Patents by Inventor Sabrina MAAG

Sabrina MAAG 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).

  • Patent number: 10913897
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising a) one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B Methods for making and using these liquid-crystalline media in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and the displays which contain these media. Methods for stabilizing liquid-crystalline media with compounds of formula I, where the liquid-crystalline media comprise one or more compounds of the formula II and one or more compounds selected from compounds of the formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Sabrina Maag, Ingo Almeroth, Rocco Fortte, Achim Goetz, Thorsten Kodek, Oliver Heppert
  • Patent number: 10907100
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising: a) one or more compounds of formula I and one or more other compounds selected from: b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B Use thereof in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and use of compounds of formula I for stabilisation of liquid-crystalline media which comprise one or more compounds of formula II and/or one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Engel, Sabrina Maag, Ingo Almeroth, Rocco Fortte, Achim Goetz, Thorsten Kodek, Oliver Heppert
  • Publication number: 20200181493
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Christian LAUT, Martina WINDHORST, Sabrina MAAG
  • Patent number: 10501691
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I, liquid-crystalline media comprising the compounds of formula I, and the use of these liquid-crystalline media in liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Rocco Fortte, Martin Engel, Sabrina Maag, Thorsten Kodek
  • Patent number: 10457871
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, in which X1, X2, Sp, and R are as defined herein, are suitable for use in liquid-crystal media, such as liquid-crystal media used in liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Rocco Fortte, Martin Engel, Sabrina Maag, Ingo Almeroth, Thomas Mergner, Thorsten Kodek, Detlef Pauluth
  • Publication number: 20180216005
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising a) one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B Methods for making and using these liquid-crystalline media in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and the displays which contain these media. Methods for stabilizing liquid-crystalline media with compounds of formula I, where the liquid-crystalline media comprise one or more compounds of the formula II and one or more compounds selected from compounds of the formulae III-1 to III-4 and formula B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Sabrina MAAG, Ingo ALMEROTH, Rocco FORTTE, Achim GOETZ, Thorsten KODEK, Oliver HEPPERT
  • Publication number: 20180216006
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising: a) one or more compounds of formula I and one or more other compounds selected from: b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B Use thereof in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and use of compounds of formula I for stabilisation of liquid-crystalline media which comprise one or more compounds of formula II and/or one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin ENGEL, Sabrina MAAG, Ingo ALMEROTH, Rocco FORTTE, Achim GOETZ, Thorsten KODEK, Oliver HEPPERT
  • Publication number: 20180037820
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I, liquid-crystalline media comprising the compounds of formula I, and the use of these liquid-crystalline media in liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim GOETZ, Rocco FORTTE, Martin Engel, Sabrina MAAG, Thorsten KODEK
  • Publication number: 20160060528
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, in which X1, X2, Sp, and R are as defined herein, and to the use thereof in liquid-crystal media, but also to the use of these liquid-crystal media in liquid-crystal displays, and also to liquid-crystal displays of this type per se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim GOETZ, Rocco FORTTE, Martin ENGEL, Sabrina MAAG, Ingo ALMEROTH, Thomas MERGNER, Thorsten KODEK, Detlef PAULUTH