Patents by Inventor Maria S. Meinz

Maria S. Meinz 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).

  • Antifungal agent obtained from hormonema
    Patent number: 5756472
    Abstract: There is disclosed a novel compound having the formula ##STR1## which exhibits antifungal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jerrold M. Liesch, Maria S. Meinz, Janet C. Onishi, Sandra A. Morris, Robert E. Schwartz, Gerald F. Bills, Robert A. Giacobbe, Wendy S. Horn, Deborah L. Zink, Angeles Cabello, Maria T. Diez, Isabella Martin, Fernando Pelaez, Francisca Vicente
  • Antifungal agent produced by arthrinium arundinis ATCC 74359
    Patent number: 5712109
    Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having the formula ##STR1## which is produced by the fungus, Arthrinium arundinis ATCC 74359, and exhibits antifungal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jerrold M. Liesch, Maria S. Meinz, Janet C. Onishi, Robert E. Schwartz, Gerald F. Bills, Robert A. Giacobbe, Deborah L. Zink, Angeles Cabello, Maria T. Diez, Isabella Martin, Fernando Pelaez, Francisca Vicente
  • Antifungal agents
    Patent number: 5597806
    Abstract: There are disclosed novel compounds having the formula ##STR1## which exhibit antifungal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Wendy H. Clapp, Guy H. Harris, Gerald F. Bills, James E. Curotto, Anne W. Dombrowski, Sarah J. Driekorn, Myra B. Kurtz, Maria S. Meinz, Janet C. Onishi, Jon D. Polishook, Stanley L. Streicher, John R. Thompson, Marie Williams, Deborah L. Zink
  • Cholesterol-lowering agents
    Patent number: 5283256
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): ##STR1## which are squalene synthase inhibitors and thus useful as cholesterol lowering agents and antifungal agents. These compounds are also inhibitors of farnesyl protein transferase and farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras and thus useful in treating cancer. This invention also relates to a process for obtaining compounds of structural formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Claude Dufresne, Josep Guarro, Leeyuan Huang, Yu L. Kong, Russell B. Lingham, Maria S. Meinz, Keith C. Silverman, Sheo B. Singh