Patents by Inventor Manuel Koechlin

Manuel Koechlin 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).

  • Photo-alignment layers with strong uv-dichroism
    Patent number: 9322956
    Abstract: The invention relates to photo-alignment layers for planar alignment of liquid crystals. Photo-alignment layers according to the invention exhibit a characteristic wavelength dependency of the dichroism in the uv wavelength range. The invention further relates to methods for providing such photo-alignment layers as well as liquid crystal devices containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Mohammed Ibn-Elhaj, Eva Veenstra, Manuel Koechlin
  • PHOTO-ALIGNMENT LAYERS WITH STRONG UV-DICHROISM
    Publication number: 20140226115
    Abstract: The invention relates to photo-alignment layers for planar alignment of liquid crystals. Photo-alignment layers according to the invention exhibit a characteristic wavelength dependency of the dichroism in the uv wavelength range. The invention further relates to methods for providing such photo-alignment layers as well as liquid crystal devices containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Mohammed Ibn-Elhaj, Eva Veenstra, Manuel Koechlin