Patents by Inventor Thomas Tiller

Thomas Tiller 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: 8740088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marking of polymeric liquid crystal material having determined optical characteristics allowing its authentication and reading by a machine and its authentication by the human eye. The marking is applied onto an item, good or article by a variable information printing process. The marking is in the form of indicia representing a unique code which allows for an easy authentication by the human eye and a secure tracking and tracing of the marked item, good or article throughout its life cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sicpa Holding SA
    Inventors: Xavier Marguerettaz, Frédéric Gremaud, Aurélien Commeureuc, Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Olivier Rozumek
  • Patent number: 8734679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marking of polymeric liquid crystal material having determined optical characteristics allowing its authentication and reading by a machine and its authentication by the human eye. The marking is applied onto an item, good or article by a variable information printing process. The marking is in the form of indicia representing a unique code which allows for an easy authentication by the human eye and a secure tracking and tracing of the marked item, good or article throughout its life cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sicpa Holding SA
    Inventors: Xavier Marguerettaz, Frédéric Gremaud, Aurélien Commeureuc, Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Olivier Rozumek
  • Patent number: 8734678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marking of polymeric liquid crystal material having determined optical characteristics allowing its authentication and reading by a machine and its authentication by the human eye. The marking is applied onto an item, good or article by a variable information printing process. The marking is in the form of indicia representing a unique code which allows for an easy authentication by the human eye and a secure tracking and tracing of the marked item, good or article throughout is life cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: SICPA Holding SA
    Inventors: Xavier Marguerettaz, Frédéric Gremaud, Aurélien Commeureuc, Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Olivier Rozumek
  • Patent number: 8728981
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables collections of variable heavy chain and variable light chain pairs comprising, in part, germline protein sequences that are pre-selected for functional properties relevant to developability, wherein the collections may be used to select against any antigen using, for example, phage display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: MorphoSys AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
  • Patent number: 8685896
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables methods of identifying the VH and VL class pairs in the human immune repertoire, determining the VH and VL class pairs that are most prevalent and those having favorable biophysical properties. More specifically, the collections of the present disclosure comprise the most prevalent and/or preferred VH and VL class pairings with highly diversified CDRs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: MorphoSys AG
    Inventors: Markus Enzelberger, Stefanie Urlnger, Thomas Tiller, Josef Prassler, Tanja Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8685276
    Abstract: Aqueous thermal inkjet ink composition for the printing of security documents comprising at least one luminescent water-soluble lanthanide complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sicpa Holding SA
    Inventors: Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Christine Reinhard, Stéphanie Rascagnères
  • Publication number: 20130256415
    Abstract: Coding flake or film including at least two chiral liquid crystal polymer (CLCP) layers with a first CLCP layer that has a first detectable parameter and a second CLCP layer including a second detectable parameter; at least one additional layer including a third detectable parameter, the at least one additional layer comprising a material that is not a chiral liquid crystal polymer; and wherein at least the third detectable parameter is different from each of the first detectable parameter and the second detectable parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Andrea CALLEGARI, Frédéric GREMAUD, Cécile PASQUIER, Tristan JAUZEIN, Olivier ROZUMEK, Brahim KERKAR, Thomas TILLER, Stéphanie RASCAGNERES
  • Publication number: 20130236902
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables collections of variable heavy chain and variable light chain pairs comprising, in part, germline protein sequences that are pre-selected for functional properties relevant to developability, wherein the collections may be used to select against any antigen using, for example, phage display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: MorphoSys AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
  • Patent number: 8426014
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polymer marking is obtainable by a process that comprises applying a chiral liquid crystal precursor composition onto a substrate, heating the composition to a chiral liquid crystal state, applying to at least one area of the precursor composition a modifying composition, if necessary, heating the at least one area to bring same to a modified liquid crystal state, and subsequently curing and/or polymerizing the resultant product. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sicpa Holding SA
    Inventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari, Olivier Rozumek, Brahim Kerkar
  • Patent number: 8426013
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polymer marking is obtainable by a process that comprises applying a chiral liquid crystal precursor composition onto a substrate, heating the composition to a first chiral liquid crystal state, applying to at least one area of the precursor composition a chiral dopant composition, heating the at least one area to bring same to a second chiral liquid crystal state, and subsequently curing and/or polymerizing the resultant product. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sicpa Holding SA
    Inventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari
  • Patent number: 8426011
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polymer marking is obtainable by a process that comprises applying a chiral liquid crystal precursor composition onto a substrate, heating the composition to a bring same to a chiral liquid crystal state, locally applying at least one modifying agent to modify the chiral liquid crystal state, and curing and/or polymerization the resultant product. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: SICPA Holding SA
    Inventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari
  • Patent number: 8426012
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polymer marking is obtainable by a process that comprises applying a first chiral liquid crystal precursor composition onto a substrate, heating the composition to bring same to a first chiral liquid crystal state, applying to at least one area of the first composition a second chiral liquid crystal precursor composition, heating the at least one area to bring same to a second chiral liquid crystal state, and subsequently curing and/or polymerizing the resultant product. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sicpa Holding SA
    Inventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari
  • Publication number: 20130069003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marking of polymeric liquid crystal material having determined optical characteristics allowing its authentication and reading by a machine and its authentication by the human eye. The marking is applied onto an item, good or article by a variable information printing process. The marking is in the form of indicia representing a unique code which allows for an easy authentication by the human eye and a secure tracking and tracing of the marked item, good or article throughout is life cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Xavier MARGUERETTAZ, Frederic GREMAUD, Aurelien COMMEUREUC, Vickie ABOUTANOS, Thomas TILLER, Olivier ROZUMEK
  • Patent number: 8367586
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables collections of variable heavy chain and variable light chain pairs comprising, in part, germline protein sequences that are pre-selected for functional properties relevant to developability, wherein the collections may be used to select against any antigen using, for example, phage display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: MorphoSys AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
  • Publication number: 20120328852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marking on an item or substrate, which marking is based on a chiral nematic (also called cholesteric) liquid crystal precursor composition. Prior to curing the chiral liquid crystal precursor composition in the chiral liquid crystal state at least one optical property exhibited by the composition is modified by two modifying agents of different types in at least one area of the item or substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Thomas TILLER, Olivier ROZUMEK, Tristan JAUZEIN, Andrea CALLEGARI, Frédéric GREMAUD, Brahim KERKAR
  • Publication number: 20120299286
    Abstract: Method for increasing at least one of the solubility and dispersibility of a quaterrylene and/or terrylene dye in a liquid medium, including binding the quaterrylene or terrylene dye to a polymer which is soluble in the liquid medium. Various aspects relate without limitation to polymer-bonded quaterrylene or terrylene dyes, processes, markings, security features, articles and dye-doped polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Thomas TILLER, Cécile PASQUIER, Aurélien Georges Jean COMMEUREUC
  • Publication number: 20120273722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marking of polymeric liquid crystal material having determined optical characteristics allowing its authentication and reading by a machine and its authentication by the human eye. The marking is applied onto an item, good or article by a variable information printing process. The marking is in the form of indicia representing a unique code which allows for an easy authentication by the human eye and a secure tracking and tracing of the marked item, good or article throughout its life cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Xavier MARGUERETTAZ, Frédéric GREMAUD, Aurélien COMMEUREUC, Vickie ABOUTANOS, Thomas TILLER, Olivier ROZUMEK
  • Patent number: 8268623
    Abstract: A method and means for identifying the authenticity and the genuine nature of a solid or liquid bulk material, by incorporating a marking composition containing at least one trace ion into the said bulk material, whereby the total concentration of the incorporated trace ions in the market bulk material is chosen to be lower than the corresponding concentration of the same ions in standard sea water. The authenticity and the genuine nature or the adulteration level of the marked bulk material can be tested in-the-field using electrochemical sensors, and confirmed in the laboratory using a method such as atomic absorption spectroscopy, ion chromatography or mass spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: SICPA Holding SA
    Inventors: Thomas Tiller, Sylvain Jaquier, Xavier Marguerettaz
  • Publication number: 20120129717
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables collections of variable heavy chain and variable light chain pairs comprising, in part, germline protein sequences that are pre-selected for functional properties relevant to developability, wherein the collections may be used to select against any antigen using, for example, phage display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
  • Publication number: 20120077713
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables methods of identifying the VH and VL class pairs in the human immune repertoire, determining the VH and VL class pairs that are most prevalent and those having favorable biophysical properties. More specifically, the collections of the present disclosure comprise the most prevalent and/or preferred VH and VL class pairings with highly diversified CDRs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Markus Enzelberger, Stefanie Urlnger, Thomas Tiller, Josef Prassler, Tanja Herrmann