Patents by Inventor Michael J. Greene
Michael J. Greene 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).
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Publication number: 20130203083Abstract: The present invention relates generally to diagnostic methods, systems, assays and kits for identification of subjects with cardiac amyloid deposits, where a low level of clusterin protein in a peripheral fluid sample, e.g., a serum sample from the subject, indicates the subject likely has cardiac amyloid deposits. Other aspects relate to methods of treatment of diseases or disorders characterized by cardiac amyloid deposits and transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis, and more particularly to methods of treatment of cardiac-related amyloidosis and cardiac amyloid deposits in subjects with familial transthyretin (TTR), senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA), or familial amyloidodic polyneuropathy (FAP), or immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Other aspects relate to methods and compositions comprising clusterin (CLU) or a clusterin agent (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYInventors: Lawreen Connors, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 6410619Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing conditioned organic pigments by (a) milling a mixture comprising: (1) one or more crude organic pigments; (2) at least about 0.1% by weight, relative to the organic pigment, of one or more acrylic copolymer dispersants; and (3) 0 to about 100 parts by weight, relative to the organic pigment, of a milling liquid in which the organic pigment is substantially insoluble; and (b) isolating the milled organic pigment.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1999Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignees: Bayer Corporation, E.I. DuPont De Nemours and CompanyInventors: Michael J. Greene, Patrick F. McIntyre, James G. King, Gregory R. Schulz, Karyn B. Visscher
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Patent number: 6403797Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing perylene pigment compositions by (a) reacting, at a temperature of less than about 25° C., a mixture of (1) a perylene tetracarboxylic compound, (2) at least about 0.1% by weight, relative to the perylene tetracarboxylic compound, of a surfactant of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, Z, and Z′ are defined herein, (3) an equivalent excess, relative to the amount of the perylene tetracarboxylic compound, of ammonia or a primary amine RA—NH2, wherein RA is defined herein, and (4) optionally, a solvent, to form a perylene intermediate; (b) heating the perylene intermediate at a temperature of about 50° C. to about 250° C., optionally in the presence of certain non-pigmentary cyclic anhydrides or imides and/or solvents; and (c) collecting the perylene pigment composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Charles W. Sandefur, Brian L. Thompson, Michael J. Greene, Gregory R. Schulz
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Publication number: 20010042492Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing conditioned organic pigments byType: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 1999Publication date: November 22, 2001Inventors: MICHAEL J. GREENE, Patrick F. McIntyre, James G. King, Gregory R. Schulz, Karyn B. Visscher
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Patent number: 6224665Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing perylene pigment compositions by reaction of (a) a perylene tetracarboxylic compound; (b) about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, relative to the perylene tetracarboxylic compound, of a non-pigmentary cyclic anhydride or imide of formula (I) wherein W is O or NR1 (where R1 is hydrogen, a metal, or optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or aryl), R2, R3, and R4 are various combinations of substituents and/or fused-on rings, and the dotted line is an optional double bond representing R2−C=C—R3; (c) ammonia or a primary alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl amine; optionally in the presence of (d) a solvent and/or (e) one or more dispersants.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Gregory R. Schulz, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 6153764Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing perylene pigment compositions by reaction of(a) a perylene tetracarboxylic compound;(b) about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, relative to the perylene tetracarboxylic compound, of a non-pigmentary cyclic anhydride or imide of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein W is O or NR.sup.1 (where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, a metal, or optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or aryl), R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are various combinations of substituents and/or fused-on rings, and the dotted line is an optional double bond representing R.sup.2 --C.dbd.C--R.sup.3 ;(c) ammonia or a primary alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl amine; optionally in the presence of(d) a solvent and/or(e) one or more dispersants.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Gregory R. Schulz, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 6143068Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing perylene pigment compositions by reaction of(a) a perylene tetracarboxylic compound;(b) about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, relative to the perylene tetracarboxylic compound, of a non-pigmentary cyclic anhydride or imide of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein W is O or NR' (where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, a metal, or optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or aryl), R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are various combinations of substituents and/or fused-on rings, and the dotted line is an optional double bond representing R.sup.2 --C.dbd.C--R.sup.3 ;(c) ammonia or a primary alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl amine; optionally in the presence of(d) a solvent and/or(e) one or more dispersants.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Gregory R. Schulz, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 6039769Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing perylene pigment compositions by reaction of(a) a perylene tetracarboxylic compound;(b) about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, relative to the perylene tetracarboxylic compound, of a non-pigmentary cyclic anhydride or imide of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein W is O or NR.sup.1 (where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, a metal, or optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or aryl), R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are various combinations of substituents and/or fused-on rings, and the dotted line is an optional double bond representing R.sup.2 --C.dbd.C--R.sup.3 ;(c) ammonia or a primary alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl amine; optionally in the presence of(d) a solvent and/or(e) one or more dispersants.