Patents by Inventor Janet M. Sigmund

Janet M. Sigmund 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).

  • Method and Apparatus for Automatically Isolating Microbial Species
    Publication number: 20080318310
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for streaking a sample on a media-coated (agar) plate in a predefined pattern utilizing a plate carousel system to house and retrieve a plate to a fixed location, a streaking mechanism having a floating stylus having a tip capable of gliding over the agar surface and depositing a sample onto the surface of the agar, a sample dispensing system and an optional wash station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Claude Dufresne, Gary S. Kath, Gregory W. King, Prakash S. Masurekar, Salvatore J. Siciliano, Janet M. Sigmund, Neal R. Simpson, Stephen Skwish
  • Microbial transformation products with antifungal properties
    Patent number: 5972994
    Abstract: Biotransformation products of a fermentation with Streptomyces sp., (Merck Culture Collection MA7165) ATCC No. 55946 are potent antifungal agents. These products may be useful in the treatment of diseases caused by fungal pathogens such as Candida sp. and Cryptococcus neoformans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Shafiee, Guy H. Harris, Deborah L. Zink, Janet M. Sigmund, Mark J. Rosenbach, Suzanne Miller Mandala
  • Hapalindolinone compounds as vassopressin antagonists
    Patent number: 4803217
    Abstract: Hapalindolinone compounds are produced by the controlled aerobic fermentation of a cyanobacterium of the genus Fischerella, ATCC No. 53558.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Schwartz, Charles F. Hirsch, Janet M. Sigmund, Douglas J. Pettibone