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).
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Publication number: 20230136733Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Benjamin Cahill, Meredith Lee, Michael Entz, Michael Williams, Michael Brecht, Hunter Pelham, Michelle Martinez
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Patent number: 11439384Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Muffin IncorporatedInventors: Shaun Davis Gittard, John C. Sigmon, Jr., Gregory James Hardy, Michelle Martinez, Vihar C. Surti, Jeremy T. Newkirk, William J. Havel, Neal E. Fearnot
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Publication number: 20190247043Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Muffin IncorporatedInventors: Shaun Davis Gittard, John C. Sigmon, JR., Gregory James Hardy, Michelle Martinez, Vihar C. Surti, Jeremy T. Newkirk, William J. Havel, Neal E. Fearnot
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Patent number: 9957264Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20170354500Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Michelle Martinez, Vihar C. Surti, Tyler E. McLawhorn, John C. Sigmon, JR., Shaun Davis Gittard, Jillian F. Hrnicek, Gregory James Hardy
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Patent number: 9682978Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9540377Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9493441Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Jason Brubaker, Joshua T. Close, Joon Jung, Michelle Martinez, Catherine White, Kevin Wilson, Jonathan R. Young, Hongjun Zhang
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Publication number: 20160272632Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20150368247Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20150353553Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 8962611Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 8937077Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20140357618Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 8846657Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20140228358Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventors: Jason Brubaker, Joshua T. Close, Joon Jung, Michelle Martinez, Catherine White, Kevin Wilson, Jonathan R. Young, Hongjun Zhang
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Publication number: 20140179680Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20140128367Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 8592383Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20130225577Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: 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