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Merck Patent Gesellschaft MIT Beschrankter Haftung

Patricia Eileen Saxton

Kevin Adlem

Owain Llyr Parri

Mark John Goulding

Rachel Tuffin

David Wilkes

Harald Hirschmann

Seung-Eun Lee

Karl Skjonnemand

Heui-Seok Jin

Benjamin Snow

Mariam Namutebi

Sang-Kyu Lee

Won-Hoon Park

Detlef Pauluth

Louise Diane Farrand

Martin Heeney

John Patrick

Warren L Duffy

Joseph Sargent

Martina Weidner

Hassan Arasi

Nathan Smith

Graham Smith

Rebecca Proctor

Renate Graulich

Sven Schuepfer

Vicki Cook

Geoffrey Luckhurst

Kevin Aldem

Owain Ilyr Parri

Simon Siemianowski

Christopher J Dunn

The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R, R, MG, MG, X, Xand Sphave the meaning given in claim, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.

Bimesogenic compounds and mesogenic media

The invention relates to reactive mesogens (RMs) comprising a terphenyl group, to mixtures and formulations comprising them, to polymers obtained form such RMs and RM mixtures, and the use of the RMs, RM mixtures and polymers in optical or electrooptical components or devices, like optical retardation films for liquid crystal displays (LCDs).

Reactive mesogens

The instant invention relates to liquid crystalline media comprising

Liquid crystalline medium and liquid crystal display

The invention relates to a polymerizable LC material with negative optical dispersion, a polymer film with negative optical dispersion obtainable from such a material, and the use of the polymerizable LC material and polymer film in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Polymerisable LC material and polymer film with negative optical dispersion

The invention relates to chiral compounds, methods of their preparation, and to their use in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices, and in decorative, security, cosmetic or diagnostic applications.

Chiral binaphthyl sulfates for use as liquid crystal materials

The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula (I): R-MG-X-Sp-X-MG-Rwherein R, R, MG, MG, X, Xand Sp have the meaning given in claim, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula (I) in liquid crystal media and devices, in particular in flexoelectric liquid crystal devices, to liquid crystal media and devices, in particular flexoelectric devices, comprising bimesogenic compounds of formula (I) and to improvements in flexoelectric devices.

Bimesogenic compounds and flexoelectric devices

Tolane compounds of the formula I wherein R, R, L, Land Lare as defined herein, are described. Further described are liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one tolane compound of formula I as well as liquid-crystal display elements containing such a liquid-crystalline medium.

Tolane derivatives and liquid crystalline medium

Nematic liquid-crystal mixtures comprising one or more compounds of the formula I in which Rand Rare as defined herein, are suitable for use in TN and STN liquid-crystal displays.

Liquid-crystalline mixtures

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