Patents Examined by Wu-Cheng Winston Shen
  • Patent number: 9688665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating cancer by administering the EZH2 inhibitor compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah K. Knutson, Natalie Warholic, Heike Keilhack
  • Patent number: 9682079
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful in combination with tetracyclines in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens, with particular efficacy in tetracycline resistant strains. These compounds specifically bind to TetR and therefore prevent the transcriptional activation of tet resistance genes. The compounds have a potentiating effect on the activity of members of the tetracycline family, in particular of tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline and tigecycline, in the treatment of tetracycline susceptible, intermediate and tetracycline resistant pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: BIOVERSYS AG
    Inventors: Peter Schneider, Rainer Riedl, Marcel Tigges, Marc Gitzinger, Michel Pieren, Assaf Levi, Mark Sephton, Birgit Schellhorn, Patrik Zueger, Michael Brand, Daniel Gygax, Peter Spies
  • Patent number: 9655900
    Abstract: Provided is a compound useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancer. The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): wherein each symbol in the formula is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, which is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Misaki Homma, Toru Miyazaki, Yuya Oguro, Osamu Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 9650342
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating macular degeneration and other forms of retinal disease whose etiology involves the accumulation of A2E and/or lipofuscin, and, more specifically, for preventing the formation and/or accumulation of A2E are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Jordan, John E. Dowling, John Clifford Chabala
  • Patent number: 9650381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as defined herein. Moreover, The compounds of this invention have formula I-A: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nadia Ahmad, Dean Boyall, Jean-Damien Charrier, Chris Davis, Rebecca Davis, Steven Durrant, Gorka Etxebarria I Jardi, Damien Fraysse, Juan-Miguel Jimenez, David Kay, Ronald Knegtel, Donald Middleton, Michael O'Donnell, Maninder Panesar, Francoise Pierard, Joanne Pinder, David Shaw, Pierre-Henri Storck, John Studley, Heather Twin
  • Patent number: 9643946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a compound selected from the group consisting of a tricyclic compound having the structure of formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, an isomer, a solvate and a precursor thereof; and a use thereof. The compound effectively controls GPR40, and thus, can be effectively used for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases associated with GPR40, for example, diabetes and many other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Young Lee, Jeong A Lee, Jaeseung Ahn, Je Ho Ryu, Min-Young Han, Taekyung Yoo, Joon Ho Sa, Jae-Sun Kim, Jeongmin Seo
  • Patent number: 9643933
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds useful for treating chronic and acute bacterial infections. Certain of the compounds are compounds and salts of general Formula VIII Certain compounds of this disclosure are MvfR inhibitors. MvfR inhibitors reduce the formation of antibiotic tolerant bacterial strains and are useful for treating Gram-negative bacterial infections and reducing the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods of treating bacterial infections in a patient, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, are also provided by the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Robert Zahler, Ronald Thure Wester, Steven Joseph Brickner
  • Patent number: 9630915
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compounds that function as TP antagonists for treating thrombosis and other cardiovascular, renal, or pulmonary diseases. In some embodiments, the invention provides a compound including a substituted nitro phenoxy phenyl, a sulfonylurea, and an alkyl group. In some embodiments, the invention provides a method of treating thrombosis by administering an antithrombotic compound that preferentially binds to a thromboxane receptor, has preferential binding for either TPalpha (TP?) or TPbeta (TP?) receptor subtype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
    Inventors: B. Therese Kinsella, Patrick Guiry, Helen Reid, Barry O'Connor
  • Patent number: 9585837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermally, stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising an oil comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, water, an emulsifier, and a water-soluble stabilizer, and processes for preparing the thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions. The thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions remain flowable at a temperature of ?40° C., and are free from a variation in particle size after 9 months in storage at a temperature of ?40° C. to ?15° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jimbin Mai, Micah Hazzy Needham, Gang Su, Wei Wang-Nolan, Chia-Ping Charles Hsu
  • Patent number: 9566275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Pharnext
    Inventors: Daniel Cohen, Ilya Chumakov, Serguei Nabirochkin
  • Patent number: 9522877
