Patents by Inventor Matthew Merrill

Matthew Merrill 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).

  • Patent number: 11254668
    Abstract: A compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein variables are defined in the specification. Also provided are methods of treatment as Janus Kinase inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention and combinations thereof with other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Andrew Fensome, Dafydd Rhys Owen, Matthew Frank Brown, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Felix Vajdos, Li Huang Xing, Stephen Wayne Wright
  • Patent number: 11111242
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutically active pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl and pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridinyl acrylam ides and analogues thereof, having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as set forth in the Description. Such compounds are useful for inhibiting Janus Kinase (JAK). This invention also is directed to compositions comprising methods for making such compounds, and methods for treating and preventing conditions mediated by JAK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Atli Thorarensen, Matthew Frank Brown, Agustin Casimiro-Garcia, Ye Che, Jotham Wadsworth Coe, Mark Edward Flanagan, Adam Matthew Gilbert, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Jonathan David Langille, Justin Ian Montgomery, Jean-Baptiste Telliez, Rayomand Jal Unwalla, John I. Trujillo
  • Publication number: 20210269785
    Abstract: A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Merrill CARTER, Paul Daniel Donohoue
  • Patent number: 11028381
    Abstract: A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering. CasM proteins are capable of targeting and cleaving single-stranded RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Locanabio, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Merrill Carter, Paul Daniel Donohoue
  • Patent number: 10978713
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided according to embodiments of the present invention which includes a reaction chamber having a wall defining an interior of the reaction chamber and an exterior of the reaction chamber; exoelectrogenic bacteria disposed in the interior of the reaction chamber; an aqueous medium having a pH in the range of 3-9, inclusive, the aqueous medium including an organic substrate oxidizable by exoelectrogenic bacteria and the medium disposed in the interior of the reaction chamber. An inventive apparatus further includes an anode at least partially contained within the interior of the reaction chamber; and a brush or mesh cathode including stainless steel, nickel or titanium, the cathode at least partially contained within the interior of the reaction chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Logan, Douglas Call, Matthew Merrill, Shaoan Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210079367
    Abstract: A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering. CasM proteins are capable of targeting and cleaving single-stranded RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Merrill Carter, Paul Daniel Donohoue
  • Patent number: 10889808
    Abstract: A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering. CasM proteins are capable of targeting and cleaving single-stranded RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Locanabio, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Merrill Carter, Paul Daniel Donohoue
  • Patent number: 10876101
    Abstract: A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering. CasM proteins are capable of targeting and cleaving single-stranded RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Locanabio, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Merrill Carter, Paul Daniel Donohoue
  • Publication number: 20200399281
    Abstract: A compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein A, A? and A? are independently O, C?O, C—R? or N—R?, where R? and R? may independently be H, amino, —NR7COR6, COR6, —CONR7R8, C1-C6 alkyl, or hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl), and R? may be present or absent, and is present where the rules of valency permit, and where not more than one of A, A? and A? is O or C?O; R0 and R are independently H, Br, Cl, F, or C1-C6 alkyl; R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl); R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl), phenyl(C1-C6 alkyl), formyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, —COR6, —OCOR6, —COOR6, —NR7COR6, —CONR7R8, and —(CH2)n—W, where W is cyano, hydroxy, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, —SO2NR7R8, and —SO2—R9, where R9 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclic; wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, or heteroaryl may be unsu
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank BROWN, Alpay DERMENCI, Andrew FENSOME, Brian Stephen GERSTENBERGER, Matthew Merrill HAYWARD, Dafydd Rhys OWEN, Stephen Wayne WRIGHT, Li Huang XING, Xiaojing YANG
  • Patent number: 10822341
    Abstract: A compound compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein A, A? and A? are independently O, C?O, C—R? or N—R?, where R? and R? may independently be H, amino, —NR7COR6, COR6, —CONR7R8, C1-C6 alkyl, or hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl), and R? may be present or absent, and is present where the rules of valency permit, and where not more than one of A, A? and A? is O or C?O; R0 and R are independently H, Br, Cl, F, or C1-C6 alkyl; R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl); R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl), phenyl(C1-C6 alkyl), formyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, —COR6, —OCOR6, —COOR6, —NR7COR6, —CONR7R8, and —(CH2)n—W, where W is cyano, hydroxy, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, —SO2NR7R8, and —SO2—R9, where R9 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclic; wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, or heteroaryl ma
