Patents by Inventor John Goulding

John Goulding 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: 10668733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vessels comprising a formulation including at least one organic semiconductor, wherein the formulation is in contact with at least one absorption material. The invention further describes a process for producing the vessel and for the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Hilarius, Edgar Boehm, Juliane Suermann, Mark John Goulding, Leticia Garcia Diez
  • Patent number: 10472557
    Abstract: The invention provides for the use of a copolymer, comprising a) 0.1 to 10 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from vinylphosphonic acid or of a salt thereof, b) 40 to 80 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from compounds of the formula (1) c) 1 to 50 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from compounds of the formula (5) in which X is OH or NR3R4, and R3 and R4, independently of one another, are H or C1-C4-alkyl, for the inhibition and/or dispersion of inorganic sulphide scales, and for a process for the inhibition and/or dispersion of inorganic sulphide scales, the process comprising adding to water being within an oil or gas containing formation said copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd
    Inventors: Malcolm Todd, Catherine Strachan, Gordon Moir, John Goulding
  • Patent number: 10435566
    Abstract: This invention relates to 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, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerizable dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Mark James, Christopher Lutz, Nathan Smith, Mark John Goulding
  • Patent number: 10428220
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and electrophoretic displays comprising such particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Claire Topping, Mark John Goulding
  • Publication number: 20190084309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vessels comprising a formulation including at least one organic semiconductor, wherein the formulation is in contact with at least one absorption material. The invention further describes a process for producing the vessel and for the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Volker HILARIUS, Edgar BOEHM, Julianne SUERMANN, Mark John GOULDING, Leticia GARCIA DIEZ
  • Patent number: 9914876
    Abstract: The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R11, R12, MG11, MG12, X11, X12 and Sp1 have the meaning given in claim 1, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin Adlem, Owain Llyr Parri, Rachel Tuffin, Patricia Eileen Saxton, Benjamin Snow, Mark John Goulding, Nathan Smith
  • Publication number: 20180037743
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and electrophoretic displays comprising such particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: LOUISE DIANE FARRAND, Claire TOPPING, Mark John GOULDING
  • Publication number: 20180037744
    Abstract: This invention relates to 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, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: LOUISE DIANE FARRAND, Jonathan Henry WILSON, Mark JAMES, Christopher LUTZ, Nathan SMITH, Mark John GOULDING
  • Publication number: 20170292058
    Abstract: The invention provides for the use of a copolymer, comprising a) 0.1 to 10 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from vinylphosphonic acid or of a salt thereof, b) 40 to 80 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from compounds of the formula (1) c) 1 to 50 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from compounds of the formula (5) ?in which X is OH or NR3R4, and R3 and R4, independently of one another, are H or C1-C4-alkyl, for the inhibition and/or dispersion of inorganic sulphide scales, and for a process for the inhibition and/or dispersion of inorganic sulphide scales, the process comprising adding to water being within an oil or gas containing formation said copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Malcolm TODD, Catherine STRACHAN, Gordon MOIR, John GOULDING
  • Patent number: 9598587
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles comprising monomer units of at least one reactive mesogen, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of optical, electrooptical, electronic, electrochemical, electrophotographic, electrowetting and electrophoretic displays and/or devices and security, cosmetic, decorative, and diagnostic applications, and electrophoretic fluids and displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Laura Ramon-Gimenez, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Owain Llyr Parri, Mark John Goulding, Roger Kemp, Louise Diane Farrand
  • Patent number: 9383621
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark John Goulding
  • Publication number: 20150376421
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles comprising monomer units of at least one reactive mesogen, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of optical, electrooptical, electronic, electrochemical, electrophotographic, electrowetting and electrophoretic displays and/or devices and security, cosmetic, decorative, and diagnostic applications, and electrophoretic fluids and displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Laura Ramon-Gimenez, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Owain Llyr Parri, Mark John Goulding, Roger Kemp, Louise Diane Farrand
  • Patent number: 9187503
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formulae (1a) and (1b) wherein R means H or C1- to C6-alkyl, X is a structural unit selected from the formulae ?wherein m and k mean independently from each other a number from 1 to 12 for (4) and (5) and from 1 to 11 for (6), Y is a structural unit selected from the formulae wherein a, b independently from each other are integers from 1 to 10 R means hydrogen or C1- to C6-alkyl R2 means an alkylene or alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an arylene or alkylarylene group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms R3, R4, R5, R6 independently from each other mean an alkylene or alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an arylene or alkylarylene group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, Z means a cation, and n means an integer being two or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Steve Heath, Gordon Moir, Marc Archibald, John Goulding
  • Patent number: 9182615
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Merck Patent GmbH, The University of Bristol
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9115464
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Nils Greinert, Louise Diane Farrand, Mark James, Ashley Nathan Smith, Mark John Goulding, Daniel Walker, Safyan Khan, Paul Reynolds, Susan Hawkins, Roy Hughes
  • Patent number: 9109160
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles comprising monomer units of at least one reactive mesogen, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of optical, electrooptical, electronic, electrochemical, electrophotographic, electrowetting and electrophoretic displays and/or devices and security, cosmetic, decorative, and diagnostic applications, and electrophoretic fluids and displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Laura Ramon-Gimenez, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Owain Llyr Parri, Mark John Goulding, Roger Kemp, Louise Diane Farrand
  • Publication number: 20150203755
    Abstract: The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R11, R12, MG11, MG12, X11, X12 and Sp1 have the meaning given in claim 1, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin Adlem, Owain Llyr Parri, Rachel Tuffin, Patricia Eileen Saxton, Benjamin Snow, Mark John Goulding, Nathan Smith
  • Publication number: 20150080275
    Abstract: The invention provides for the use of a copolymer, comprising a) 0.1 to 10 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from vinylphosphonic acid or of a salt thereof, b) 40 to 80 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from compounds of the formula (1) c) 1 to 50 mol-%, based on the weight of the copolymer, of structural units derived from compounds of the formula (5) in which X is OH or NR3R4, and R3 and R4, independently of one another, are H or C1-C4-alkyl, for the inhibition and/or dispersion of inorganic sulphide scales, and for a process for the inhibition and/or dispersion of inorganic sulphide scales, the process comprising adding to water being within an oil or gas containing formation said copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Malcolm Todd, Catherine Strachan, Gordon Moir, John Goulding
  • Patent number: 8906998
    Abstract: This invention relates to white reflective polymer particles prepared by a reverse emulsion solvent removal process, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Mark John Goulding, Roger Kemp, Jonathan Henry Wilson
  • Patent number: 8901219
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Nils Greinert, Mark John Goulding, Mark James, Ashley Nathan Smith, Jonathan Henry Wilson