Praziquantel and analogues thereof in a stereoselective manner. One method involves asymmetric hydrogenation of the following intermediate compound and subsequent cyclization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Luc Eberhardt, Andreas Waechtler, David Maillard, Stefan Lehmann
  • GRAFT COPOLYMER FOR CATION-EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20190119415
    Abstract: The invention relates to chromatographic separating materials having improved binding capacity for biological constituents in cell culture supernatants, or animal or human body fluids, in particular for monoclonal antibodies. The present invention likewise relates to the preparation of separating materials of this type, and to the use thereof, in particular for the removal of charged biopolymers from corresponding liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Heiner GRAALFS
  • 2-oxo-imidazopyridines as reversible BTK inhibitors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10266528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazo pyridine compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as BTK inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Richard D. Caldwell
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 10270052
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device comprising a hole-transport layer A, a doped hole-transport layer B and a hole-transport layer C, where hole-transport layers A, B and C are arranged between the anode and the emitting layer, and where hole-transport layer B is arranged on the cathode side of hole-transport layer A and hole-transport layer C is arranged on the cathode side of hole-transport layer B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Voges, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Christof Pflumm, Joachim Kaiser, Arne Buesing
  • Electrically conductive, colored interference pigments
    Patent number: 10266699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electrically conductive, colored interference pigments, in particular flake-form interference pigments, which have an outermost layer which comprises crystalline carbon in the form of graphite and/or graphene, to a process for the preparation of such pigments, and to the use of the pigments prepared in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhold Rueger, Bjoern Kleist
  • Tetra-aryl indacenodithiophene-based polycyclic polymers and their use
    Patent number: 10270034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds comprising a tetra-aryl indacenodithiophene-based structural unit, the synthesis of such compounds as well as their use in organic electronic devices. The invention further relates to organic electronic devices comprising such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: William Mitchell, Mansoor D'Lavari, Changsheng Wang, David Sparrowe
  • ORAL ADMINISTRATION FORM COMPRISING PROBIOTIC BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20190110997
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oral administration form which comprises at least one species of probiotic microorganisms, where it itself and/or the probiotic bacteria is/are provided with a coating which comprises at least two cellulose ethers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus RUDOLPH, Stefan HENKE, Iris MANNECK
  • PARTICLE SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION OF POLYMER FOR MELT EXTRUSION APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20190111138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved powdered polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which can be used for pharmaceutical products, and that due to its improved properties can be better dosed during formulation processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter LUBDA, Mengyao ZHENG, Nicole DI GALLO, Anja-Nadine KNUETTEL
  • Liquid crystal material
    Patent number: 10260001
    Abstract: The present application relates to a liquid-crystalline material which comprises at least one dye compound and at least one compound of a formula (IA) or (IB). The liquid-crystalline material is suitable for use in optical switching devices, in particular in devices for the homogeneous regulation of the passage of light through an area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Junge, Mila Fischer, Ursula Patwal, Peer Kirsch, Susann Beck
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FUNCTIONALIZED POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AND NANOCAPSULES CONTAINING A LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20190106627
    Abstract: The use of functionalized polymerizable polyvinyl alcohol as a binder or matrix for a dispersion of nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles respectively comprise a polymeric shell and a core containing a liquid crystalline medium. Composites comprising the functionalized polymer and the nanocapsules, methods for preparing the composites and electro-optical devices containing such composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Hassan ARASI, Mariam NAMUTEBI, Rachel TUFFIN
  • COMPOUNDS WITH SPIROBIFLUORENE-STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190106391
    Abstract: The present invention describes spirobifluorene derivatives substituted by pyridine and/or pyrimidine groups, especially for use in electronic devices. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compounds of the invention and to electronic devices comprising these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Margarita Wucherer-Plietker, Amir Parham, Sebastian Meyer, Tobias Grossmann
  • LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20190106626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid crystalline medium, characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of formula A and one or more compounds of formula II wherein the parameters have the meaning indicated in claim 1, and to high-frequency components comprising the same, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular microwave phased-array antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Constanze BROCKE, Atsutaka MANABE, Michael WITTEK, Renate SEEGER
  • Magnetic pigments
    Patent number: 10253191
    Abstract: The present invention is related to magnetic pigments comprising a transparent flaky homogeneously composed substrate having two parallel major surfaces and a coating comprising a layered structure composed of a hematite and a magnetite layer, to a process for the production of said pigments as well as to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Kaiman Shimizu, Fumiko Sasaki, Yukitaka Watanabe, Masahiko Yazawa
  • Composition and method for preparation of organic electronic devices
    Patent number: 10256408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and one or more organic solvents. The composition is solid at a temperature of 25° C. and fluid at a higher temperature and the boiling point of the solvent is at most 400° C. Furthermore, the present invention describes the use of these compositions as inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells and OLED devices, to methods for preparing OE devices using the novel compositions, and to OE devices, OLED devices and OPV cells prepared from such methods and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Mark James, Magda Goncalves-Miskiewicz, Philip E. May, Lana Nanson, Ruth Effenberger, Edgar Kluge