Patents by Inventor Ralf Grottenmueller

Ralf Grottenmueller 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).

  • Publication number: 20240093058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions which comprise a silazane polymer (A), a silane coupling agent (B); and inorganic nanoparticles (C), wherein the components (A), (B) and (C) are present in certain ratios. The coating compositions are particularly suitable for the preparation of hard coatings on surfaces of various base material substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Sergej NELL, Patrizia LACHNIT, Thomas KRASEMANN
  • Patent number: 11888095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an optoelectronic device, wherein a layer of a formulation containing a silazane polymer and a wavelength converting material is applied to an optoelectronic device precursor, precured by exposure to radiation and then cured. There is further provided an optoelectronic device, preferably a light emitting device (LED) or a micro-light emitting device (micro-LED), which is prepared by said manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmueller, Abraham Casas Garcia-Minguillan, Fumio Kita, Christoph Landmann, Fabian Blumenschein
  • Patent number: 11859100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new coating compositions for the preparation of functional surface coatings on various base material substrates. The coating compositions are based on a silazane-containing polymer and a non-polymeric phenolic compound comprising at least two and not more than four aromatic units in its molecular structure. The coating compositions provide improved physical and chemical surface properties and may be applied by user-friendly coating methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmueller, Yvonne Ott, Martin Roeder
  • Publication number: 20230287241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new coating compositions for the preparation of functional surface coatings on various base material substrates. The coating compositions are polysilazane polybutadiene hybrid coating compositions which are based on a silazane polymer and a specific functionalized butadiene polymer. The coating compositions are particularly suitable for the preparation of functional surface coatings on various base material substrates to provide improved physical and/or chemical surface properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Sergej NELL
  • Patent number: 11466839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a wavelength converting component which is prepared from a dispersion containing a crosslinkable ceramizable polymer material having a silazane repeating unit and at least one wavelength converting material. There are further provided wavelength converting components which can be used for converting blue, violet and/or UV light into light with a longer wavelength. There is also provided a light source and a lighting unit comprising said wavelength converting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmueller, Abraham Casas Garcia-Minguillan, Fumio Kita, Andreas Benker, Ingo Koehler
  • Publication number: 20220119678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new coating compositions for the preparation of functional surface coatings on various base material substrates. The coating compositions are based on a silazane-containing polymer and a non-polymeric phenolic compound comprising at least two and not more than four aromatic units in its molecular structure. The coating compositions provide improved physical and chemical surface properties and may be applied by user-friendly coating methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Yvonne FALZ, Martin ROEDER
  • Publication number: 20220064483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new coating compositions for the preparation of functional surface coatings on various base material substrates. The coating compositions are based on a silazane-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing polymer, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer comprises a first repeating unit U1 and a second repeating unit U2. The coating compositions provide improved physical and chemical surface properties and may be applied by user-friendly methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Sergej NELL, Susanne WEIDEMANN, Masahiro TANIDA
  • Publication number: 20210193879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an optoelectronic device, wherein a layer of a formulation containing a silazane polymer and a wavelength converting material is applied to an optoelectronic device precursor, precured by exposure to radiation and then cured. There is further provided an optoelectronic device, preferably a light emitting device (LED) or a micro-light emitting device (micro-LED), which is prepared by said manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Abraham CASAS GARCIA-MINGUILLAN, Fumio KITA, Christoph LANDMANN, Fabian BLUMENSCHEIN
  • Patent number: 10927220
    Abstract: The present invention relates to silazane-siloxane random copolymers as well as their production and their uses, particularly in LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmueller, Abraham Casas Garcia-Minguillan, Fumio Kita
