Patents by Inventor Michael T. Swanson

Michael T. Swanson 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).

  • DISUBSTITUTED OCTAHYDROPYRROLO[3,4-C]PYRROLES AS OREXIN RECEPTOR MODULATORS
    Publication number: 20240109901
    Abstract: Disubstituted octahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole compounds are described, which are useful as orexin receptor modulators. Such compounds may be useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of diseased states, disorders, and conditions mediated by orexin activity, such as insomnia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Wenying Chai, Michael A. Letavic, Kiev S. Ly, Daniel J. Pippel, Dale A. Rudolph, Kathleen C. Sappey, Brad M. Savall, Chandravadan R. Shah, Brock T. Shireman, Akinola Soyode Johnson, Emily M. Stocking, Devin M. Swanson
  • Heterogeneous image layer for laser ablative imaging
    Patent number: 5998088
    Abstract: A laser ablative recording element comprising a support having thereon a recording layer comprising a pigment dispersed in a polymeric binder, the polymeric binder having an infrared-absorbing material dissolved therein, and wherein the polymeric binder is obtained from an aqueous latex dispersion of a polycyanoacrylate copolymer having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms;VA is a repeating unit resulting from the polymerization of a vinyl-containing monomer with a pendant ionizable group; and the weight ratios of x:y range from about 97:3 to about 70:30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Robello, Michael T. Swanson
  • Barrier layer for laser ablative imaging
    Patent number: 5712079
    Abstract: An ablative recording element comprising a support having thereon, in order, a barrier layer and a colorant layer comprising a colorant dispersed in a polymeric binder, the element containing an infrared-absorbing material, and wherein the barrier layer is prepared from an aqueous latex dispersion of a polycyanoacrylate copolymer having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms,VA is a vinyl monomer with a pendant ionizable group, andthe weight ratios of x:y range from about 97:3 to about 70:30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Robello, Michael T. Swanson, Scott E. Tunney