Patents by Inventor Michael Hughes

Michael Hughes 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).

  • Patent number: 9862709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. The compounds of this invention have formula I or II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Publication number: 20170320836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists of structure (VI); and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Donald J. Gallagher, Laszlo R. Treiber, Robert Michael Hughes, Onorato Campopiano, Peng Wang, Yuxin Zhao, Shine K. Chou, Michael Allen Ouellette, Donald Nicholas Hettinger
  • Publication number: 20170205182
    Abstract: A training pistol having an adjustable trigger with a shot—indicating laser to signify the impact of a shot which would simulate a bullet hole of a live fire pistol. In one form a trigger prep indicating system to indicate where the trigger is pressed showing the trigger finger is on the trigger and the trigger is repositioned from a rest state to a position longitudinally rearward therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL HUGHES, Seth Rich, Britt Lentz, Tom Swetish
  • Patent number: 9672374
    Abstract: A request is received from a security tool, the request relating to an event involving data records in a storage device. An application programming interface (API) is used to interface with secure storage functionality of the storage device, the secure storage functionality enabling a set of secure storage operations. A security operation is caused to be performed at the storage device involving the data records based at least in part on the request. In one aspect, the set of secure storage operations can include a direct read operation, a direct write operation, a copy-on-write operation, and a save-attempted-write operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Atul Kabra, Michael Hughes, John Teddy
  • Patent number: 9613359
    Abstract: A distribution interconnection system processes and manages interconnections into the distribution system for utilities. Various embodiments may manage and facilitate the application process. In addition, utilities may track and manage unauthorized operators, for example, via a reverse power flow detection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Arney Kenneth Parks, III, Rachel Romani Briles, Patricia May Juengst, Vy Nguyen, Rob Malowney, Steve Weingartner, Gerard Tynen, Aaron Gregory Franz, Michael A. Hughes
  • Patent number: 9565214
    Abstract: Technologies for securing an electronic device include trapping an attempt to access a secured system resource of the electronic device, determining a module associated with the attempt, determining a subsection of the module associated with the attempt, the subsection including a memory location associated with the attempt, accessing a security rule to determine whether to allow the attempted access based on the determination of the module and the determination of the subsection, and handling the attempt based on the security rule. The module includes a plurality of distinct subsections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya Kapoor, Jonathan L. Edwards, Craig Schmugar, Vladimir Konobeev, Michael Hughes
  • Publication number: 20160317444
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) composition comprising (a) an Akt inhibitor; (b) DSPC; (c) cholesterol; and (d) PEG-DMG. Also disclosed herein is a method for preparing the lipid composition using a scalable tangential flow micro-mixing technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Hughes Smith, Marian Gindy
  • Publication number: 20160321960
    Abstract: A unitary tag article is provided that may be characterized as a one-piece elastic sheet. The one-piece tag includes a fastener portion and a label portion that are formed from the same elastic sheet. The fastener portion is adapted to fasten onto an item, and the label portion is adapted to identify the item or provide information about the item. In one or more embodiments, the one-piece tag may serve a dual purpose of bundling items and identifying or providing information about said items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ginger Coleman, Peter Ferguson, Bridget Harvey, Michael Hughes, Rusty Smoke, Richard R. Spencer
  • Patent number: 9474327
    Abstract: A sole structure may include a protected region at least partially defined by side walls of one or more sole structure features. The sole structure may further include indicial features formed in the protected region. The indicial features may have shapes of information-conveying indicia. A sole structure master corresponding to the sole structure may have indicial elements corresponding to the indicial features in a master indicial region corresponding to the protected region. A mold corresponding to the sole structure may have indicial elements corresponding to the indicial features in a mold indicial region corresponding to the protected region. A sole structure master modeling a sole structure may have textures formed on one or more surfaces by a laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis D. Bunnell, Michael Hughes
  • Patent number: 9382214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists of structure (VI); and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Neurocine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Gallagher, Laszlo R. Treiber, Robert Michael Hughes, Onorato Campopiano, Peng Wang, Yuxin Zhao, Shine K. Chou, Michael Allen Ouellette, Donald Nicholas Hettinger
  • Publication number: 20160182569
    Abstract: Technologies for securing an electronic device include trapping an attempt to access a secured system resource of the electronic device, determining a module associated with the attempt, determining a subsection of the module associated with the attempt, the subsection including a memory location associated with the attempt, accessing a security rule to determine whether to allow the attempted access based on the determination of the module and the determination of the subsection, and handling the attempt based on the security rule. The module includes a plurality of distinct subsections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Aditya Kapoor, Jonathan L. Edwards, Craig Schmugar, Vladimir Konobeev, Michael Hughes
