Patents by Inventor Herwig Buchholz

Herwig Buchholz 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: 20160256053
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to light emitting fibers for the application in general lighting, display backlit, information display, and for treatment and/or prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of diseases and/or cosmetic conditions. The fibers can be used for the preparation of any kind of canvas and light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Junyou PAN, Ewald AYDT, Herwig BUCHHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20160197275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic electroluminescent devices which comprise aromatic ring systems with two or three condensed rings as emitter materials, and to their possible uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Junyou PAN, Martin ENGEL, Herwig BUCHHOLZ
  • Patent number: 9373807
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to light emitting fibers for the application in general lighting, display backlit, information display, and for treatment and/or prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of diseases and/or cosmetic conditions. The fibers can be used for the preparation of any kind of canvas and light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Herwig Buchholz, Ewald Aydt
  • Publication number: 20150380649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metal-ligand coordination compounds of the general formula T1-(A-T2)i, where T1 and T2 represent metal-ligand coordination compounds, to the use thereof in a device, and to a formulation and a device which comprise the novel compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Herwig Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20150340612
    Abstract: The invention relates to organic electroluminescent devices comprising organic compounds with a double or triple bond, to which at least one aromatic ring is bonded, as emitter compounds. The invention also relates to possible uses of said devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: JUNYOU PAN, Martin ENGEL, Herwig BUCHHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20150299562
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation with which electronic devices can be produced with improved performance with respect to operating voltage, efficiency and service life. The present invention likewise relates to a method for producing a formulation according to the invention and to a method for producing electronic devices using the formulation according to the invention. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to an electronic device that has been produced using the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Herwig BUCHHOLZ, Thomas EBERLE, Junyou PAN
  • Patent number: 9080099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorine-bridged associate consisting of an oligomer or polymer containing fluorine radicals which are bonded to the oligomer or polymer backbone, and up to three types of functional units in the backbone which differ with respect to function and are selected from the group consisting of a hole-transport and/or hole-injection unit, an electron-transport and/or electron-injection unit and an emitter unit, and one to three types of compounds containing a fluorine radical which differ with respect to function and are selected from a hole-transport and/or hole-injection unit, an electron-transport and/or electron-injection unit and an emitter unit, and to an opto-electronic device in which the fluorine-bridged associate is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Herwig Buchholz, Susanne Heun, Thomas Eberle
  • Patent number: 9044409
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of chromen-4-one derivatives of the formula I where R1 and R2 may be identical or different and are selected from H, —C(?O)—R7, —C(?O)—OR7, alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, hydroxyalkyl groups and/or cycloalkyl groups and/or cycloalkenyl groups, R3 is H or alkyl groups, R4 is H or OR8, R5 and R6 are selected from —H, —OH, alkyl groups, alkenyl groups and hydroxyalkyl groups, and R7 is H, alkyl groups, a polyhydroxyl compound, such as, preferably, an ascorbic acid radical or glycosidic radicals, and R8 is H or alkyl groups, where at least two of the substituents R1, R2 and R4-R6 are different from H or at least one substituent from R1 and R2 is —C(?O)—R7 or —C(?O)—OR7, for the care, preservation or improvement of the general state of the skin or hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christophe Carola, Herwig Buchholz, Sylvia Huber, Ralf Rosskopf
  • Patent number: 9023889
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of at least one ascorbic acid derivative for the fictionalization of matrices, and to specific ascorbic acid derivatives and processes for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Rudolph, Philipp Buehle, Herwig Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20140358198
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions, devices containing same, and the use thereof for up-conversion. Said compositions and devices are particularly suitable for generating low-energy radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Herwig Buchholz, Junyou Pan, Susanne Heun
  • Publication number: 20140148877
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to compositions comprising ionic species and electroluminescent compounds, formulations and devices comprising them, and their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of therapeutic diseases and/or cosmetic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Herwig Buchholz, Ewald Aydt
  • Patent number: 8637853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an opto-electronic device comprising a first layer and a second layer on a substrate, characterized in that the first layer comprises an electrode material containing fluorine-containing groups and the second layer comprises a polymer containing fluorine-containing groups, where an adhesive fluorine-fluorine interaction exists between some of the fluorine-containing groups of the first layer and of the second layer. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the opto-electronic device and to a process for the production of the opto-electronic device according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Herwig Buchholz, Susanne Heun
  • Patent number: 8613910
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of at least one flavonoid having an uncharged flavan skeleton as synergist for enhancing the action of self-tanning substances, such as trioses and tetroses, in cosmetic and dermatological formulations and to corresponding novel compositions and to the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Rudolph, Herwig Buchholz, Jerzy Meduski
  • Publication number: 20130324909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cells and cell tissue treatment device and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ewald Aydt, Herwig Buchholz, Junyou Pan
  • Patent number: 8581262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising functionalized or un-functionalized multi cyclic hydrocarbons and functional organic compounds, which can be used in different electronic devices. The invention further relates to an electronic device comprising one or more organic functional layers, wherein at least one of the layers comprises at least one functionalized or un-functionalized multi cyclic hydrocarbon. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a formulation comprising functionalized or un-functionalized multi cyclic hydrocarbons, from which a thin layer comprising at least one functionalized or un-functionalized multi cyclic hydrocarbon can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Thomas Eberle, Herwig Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20130277617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture comprising two different compounds A and B, each of which contain emitter units, where at least one of the compounds is a polymer. The present invention furthermore relates to a non-conjugated polymer or dendrimer which contains two emitting units covalently bonded as polymer building blocks, to the use of the mixture, the polymer or dendrimer in electronic devices, to electronic devices comprising the mixture, the polymer or dendrimer, and to a formulation comprising the mixture, the polymer or dendrimer in a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Niels Schulte, Joachim Kaiser, Herwig Buchholz, Susanne Heun
  • Publication number: 20130181174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metal-ligand coordination compounds of the general formula T1-(A-T2)i, where T1 and T2 represent metal-ligand coordination compounds, to the use thereof in a device, and to a formulation and a device which comprise the novel compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Herwig Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20130116616
    Abstract: The present invention relates, inter alia, to dermal systems comprising at least one light source and at least one pharmaceutically and/or cosmetically active ingredient. The dermal systems can be employed in order to enhance the penetration and action of the pharmaceutically and/or cosmetically active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Herwig Buchholz, Ewald Aydt, Junyou Pan
  • Publication number: 20130099171
    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: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Esther Breuning, Heinrich Becker, Junyou Pan, Herwig Buchholz, Teresa Mujica-Fernaud, Irina Martynova
  • Publication number: 20130006118
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to light emitting fibers for the application in general lighting, display backlit, information display, and for treatment and/or prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of diseases and/or cosmetic conditions. The fibers can be used for the preparation of any kind of canvas and light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Herwig Buchholz, Ewald Aydt