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: 7482044
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I and dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a dielectrically positive component, component A, comprising a dielectrically positive compound of formula I, 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: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 7445819
    Abstract: A 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, is suitable for use in liquid crystal displays, especially active matrix displays, and, in particular, TN and to IPS displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Eike Poetsch, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20080251761
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel dioxane derivatives of the formula R1-(A1-Z1)mG-(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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Werner Binder, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Eike Poetsch, Markus Czanta
  • Publication number: 20080193682
    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: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Markus Czanta
  • Publication number: 20080132716
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I processes for the preparation thereof, and liquid-crystalline media and electro-optical displays containing said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Michael Wittek
  • Publication number: 20080124492
    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: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Lars Lietzau, Marcus Reuter
  • Publication number: 20080085380
    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: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20080083902
    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: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20080058537
    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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Michael Heckmeier
  • Patent number: 7335403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having negative dielectric anisotropy, which comprises at least one compound of the formula (I) in which R0, R1, A1, Z1 and m have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display based on the ECB, PALC or IPS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Matthias Bremer, Lars Lietzau
  • Patent number: 7291366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclopenta[b]naphthalene derivatives of the general formula (I) in which Z, A, n, R, L5 and L8 as (II) and (III) are as defined in Claim 1, 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: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Michael Heckmeier
  • Publication number: 20070235688
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I and dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a dielectrically positive component, component A, comprising a dielectrically positive compound of formula I, 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: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20070228328
    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: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer
  • Publication number: 20070219380
    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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer
  • Publication number: 20070205396
    Abstract: A 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, is suitable for use in liquid crystal displays, especially active matrix displays, and, in particular, TN and to IPS displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Eike Poetsch, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20070080324
    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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer
  • Patent number: 7182885
    Abstract: Fluorinated indenes and 1,7-dihydroindacenes of the general formulae (I) and (II) of negative dielectric anisotropy (??<0) in which T, A, R, L, X, Y, U, W, Z, n, m, p and q are as defined herein are suitable for use in liquid crystal display elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Matthias Bremer
  • Publication number: 20060278850
    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: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Atsutaka Manabe, Lars Lietzau, Michael Wittek
  • Publication number: 20060202163
    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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer
  • Publication number: 20060165915
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclopenta[b]naphthalene derivatives of the general formula (I) in which Z, A, n, R, L5 and L8 as (II) and (III) are as defined in Claim 1, 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: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Lars Lietzau, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Michael Heckmeier