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Brown, Alpay Dermenci, Andrew Fensome, Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Dafydd Rhys Owen, Stephen Wayne Wright, Li Huang Xing, Xiaojing Yang
  • Patent number: 10738063
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to PDE4B inhibitors of Formula I: (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the substituents R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of treatment using the compounds, and methods of preparing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Allen Chappie, Nandini Chaturbhai Patel, Patrick Robert Verhoest, Christopher John Helal, Simone Sciabola, Erik Alphie LaChapelle, Travis T. Wager, Matthew Merrill Hayward
  • Patent number: 10703756
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutically active pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazinyl, and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl acrylamides, epoxides, and analogues thereof. Such compounds are useful for inhibiting Janus Kinase (JAK). This invention also is directed to compositions comprising methods for making such compounds, and methods for treating and preventing conditions mediated by JAK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Atli Thorarensen, Matthew Frank Brown, Agustin Casimiro-Garcia, Ye Che, Mark Edward Flanagan, Adam Matthew Gilbert, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Jean-Baptiste Telliez, Rayomand Jal Unwalla, John I. Trujillo, Sidney Xi Liang
  • Publication number: 20200172537
    Abstract: A compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein variables are defined in the specification. Also provided are methods of treatment as Janus Kinase inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention and combinations thereof with other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Andrew Fensome, Dafydd Rhys Owen, Matthew Frank Brown, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Felix Vajdos, Li Huang Xing, Stephen Wayne Wright
  • Patent number: 10669279
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the substituents R1, R3, R6, R7, and b are as defined herein. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of treatment using the compounds, and methods of preparing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Allen Chappie, Nandini Chaturbhai Patel, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Christopher John Helal, Simone Sciabola, Erik Alphie LaChapelle, Joseph Michael Young, Patrick Robert Verhoest
  • Patent number: 10633255
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a method for producing a graphene macro-assembly (GMA)-fullerene composite, comprising providing a GMA comprising a three-dimensional network of graphene sheets crosslinked by covalent carbon bonds, and incorporating at least 20 wt. % of at least one fullerene compound into the GMA based on the initial weight of the GMA to obtain a GMA-fullerene composite. Also described are a GMA-fullerene composite produced, an electrode comprising the GMA-fullerene composite, and a supercapacitor comprising the electrode and optionally an organic or ionic liquid electrolyte in contact with the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick G. Campbell, Theodore F. Baumann, Juergen Biener, Matthew Merrill, Elizabeth Montalvo, Marcus Worsley, Monika M. Biener, Maira Raquel Ceron Hernandez
  • Publication number: 20200080068
    Abstract: A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering. CasM proteins are capable of targeting and cleaving single-stranded RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Merrill Carter, Paul Daniel Donohoue
  • Patent number: 10566595
    Abstract: A separator made of ion conductive ink is produced by additive manufacturing. A micro-battery is produced with the separator made of ion conductive ink located between the battery's anode and cathode. The separator functions to keep the anode and cathode apart and to facilitate the transport of ions to produce an operative micro-battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Eric B. Duoss, Patrick G. Campbell, William C. Floyd, III, Julie A. Mancini, Matthew Merrill, Conner T. Sharpe, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Michael Stadermann, Cheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200030741
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a separation membrane includes: a porous support structure, wherein the porous support structure comprises a system of continuous pores connecting an inlet of the separation membrane to an outlet of the separation membrane; and at least one alkali metal hydroxide disposed within pores of the porous support structure. Other aspects and embodiments of the disclosed inventive concepts will become apparent from the detailed description, which, when taken in conjunction with the drawings, illustrate by way of example the principles of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Marcus Worsley, Patrick Campbell, Sangil Kim, Matthew Merrill
  • Publication number: 20200030740
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for separating acidic gases from a gas mixture includes exposing the gas mixture to a separation membrane at an elevated temperature, where the separation membrane includes a porous support and at least one molten alkali metal hydroxide disposed within pores of the porous support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Marcus Worsley, Patrick Campbell, Sangil Kim, Matthew Merrill
  • Patent number: 10547046
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes forming a nickel oxide/hydroxide active film onto a substrate from a solution including a nickelous salt and an electrolyte, where the nickel oxide/hydroxide active film has a physical characteristic of maintaining greater than about 80% charge over greater than 500 charge/discharge cycles, and wherein the nickel oxide/hydroxide active film has a physical characteristic of storing electrons at greater than about 0.5 electron per nickel atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Merrill, Michael Stadermann