Patents by Inventor Heidi THOMAS

Heidi THOMAS 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).

  • Formulations of dengue virus vaccine compositions
    Patent number: 12208135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of dengue virus vaccine comprising at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric flavivirus, a buffer, a sugar, a cellulose derivative, a glycol or sugar alcohol, optionally an alkali or alkaline salt and an amino acid; and formulations of dengue virus vaccine comprising at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric flavivirus, a buffer, a sugar of at least 150 mg/ml, a carrier, and optionally an alkali or alkaline salt and an amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Ryan, Sherrie-Ann P. Martin, Morrisa Jones, Justin Stanbro, Akhilesh Bhambhani, Jeffrey Thomas Blue, Heidi Joanne Pixley, Erin J. Green-Trexler, Lynne Ann Isopi
  • Method for activating and deactivating the phosphorescence of a structure, method for producing a phosphorescent structure and phosphorescent structure, label with phosphorescent structure, method for writing, reading and erasing a label, and a UV sensor
    Patent number: 11859115
    Abstract: A method for activating and/or deactivating the phosphorescence of a structure is disclosed. The structure may include a first and a second material, wherein a phosphor is admixed with the first material and oxygen is present in the region of the phosphor. The second material may be oxygen-impermeable at an ambient temperature and, in the oxygen-impermeable state, act as an oxygen barrier between the first material and a surrounding environment. To activate the phosphorescence, in a first activation step, oxygen present in the structure is photochemically deactivated by irradiating the structure with light of a first characteristic, and, in a second activation step, the phosphorescence is activated by irradiating the structure with light of a second characteristic. To deactivate the phosphorescence, oxygen is introduced into the structure by heating the structure and/or by irradiating the structure with light of a third characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Max Gmelch, Heidi Thomas, Sebastian Reineke, Felix Simon Fries, Paul-Anton Will
  • METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE PHOSPHORESCENCE OF A STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PHOSPHORESCENT STRUCTURE AND PHOSPHORESCENT STRUCTURE, LABEL WITH PHOSPHORESCENT STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR WRITING, READING AND ERASING A LABEL, AND A UV SENSOR
    Publication number: 20210261859
    Abstract: A method for activating and/or deactivating the phosphorescence of a structure is disclosed. The structure may include a first and a second material, wherein a phosphor is admixed with the first material and oxygen is present in the region of the phosphor. The second material may be oxygen-impermeable at an ambient temperature and, in the oxygen-impermeable state, act as an oxygen barrier between the first material and a surrounding environment. To activate the phosphorescence, in a first activation step, oxygen present in the structure is photochemically deactivated by irradiating the structure with light of a first characteristic, and, in a second activation step, the phosphorescence is activated by irradiating the structure with light of a second characteristic. To deactivate the phosphorescence, oxygen is introduced into the structure by heating the structure and/or by irradiating the structure with light of a third characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Max GMELCH, Heidi THOMAS, Sebastian REINEKE, Felix Simon Fries, Paul-Anton WILL