Patents by Inventor Achim Goetz

Achim Goetz 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).

  • POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUNDS AND THE USE THEREOF IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20160159763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas TAUGERBECK, Achim GOETZ, Alexander HAHN, Martin ENGEL
  • Polymerisable compounds and the use thereof in liquid-crystal media and liquid-crystal displays
    Patent number: 9347000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays having a polymer-stabilised blue phase, and in LC media for LC displays of the PS or PSA (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment”) type, and to LC media and LC displays comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Jansen, Andreas Taugerbeck, Helmut Haensel, Achim Goetz
  • Polymerisable compounds and the use thereof in liquid-crystal displays
    Patent number: 9279082
    Abstract: Polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Taugerbeck, Achim Goetz, Alexander Hahn, Martin Engel
  • COMPOUNDS AND LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160060528
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, in which X1, X2, Sp, and R are as defined herein, and to the use thereof in liquid-crystal media, but also to the use of these liquid-crystal media in liquid-crystal displays, and also to liquid-crystal displays of this type per se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim GOETZ, Rocco FORTTE, Martin ENGEL, Sabrina MAAG, Ingo ALMEROTH, Thomas MERGNER, Thorsten KODEK, Detlef PAULUTH
  • Liquid-crystal display
    Patent number: 9181482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (polymer-stabilised) and PSA (polymer-sustained alignment) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Erdal Durmaz, Malgorzata Rillich, Andreas Taugerbeck
  • Liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 9096795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilised) and PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Taugerbeck, Alexander Hahn, Achim Goetz
  • Liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 9090823
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilized) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Stephan Derow
  • Polymerizable compounds and the use thereof in liquid crystal displays
    Patent number: 9090822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS or PSA type (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment” respectively).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Christoph Marten, Sven Christian Laut, Andreas Taugerbeck
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150184077
    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: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Hee-Kyu Lee, Mark Goebel
  • Polymerizable compounds and use thereof in liquid crystal displays
    Patent number: 9045683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Taugerbeck, Achim Goetz, Stephan Derow
  • Liquid-crystal display
    Patent number: 9005721
    Abstract: Disclosed are liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilized) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type which contain a liquid-crystal (LC) mixture that contains one or more compounds of formula I
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Stephan Derow, Sabine Schoen, Peter Best
  • Liquid-crystal display
    Patent number: 9005720
    Abstract: Disclosed are liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilized) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type which contain a liquid-crystal (LC) mixture that contains one or more compounds of formula I
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Stephan Derow, Sabine Schoen, Peter Best
  • Polymerizable compounds and their use in liquid-crystal displays
    Patent number: 8940184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Taugerbeck, Achim Goetz
  • Filling and closing device, and method for filling and closing an applicator for active substances
    Publication number: 20150013828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filling and closing device (20) for an applicator for active substances (1) and to a method for filling and closing such an applicator for active substances (1) by means of such a filling and closing device (20). The applicator for active substances (1) comprises an applicator tube (7) that overlaps the sealing edge (5), at least in part. The filling and closing device (20) comprises a receiving element (21) for the lower part (2) of the applicator for active substances (1), having a circumferential pressure surface (22) and a receiving channel (23) for the applicator tube (7), said receiving channel extending below the pressure surface (22). The receiving element (21) is constructed of at least two parts, having a base element (24) and a cover element (25) that is movable with respect to the base element (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Harro Hofliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Joos, Achim Götz, Markus Bohn, Udo Mattern, Claudia Mattern
  • POLYMERISABLE COMPOUNDS AND THE USE THEREOF IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIA AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20140362334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays having a polymer-stabilised blue phase, and in LC media for LC displays of the PS or PSA (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment”) type, and to LC media and LC displays comprising these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Axel JANSEN, Andreas TAUGERBECK, Helmut HAENSEL, Achim GOETZ
  • Polymerisable compounds and the use thereof in liquid-crystal media and liquid-crystal displays
    Patent number: 8895117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays having a polymer-stabilized blue phase, and in LC media for LC displays of the PS or PSA (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment”) type, and to LC media and LC displays comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Jansen, Andreas Taugerbeck, Helmut Haensel, Achim Goetz
  • LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20140104544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (polymer-stabilised) and PSA (polymer-sustained alignment) type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim GOETZ, Erdal DURMAZ, Malgorzata RILLICH, Andreas TAUGERBECK
  • Liquid-crystal display
    Patent number: 8697200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (polymer-stabilized) and PSA (polymer-sustained alignment) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Erdal Durmaz, Malgorzata Rillich, Andreas Taugerbeck
  • LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20140028964
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, rings A and B, Z1, L1, L2, a and b have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, IPS or PS-IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Achim Goetz, Georg Bernatz
  • Liquid-crystal display
    Publication number: 20140022473
    Abstract: Disclosed are liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilised) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type which contain a liquid-crystal (LC) mixture that contains one or more compounds of formula I
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Achim GOETZ, Melanie KLASEN-MEMMER, Stephan DEROW, Sabine SCHOEN, Peter BEST