Patents by Inventor Michael A. Plotkin

Michael A. Plotkin 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: 20240018145
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing influenza. The compounds are cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, COCRYSTAL PHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: Yonglian Zhang, John A. McCauley, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Liangqin Guo, Kake Zhao, Frank Bennett, Ronald M. Kim, Reynalda Keh DeJesus, Valerie W. Shurtleff, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Michael Plotkin, Hua Su, James Fells, Brendan M. Crowley, Harry R. Chobanian, Mark W. Embrey, Gregori J. Morriello
  • Patent number: 11740568
    Abstract: In an example of the disclosure, an imaging oil is applied upon a photoconductor surface. An element is brought into contact with the imaging oil at the photoconductor surface. The element has a first refractive index that is within a predefined tolerance of a second refractive index of the imaging oil. The photoconductor surface is exposed to light emitted by a writing component. The light passes through the element and the imaging oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lavi Cohen, Sasha Zilbershtein, Michael Vinokur, Michael Plotkin
  • Patent number: 11712752
    Abstract: According to some examples in the disclosure, a method may comprise providing a first stream of discrete volumes of material; and directing a pulsed laser beam at a first discrete volume of material in the first stream of discrete volumes of material so as to interact with the first discrete volume of material and thereby displace the first discrete volume away from the first stream. An apparatus and a system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
  • Publication number: 20220252870
    Abstract: An apparatus, for example, the imager of a printer is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongate member including an optical element. At least one bearing supports the member to allow rotation about a lengthwise axis of the member. An actuator comprises a plurality of load sharing motors to apply torque to the member at a plurality of locations, the locations being spaced apart along the length of the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Haim Livne, Nathan Levy, Ron Benari, Michael Plotkin, Craig Breen
  • Publication number: 20220155703
    Abstract: In an example, a method comprises: directing a sensing beam towards a reflective component of a print apparatus in a direction; detecting a reflected portion of the sensing beam at a detector comprising a two-dimensional sensing region; obtaining an indication of a location of the reflected portion of the sensing beam incident on the two-dimensional sensing region; and determining an orientation of the reflective component based on a correspondence between the location of the portion of the sensing beam on the two-dimensional sensing region and the direction of the sensing beam reflected by the component according to its orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nathan A. Levy, Ron Benari, Michael Plotkin, Craig Breen, Ron Emanueli, Haim Livne, Zvi Erlich
  • Publication number: 20210382410
    Abstract: According to one example, there is provided an imaging system that comprises a housing, a rotatable polygon comprising multiple mirrored facets located in the housing, a laser to generate a laser beam to shine onto the polygon mirror and to reflect onto a target, and wherein, in use, the density of gas within the housing is such that turbulence-related optical distortion within the housing is not greater than a predetermined limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: HP INDIGO B.V.
    Inventors: Ron Emanueli, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Napoleon J. Leoni
  • Publication number: 20210339527
    Abstract: According to some examples in the disclosure, a method may comprise providing a first stream of discrete volumes of material; and directing a pulsed laser beam at a first discrete volume of material in the first stream of discrete volumes of material so as to interact with the first discrete volume of material and thereby displace the first discrete volume away from the first stream. An apparatus and a system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
  • Patent number: 11150572
    Abstract: According to one example, there is provided an imaging system that comprises a housing, a rotatable polygon comprising multiple mirrored facets located in the housing, a laser to generate a laser beam to shine onto the polygon mirror and to reflect onto a target, and wherein, in use, the density of gas within the housing is such that turbulence-related optical distortion within the housing is not greater than a predetermined limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Ron Emanueli, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Napoleon J. Leoni
  • Patent number: 11104127
    Abstract: A method comprises: providing a first stream of discrete volumes (908b) of material, and directing a pulsed laser beam (912) at a first discrete volume (908b) of material in the first stream of discrete volumes of material so as to interact with the first discrete volume of material and thereby displace the first discrete volume away from the first stream. An apparatus and a system for achieving such steps are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
  • Publication number: 20210263440
    Abstract: In an example of the disclosure, an imaging oil is applied upon a photoconductor surface. An element is brought into contact with the imaging oil at the photoconductor surface. The element has a first refractive index that is within a predefined tolerance of a second refractive index of the imaging oil. The photoconductor surface is exposed to light emitted by a writing component. The light passes through the element and the imaging oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lavi Cohen, Sasha Zilbershtein, Michael Vinokur, Michael Plotkin
