Patents Assigned to Merck Patents GmbH
  • Patent number: 10003024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic composition which comprises a conjugated polymer as hole-transport compound and a doping compound. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of the composition according to the invention in organic electroluminescent devices, in particular in the so-called buffer layer of such devices. The present invention also relates to a formulation which comprises the composition according to the invention and a solvent and to an organic electroluminescent device which comprises the composition according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Junyou Pan
  • Publication number: 20180162817
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, particularly to compounds comprising a photoactive unit, said novel compounds being particularly suitable for ophthalmic devices as well as to ophthalmic devices comprising such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars DOBELMANN-MARA, Stefan RIEDMUELLER, Martin SCHRAUB
  • Publication number: 20180163070
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for synthesizing InSb nanoparticles, a method to stabilize them, and a method to provide a photodetector to detect infrared light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ranjan Deepak DESHMUKH, Rebekah HOOKER, Yudhisthira SAHOO, Pawel MISKIEWICZ
  • Publication number: 20180163136
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, and to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises a) one or more compounds of the formula I and b) one or more compounds of the formula II in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in Claim 1, to the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect,
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Thorsten KODEK, Ingo ALMEROTH, Rocco FORTTE, Oliver HEPPERT
  • Publication number: 20180163171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cell culture media compositions comprising deep eutectic solvents and/or ionic liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Bastian SIECK, Michael Howard RAYNER, Joerg VON HAGEN, Claudia KNACK
  • Publication number: 20180163137
    Abstract: Polymerisable compounds, processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and the use of the polymerisable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer sustained alignment type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Dmitry Ushakov, Kaja Christina Deing
  • Publication number: 20180163134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I and/or TINUVIN 770®, in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in the specification, and optionally one or more further dielectrically positive compounds and optionally one or more further dielectrically neutral compounds, and to liquid-crystal displays, especially active-matrix displays and in particular TN, IPS and FFS displays, containing these media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Achim GOETZ, Hee-Kyu LEE, Mark GOEBEL
  • Patent number: 9994810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an a process for manufacturing dry powder cell culture media. The preparation and usage of mixed particles generated by co-lyophilisation leads to homogenously blended cell culture media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventor: Joerg Von Hagen
  • Patent number: 9994972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of fibers from a catalyst solution by electrospinning and further to articles comprising such fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Onur Kas, Gabriel Tkacik, Ashley Moore, Ryan Sylvia
  • Patent number: 9997714
    Abstract: The invention relates to 2,2?,7,7?-tetrakis-(N,N?-di-4-methoxy-3-methylphenylamine)-9,9?-spirofluorene, to a process for its preparation, and to its use as hole transport material for electronic or optoelectronic devices, especially for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Hiromi Shinohara, Atsushi Sawada, Elvira Montenegro, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 9994577
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (i). Furthermore, pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising at least one compound of Formula (i), for the treatment of parasitic diseases including malaria, as well as neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Spangenberg
  • Publication number: 20180157088
    Abstract: The present invention presents a switching layer S for use in a switching element which has forwards-scattering properties in at least one switching state. Furthermore, a switching element which comprises the switching layer S and a window element which includes the switching element are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael JUNGE, Andreas BEYER, Ties DE JONG
  • Publication number: 20180155621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrosilicate phosphors, to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as conversion phosphors. The present invention also relates to an emission-converting material comprising the conversion phosphor according to the invention, and to the use thereof in light sources, in particular pc-LEDs (phosphor converted light emitting devices). The present invention furthermore relates to light sources, in particular pc-LEDs, and to lighting units which comprise a primary light source and the emission-converting material according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aleksander ZYCH, Ralf PETRY, Mathias RAPPHAHN, Ingo KOEHLER, Stefan TEWS
  • Publication number: 20180155625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more chiral compounds and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I, II and III, in which the parameters have the meaning indicated in claim 1, and to components comprising these media for high-frequency technology, in particular phase shifters and microwave array antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael WITTEK, Dagmar KLASS
  • Publication number: 20180155339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the racemization of enantiomerically pure or enantiomerically enriched Praziquantel under basic conditions and a method for the production of (R)-Praziquantel in enantiopure or enantiomerically enriched form, which comprises the racemization method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas WAECHTLER, Hadia SALEH-KASSIM, Christian JASPER, Joern KOLB, David MAILLARD
  • Patent number: 9988600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cell culture media comprising polymer embedded components. Some components show poor stability in dry powder cell culture media. Others are hygroscopic. Such components can be embedded into polymers to increase stability and reduce clumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Howard Rayner-Brandes, Joerg Von Hagen
  • Patent number: 9988391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as TBK/IKK? inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Brian A. Sherer, Srinivasa Karra, Yufang Xiao
  • Publication number: 20180148648
    Abstract: The invention relates to lateral fluorinated reactive mesogens (RMs) comprising a tolane group, to mixtures and formulations comprising them, to polymers obtained form such RMs and RM mixtures, and the use of the RMs, RM mixtures and polymers in optical or electrooptical components or devices, like optical films for liquid crystal displays (LCDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Graham SMITH, Mark GOEBEL, Kevin ADLEM, Sarah WHITEHOUSE, Tara PERRETT
  • Patent number: 9985226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) and (2) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Dominik Joosten, Arne Buesing
  • Patent number: 9985220
    Abstract: The present application relates to a compound of a formula (I) which contains an indenocarbazole group, a carbazole group and an electron-deficient group bonded to the indenocarbazole group. The compound is suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Hossain Parham, Thomas Eberle, Anja Jatsch, Christof Pflumm, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Rémi Manouk Anèmian