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Gregory R. Schulz, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 6015458Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing perylene pigment compositions by reaction of(a) a perylene tetracarboxylic compound;(b) about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, relative to the perylene tetracarboxylic compound, of a non-pigmentary cyclic anhydride or imide of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein W is O or NR.sup.1 (where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, a metal, or optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or aryl), R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are various combinations of substituents and/or fused-on rings, and the dotted line is an optional double bond representing R.sup.2 --C.dbd.C--R.sup.3 or R.sup.3 --C.dbd.C--R.sup.4 ; and(c) ammonia or a primary alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl amine;optionally in the presence of(d) a solvent and/or(e) one or more dispersants.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1998Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Gregory R. Schulz, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 5972099Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing pigment compositions by(a) treating an organic pigment with(1) a sterically hindered and/or bulky primary amine, and(2) a liquid in which the organic pigment is insoluble, and(b) blending the resultant surface-treated pigment composition from step (a) with a pigment derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Q represents an organic pigment moiety,X is O, S, NR.sup.1, --SO.sub.2 --, --CO--, --Alk--, --Ar--, or combinations thereof,Y is --OR.sup.2, --NR.sup.3 R.sup.4, or Het,Alk is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkenylene, or C.sub.4 -C.sub.5 alkadienylene, or substituted derivatives thereof,Ar is arylene,R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 aralkyl, or C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl,Het is a heterocycle, andn is 1 to 4.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1997Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Ibraheem T. Badejo, Daphne J. Rice, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 5728204Abstract: This invention relates to water-dispersible phthalocyanine pigment formulations that are mixtures of(a) about 60 to about 99.5% by weight, based on the total amount of components (a) and (b), of a conditioned metal phthalocyanine pigment, and(b) about 0.5 to about 40% by weight, based on the total amount of components (a) and (b), of a water-insoluble sulfonated phthalocyanine having the formulaPc(SO.sub.2 OR).sub.x (I)whereinPc represents a phthalocyanine moiety;R is H or M, wherein M is a monovalent metal, divalent metal, trivalent metal, or ammonium cation, andx is a from about 0.2 to about 4.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1996Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Abdul Sattar, Michael J. Greene, Herman Gerson
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Patent number: 5713999Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of quinacridone pigments by(a) heating, at a temperature of about 80.degree. C. to about 145.degree. C., a reaction mixture containing(i) 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid, a 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dihydroterephthalic acid ester, and/or a derivative thereof,(ii) about 3 to about 15 parts by weight, per part of component (a)(i), of a dehydrating agent, and(iii) about 0.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1996Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Ibraheem T. Badejo, Margot Campos, Michael J. Greene, Daphne J. Rice
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Patent number: 5496405Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of quinacridone pigments comprising(a) heating, at a temperature of about 80.degree. C. to about 145.degree. C., a reaction mixture comprising(i) 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid or a 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid derivative having one or more substituents in at least one aniline ring,(ii) about 2 to about 10 parts by weight, relative to component (a)(i), of a dehydrating agent, and(iii) about 0.01 to about 10 percent by weight, relative to component (a)(i), of a salt other than an iron salt;(b) drowning the reaction mixture from step (a) by adding said reaction mixture to about 3 to about 15 parts by weight, relative to component (a)(i), of a liquid in which the pigment is substantially insoluble;(c) isolating the quinacridone pigment; and(d) optionally, conditioning the quinacridone pigment.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1994Date of Patent: March 5, 1996Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Margot Campos, Guenter Franke, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 5491235Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of quinacridone pigments comprising(a) heating, at a temperature of about 80.degree. C. to about 145.degree. C., a reaction mixture comprising(i) 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid or a 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid derivative having one or more substituents in at least one aniline ring,(ii) about 2 to about 10 parts by weight, relative to component (i), of a strong acid, and(iii) at least about 0.4 mole percent, relative to component (i), of iron in the form of an iron salt;(b) drowning the reaction mixture from step (a) by adding said reaction mixture to about 3 to about 15 pads by weight, relative to component (i), of a liquid in which the pigment is substantially insoluble;(c) isolating the quinacridone pigment; and(d) optionally, conditioning the quinacridone pigment.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1994Date of Patent: February 13, 1996Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Margot Campos, Dirk Pfuetzenreuter, Guenter Franke, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 5236498Abstract: This invention relates to quinacridone solid solutions containing(a) 95% to 5% by weight of 2,9-dimethoxyquinacridone, and (b) 5% to 95% by weight of 2,9-dichloroquinacridone, characterized by X-ray diffraction patterns that are different from the sum of the X-ray diffraction patterns of the individual quinacridone components. The invention further relates to the use of such solid solutions for pigmentation of fibers, plastics, coatings, printing inks, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1991Date of Patent: August 17, 1993Assignee: Miles Inc.Inventors: Charles G. Zaloum, Michael J. Greene
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Patent number: 5207954Abstract: Thermosettable, coreactable particulate powdereded compositions having particles comprising at least a first copolymer of an olefinically unsaturated monomer having at least one functional group and at least a second copolymer of an olefinically unsaturated monomer having at least one functional group which is reactive with the at least one functional group of the at least first copolymer are disclosed. Methods for making and using these compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1992Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology CorporationInventors: Jeffrey M. Lewis, Kenneth L. Hoy, Michael J. Greene