Patents by Inventor Aaron Lackner

Aaron Lackner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260146053
    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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Ilona STENGEL, Aaron LACKNER, Lara-Isabel RODRIGUEZ, Charlotte WALTER, Amel MEKIC
  • Patent number: 12618008
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media. Also, displays addressed by an active matrix and LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer-stabilized SA-HB-FFS, polymer-stabilized SA-XB-FFS, positive VA, or positive PS-VA type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Hee-Kyu Lee, Sven Christian Laut, Aaron Lackner, Dmitry Ushakov, Rocco Fortte, Philipp Wucher
  • Patent number: 12612551
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-XB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Christian Laut, Hee-Kyu Lee, Jing Wang, Aaron Lackner, Dmitry Ushakov, Rocco Fortte, Philipp Wucher
  • Patent number: 12595417
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal (LC) material comprising one or more compounds of the formula I having negative dielectric anisotropy, wherein i) R11 and R12 identically or differently, denote H, straight chain alkyl or alkoxy having 1 to 15 C atoms, straight chain alkenyl or alkenyloxy having 2 to 15 C atoms or branched alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkenyloxy each having 3 to 15 C atoms and ii) one of L11 and L12 denotes H, and the other one of L11 and L12 denotes H, F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2. Also, the use of such liquid-crystal material 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Sven Christian Laut, Hee-Kyu Lee, Aaron Lackner, Dmitry Ushakov, Rocco Fortte, Philipp Wucher
  • Patent number: 12559510
    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: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ilona Stengel, Aaron Lackner, Lara-Isabel Rodriguez, Charlotte Walter, Amel Mekic
  • Publication number: 20260002074
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device, to the use thereof, and to a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Jens ENGELHART, Sebastian Meyer, Aaron Lackner, Lara-Isabel Rodriguez, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Florian Maier-Flaig
  • Publication number: 20250361444
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media. Also, displays addressed by an active matrix and LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer-stabilized SA-HB-FFS, polymer-stabilized SA-XB-FFS, positive VA, or positive PS-VA type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Hee-Kyu Lee, Sven Christian Laut, Aaron Lackner, Dmitry Ushakov, Rocco Fortte, Philipp Wucher
  • Patent number: 12484440
    Abstract: The present invention describes electronic devices and compositions that can be used in electronic devices, the electronic devices including a sensitizer and a fluorescent emitter, wherein the sensitizer is a phosphorescent compound and wherein at least one of the two following conditions (I) or (II) must be satisfied, it being preferable when condition (I) is satisfied: S1K(FE)?S1K(S)?X??(I) S1max(FE)?S1max(S)?Y??(II) wherein, e.g., X, Y are each ?0.5 eV; S1K(FE) is the energy of the first excited singlet state of the fluorescent emitter; S1K(S) is the energy of the first excited state of the sensitizer; S1max(FE) is the energy of the first excited singlet state of the fluorescent emitter; S1max(S) is the energy of the first excited state of the sensitizer; and wherein the photoluminescence spectra of the sensitizer and of the fluorescent emitter are determined at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ilona Stengel, Antonia Horn, Falk May, Aaron Lackner, Christof Pflumm, Amel Mekic, Nils Haase
  • Patent number: 12351594
    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: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ilona Stengel, Aaron Lackner, Lara-Isabel Rodriguez, Charlotte Walter, Amel Mekic
  • Publication number: 20250215323
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal (LC) material comprising one or more compounds of the formula I 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Jing WANG, Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Aaron LACKNER, Dmitry USHAKOV, Rocco FORTTE, Philipp WUCHER
  • Publication number: 20250207032
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-XB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Jing WANG, Aaron LACKNER, Dmitry USHAKOV, Rocco FORTTE, Philipp WUCHER
  • Patent number: 12035620
    Abstract: A composition containing at least one sensitizer and at least one fluorescent emitter, wherein the sensitizer is a phosphorescent compound and wherein the fluorescent emitter is a sterically shielded compound having a shielding factor (SF) of not less than 0.45. In addition, the invention is to a fluorescent electronic device containing a sensitizer and a fluorescent emitter, wherein the sensitizer is a phosphorescent compound and wherein the fluorescent emitter is a sterically shielded compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventors: Ilona Stengel, Antonia Horn, Falk May, Aaron Lackner, Christof Pflumm, Amel Mekic, Nils Haase
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11737352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formulae (1) to (4), which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, to intermediate compounds for the compounds or formulae (1) to (4) and to electronic devices, which comprise the compounds of formulae (1) to (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Nils Koenen, Christian Ehrenreich, Philipp Harbach, Lara-Isabel Rodriguez, Rouven Linge, Sebastian Meyer, Aaron Lackner
  • Publication number: 20230058635
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device, to the use thereof, and to a process for production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Florian MAIER-FLAIG, Christian EICKHOFF, Frank VOGES, Elvira MONTENEGRO, Teresa MUJICA-FERNAUD, Rémi Manouk ANÉMIAN, Aaron LACKNER, Jens ENGELHART
  • Publication number: 20230059210
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device, to the use thereof, and to a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jens ENGELHART, Sebastian MEYER, Aaron LACKNER, Lara-Isabel RODRIGUEZ, Rémi Manouk ANÉMAIN, Florian MAIER-FLAIG
  • Publication number: 20230048904
    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: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ilona STENGEL, Aaron LACKNER, Lara-lsabel RODRIGUEZ, Charlotte WALTER, Amel MEKIC
  • Publication number: 20230016716
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ilona STENGEL, Aaron LACKNER, Lara-Isabel RODRIGUEZ, Charlotte WALTER, Amel MEKIC
  • Patent number: 11466022
    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: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Rouven Linge, Sebastian Meyer, Lara-Isabel Rodriguez, Aaron Lackner
  • Patent number: 11456420
    Abstract: The present application relates to a blue light-emitting organic electroluminescent device (OLED) having an anode, a cathode, at least one blue light-emitting layer and at least one hole-transport layer, wherein the at least one blue light-emitting layer comprises an elongated bis-indenofluorene derivative as a main component and wherein the at least one hole-transport layer comprises a polymer with non-conjugated units as a main component as well as to a method for producing the organic electroluminescent device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Katja Scheible, Beate Burkhart, Nils Koenen, Lara-Isabel Rodriguez, Sebastian Meyer, Rouven Linge, Miriam Engel, Aaron Lackner, Holger Heil