Patents Examined by Tori M Strong
  • Patent number: 9216165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of (i) a statin, and (ii) a taxane, for simultaneous or sequential use in the treatment of a patient suffering from solid tumor, e.g. a gastric cancer. The present invention also provides a statin, for use in a method for enhancing sensitivity of a patient suffering from a solid tumor to a taxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignees: INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale
    Inventors: Laurent Corcos, Catherine Le Jossic-Corcos
  • Patent number: 9199908
    Abstract: This invention pertains generally to prostacyclin formulations and methods for their use in promoting vasodilation, inhibiting platelet aggregation and thrombus formation, stimulating thrombolysis, inhibiting cell proliferation (including vascular remodeling), providing cytoprotection, preventing atherogenesis and inducing angiogenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: United Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Phares, David Mottola, Roger Jeffs, Michael Wade
  • Patent number: 9192608
    Abstract: Provided herein, generally, are pharmaceutical formulations, e.g., injectable pharmaceutical formulations with improved stability, comprising morphine sulfate or a hydrate thereof, and methods of producing and using the same. Also provided herein are kits comprising the formulations, e.g., injectable morphine formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Cuine, Didier Hoarau, Pauline Romain
  • Patent number: 9173860
    Abstract: The present intervention generally relates to compositions comprising S-isomer of alpha-methyl-hydrocinnamic acid for the treatment and/or prevention of blood disorders and blood deficiencies, as well as methods for treating blood disorders and/or blood deficiency in a subject by administering a composition comprising S-isomer of alpha-methyl-hydrocinnamic acid to the subject to ameliorate at least one symptom associated with the blood disorder. Another aspect relates to administration of an S-isomer of alpha-methyl-hydrocinnamic acid stimulate multi-lineage hematopoietic cell production in a subject, for example, increasing the numbers of circulating neutrophils, erythrocytes and platelets. Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention relates to administration of S-isomer of alpha-methyl-hydrocinnamic acid, e.g., by oral administration to a subject for the treatment of blood disorders, for example but not limited to, hemaglobinaphthy, thalassemia and aplastic anemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Inventors: Susan Park Perrine, Douglas V. Faller
  • Patent number: 9132135
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to various methods for treating organophosphorus poisoning in an animal that is at risk of exposure to an organophosphorus compound or preventing organophosphorus poisoning in an animal that has been exposed to an organophosphorus compound, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of galantamine or a salt thereof, or a biologically active analog, derivative, fragment or variant thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventors: Edson X. Albuquerque, Michael Adler, Edna F. R. Pereira
  • Patent number: 9119876
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising epinephrine, methods of administration, and methods of making the same. Compositions may comprise at least one of an active agent, a pH raising agent, an antioxidant, a transition metal complexing agent, a pH lowering agent, a tonicity regulating agent, optionally a preservative, and optionally a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Vinayagam Kannan, Patrick Irish, Michael Bergren
  • Patent number: 9102671
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or deregulated TRK kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Valentina Molteni, Yi Fan, Jon Loren, Jeffrey M. Smith, Brenton T. Flatt
  • Patent number: 9102624
    Abstract: This invention relates to substituted 4-pyridones of formula 1 and their use as inhibitors of neutrophil elastase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of pulmonary, gastrointestinal and genitourinary diseases, inflammatory diseases of the skin and the eye and other auto-immune and allergic disorders, allograft rejection, and oncological diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Oost, Dennnis Fiegen, Christian Gnamm, Sandra Handschuh, Stefan Peters, Gerald Juergen Roth
  • Patent number: 9084773
    Abstract: A novel small molecule antagonizes two types of acyl homoserine lactone receptors: membrane-bound and cytoplasmic. A focused library of analogs and derivatives of the original antagonist was synthesized. Analog and derivative molecules harbor a range of activities. The novel small molecule and most potent antagonist protects the eukaryote Caenorhabditis elegans from quorum-sensing-mediated killing by the bacterial pathogen Chromobacterium violaceum. The saving of C. elegans demonstrates the use of these molecules as small molecule antimicrobials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Bonnie L. Bassler, Lee R. Swem, Scott M. Ulrich, Colleen T. O'Loughlin
  • Patent number: 9084765
