Patents by Inventor Lars Lietzau

Lars Lietzau 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: 7790247
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium, which contains one or more compounds of formula I their use for electro-optical purposes, to displays containing this medium, and to novel LC compounds for use in LC media and displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 7767277
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I processes for the preparation thereof, and liquid-crystalline media and electro-optical displays containing said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Michael Wittek
  • Publication number: 20100155662
    Abstract: The invention relates 1,2,3,6,7,8-hexahydro-s-indacene derivatives and 6,7-dihydro-5H-indeno[5,6-d]-1,3-dioxole derivatives, and to the use thereof as component(s) in liquid-crystalline media. In addition, the present invention relates to liquid-crystal and electro-optical display elements which contain the liquid-crystalline media according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Detlef Pauluth, Markus Czanta
  • Publication number: 20100127212
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, A1, A2, A3, A4, Z1, Z2, Z3, V, a, b and c have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I and to electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Markus Czanta
  • Publication number: 20100127213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising a dielectrically positive component, component A, comprising a dielectrically positive compound of the formula I in which the parameters have the meaning indicated in the specification, and optionally a second dielectrically positive component, component B, comprising one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of great than 3, and optionally a dielectrically neutral component, component C, and to liquid-crystal displays containing these media, especially active-matrix displays and in particular TN, IPS and FFS displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Andreas Taugerbeck, Renate Bender, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 7704567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises at least one compound of the formula I in which R11, R12, A1, A2, Z1, Z2, m and n are as defined in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display based on the ECB, PALC or IPS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer
  • Patent number: 7691455
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a dielectrically positive component, component A, comprising a dielectrically positive compound of formula I wherein the parameters have the meaning given in the specification, and optionally a second dielectrically positive component, component B, comprising one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of more than 3 and optionally a dielectric neutral component, component C, as well as to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to active matrix displays and in particular to TN and to IPS displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Lars Lietzau, Marcus Reuter
  • Patent number: 7691456
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel dioxane derivatives of the formula R1-(A1-Z1)m-G-(Z2-A2)n-R2, in which G denotes (I) or (II), and in which R1, R2, A1, A2, Z1, Z2, m and n have the meanings indicated in claim 1, to the use thereof as component(s) of liquid-crystalline media, and to liquid-crystal and electro-optical display elements which contain the liquid-crystalline media according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Werner Binder, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Eike Poetsch, Markus Czanta
  • Patent number: 7682671
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a dielectrically positive component, component A, comprising a dielectrically positive compound of formula I wherein the parameters have the meaning given in the specification, and optionally a second dielectrically positive component, component B, comprising one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of more than 3 and optionally a dielectric neutral component, component C, as well as to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to active matrix displays and in particular to TN and to IPS displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Michael Wittek, Lars Lietzau, Renate Bender, Brigitte Schuler
  • Patent number: 7674507
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyran-dioxane derivatives and to the use thereof as component(s) in liquid-crystalline media. In addition, the present invention relates to liquid-crystal and electro-optical display elements which contain the liquid-crystalline media according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Markus Czanta
  • Patent number: 7670655
    Abstract: Disclosed are liquid-crystalline mediums containing one or more compounds of formula I and uses thereof for electro-optical purposes, e.g., to electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20090309066
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of dielectrically negative, polar compounds which comprises at least one compound of the formula I in which the parameters have the 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, and to displays of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Georg Bernatz, Izumi Saito, Matthias Bremer, Lars Lietzau, Volker Reiffenrath
  • Publication number: 20090309065
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium, which contains one or more compounds of formula I their use for electro-optical purposes, to displays containing this medium, and to novel LC compounds for use in LC media and displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: MICHAEL WITTEK, LARS LIETZAU
  • Patent number: 7622165
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium, which contains one or more compounds of formula I their use for electro-optical purposes, to displays containing this medium, and to novel LC compounds for use in LC media and displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 7612243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclopenta[b]naphthalene derivatives to the use thereof in liquid-crystalline or mesogenic media, to liquid-crystalline or mesogenic media comprising at least one of these cyclopenta[b]naphthalene derivatives, and to electro-optical display elements containing these liquid-crystalline or mesogenic media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Michael Heckmeier
  • Patent number: 7579053
    Abstract: Dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a dielectrically neutral component, component A, comprising a dielectrically neutral compound of formula I wherein the parameters have the meaning given in the specification, in a high concentration, and a dielectrically positive component, component B, comprising one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of more than 3, are described. Also described are liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to active matrix displays and in particular TN and to IPS displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Atsutaka Manabe, Lars Lietzau, Michael Wittek
  • Patent number: 7575785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclopenta[a]naphthalene derivatives of the general formulae I to V in which B, Z, A, n, R, X1, X1a, X1b, X2, X3, E1 and E2 are as defined in the claims, to the use thereof in liquid-crystalline media, to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one of these cyclopenta[a]naphthalene derivatives, and to electro-optical display elements containing these liquid-crystalline media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer
  • Publication number: 20090101869
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a dielectrically positive component, component A, comprising a dielectrically positive compound of formula I wherein the parameters have the meaning given in the specification, and optionally a second dielectrically positive component, component B, comprising one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of more than 3 and optionally a dielectric neutral component, component C, as well as to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to active matrix displays and in particular to TN and to IPS displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Michael Wittek, Lars Lietzau, Renate Bender, Brigitte Schuler
  • Patent number: 7517471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I where X1, X2, R1, R2, A1, A2, Z1, Z2, m, n and rings B and B? are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer
  • Patent number: 7514127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I where Y, X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, A1, A2, Z1, Z2, m and n are as defined in Claim 1, to the use thereof as components in liquid-crystalline media, and to electro-optical display elements containing the liquid-crystalline media according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer