Patents by Inventor Mikhail N. Pivnenko

Mikhail N. Pivnenko 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).

  • Liquid crystalline medium and liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 8377519
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to liquid crystal media comprising one or more bimesogenic compounds, one or more chiral dopants and one or more additives, liquid crystal displays comprising these media, in particular displays exploiting the flexoelectric effect and to a method of improving the response time of such displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Harry James Coles, Mikhail N. Pivnenko, Yong-il Cho