Patents by Inventor Linnus Cheruiyot

Linnus Cheruiyot 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).

  • Antimicrobial compounds having protective or therapeutic leaving groups
    Patent number: 8679518
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS HAVING PROTECTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC LEAVING GROUPS
    Publication number: 20120157373
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan
  • Antimicrobial compounds having protective or therapeutic leaving groups
    Patent number: 8173622
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS HAVING PROTECTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC LEAVING GROUPS
    Publication number: 20090047321
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compounds, such as silanol or alcohol, include a protecting or leaving group that can protect the compound from degradation during the process of preparing a medical device containing the compound or reduce the volatility of the compound relative to its counterpart without the leaving group. Nearly any hydrolysable leaving group may be employed. The leaving group may be an agent that may serve a therapeutic function in addition to protecting or retaining the antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Hsien-Fu Wu, Catherine E. Taylor, Linnus Cheruiyot, Jianwei Li, Terese A. Bartlett, Matt Bergan