Patents by Inventor Ashley Nathan Smith
Ashley Nathan Smith 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).
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Patent number: 9383621Abstract: This invention relates to electrophoretic fluids, the use of these fluids for the preparation of an electrophoretic display device, and electrophoretic displays comprising such fluids.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark John Goulding
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Patent number: 9182615Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, The University of BristolInventors: Nils Greinert, Marc Uerdingen, Ludger Beylage, Nikolai (Mykola) Ignatyev, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Mark John Goulding, Roger Kemp, Ashley Nathan Smith, Paul Bartlett, Peter Barthen, Walter Frank, Rodrigo Sanchez Garcia
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Patent number: 9151871Abstract: This invention relates to colored polymer particles prepared by a reverse emulsion solvent removal process, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Emily Jane Thomas, Ashley Nathan Smith
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Patent number: 9115464Abstract: This invention relates to colored polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, color electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new water-soluble dyes.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Nils Greinert, Louise Diane Farrand, Mark James, Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark John Goulding, Daniel Walker, Safyan Khan, Paul Reynolds, Susan Hawkins, Roy Hughes
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Patent number: 8901219Abstract: This invention relates to coloured polymer particles prepared by a reverse emulsion solvent removal process, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Nils Greinert, Mark John Goulding, Mark James, Ashley Nathan Smith, Jonathan Henry Wilson
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Publication number: 20140313567Abstract: This invention relates to electrophoretic fluids, the use of these fluids for the preparation of an electrophoretic display device, and electrophoretic displays comprising such fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark John Goulding
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Publication number: 20140209829Abstract: This invention relates to coloured polymer particles prepared by a reverse emulsion solvent removal process, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Emily Jane Thomas, Ashley Nathan Smith
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Patent number: 8743451Abstract: This invention relates to colored polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and to color electrophoretic displays comprising such particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Mark John Goulding, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark James, Daniel Walker
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Patent number: 8593719Abstract: This invention relates to colored polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, color electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new water-soluble dyes.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Mark James, Matthias Koch, Ashley Nathan Smith, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Mark John Goulding, Daniel Walker
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Publication number: 20130244035Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicants: The University of Bristol, Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Nils Greinert, Marc Uerdingen, Ludger Beylage, Nikolai (Mykola) Ignatyev, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Mark John Goulding, Roger Kemp, Ashley Nathan Smith, Paul Bartlett, Peter Barthen, Walter Frank, Rodrigo Sanchez Garcia
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Patent number: 8462423Abstract: This invention relates to colored polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and to color electrophoretic displays comprising such particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark James, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Daniel Walker
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Publication number: 20130075664Abstract: This invention relates to coloured polymer particles prepared by a reverse emulsion solvent removal process, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Merck Patent GmBHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Nils Greinert, Mark John Goulding, Mark James, Ashley Nathan Smith, Jonathan Henry Wilson
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Publication number: 20120041165Abstract: This invention relates to coloured polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, colour electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new water-soluble dyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNGInventors: Nils Greinert, Louise Diane Farrand, Mark James, Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark John Goulding, Daniel Walker, Safyan Khan, Paul Reynolds, Susan Hawkins, Roy Hughes
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Publication number: 20110310462Abstract: This invention relates to coloured polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and to colour electrophoretic displays comprising such particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNGInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark James, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Daniel Walker
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Publication number: 20110306742Abstract: This invention relates to coloured polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, colour electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new water-soluble dyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNGInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Mark James, Matthias Koch, Ashley Nathan Smith, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Mark John Goulding, Daniel Walker
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Publication number: 20110297888Abstract: This invention relates to coloured polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and to colour electrophoretic displays comprising such particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNGInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Mark John Goulding, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark James, Daniel Walker
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Patent number: 7597942Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerisable liquid crystal (LC) material, to optically biaxial films prepared thereof, to novel polymerisable compounds used therein and to the use of the material and films in optical devices like compensators and LC displays (LCDs).Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Alison Linda May, Peter (Fangyun) Hsu, Tara Perrett, Ashley Nathan Smith, Owain Llyr Parri
