Patents by Inventor Ralf Kugler

Ralf Kugler 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).

  • Method for patterning a surface
    Patent number: 8608972
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for patterning surfaces using contact printing and pastes, and products formed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Nano Terra Inc., Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Brian T. Mayers, Jeffrey Carbeck, Wajeeh Saadi, George M. Whitesides, Ralf Kügler, Monika Kursawe, Johannes Canisius
  • Stencils for High-Throughput Micron-Scale Etching of Substrates and Processes of Making and Using the Same
    Publication number: 20120097329
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to stencils for high-throughput, high-resolution etching of substrates and processes of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicants: Merck Patent Gesellschaft, Nano Terra Inc.
    Inventors: Eric STERN, Graciela Beatriz BLANCHET, Lindsay HUNTING, Brian T. MAYERS, Joseph M. MCLELLAN, Patrick REUST, Ralf KÜGLER, Jennifer GILLIES
  • Methods for Patterning Substrates Using Heterogeneous Stamps and Stencils and Methods of Making the Stamps and Stencils
    Publication number: 20110076448
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to heterogeneous stamp and stencil compositions, methods for patterning substrates using contact printing processes employing the heterogeneous stamps and stencils, and products formed by the contact printing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicants: Nano Terra Inc., Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Sandip AGARWAL, Graciela Beatriz BLANCHET, Brian T. MAYERS, Joseph M. MCLELLAN, Patrick REUST, Eric STERN, Jennifer GILLIES, Ralf KÜGLER
  • Methods of Patterning Substrates Using Microcontact Printed Polymer Resists and Articles Prepared Therefrom
    Publication number: 20100252955
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for patterning substrates using contact printing to form patterns comprising a polymer, using the patterns formed therefrom as resists, and process products formed by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicants: Nano Terra Inc., Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Sandip AGARWAL, Brian T. Mayers, Joseph M. McLellan, Ralf Kügler, Monika Kursawe
  • Method for Patterning a Surface
    Publication number: 20090302001
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for patterning surfaces using contact printing and pastes, and products formed therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicants: Nano Terra Inc., Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Brian T. MAYERS, Jeffrey Carbeck, Wajeeh Saadi, George M. Whitesides, Ralf Kugler, Monika Kursawe, Johannes Canisius
  • Stencils With Removable Backings for Forming Micron-Sized Features on Surfaces and Methods of Making and Using the Same
    Publication number: 20090197054
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for patterning substrates using elastomeric stencils having removable backings and methods of preparing the stencils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: Nano Terra Inc., Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Karan CHAUHAN, Joseph M. MCLELLAN, Sandip Agarwal, Brian T. MAYERS, Jeffrey Carbeck, Ralf Kugler, Monika Kursawe
  • Method for Patterning a Surface
    Publication number: 20080152835
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for patterning surfaces using contact printing and pastes, pastes for use with the processes, and products formed therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicants: Nano Terra Inc., Merck KGaA
    Inventors: Brian T. Mayers, Jeffrey Carbeck, Wajeeh Saadi, George M. Whitesides, Ralf Kugler, Monika Kursawe, Johannes Canisius
  • Method of detecting a hybrid, formed of at least two species, on a substrate
    Publication number: 20050266449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a label-free method of detecting a hybrid, such as a double stranded nucleic acid, a protein—DNA complex or an antibody—antigen-complex, formed by at least two species, such as two single stranded nucleic acids, a protein and a nucleic acid, or an antibody and an antigen, on a substrate over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Ralf Kugler, Claire Basquin