Patents by Inventor Nadine HOLLFELDER

Nadine HOLLFELDER 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 CRYSTAL BASED SENSOR DEVICES FOR DETECTING TOXINS, BACTERIA AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
    Publication number: 20130344577
    Abstract: A liquid crystal based sensor device for detecting analytes. A method of manufacturing liquid crystal based sensor devices for detecting analytes. A method for at least one of (i) detecting analytes with a liquid crystal based sensor device; (ii) detecting the activity of analytes; and (iii) detecting screening compounds binding to analytes and/or modifying their activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pinar KILICKIRAN, Zakir HUSSAIN, Akira MASUTANI, Nadine HOLLFELDER, Gabriele NELLES
  • Blue phase liquid crystal composition
    Patent number: 8574688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blue phase liquid crystal composition and to a method of stabilizing a blue phase state of a liquid crystal material. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a method of lowering the operating voltage of a liquid crystal material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a blue phase liquid crystal material stabilized by the method according to the present invention or having an operating voltage that is lowered by the method according to the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal cell comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material and to a liquid crystal display comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material. The present invention also relates to a method of broadening the stability temperature range of a liquid crystal material in its blue phase state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Pinar Kilickiran, David Danner, Zakir Hussain, Nadine Hollfelder, Gabriele Nelles
  • Blue phase liquid crystal composition
    Patent number: 8501284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blue phase (BP) liquid crystal composition and to a method of stabilizing a blue phase state of a liquid crystal material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of lowering the operating voltage of a liquid crystal material. Moreover, the present invention relates to a blue phase crystal material stabilized by the method according to the present invention or having an operating voltage that is lowered by the method according to the present invention. Also, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal cell comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material and to a liquid crystal display comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of broadening that stability temperature range of a liquid crystal material in its blue phase state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Pinar Kilickiran, David Danner, Zakir Hussain, Nadine Hollfelder, Gabriele Nelles
  • METHOD OF STABILIZING A BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20130070193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of stabilizing a blue phase liquid crystal composition. The present invention also relates to a method of producing a liquid crystal cell or display. Moreover, the present invention relates to a stabilized blue phase liquid crystal composition and to a liquid crystal cell or display prepared in accordance with the present invention. Moreover, the present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a stabilized liquid crystal composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Pinar Kilickiran, Zakir Hussain, Frank Pleis, David Danner, Nadine Hollfelder, Gabriele Nelles
  • BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20110240917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blue phase (BP) liquid crystal composition and to a method of stabilizing a blue phase state of a liquid crystal material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of lowering the operating voltage of a liquid crystal material. Moreover, the present invention relates to a blue phase crystal material stabilized by the method according to the present invention or having an operating voltage that is lowered by the method according to the present invention. Also, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal cell comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material and to a liquid crystal display comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of broadening that stability temperature range of a liquid crystal material in its blue phase state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Pinar KILICKIRAN, David DANNER, Zakir HUSSAIN, Nadine HOLLFELDER, Gabriele NELLES
  • BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20110240920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blue phase liquid crystal composition and to a method of stabilizing a blue phase state of a liquid crystal material. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a method of lowering the operating voltage of a liquid crystal material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a blue phase liquid crystal material stabilized by the method according to the present invention or having an operating voltage that is lowered by the method according to the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal cell comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material and to a liquid crystal display comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material. The present invention also relates to a method of broadening the stability temperature range of a liquid crystal material in its blue phase state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Pinar KILICKIRAN, David Danner, Zakir Hussain, Nadine Hollfelder, Gabriele Nelles