Patents by Inventor Louise Farrand

Louise Farrand 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: 6800763
    Abstract: The invention relates to reactive thienothiophenes, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices like for example organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the reactive thienothiophenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Merck Patent Geselleshaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Louise Farrand, Marcus Thompson, Mark Giles, Mark Goulding, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20040175638
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymerisable charge transport compounds, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices like for example organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in plotovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the polymerisable charge transport compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Tierney, Mark Goulding, Louise Farrand, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney
  • Patent number: 6676857
    Abstract: Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising one or more identical or different recurring units of formula I —[(Y)a—(D)b—(Z)c]—  I wherein D is a 3-substituted-4-fluorothiophene group of formula II, wherein Y, Z, R1, a, b and c have the meanings defined herein, are useful as semiconductors or charge transport materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Louise Farrand, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Steven Tierney, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20030209692
    Abstract: The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic benzodithiophene derivatives, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the reactive mesogenic benzodithiophenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: MERCK PAPTENTGESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Louise Farrand, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20030080322
    Abstract: The invention relates to reactive thienothiophenes, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices like for example organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the reactive thienothiophenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Farrand, Marcus Thompson, Mark Giles, Mark Goulding, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20030062509
    Abstract: Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising one or more identical or different recurring units of formula I
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Louise Farrand, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Steven Tierney, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20030062536
    Abstract: The invention relates to new mono-, oligo- and poly-difluorovinyl(hetero)arylenes comprising one or more identical or different recurring units of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Louise Farrand, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Steven Tierney, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20030047720
    Abstract: Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising one or more identical or different recurring units of formula I
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Louise Farrand, Mark Giles, Marcus Thompson, Steven Tierney, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20030047719
    Abstract: The invention relates to new conjugated mono-, oligo- and polydithienopyridines, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors, electroluminescent, photovoltaics, sensors and electrophotographic recording devices, and to a field effect transistor as a component of integrated circuitry, as a thin fim transistor in flat panel display applications or for RFID tags, or a semiconducting component in organic light-emitting diode applications, comprising the new mono-, oligo and polydithienopyridines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, Mark Giles, Louise Farrand, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Publication number: 20030021912
    Abstract: The invention relates to new thienothiophene derivatives, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices like for example organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to a field effect transistor, light emitting device or ID tag comprising the thienothiophene derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Farrand, Marcus Thompson, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Maxim Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Iain McCulloch
  • Patent number: 6511719
    Abstract: The invention relates to chiral compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, MG1, MG2, Sp, X, Y, a, b, c and d have the meaning given in claim 1, to a liquid crystalline mixture comprising at least one chiral compound of formula I, to a polymerizable liquid crystalline mixture comprising at least one chiral compound of formula I and optionally at least one polymerizable mesogenic compound, to the use of such a liquid crystalline mixture or a polymerizable liquid crystalline mixture for the preparation of anisotropic polymer films with a chiral liquid crystalline phase, for active and passive optical elements like polarizers, compensators or color filters and for liquid crystal displays, for example STN, TN, AMD-TN, temperature compensation, guest-host or phase change displays, or surface stabilized or polymer stabilized cholesteric texture (SSCT, PSCT) displays, to cholesteric liquid crystal displays comprising liquid crystalline mixtures comprising chiral compounds of formula I and to polymer fil
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventor: Louise Farrand
  • Patent number: 6495217
    Abstract: The invention relates to chiral compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, X, Y1 and Y2 have the meanings defined herein, as well as to liquid crystalline mixtures comprising at least one chiral compound of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Louise Farrand
  • Publication number: 20020076510
    Abstract: The invention relates to chiral compounds of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: LOUISE FARRAND