    Abstract: Amisulpride is used in the therapy of nausea, vomiting or retches. The therapy may utilize a novel injectable formulation, in unit dosage form, comprising less than 50 mg amisulpride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Acacia Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Julian Clive Gilbert, Robert William Gristwood, Nicola Cooper, Gabriel Fox
  • Patent number: 9072781
    Abstract: Provided herein, generally, are pharmaceutical formulations, e.g., injectable pharmaceutical formulations with improved stability, comprising morphine sulfate or a hydrate thereof, and methods of producing and using the same. Also provided herein are kits comprising the formulations, e.g., injectable morphine formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson France S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Cuine, Didier Hoarau, Pauline Romain
  • Patent number: 9062001
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are substituted N-Aryl pyridinone fibrotic inhibitors and/or collagen infiltration modulators of Formula I, process of preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Patent number: 9029366
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted bicyclic alkoxy pyrazole analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor James Macdonald, Han Min Tong, Miguel Angel Pena-Piñón, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil
  • Patent number: 9006225
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition which includes a compound represented by the general formula (I): or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition does not substantially contain a reducing sugar and/or a carrier containing a reducing sugar as an ingredient as the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or when the composition contains a reducing sugar and/or a carrier containing a reducing sugar as an ingredient as the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, contact of the reducing sugar and the compound represented by the general formula (I) or a salt thereof is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation
    Inventor: Kazumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8992512
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided, which contain one or more polymeric regions. These polymeric regions, in turn, contain one or more polymers, at least one of which is a copolymer that includes the following: (a) one or more unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer species and (b) one or more heteroatom-containing monomer species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Richard, Marlene C. Schwarz, Rudolf Faust
  • Patent number: 8975284
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of using tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) co-solvent systems in the formulation and production of a pharmaceutical agent with low solubility. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions made using the novel co-solvent system. In one embodiment, the invention provides for a method of making dantrolene sodium (DS) formulation for intravenous use (DS-IV). This instantaneous reconstitution of the DS-IV product constitutes a significant improvement in the pharmacotherapy of patients undergoing malignant hyperthermia during surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: US WorldMeds LLC
    Inventors: Ahmad Malkawi, Abeer M. Al-Ghananeem, Patrick DeLuca, George A. Digenis
  • Patent number: 8969576
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are substituted N-Aryl pyridinone fibrotic inhibitors and/or collagen infiltration modulators of Formula I, process of preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Patent number: 8969331
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the compositions and methods related to the use of adrenergic receptor agonists solutions for the treatment of skin and mucosal superficial wounds. Some of the preferred adrenergic receptor agonists include epinephrine, phenylephrine, norepinephrine, methoxamine, and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to devices suitable for applying these solutions to the skin or the mucosal area. Methods according to the invention are especially effective to control superficial skin and mucosal bleeding and accelerate healing time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: Roman Kelner
  • Patent number: 8969575
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are substituted N-Aryl pyridinone fibrotic inhibitors and/or collagen infiltration modulators of Formula I, process of preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Patent number: 8951514
    Abstract: A composition and a method of treatment utilizing a combination of statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors), a class of drug used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, with mixtures of an omega-3 fatty acid formulation containing about 90% or more omega 3 fatty acids by weight including a combination of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a weight ratio of EPA:DHA of from 5.7 to 6.3, wherein the sum of the EPA, DHA and DPA represent about 82% by weight of the total formulation and about 92% of the total omega 3 fatty acid content of the composition are taught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Pivotal Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: George Jackowski, Rachelle MacSweeney, Nisar Shaikh, Jason Yantha, Valerie Schini-Kerth