  • Publication number: 20200122460
    Abstract: A method comprises: providing a first stream of discrete volumes (908b) of material, and directing a pulsed laser beam (912) at a first discrete volume (908b) of material in the first stream of discrete volumes of material so as to interact with the first discrete volume of material and thereby displace the first discrete volume away from the first stream. An apparatus and a system for achieving such steps are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
  • Patent number: 10108104
    Abstract: An anamorphic optical element and an adjustment mechanism for selectively rotating the optical element either around an axis substantially in a vertical direction, an axis substantially in an optical axis direction, an axis substantially in a plane formed by the vertical direction and the optical axis direction, or combination of axes thereof is used to vary a vertical separation between two or more spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David Towner, Haim Livne, Peter Gysling, Craig Breen, Dale Wolin
  • Patent number: 10078216
    Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes: an array of optical emitters to provide a plurality of optical beams; a plurality of corresponding microlenses to receive the optical beams; and a variable collimator to receive the plurality of optical beams from the microlenses. The microlenses and variable collimator are arranged to decouple the illumination spot size of the optical beams from the illumination spot separation of the optical beams such that the illumination spot size and the illumination spot separation at a scanning surface are independently controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David K. Towner, Haim Livne, Mark Shechterman
  • Publication number: 20170329252
    Abstract: According to one example, there is provided an imaging system that comprises a housing, a rotatable polygon comprising multiple mirrored facets located in the housing, a laser to generate a laser beam to shine onto the polygon mirror and to reflect onto a target, and wherein, in use, the density of gas within the housing is such that turbulence-related optical distortion within the housing is not greater than a predetermined limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Ron Emanueli, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Napoleon J. Leoni
  • Patent number: 9708270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, inflammation related disorders, and related diseases and conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR120. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mariappan Chelliah, Hong Dong Chu, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Keith Eagen, Ping Lan, Clare London, Michael A. Plotkin, Unmesh Shah, Christopher Joseph Sinz, Zhongxiang Sun, Henry M. Vaccaro, Srikanth Venkatraman
  • Patent number: 9500859
    Abstract: A method determines an identification value of a rotatable element having a plurality of mirror facets. The identification value is determined based on a facet scan duration obtained of the mirror facets or based on a prismatic error of the mirror facets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Guy Hamou, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Calanit Dotan
  • Publication number: 20160223811
    Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus, a system and a method of optical scanning independently determine illumination spot size and spacing. The apparatus includes an array of optical emitters to provide a plurality of optical beams and a plurality of microlenses to receive the optical beams. The microlenses form an intermediate image of the array at substantially unity array magnification. The apparatus further includes an adjustable collimator to receive the plurality of optical beams from the intermediate image, a beam scanner to scan the optical beams in an in-scan direction, and a scan lens to focus the scanned optical beams. An arrangement of illumination spots forms an image of the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David K. Towner, Haim Livne, Mark Shechterman
  • Publication number: 20160216511
    Abstract: A method determines an identification value of a rotatable element having a plurality of mirror facets. The identification value is determined based on a facet scan duration obtained of the mirror facets or based on a prismatic error of the mirror facets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Guy HAMOU, Michael PLOTKIN, Haim LIVNE, Calanit DOTAN
  • Patent number: 9348137
    Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus, a system and a method of optical scanning independently determine illumination spot size and spacing. The apparatus includes an array of optical emitters to provide a plurality of optical beams and a plurality of microlenses to receive the optical beams. The microlenses form an intermediate image of the array at substantially unity array magnification. The apparatus further includes an adjustable collimator to receive the plurality of optical beams from the intermediate image, a beam scanner to scan the optical beams in an in-scan direction, and a scan lens to focus the scanned optical beams. An arrangement of illumination spots forms an image of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David K. Towner, Haim Livne, Mark Schechterman
  • Publication number: 20150274672
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, inflammation related disorders, and related diseases and conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR120. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mariappan Chelliah, Hong Dong Chu, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Keith Eagen, Ping Lan, Clare London, Michael A. Plotkin, Unmesh Shah, Christopher Joseph Sinz, Zhongxiang Sun, Henry M. Vaccaro, Srikanth Venkatraman