Patents by Inventor Tony Jenkins

Tony Jenkins 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).

  • Chiral photoisomerizable compounds
    Patent number: 7122227
    Abstract: The invention relates to chiral photoisomerizable compounds of formula (I) wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6 have the meanings given in claim 1, to liquid crystalline mixtures and polymers containing them, and to the use of chiral photoisomerizable compounds, liquid crystalline mixtures and polymers containing them in optical and electrooptical devices like liquid crystal displays or projection systems, in optical elements like polarizers, retardation films, compensators, color filters or holographic elements, in liquid crystal pigments and colored films or coatings for decorative or security applications, cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions, in nonlinear optics and optical information storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Julian Vaughn-Spickers, Simon Greenfield, Ian Victor Edward Hassall, Christopher Dunn, Richard Harding, Tony Jenkins, Alison May
  • Chiral photoisomerizable compounds
    Publication number: 20040026660
    Abstract: The invention relates to chiral photoisomerizable compounds of formula (I) wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6 have the meanings given in claim 1, to liquid crystalline mixtures and polymers containing them, and to the use of chiral photoisomerizable compounds, liquid crystalline mixtures and polymers containing them in optical and electrooptical devices like liquid crystal displays or projection systems, in optical elements like polarizers, retardation films, compensators, colour filters or holographic elements, in liquid crystal pigments and coloured films or coatings for decorative or security applications, cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions, in nonlinear optics and optical information storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Julian Vaughan-Spickers, Simon Greenfield, Ian Victor Edward Hassall, Christopher J. Dunn, Richard Harding, Tony Jenkins, Alison Linda May