Patents Examined by Erin Hirt
  • Patent number: 9179680
    Abstract: Substituted imine compounds of formula (I), wherein D is C(R2)?N˜Z—R1 or C(?Y1)NRAY2RB and the other symbols have the meanings given in the description, their N-oxides and salts are useful for combating animal pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joachim Dickhaut, Florian Kaiser, Arun Narine, Wolfgang Von Deyn, Karsten Koerber, Prashant Deshmukh, Gemma Veitch, Nina Gertrud Bandur, Juergen Langewald, Deborah L. Culbertson
  • Patent number: 9173843
    Abstract: A method for producing highly crystalline and stable microparticles of an active substance with a very narrow size distribution. The microparticles being crystallized out of a suspension made of primary particles of the active substance, a solution of the active substance, a non-solvent for the active substance and inert formed pieces. The resulting microparticles hare are highly stable largely independent of the physiochemical properties of the active substance and can be especially suitable for fast release dosage forms of pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Jesalis Pharma GMBH
    Inventors: Detlef Grawe, Sabine Gliesing, Robert Eilers
  • Patent number: 9173391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline complexes of 4-hydroxy benzoic acid and selected pesticides. It also relates to agriculturally useful compositions of the complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Heidi Emilia Saxell, Rafel Israels, Ansgar Schaefer, Matthias Bratz, Hans Wolfgang Hoeffken, Ingo Brode, Elisa Nauha, Maija Nissinen
  • Patent number: 9173833
    Abstract: An antiperspirant composition comprising a suspension of from 1 to 50% of an aluminium and/or zirconium containing antiperspirant active, a carrier substance in which the antiperspirant active is insoluble, and a poly(ethylene glycol) solution of a polyelectrolyte salt comprising sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride and bromide ions, the weight ratio of sodium to the other named cations being less than 3:2 and the weight ratio of the bromide to chloride anion being greater than 1:99, in said solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Graham Lee Bellamy
  • Patent number: 9168308
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nutritional supplement composition including effective amounts of Coenzyme Q10, fish oil, vitamin D and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Described is a method of promoting nutritional health comprising administering a nutritional supplement composition including Coenzyme Q10, fish oil, vitamin D and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient to a subject. The nutritional supplement composition may further include flax seed oil, borage oil, evening primrose oil, vitamin E, resveratrol, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, piperine and combinations. In some embodiments, administering Administering the nutritional supplement may ameliorate nutrient depletion, or promote cardiovascular health, liver health, or both. The nutritional supplement may be used to promote nutritional health taking a cholesterol lowering drug. The nutritional supplement may be used to ameliorate nutrient depletion taking a cholesterol lowering drug. The cholesterol lowering drug may be a statin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventor: Paul Joseph Faerstein
  • Patent number: 9149034
    Abstract: The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one block copolymer of formula (I) wherein Ra is branched or linear C6-C24 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, benzyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, C4-C6 alkyl substituted with C4-C12 alkoxy or C1-C4 alkyl substituted with di (C1-C4 alkyl) amino; Rb is derived from a diisocyanate and Rc is a compound of formula II (R1)n—X—(CHR2CH2O)w—(CHR3CH2O)?—(CHR4(CH2)yO)z— (II), in which R1 is hydrogen, or branched or linear, saturated or unsaturated C1-40-alkyl; R2, R3, R4 independently of one another are hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl; w, x, z independently of one another correspond to a value of from 0 to 300; y corresponds to a value of from 1 to 20; X is N or O, where n=1 if X=O, or n=2 if X=N; and the total of w, x and z amounts to at least 1; methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired ve
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Yvonne Dieckmann, Michael Ishaque, Ingo Münster, Laurent Picard, Wolfgang Kerl, Jürgen Langewald, Klaus Kreuz, Harald Köhle, Felix Christian Görth
  • Patent number: 9149567
    Abstract: Provided herein are powder-free elastomeric articles exhibiting good antimicrobial and anti-blocking properties. Also provided herein are methods for the manufacture of such articles substantially free from antimicrobial interfering materials, as well as packaging means for maintaining antimicrobial efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ansell Limited
    Inventors: Aik Hwee Eng, Hee Meng Lai, Kuang Leng Lim, Koon Meow Ting, David M. Lucas
  • Patent number: 9137997
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of dithiine-dicarboximide compounds of formula I as defined in the description, and the N-oxides, and salts thereof for combating harmful fungi and seed coated with at least one such compound. The invention also relates to novel dithiine-dicarboximides, processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds and also to compositions comprising at least one such compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Wassilios Grammenos, Nadege Boudet, Richard Riggs, Jochen Dietz, Egon Haden, Marcus Fehr
  • Patent number: 9127239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning preparation, namely to a cleaning, disinfecting, sanitizing and sterilizing preparation. Said preparation comprises a mixture of cationic microbiocides and non-ionic surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Arcis Biotechnology Holdings Limited
    Inventor: George V. Garner
  • Patent number: 9107410
    Abstract: This document discloses pesticidal compostions comprising molecules having the following formulas: and processes related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Gary D. Crouse, William T. Lambert, Thomas C. Sparks, Vidyadhar B. Hegde
  • Patent number: 9101140
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having an excellent efficacy for controlling weeds. A cyclohexanone compound of the formula (I): wherein m is an integer of 1, 2 or 3; n is an integer of any one of 1 to 5; X represents CH2, O, S, S(O) or S(O)2; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group and the like; R4 represents a C6-10 aryl group or a five- to six-membered heteroaryl group; G represents a hydrogen atom and the like; Z represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a phenyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group and the like; is useful as an active ingredient for herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakashima, Yoshinobu Jin, Masato Konobe
