Patents by Inventor Scott T. Acton

Scott T. Acton 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).

  • 3-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridine allosteric modulators of the M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
    Patent number: 11970479
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to cinnolinyl and quinolinyl pyrazol-4-yl-pyridine compounds which are allosteric modulators of the M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, MSD R&D (China) Co. LTD.
    Inventors: John J. Acton, III, Melissa Egbertson, Xiaolei Gao, Scott T. Harrison, Timothy J. Henderson, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Robert D. Mazzola, Jr., Zhaoyang Meng, James Mulhearn, Vanessa L. Rada, Jeffrey W. Schubert, Oleg B. Selyutin, David M. Tellers, Ling Tong, Fengqi Zhang, Jianming Bao, Chunsing Li
  • Portable Optical Profilometer Device, System and Method
    Publication number: 20160061596
    Abstract: A hand-portable optical surface profilometer device can employ depth from defocus techniques to measure surface roughness in wide-area industrial processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: William Lyon Suhring, James Michael Fitz-Gerald, Robert Klein, Sean R. Agnew, Scott T. Acton
  • CONTENT BASED IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20090125487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for searching a target image in a data repository. A user may search a collection of images and retrieve images based upon the image content of a target or query image. The system may apply a combination of pre-processing techniques and image search techniques to provide matches for the target or query image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: PlatinumSolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Rossi, Scott T. Acton