  • Patent number: 9355577
    Abstract: A unitary tag article is provided that may be characterized as a one-piece elastic sheet. The one-piece tag includes a fastener portion and a label portion that are formed from the same elastic sheet. The fastener portion is adapted to fasten onto an item, and the label portion is adapted to identify the item or provide information about the item. In one or more embodiments, the one-piece tag may serve a dual purpose of bundling items and identifying or providing information about said items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ALLIANCE RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Ginger Coleman, Peter Ferguson, Bridget Harvey, Michael Hughes, Rusty Smoke, Richard R. Spencer
  • Patent number: 9275223
    Abstract: Technologies for securing an electronic device include trapping an attempt to access a secured system resource of the electronic device, determining a module associated with the attempt, determining a subsection of the module associated with the attempt, the subsection including a memory location associated with the attempt, accessing a security rule to determine whether to allow the attempted access based on the determination of the module and the determination of the subsection, and handling the attempt based on the security rule. The module includes a plurality of distinct subsections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya Kapoor, Jonathan L. Edwards, Craig Schmugar, Vladimir Konobeev, Michael Hughes
  • Publication number: 20160054910
    Abstract: Building environment data collection systems and methods are described. According to one aspect, a system includes a plurality of sensor devices which store different types of environment data, a base system comprising a plurality of interface devices configured to receive the environment data from the sensor devices, storage circuitry configured to store the environment data, and communications circuitry configured to implement communications, and a user interface apparatus comprising communications circuitry configured to communicate with the communications circuitry of the base system, a user interface configured to receive user inputs during installation of the sensor devices, and processing circuitry configured to control the user interface to generate the displayed information and to process the user inputs received via the user interface, and wherein different ones of the sensor devices are configured to generate the different types of environment data as a result of the user inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Michael A. Hughes, James R. Skorpik, Michael R. Brambley, Eric G. Gonzalez, Yunzhi Huang
  • Publication number: 20150330608
    Abstract: A lighting system operating using a digital mirror as its operative device. The digital mirror is used to shape the light which is a passed through advanced optical devices in order to produce an output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: William Hewlett, Ian Clarke, Nigel Evans, Richard Parker, Mark A. Hunt, Michael Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150274710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. The compounds of this invention have formula I or II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Patent number: 9117563
    Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, an ultra-cold-matter (UCM) system includes a source cell nested within a hermetically-sealed ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) enclosure. Source particles, e.g., strontium atoms, can be generated within the source cell by heating a non-vapor-phase source material. The source cell is thermally isolated, e.g., by UHV, from the enclosure. Accordingly, heat is retained in the source cell, reducing the amount of heat that must be generated in the source cell to generate the vapor-phase source particles. Particles can exit the source cell to an UHV ultra-cold region where the source particles can be cooled to produce ultra-cold particles thermally isolated from the heat within the source cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Cold Quanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Hughes, Janet Duggan, Dana Z. Anderson
  • Patent number: 9118981
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a call management service for a communications system, configured to automatically: receive telephone call data identifying a destination end point and identifying a source end point; initiate a call-back telephone call to said source end point to set-up a first call leg responsive to receiving said telephone call data; initiate a telephone call to said destination end point to set-up a second call leg; combine said first and second call legs together thereby to provide voice communication between said source and destination end points; and transmit call leg status signals for said voice communication over a separate real-time communications connections signalling link to a communications client associated with at least one of said end points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: RING2 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Hughes, Abdelkareem Siddiq, Sylvain Dufour, Sandeep Mohanty
  • Publication number: 20150233733
    Abstract: A distribution interconnection system processes and manages interconnections into the distribution system for utilities. Various embodiments may manage and facilitate the application process. In addition, utilities may track and manage unauthorized operators, for example, via a reverse power flow detection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY C/O SEMPRA ENERGY
    Inventors: ARNEY KENNETH PARKS, III, RACHEL ROMANI BRILES, PATRICIA MAY JUENGST, VY NGUYEN, ROB MALOWNEY, STEVE WEINGARTNER, GERALD TYNEN, AARON GREGORY FRANZ, Michael A. Hughes
  • Patent number: D756368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ALLIANCE RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Ginger Coleman, James M. Jobin, Michael Hughes, Rusty Smoke