Patents by Inventor Carol (Yi-Hsuan) Lin

Carol (Yi-Hsuan) Lin 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).

  • Patent number: 8795552
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of the compounds of the formula IA to IE in which R0, R1, R2, X0, X1, X2, A1, Z1, m, p, q, v have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Mingchou Wu, Martin (Kelun) Shu, Carol (Yi-Hsuan) Lin, Mark Verrall
  • Patent number: 8262930
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to dielectrically positive nematic media comprising one, two or more compounds of formula I one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae II and III and one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae IV and V wherein the parameters are as defined in claim 1 with the proviso that the media comprise one or more compounds of formula III, wherein n and o both are 1 and all rings are 1,4-phenylene, which independently of each other optionally are fluorinated once or twice, and/or one or more compounds of formula V, wherein q is 2, as well as to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to TN-displays and in particular to active matrix displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Martin (Kelun) Shu, Carol (Yi-Hsuan) Lin, Fred (Jer-Lin) Chen, Mark Verrall
  • Publication number: 20110140039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of the compounds of the formula IA to IE in which R0, R1, R2, X1, X2, A1, Z1, m, p, q, v have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRĂ„NKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Mingchou Wu, Martin (Kelun) Shu, Carol (Yi-Hsuan) Lin, Mark Verrall
  • Publication number: 20110019119
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to dielectrically positive nematic media comprising one, two or more compounds of formula I one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae II and III and one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae IV and V wherein the parameters are as defined in claim 1 with the proviso that the media comprise one or more compounds of formula III, wherein n and o both are 1 and all rings are 1,4-phenylene, which independently of each other optionally are fluorinated once or twice, and/or one or more compounds of formula V, wherein q is 2, as well as to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to TN-displays and in particular to active matrix displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Martin (Kelun) Shu, Carol (Yi-Hsuan) Lin, Fred (Jer-Lin) Chen, Mark Verrall