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compounds that function as TP antagonists for treating thrombosis and other cardiovascular, renal, or pulmonary diseases. In some embodiments, the invention provides a compound including a substituted nitro phenoxy phenyl, a sulfonylurea, and an alkyl group. In some embodiments, the invention provides a method of treating thrombosis by administering an antithrombotic compound that preferentially binds to a thromboxane receptor, has preferential binding for either TPalpha (TP?) or TPbeta (TP?) receptor subtype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
    Inventors: B. Therese Kinsella, Patrick Guiry, Helen Reid, Barry O'Connor
  • Patent number: 9522137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specific doses of and dosing regimens for using a 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compound in treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations. In particular, the invention relates to specific doses and dosing regimens for the use of 3-[5-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-benzoic acid in mammals having diseases associated with nonsense mutations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Samit Hirawat, Langdon Miller
  • Patent number: 9511037
    Abstract: The present invention provides drug therapy formulations. In some embodiments, the present invention provides combinations of pharmaceutical agents (e.g., stimulant and non-stimulant), pharmaceutical formulations (e.g., nanoparticualte, non-nanoparticualte, etc.), and release profiles (e g, immediate release, delayed release, sustained release, etc.) to provide therapeutic benefit with reduced side effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: GENCO SCIENCES LLC
    Inventor: Subhash Desai
  • Patent number: 9511019
    Abstract: A stable and/or synergistic pharmaceutical composition including: a) predinisolone metasulfobenzoate (PMSB) or its acceptable salts, preferably prednisolone metasulfobenzoate sodium and b) 5-ASA, derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which is suitable for rectal administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: NORDIC PHARMA, DISPHAR INTERNATIONAL BV
    Inventors: Hans Schram, Michael Ikechukwu Ugwoke, Laura Buttafoco
  • Patent number: 9512481
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to identifying or treating a patient that would benefit from phosphodiesterase inhibitor therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Carmen Sucharov, Michael Bristow, Matthew Taylor, Dobromir Slavov
  • Patent number: 9487470
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a 4-((substituted phenyl)difluoromethyl)phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative and preparation process and use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a compound of the following formula I, which is defined in the specification. The compounds according to the present invention can be used as PPAR agonists, and demonstrates a strong effect on reducing the levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in blood plasma, and thus the compound according to the present invention can be used in the preparation of a medicament for treating or preventing hyperlipoidemia or cardio-cerebrovascular diseases caused by hyperlipoidemia, such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, stroke, coronary heart disease, etc. The present invention also relates to a novel intermediate compound for the preparation of the compound of formula I and preparation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua Bai, Jian Hong, Lifeng Cai, Hegeng Wei, Xiaoyu Liu, Xiaohe Zheng
  • Patent number: 9469656
    Abstract: Largazole analogs, methods of making the same, and methods of using the same, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Toledo
    Inventors: L. M. Viranga Tillekeratne, Jehad Almaliti, Ayad Al-Hamashi, Pravin Bhansali
  • Patent number: 9468599
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to topically delivered compounded medications. A transdermal cream may provide the effective topical administration of multiple medications simultaneously; may include low concentrations of local anesthetics, a NSAID, an anticonvulsant, and/or other active ingredients; and may include lidocaine, prilocaine, meloxicam, and lamotrigine and/or topiramate. Alternatively, the transdermal cream may include a lidocaine/prilocaine base cream to which is added a fine powder of one or more ground up medications to form a compounded medication. The compounded medication in powder form may be generated from grinding up tablets of NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, nerve depressants, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, NMDA receptor antagonists, opiate or opioid agonists, and/or other agents. The compounded medication in powder form may include meloxicam, lamotrigine, topiramate, other active ingredients, and DMSO or Sterile Water for Irrigation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: CMPD LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jay Richard Ray, II, Charles D. Hodge
  • Patent number: 9468644
    Abstract: Suggested is a non-therapeutic aqueous composition for topical application, comprising (a) at least one solid active agent having at 20° C. a solubility in water (20° dH) of less than 5 g/L; (b) at least one 1,2-alkandiol having 4 to 12 carbon atoms; and (c) at least one aliphatic alcohol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Symrise AG
    Inventor: Cecile Kalem
  • Patent number: 9446041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating T cell mediated inflammatory immune diseases or T cell mediated hypersensitivity diseases, which comprises administering to a human in need thereof an effective amount of a compound which inhibits EZH2 and/or EZH1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property (No. 2) Limited
    Inventors: Anna K. Bassil, Soren Beinke, Rabinder Kumar Prinjha