  • Patent number: 9078810
    Abstract: A transdermal delivery system comprising a composition comprising a physiologically active agent and a penetration enhancer wherein the penetration enhancer comprises a combination of (i) an ester of salicylic acid, preferably selected from the C6 to C30 aliphatic ester of salicylic acid and (ii) polyethylene glycol (PEG) of average molecular weight no more than 300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: ACRUX DDS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Kerrie Setiawan, Adam Watkinson
  • Patent number: 9028851
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hemostatic material comprising a scaffold and a galvanic particulate. The galvanic particulate comprises particles made of at least two dissimilar metals. The scaffold is preferably a biocompatible polysaccharide-based hemostatic, such as a chitosan or cellulosic based hemostatic like ORC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Lan Wang, Ying Sun, Guanghui Zhang, Chunlin Yang
  • Patent number: 9005669
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving decontamination in meat, poultry, fish, fruit and vegetable processing using a combination of acid(s) and peroxy compound(s). The method comprises a “stacked” approach, sequentially adding the acid(s) and peroxy compound(s) to an aqueous stream to provide a point-of-use low-pH antimicrobial composition that is highly effective for decontamination of food products, as well as safer for use in a processing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Synergy Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall R. Allen, James Knocke, Carleton J. Parker, III, Jason York, Dean T. Didato
  • Patent number: 8999399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel combined disinfection and decontamination agent comprising at least one vitamin, at least one metal ion, at least one active-surface compound, and at least one further antimicrobial active substance. The agent according to the invention surprisingly shows nearly complete nucleic acid disintegration in addition to an improved disinfectant effect. The agent can be successfully used as a combined decontamination and disinfection agent for skin, mucous membranes, hands, wounds, and/or hair, and instruments and surfaces of all kinds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Bose Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Lisowsky, Sven Eggerstedt, Richard Bloss, Christiane Ostermeyer, Karlheinz Esser, Frank Bürger, Barbara Krug, Yvonne Feil, Kai-Martin Mueller, Delphine Haase
  • Patent number: 8980243
    Abstract: This present invention relates generally to the use of novel formulations comprising a surface active polymer to enhance oxygenation in skin and other soft tissue. The present invention also discloses formulations that can be used to improve clinical outlook and reducing bacteria. Methods of making and using the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventors: Neal Koller, George Rodeheaver, Roberto Cassino
  • Patent number: 8974802
    Abstract: The invention relates to a suspension of red corpuscles encapsulating asparaginase as a medicament for treating pancreatic cancer. It in particular concerns a therapeutic composition or medicament intended for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, containing an effective quantity of such a suspension of red corpuscles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Erytech Pharma
    Inventors: Emmanuelle-Cécile Dufour, Yann Godfrin
  • Patent number: 8969604
    Abstract: A surfactant composition for agricultural chemicals, containing fatty acid polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether expressed by the following general formula (I), R1CO(EO)m(PO)nOR2??(I) wherein the fatty acid polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether has a narrow ratio of 55% by mass or more, where the narrow ratio is expressed by the following formula (A): Narrow ratio=?i=nMAX?2i=nMAX+2Yi??(A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Lion Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori Kanetani, Hiroyuki Izumoto, Shiro Sato, Takaaki Kano
  • Patent number: 8956997
    Abstract: A plant conditioner composition, a method of manufacture for the composition, and a method of use for the composition to be applied to a plant is disclosed, with the composition including a distilled water and at least two carbohydrates that are preferably found from the grouping of molasses, honey, and dextrose. Further included in the plant conditioner composition is a vitamin B component, an orange oil component, a lemon oil component, a tea tree oil component, a hydrogen peroxide component, and an organic detergent component. A derivative plant conditioner composition that additionally includes a sea salt, a sodium bicarbonate, a potassium bicarbonate, and a canola oil forms a plant mold reduction composition and a further derivative plant conditioner composition that has an increased concentration of hydrogen peroxide to act as a pre harvest composition for inducing plant shutdown for a selected time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew Wilson Cookston
  • Patent number: 8932645
    Abstract: The formulations of the present disclosure alter the perception of symptoms, especially as experienced by subjects reporting the characteristic features associated with the syndrome known as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). The present disclosure encompasses formulations for the relief of symptoms associated with MCS, where the formulations comprise orthophosphoric acid, a vegetable oil comprising an esterified mono-unsaturated fatty acid, folic acid, and a molybdenum salt. The formulations can further comprise magnesium citrate, magnesium aspartate, malic acid, L-carnitine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, co-enzyme Q10, glycerol, inositol, and choline bitartrate, optionally Q10, and riboflavin to provide a yellow color to the formulation. Another aspect of the disclosure are methods for alleviating MCS-related symptoms in subject human, comprising: providing to a subject an effective dose of a formulation comprising orthophosphoric acid, a mono-unsaturated fat, folic acid, molybdenum, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Coastal Biologic Solutions
    Inventor: Jeffrey Comanor