Patents by Inventor Volker Reiffenrath

Volker Reiffenrath 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).

  • Publication number: 20150299574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20150284635
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a re-alignment layer for the re-alignment of the liquid crystals whose field has a component, crucial for the re-alignment, parallel to the liquid-crystal layer, containing a liquid-crystalline medium, characterised in that it contains at least one compound of the formula (I), at least one compound of the formula (II), and at least one compound of the formula (III), in which the parameters R11 to R31, X11 and X21 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Czanta, Harald Hirschmann, Izumi Saito, Volker Reiffenrath, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20150259602
    Abstract: 4,6-difluorodibenzofuran derivatives of the formula I the preparation thereof, the use thereof as components in liquid-crystalline media and electro-optical display elements which contain the liquid-crystalline media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Volker REIFFENRATH, Matthias BREMER, Rocco FORTTE, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martin ENGEL
  • Publication number: 20150175884
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, L1, L2, L3 and L4 have the meanings indicated herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, SA-VA, SS-VA, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH, Matthias BREMER
  • Patent number: 8999198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1,4-diethynylbenzene derivatives having substituents in the 2,3-position (cf. formula I, Claims), to the use thereof for high-frequency components, to liquid-crystalline media comprising the compounds, and to high-frequency components, in particular antennae, especially for the gigahertz range, comprising these media. The liquid-crystalline media serve, for example, for the phase shifting of microwaves for tuneable ‘phased-array’ antennae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Reiffenrath, Christian Jasper, Atsutaka Manabe, Elvira Montenegro, Detlef Pauluth
  • Publication number: 20150014584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid crystal media and to high frequency components comprising same, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Atsutaka Manabe, Christian Jasper, Volker Reiffenrath, Constanze Brocke, Detlef Pauluth, Dagmar Klass
  • Patent number: 8877092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, ring A have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS or IPS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Volker Reiffenrath, Konstantin Schneider, Andreas Waechtler, Elvira Montenegro
  • Publication number: 20140239227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid crystal media and to high-frequency components comprising same, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular for microwave phased-array antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Atsutaka Manabe, Christian Jasper, Volker Reiffenrath, Constanze Brocke, Detlef Pauluth, Dagmar Klass
  • Patent number: 8747695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where one or more of the radicals A1-5 denote a 1,4-naphthylene or 1,4-anthracenylene radical, and the other parameters are as defined in Claim 1. The invention additionally includes liquid-crystalline media which comprise the title compounds, components for high-frequency technology which comprise these media, in particular phase shifters and microwave array antennae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Jasper, Elvira Montenegro, Detlef Pauluth, Volker Reiffenrath, Atsutaka Manabe
  • Publication number: 20140110631
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20140097384
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to mesogenic media comprising one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I to XA wherein the parameters are as specified in the text, preferably to mesogenic media showing a blue phase, preferably stabilised by a polymer, and their use in electro-optical light modulation elements and their respective use in displays, as well as to such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Norihiko Tanaka, Malgorzata Rillich, Volker Reiffenrath, Axel Jansen
  • Patent number: 8673178
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I in which R0, A0, A1, A2, Z0, Z1, Z2, L1, L2, X, l, m and n have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and to the use thereof in liquid-crystalline media, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Brigette Schuler, Volker Reiffenrath, Axel Jansen, Christian Hock, Harald Hirschmann
  • Publication number: 20140061534
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 has the meanings indicated in claim 1, and to the use thereof in liquid-crystalline media and in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Mark GOEBEL, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Lars LIETZAU, Volker REIFFENRATH, Sabine SCHOEN, Brigitte SCHULER
  • Publication number: 20140061536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I to the use thereof for high-frequency components, to liquid-crystalline media comprising the compounds, and to high-frequency components, in particular antennae, especially for the gigahertz range, comprising these media. The liquid-crystalline media serve, for example, for the phase shifting of microwaves for tuneable “phased-array” antennae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Reiffenrath, Christian Jasper, Detlef Pauluth, Atsutaka Manabe
  • Publication number: 20140021405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds of the formula IA (IA), in which the parameters have the respective meanings given in the claims or in the text, and to the corresponding, novel mesogenic compounds and to the preparation thereof. The present invention likewise relates to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain the media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, for phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tuneable “reflectarrays”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Atsutaka Manabe, Dagmar Klass, Christian Jasper, Volker Reiffenrath, Detlef Pauluth
  • Publication number: 20140021409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds of the formula X in which the parameters have the respective meanings given in the claims or in the text, and to the corresponding, novel mesogenic compounds and to the preparation thereof. The present invention likewise relates to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain the media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, for phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tuneable “reflectarrays”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Atsutaka Manabe, Christian Jasper, Volker Reiffenrath, Elvira Montenegro, Detlef Pauluth, Dagmar Klass
  • Publication number: 20140008573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds containing at least one C—C triple bond within a chain of at least 3 ring systems which have positive dielectric anisotropy, to the use thereof for high-frequency components, to liquid-crystalline media comprising the compounds, and to high-frequency components, in particular antennae, especially for the gigahertz region, comprising these media. The liquid-crystalline media serve, for example, for the phase shifting of microwaves for tuneable ‘phased-array’ antennae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Jasper, Constanze Brocke, Detlef Pauluth, Volker Reiffenrath, Atsutaka Manabe
  • Publication number: 20140008575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds of the formula IA in which the parameters have the respective meanings given in the claims or in the text, and to the corresponding, novel mesogenic compounds and to the preparation thereof. The present invention likewise relates to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain the media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, for phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tunable “reflectarrays”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Jasper, Elvira Montenegro, Detlef Pauluth, Volker Reiffenrath, Atsutaka Manabe
  • Patent number: 8585922
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in which R0, ring A and L1-4 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Brigitte Schuler, Harald Hirschmann, Volker Reiffenrath, Markus Czanta, Christian Schoenefeld
  • Publication number: 20130292608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds of the formula I in which the parameters have the respective meanings given in the claims or in the text, and to the corresponding, novel mesogenic compounds and to the preparation thereof. The present invention likewise relates to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, as phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tuneable “reflectarrays”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Atsutaka Manabe, Christian Jasper, Volker Reiffenrath, Elvira Montenegro, Detlef Pauluth, Dagmar Klass