Patents Examined by Daniel Branson
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Patent number: 9949902Abstract: An emulsion suitable for incorporation into wet wipes used to clean urine and fecal matter from the skin. The emulsion includes silicone oil and water-soluble zinc salt such as zinc chloride and zinc sulfate. Phase separation is prevented with an emulsification system that includes a gum blend and salt-tolerant emulsifier. The gum blend includes at least one gum and propylene glycol alginate.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Stacy Averic Mundschau, Philip Eugene Kieffer, Corey Thomas Cunningham
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Patent number: 9901096Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions containing herbicidal mixtures of a plant cell membrane disruptor herbicide selected from the group consisting of a diphenylether, N-phenyl-phthalimide, triazolinone, and bipyridylium, and pyroxasulfone. The present invention is further directed to methods of increasing the activity of a plant cell membrane disruptor herbicide with the compositions of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: VALENT U.S.A., CORPORATIONInventor: Dawn Refsell
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Patent number: 9895317Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a solid oral dosage form comprising: (a) an inert tamper resistant core; and (b) a coating surrounding the core, the coating comprising an active agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.Inventor: Richard S. Sackler
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Patent number: 9854796Abstract: A composition contains an incompletely hydrated water soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Dan Wu, Krish Shanmuga, Rajesh Goyal
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Patent number: 9827345Abstract: The methods and compositions disclosed herein are effective in the promoting the reattachment of delaminated cartilage to bone. The methods (and related compositions) comprise the removal of the acellular layer of the delaminated cartilage thereby exposing the underlying chondrocyte cells thereby allowing the promotion of the reattachment of the delaminated cartilage.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Kelsey Jean Carvell, Ruth Cheng, Graham Smith, Drew Burdon
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Patent number: 9827178Abstract: Composition containing, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, one or more volatile linear alkanes, at least 0.5 wt. % of one or more aminated silicones relative to the total weight of the cosmetic composition, and one or more vegetable oils different from the volatile linear alkanes. Use thereof for the treatment of keratinous materials, preferably of keratin fibres such as the hair.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: L'OREALInventors: Patricia Desenne, Laurent Chesneau
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Patent number: 9801377Abstract: New formulations of clomazone are provided, as well as new methods for making formulations of clomazone. The new formulations provide improved efficacy, decreased volatility, and/or increased loading of clomazone over the clomazone formulations in the prior art.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Hong Liu, Michael R. Welch, Paul Nicholson, Jeffrey A. Cook, Catherine Ranin, Sandra L. Shinn, Robert F. Pepper
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Patent number: 9770021Abstract: A formulated composition suitable for controlling or preventing pathogenic damage in a plant comprising (A) at least one solid active ingredient having a water solubility of at most 100 ?g/liter at 25° C. at neutral pH, in an amount of at least 1 weight %, based on the total weight of the formulated composition, (B) at least one non-ionic surface active compound having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of between 10 and 18, one or more customary formulation auxiliaries, and water; wherein active ingredient (A) is suspended or dispersed in the water, the weight ratio of surface active compound (B) to active ingredient (A) is in the range of from 1.5 to 15.0, provided the minimum amount of surface active compound (B) is at least 6 weight %, based on the total weight of the formulated composition. Also a method of improving pesticide residue levels in agriculture.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Jason Keiper, Joshua Koon, Sarah Beth Cush, Michael James Hopkinson, Johnny D. Reynolds, Jorge Cisneros, Jennifer Peterson, Roy Boykin
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Patent number: 9750259Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions containing herbicidal mixtures of pyroxasulfone and glutamine synthesis inhibitors. The present invention is further directed to methods of increasing the activity of a glutamine synthesis inhibitor with the compositions of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Valent U.S.A., CorporationInventor: Dawn Refsell
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Patent number: 9731020Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations and methods for stabilizing and protecting of biologic materials during harsh storing and use conditions, wherein the formulations relate to embedded bioactive materials and biologics, including live bacteria, in a protective glassy matrix.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Advanced Bionutrition Corp.Inventors: Moti Harel, Roger Drewes, January Scarbrough
