Patents by Inventor Ingo ALMEROTH

Ingo ALMEROTH 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: 10913897
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising a) one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B Methods for making and using these liquid-crystalline media in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and the displays which contain these media. Methods for stabilizing liquid-crystalline media with compounds of formula I, where the liquid-crystalline media comprise one or more compounds of the formula II and one or more compounds selected from compounds of the formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Sabrina Maag, Ingo Almeroth, Rocco Fortte, Achim Goetz, Thorsten Kodek, Oliver Heppert
  • Patent number: 10907100
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising: a) one or more compounds of formula I and one or more other compounds selected from: b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B Use thereof in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and use of compounds of formula I for stabilisation of liquid-crystalline media which comprise one or more compounds of formula II and/or one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Sabrina Maag, Ingo Almeroth, Rocco Fortte, Achim Goetz, Thorsten Kodek, Oliver Heppert
  • Patent number: 10457871
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, in which X1, X2, Sp, and R are as defined herein, are suitable for use in liquid-crystal media, such as liquid-crystal media used in liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Rocco Fortte, Martin Engel, Sabrina Maag, Ingo Almeroth, Thomas Mergner, Thorsten Kodek, Detlef Pauluth
  • Publication number: 20180216005
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising a) one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B Methods for making and using these liquid-crystalline media in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and the displays which contain these media. Methods for stabilizing liquid-crystalline media with compounds of formula I, where the liquid-crystalline media comprise one or more compounds of the formula II and one or more compounds selected from compounds of the formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Sabrina MAAG, Ingo ALMEROTH, Rocco FORTTE, Achim GOETZ, Thorsten KODEK, Oliver HEPPERT
  • Publication number: 20180216006
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising: a) one or more compounds of formula I and one or more other compounds selected from: b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B Use thereof in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and use of compounds of formula I for stabilisation of liquid-crystalline media which comprise one or more compounds of formula II and/or one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Sabrina MAAG, Ingo ALMEROTH, Rocco FORTTE, Achim GOETZ, Thorsten KODEK, Oliver HEPPERT
  • Publication number: 20180163136
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, and to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises a) one or more compounds of the formula I and b) one or more compounds of the formula II in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in Claim 1, to the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect,
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Thorsten KODEK, Ingo ALMEROTH, Rocco FORTTE, Oliver HEPPERT
  • Patent number: 9822302
    Abstract: The compounds of the formula I, and a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises a) one or more compounds of the formula I and b) one or more compounds of the formulae II-1 to II-4, in which the parameters have the meanings defined herein, are suitable for use in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Thorsten Kodek, Ingo Almeroth, Rocco Fortte
  • Publication number: 20160333270
    Abstract: The compounds of the formula I, and a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises a) one or more compounds of the formula I and b) one or more compounds of the formulae II-1 to II-4, in which the parameters have the meanings defined herein, are suitable for use in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Thorsten KODEK, Ingo ALMEROTH, Rocco FORTTE
  • 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