  • Patent number: 10822459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit U1 and a second repeating unit U2; and a surface-modified nanoparticle, wherein the surface-modified nanoparticle does not contain any zirconium dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmueller, Abraham Casas Garcia-Minguillan, Fumio Kita, Dieter Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200255599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to silazane-siloxane random copolymers as well as their production and their uses, particularly in LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Abraham CASAS GARCIA-MINGUILLAN, Fumio KITA
  • Publication number: 20200181332
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit U1 and a second repeating unit U2; and a surface-modified nanoparticle, wherein the surface-modified nanoparticle does not contain any zirconium dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: AZ Electronic Materials (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Abraham CASAS GARCIA-MINGUILLAN, Fumio KITA, Dieter WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20200141561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a wavelength converting component which is prepared from a dispersion containing a crosslinkable ceramizable polymer material having a silazane repeating unit and at least one wavelength converting material. There are further provided wavelength converting components which can be used for converting blue, violet and/or UV light into light with a longer wavelength. There is also provided a light source and a lighting unit comprising said wavelength converting components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Abraham CASAS GARCIA-MINGUILLAN, Fumio KITA, Andreas BENKER, Ingo KOEHLER
  • Publication number: 20200083416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an optoelectronic device comprising a crosslinked polymer material which is prepared from a crosslinkable polymer formulation comprising a polymer with a silazane repeating unit M1 and a Lewis acid curing catalyst. There is further provided a crosslinkable polymer formulation comprising a siloxazane polymer which is particularly suitable for the preparation of technical coatings on articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Casas Abraham GARCIA-MINGUILLAN, Fumio KITA
  • Publication number: 20200024408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crosslinkable polymer formulation comprising a polymer which contains a silazane repeating unit; and a specific boron Lewis acid curing catalyst, wherein the curing catalyst catalyzes the crosslinking of the polymer to obtain a crosslinked polymer composition. The crosslinked polymer composition is particularly suitable as a technical coating for industrial or household applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf GROTTENMUELLER, Abraham Casas GARCIA-MINGUILLAN, Fumio KITA, Yoshio NOJIMA, Hironori ENDO, Masakazu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200017763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical medium (100) and an optical device (200) comprising an optical medium (100). The present invention further relates to a use of the optical medium (100) in an optical device (200). The invention further more relates to method for preparing the optical medium (100) and method for preparing the optical device (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christian MATUSCHEK, Arjan MEIJER, Itai LIEBERMAN, Ralf GROTTENMUELLER
  • Patent number: 10494261
    Abstract: An inorganic polysilazane resin of the present invention has a Si/N ratio (i.e. a ratio of contained silicon atoms to contained nitrogen atoms) of 1.30 or more. The inorganic polysilazane resin having such a high Si content can be produced by, for example, a method in which an inorganic polysilazane compound containing both Si—NH and Si—Cl is heated to react NH with Cl, a method in which a silazane oligomer (polymer) that leaves no Si—Cl bond is synthesized and a dihalosilane is added to the synthesized silazane oligomer (polymer) to perform a thermal reaction, and the like. A siliceous film can be formed by, for example, applying a coating composition containing the inorganic polysilazane resin onto a base plate and then dried and the dried product is then oxidized by bringing the dried product into contact with water vapor or hydrogen peroxide vapor and water vapor under heated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ridgefield Acquisition
    Inventors: Takashi Fujiwara, Ralf Grottenmueller, Takashi Kanda, Tatsuro Nagahara
  • Patent number: 10487243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit M1 and a second repeating unit M2; and a surface-modified zirconium dioxide nanocrystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmueller, Abraham Casas Garcia-Minguillan, Fumio Kita, Dieter Wagner, Robert J. Wiacek, Daniel P. Russell, Zehra Serpil Gonen Williams
  • Publication number: 20190300748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit M1 and a second repeating unit M2; and a surface-modified zirconium dioxide nanocrystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: RALF GROTTENMUELLER, Abraham CASAS GARCIA-MINGUILLAN, Fumio KITA, Dieter WAGNER, Robert J. WIACEK, Daniel P. RUSSELL, Zehra Serpil Gonen WILLIAMS
  • Patent number: 10421841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing silazane-siloxa copolymers and the use of such copolymers, particularly in LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmüller, Abraham Casas Garcia-Minguillan, Fumio Kita, Dieter Wagner