Patents by Inventor Martina WINDHORST
Martina WINDHORST 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).
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Patent number: 11939509Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Kristin Weiss
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Patent number: 11932797Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Kristin Weiss
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Patent number: 11920075Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium), to the use thereof for electro-optical purposes, and to LC displays containing this medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Andreas Pohle, Christian Hock, Martina Windhorst, Sabine Schoen
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Publication number: 20220325181Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Kristin WEISS
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Publication number: 20220325180Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Kristin WEISS
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Patent number: 11453824Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, SS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Martina Windhorst
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Patent number: 11447701Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium having a nematic phase containing one or more compounds of formula D the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type and the use of the compounds of formula D for improvement of the contrast and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which contain one or more additional mesogenic compounds, as well as certain compounds of formula D.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian Laut, Martina Windhorst, Constanze Brocke
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Patent number: 11441073Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, wherein the radicals R11, L1, L2, n and A are as defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PA-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, IPS or PS-IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Martina Windhorst, Monika Bauer, Volker Reiffenrath, Matthias Bremer
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Publication number: 20220112426Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium), to the use thereof for electro-optical purposes, and to LC displays containing this medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Andreas POHLE, Christian HOCK, Martina WINDHORST, Sabine SCHOEN
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Publication number: 20210207029Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium having a nematic phase containing one or more compounds of formula D the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type and the use of the compounds of formula D for improvement of the contrast and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which contain one or more additional mesogenic compounds, as well as certain compounds of formula D.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Martina WINDHORST, Constanze BROCKE
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Patent number: 11008515Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Kristin Weiss
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Publication number: 20200291298Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium which contains at least one compound of formula IA, and in addition at least one compound of formula CC-n-V and/or CC-V-V1, where the percentage proportion of the compound(s) of formula IA is greater than or equal to the percentage proportion of CC-n-V, and/or the percentage proportion of the compound(s) of formula IA is greater than the percentage proportion of CC-V-V1, where the percentage proportion is based on the liquid-crystalline medium, and the use thereof in active-matrix displays, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PVA, PS-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PA-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST, Volker REIFFENRATH
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Patent number: 10723948Abstract: The invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a compound of formula I wherein the parameters have the meaning given in claim 1 and to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to active matrix displays and in particular to TN and IPS mode displays.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Martina Windhorst, Christian Hock, Andreas Pohle, Axel Jansen
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Publication number: 20200181493Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Martina WINDHORST, Sabrina MAAG
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Patent number: 10400169Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Constanze Brocke, Rocco Fortte, Matthias Bremer, Sabine Schoen
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Publication number: 20190218457Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, SS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST
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Publication number: 20190161679Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IA to IH, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —(CH2)4—, —CHFCHF—, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —C?C—, —CF?CF—, —CH?CHCHO— or —CH2CF2O—, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, SA-VA, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Kristin WEISS
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Patent number: 10214691Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Constanze Brocke, Rocco Fortte, Matthias Bremer, Sabine Schoen
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Patent number: 10214692Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Constanze Brocke, Rocco Fortte, Matthias Bremer, Sabine Schoen
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Patent number: 10208251Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Constanze Brocke, Rocco Fortte, Matthias Bremer, Sabine Schoen