Patents by Inventor Michelle Martinez

Michelle Martinez 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: 20230136733
    Abstract: A medical device includes a handle that includes a first member and a second member. Outer and inner elongate members of the medical device project from a distal end of the first member. The first and second members move, such as rotationally or pivotably move, relative to each other to control relative longitudinal movement of the outer and inner elongate members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Cahill, Meredith Lee, Michael Entz, Michael Williams, Michael Brecht, Hunter Pelham, Michelle Martinez
  • Patent number: 11439384
    Abstract: Among other things, there are shown embodiments of locking mechanisms for holding sutures in tension. Such devices may be used with implants that use or require sutures, and are easily locked remotely. In particular embodiments, a lock includes a housing member, a pin member at least partially within the housing member, and a spring biasing the pin member into the housing member. The pin member includes a gripping portion, and has a retracted condition and a locked condition. When retracted, a suture can move through the housing member and around the gripping portion of the pin member. When locked, the gripping portion of the pin member engages the suture and presses it against the interior of the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Muffin Incorporated
    Inventors: Shaun Davis Gittard, John C. Sigmon, Jr., Gregory James Hardy, Michelle Martinez, Vihar C. Surti, Jeremy T. Newkirk, William J. Havel, Neal E. Fearnot
  • Publication number: 20190247043
    Abstract: Among other things, there are shown embodiments of locking mechanisms for holding sutures in tension. Such devices may be used with implants that use or require sutures, and are easily locked remotely. In particular embodiments, a lock includes a housing member, a pin member at least partially within the housing member, and a spring biasing the pin member into the housing member. The pin member includes a gripping portion, and has a retracted condition and a locked condition. When retracted, a suture can move through the housing member and around the gripping portion of the pin member. When locked, the gripping portion of the pin member engages the suture and presses it against the interior of the housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Muffin Incorporated
    Inventors: Shaun Davis Gittard, John C. Sigmon, JR., Gregory James Hardy, Michelle Martinez, Vihar C. Surti, Jeremy T. Newkirk, William J. Havel, Neal E. Fearnot
  • Patent number: 9957264
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of Formula (I) which are JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Lloyd Childers, Peter Fuller, David Guerin, Jason David Katz, Qinglin Pu, Mark E. Scott, Christopher F. Thompson, Michelle Martinez, Danielle Falcone, Luis Torres, Yongqi Deng, Ravi Kurukulasuriya, Hongbo Zeng, Yunfeng Bai, Norman Kong, Yumei Liu, Zhixiang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20170354500
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides unique medical devices for treating prolapsing valves, as well as associated methods of forming and using those devices. The present disclosure provides cardiac valve implants configured to attach to or brace against patient tissue within the atrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michelle Martinez, Vihar C. Surti, Tyler E. McLawhorn, John C. Sigmon, JR., Shaun Davis Gittard, Jillian F. Hrnicek, Gregory James Hardy
  • Patent number: 9682978
    Abstract: The present invention provides 2,6,7 substituted purines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Christopher, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Matthew E. Voss, Liping Yang
  • Patent number: 9540377
    Abstract: The present invention provides 2,6,7,8 Substituted Purines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Carolyn Michele Cammarano, Matthew P. Christopher, Christopher Dinsmore, Ronald J. Doll, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Chaomin Li, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Latha G. Nair, Weidong Pan, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Yaolin Wang, Liping Yang, Stephane L. Bogen, Matthew E. Voss, Jagannath Panda, Anthappan Tony Kurissery
  • Patent number: 9493441
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jason Brubaker, Joshua T. Close, Joon Jung, Michelle Martinez, Catherine White, Kevin Wilson, Jonathan R. Young, Hongjun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160272632
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of Formula (I) which are JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Lloyd Childers, Peter Fuller, David Guerin, Jason David Katz, Qinglin Pu, Mark E. Scott, Christopher F. Thompson, Michelle Martinez, Danielle Falcone, Luis Torres, Yongqi Deng, Ravi Kurukulasuriya, Hongbo Zeng, Yunfeng Bai, Norman Kong, Yumei Liu, Zhixiang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20150368247
    Abstract: The present invention provides 2,6,7 substituted purines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Christopher, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Matthew E. Voss, Liping Yang
  • Publication number: 20150353553
    Abstract: The present invention provides 2,6,7,8 Substituted Purines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Carolyn Michele Cammarano, Matthew P. Christopher, Christopher Dinsmore, Ronald J. Doll, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Chaomin Li, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Latha G. Nair, Weidong Pan, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Yaolin Wang, Liping Yang, Stephane L. Bogen, Matthew E. Voss, Jagannath Panda, Anthappan Tony Kurissery
  • Patent number: 8962611
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted imidazopyridines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Christopher, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Matthew E. Voss, Michael D. Altman, Stephane L. Bogen, Ronald J. Doll
  • Patent number: 8937077
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are Jak inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of Jak-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: David Joseph Guerin, Jason D. Brubaker, Michelle Martinez, Joon O. Jung, Neville J. Anthony, Mark E. Scott, Carolyn Michele Cammarano, Dawn Marie Mampreian Hoffman, Hyun Chong Woo, Christopher J. Dinsmore, Philip Jones
  • Publication number: 20140357618
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted imidazopyridines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew P. Christopher, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Matthew E. Voss, Michael D. Altman, Stephane L. Bogen, Ronald J. Doll
  • Patent number: 8846657
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted imidazopyridines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Christopher, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Matthew E. Voss, Michael D. Altman, Stephane L. Bogen, Ronald J. Doll
  • Publication number: 20140228358
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Jason Brubaker, Joshua T. Close, Joon Jung, Michelle Martinez, Catherine White, Kevin Wilson, Jonathan R. Young, Hongjun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140179680
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted imidazopyridines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew P. Christopher, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michelle Machacek, Michelle Martinez, Michael Hale Reutershan, Manami Shizuka, Binyuan Sun, Christopher Francis Thompson, B. Wesley Trotter, Matthew E. Voss, Michael D. Altman, Stephane L. Bogen, Ronald J. Doll
  • Publication number: 20140128367
    Abstract: The invention provides certain cycloalkyl-fused tetrahydroquinolines of the Formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters, wherein R1, R2, R7, R8a, E, Y, Z, n, u, and t are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions associated with uncontrolled or inappropriate stimulation of CRTH2 function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xianhai Huang, Jason Brubaker, Scott L. Peterson, John W. Butcher, Joshua T. Close, Michelle Martinez, Rachel Nicola MacCoss, Joon O. Jung, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Hongjun Zhang, Robert G. Aslanian, Purakkattle Johny Biju, Li Dong, Ying Huang, Kevin D. McCormick, Anandan Palani, Ning Shao, Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 8592383
    Abstract: The invention provides certain cycloalkyl-fused tetrahydroquinolines of the Formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters, wherein R1, R2, R7, R8, R8a, E, Y, Z, n, u, and t are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions associated with uncontrolled or inappropriate stimulation of CRTH2 function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xianhai Huang, Jason Brubaker, Scott L. Peterson, John W. Butcher, Joshua T. Close, Michelle Martinez, Rachel Nicola MacCoss, Joon O. Jung, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Hongjun Zhang, Robert G. Aslanian, Purakkattle Johny Biju, Li Dong, Ying Huang, Kevin D. McCormick, Anandan Palani, Ning Shao, Wei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130225577
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are Jak inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of Jak-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: David Joseph Guerin, Jason D. Brubaker, Michelle Martinez, Joon O. Jung, Neville J. Anthony, Mark E. Scott, Carolyn Michele Cammarano, Dawn Marie Mampreian Hoffman, Hyun Chong Woo, Christopher J. Dinsmore, Philip Jones