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).
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Publication number: 20240018145Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: 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
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Patent number: 11740568Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Lavi Cohen, Sasha Zilbershtein, Michael Vinokur, Michael Plotkin
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Patent number: 11712752Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
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Publication number: 20220252870Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Haim Livne, Nathan Levy, Ron Benari, Michael Plotkin, Craig Breen
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Publication number: 20220155703Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nathan A. Levy, Ron Benari, Michael Plotkin, Craig Breen, Ron Emanueli, Haim Livne, Zvi Erlich
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Publication number: 20210382410Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: HP INDIGO B.V.Inventors: Ron Emanueli, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Napoleon J. Leoni
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Publication number: 20210339527Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
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Patent number: 11150572Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Ron Emanueli, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Napoleon J. Leoni
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Patent number: 11104127Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
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Publication number: 20210263440Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Lavi Cohen, Sasha Zilbershtein, Michael Vinokur, Michael Plotkin
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Publication number: 20200122460Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Michael Plotkin, Mark Sandler, Albert Teishev
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Patent number: 10108104Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David Towner, Haim Livne, Peter Gysling, Craig Breen, Dale Wolin
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Patent number: 10078216Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David K. Towner, Haim Livne, Mark Shechterman
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Publication number: 20170329252Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.Inventors: Ron Emanueli, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Napoleon J. Leoni
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Patent number: 9708270Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9500859Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.Inventors: Guy Hamou, Michael Plotkin, Haim Livne, Calanit Dotan
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Publication number: 20160223811Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David K. Towner, Haim Livne, Mark Shechterman
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Publication number: 20160216511Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Guy HAMOU, Michael PLOTKIN, Haim LIVNE, Calanit DOTAN
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Patent number: 9348137Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michael Plotkin, David K. Towner, Haim Livne, Mark Schechterman
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Publication number: 20150274672Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: 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