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Patent number: 9730452Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for improving drought stress tolerance of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage. The present invention is also directed to methods for improving yield of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Valent BioSciences LLCInventors: Roger Kaiser, Eric Ott, Paul Silverman, Jim Wargo, Neil Badenhop, Subbaiah Chalivendra
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Patent number: 9707180Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a solid oral dosage form comprising: (a) an inert tamper resistant core; and (b) a coating surrounding the core, the coating comprising an active agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.Inventor: Richard S. Sackler
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Patent number: 9681667Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of granulated or pelletized endomycorrhizal fungi spores coated with a covering of mineral clays and binders with calcium sulphate monohydrate and the production and use thereof in agriculture.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Inventor: José Luis Miranda Valencia
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Patent number: 9676696Abstract: Personal care compositions containing an active selected from the group consisting of phlorogine, phlorgine BG, deoxyArbutin, sucrose dilaurate, bakuchiol, pyrenoine, millet, arlatone dioic acid, cinnamic acid, ferulic acid, achromaxyl, methyl nicotinamide, oil soluble licorice extract, folic acid, undecylenic acid, zinc undecylenate, L-tryptophan, thiamine HCl, hexylresorcinol, lipidami red vine, dragosine, methyl gentisate, inositol, symdiol 68, laminaine, their salts, their derivatives, their precursors, and/or combinations thereof. Methods for regulating the condition of mammalian keratinous tissue by topically applying the personal care compositions are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Tomohiro Hakozaki
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Patent number: 9657183Abstract: A coated powder comprises (a) nanoparticles, and (b) a coating, on the surface of the nanoparticles. The coating comprises (1) silica moieties, (2) organo oxysilane moieties selected from the group consisting of mono-organo oxysilane moieties, bi-organo oxysilane moieties and tri-organo oxysilane moieties, and (3) poly(dialkyl)siloxane moieties.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Nanophase Technologies CorporationInventors: Kushal D. Shah, Harry W. Sarkas, Patrick G. Murray
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Patent number: 9623010Abstract: This invention relates to a an orally disintegrating tablet obtainable by direct compression of a dry powdered mixture, said mixture comprising up to 15% by weight of calcium silicate, at least 50% of a diluent, a disintegrant agent and an active ingredient. It also relates to a process for preparing the tablets by homogeneous blending the specific excipients in powder form and subsequent direct compression of the mixture. Said tablets disintegrate quickly in the cavity of the mouth, in particular in less than 15 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: LABORATORIOS LESVI, S.L.Inventors: Carmen Úbeda Pérez, Ignacio Díez Martín, Pablo Pablo Alba
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Patent number: 9615576Abstract: This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: James E. Hunter, William C. Lo, Gerald B. Watson, Akshay Patny, Gary D. Gustafson, Dan Pernich, William K. Brewster, Debra L. Camper, Beth Lorsbach, Michael R. Loso, Thomas C. Sparks, Hemant Joshi, Adiraj Mandaleswaran, Ramadevi Sanam, Rambabu Gundla, Pravin S. Iyer
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Patent number: 9597267Abstract: Slurry powder cosmetic composition comprising particulates coated with a binder composition, a silicone gel composition, and the evaporation residue of an alcohol based composition and a method for making the composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: ELC Management LLCInventors: Talal Finjan, Syed Rizvi, John R. Castro
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Patent number: 9592184Abstract: A sunscreen composition comprised of one or more sunscreen active agents encapsulated in a cellulose derived capsule wherein the composition can contain one or more additional agents. A sunscreen composition can be mixed with a bodywash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, gel, soap, cream, hand sanitizer, spray or mousse and can be used by an individual during their normal hygiene processes, such as during a shower or bath or while applying a body product to their skin or hair.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: CoLabs International CorporationInventor: Laura E. Cohen
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Patent number: 9592256Abstract: Described herein are compositions comprising decellularized extracellular matrix derived from skeletal muscle or other suitable tissue, and therapeutic uses thereof. Methods for treating, repairing or regenerating defective, diseased, damage, ischemic, ulcer cells, tissues or organs in a subject preferably a human, with diseases, such as PAD and CLI, using a decellularized extracellular matrix of the invention are provided. Methods of preparing culture surfaces and culturing cells with absorbed decellularized extracellular matrix are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Karen Christman, Jessica DeQuach