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).
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Patent number: 8740088Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Sicpa Holding SAInventors: Xavier Marguerettaz, Frédéric Gremaud, Aurélien Commeureuc, Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Olivier Rozumek
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Patent number: 8734679Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Sicpa Holding SAInventors: Xavier Marguerettaz, Frédéric Gremaud, Aurélien Commeureuc, Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Olivier Rozumek
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Patent number: 8734678Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: SICPA Holding SAInventors: Xavier Marguerettaz, Frédéric Gremaud, Aurélien Commeureuc, Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Olivier Rozumek
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Patent number: 8728981Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: MorphoSys AGInventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
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Patent number: 8685896Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: MorphoSys AGInventors: Markus Enzelberger, Stefanie Urlnger, Thomas Tiller, Josef Prassler, Tanja Herrmann
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Patent number: 8685276Abstract: Aqueous thermal inkjet ink composition for the printing of security documents comprising at least one luminescent water-soluble lanthanide complex.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Sicpa Holding SAInventors: Vickie Aboutanos, Thomas Tiller, Christine Reinhard, Stéphanie Rascagnères
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Publication number: 20130256415Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Andrea CALLEGARI, Frédéric GREMAUD, Cécile PASQUIER, Tristan JAUZEIN, Olivier ROZUMEK, Brahim KERKAR, Thomas TILLER, Stéphanie RASCAGNERES
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Publication number: 20130236902Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: MorphoSys AGInventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
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Patent number: 8426014Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Sicpa Holding SAInventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari, Olivier Rozumek, Brahim Kerkar
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Patent number: 8426013Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Sicpa Holding SAInventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari
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Patent number: 8426011Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: SICPA Holding SAInventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari
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Patent number: 8426012Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Sicpa Holding SAInventors: Thomas Tiller, Frédéric Gremaud, Andrea Callegari
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Publication number: 20130069003Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Xavier MARGUERETTAZ, Frederic GREMAUD, Aurelien COMMEUREUC, Vickie ABOUTANOS, Thomas TILLER, Olivier ROZUMEK
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Patent number: 8367586Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: MorphoSys AGInventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
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Publication number: 20120328852Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Thomas TILLER, Olivier ROZUMEK, Tristan JAUZEIN, Andrea CALLEGARI, Frédéric GREMAUD, Brahim KERKAR
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Publication number: 20120299286Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Thomas TILLER, Cécile PASQUIER, Aurélien Georges Jean COMMEUREUC
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Publication number: 20120273722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Xavier MARGUERETTAZ, Frédéric GREMAUD, Aurélien COMMEUREUC, Vickie ABOUTANOS, Thomas TILLER, Olivier ROZUMEK
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Patent number: 8268623Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: SICPA Holding SAInventors: Thomas Tiller, Sylvain Jaquier, Xavier Marguerettaz
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Publication number: 20120129717Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: MORPHOSYS AGInventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
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Publication number: 20120077713Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: MORPHOSYS AGInventors: Markus Enzelberger, Stefanie Urlnger, Thomas Tiller, Josef Prassler, Tanja Herrmann