Patents Examined by Zenab Olabowale
  • Patent number: 9468636
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an extended release pharmaceutical composition comprising oxycodone and acetaminophen that provides a rapid onset of analgesia, and reduced levels of acetaminophen near the end of the dosing interval. Also provided are methods for reducing the risk of acetaminophen-induced hepatic damage in a subject being treated with an acetaminophen containing composition, as well as methods for treating pain in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: MALLINCKRODT LLC
    Inventors: Krishna R. Devarakonda, Michael J. Giuliani, Vishal K. Gupta, Ralph A. Heasley, Susan Shelby
  • Patent number: 9458139
    Abstract: Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Xu, Zhe Li, Brian W. Metcalf
  • Patent number: 9422279
    Abstract: Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian W. Metcalf, Zhe Li
  • Patent number: 9409900
    Abstract: The compound of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, solvates thereof, chelates thereof, non-covalent complexes thereof or produgs of compounds mentioned above or the mixture of any form above mentioned are provided. The use of the compounds in manufacturing a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of diabetes, obesity and related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: FUJIAN HAIXI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., BETTA PHARMACUETICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinshan Kang, Wei Long, Cunbo Ma, Yanping Wang, Xiaoyan Shen, Yunyan Hu, Fenlai Tan, Yinxiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9314458
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to chemical agents useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions or in the amelioration of symptoms resulting from or facilitated by an inflammatory condition in a mammalian animal including human and primate, non-mammalian animal and avian species. More particularly, the present invention provides a chemical agent of the macrocyclic diterpene family obtaining from a member of the Euphorbiaceae family of plants or botanical or horticultural relatives thereof or derivatives or chemical analogs or chemically synthetic forms of the agents for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of an inflammatory condition or in the amelioration of symptoms resulting from or facilitated by an inflammatory condition in a mammal, animal or avian species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: LEO Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: James Harrison Aylward, Peter Gordon Parsons, Andreas Suhrbier, Kathleen Anne Turner
  • Patent number: 9265777
    Abstract: A method of controlling proliferation of fish parasites comprising the administration of 1 to 50 mg/kg fish body weight/day of an inhibitor of folate synthesis and/or an inhibitor of folate activation to fish continuously for 1 to 2 weeks. Using a combination preparation composed of an inhibitor of folate synthesis and an inhibitor of folate activation is preferable, and a sulfonamide is preferable for the inhibitor of folate synthesis. A dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, a folate antagonist, etc., can be used as the inhibitor of folate activation. The antiparasitic agent is able to exterminate fish parasites via oral administration. It is particularly effective against parasites belonging to the ciliate group among fish parasites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumi Kawano, Noritaka Hirazawa
  • Patent number: 9174935
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound comprising a bis[thiohydrazide amide] or a deprotonated form thereof, complexed to a transition metal cation, wherein the bis[thiohydrazide amide] is represented by Structural Formula (I), or a prodrug, isomer, ester, salt, hydrate, solvate, polymorph or a deprotonated form thereof. In one embodiment, the compound is represented by Structural Formula (II), or a prodrug, isomer, ester, salt, hydrate, solvate or polymorph thereof. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of the invention and method of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Masazumi Nagai, Jianhua Shen
  • Patent number: 9169212
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds useful for the treatment of HBV infection in a subject in need thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of inhibiting, suppressing, or preventing HBV infection in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Novira Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: George D. Hartman, Scott Kuduk
  • Patent number: 9133340
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a polymeric material formed of a composition including polyalkylsiloxane and a radiation resistant component. The radiation resistant component is included in an amount of about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % based on the weight of the polyalkylsiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark W. Simon
  • Patent number: 9096494
    Abstract: The present invention provides arachidonic acid (AA) analogs and compositions containing those analogs as active agents for use in analgesic treatments. Various methods of manufacturing the inventive compounds are provided and pharmaceutical formulations, including injectable and oral dosages, are described. Certain analogs are additionally useful as antipyretic compositions and in related fever reducing treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: CYTOMETIX, INC.
    Inventors: Lane Brostrom, John R. Falck
  • Patent number: 9067905
    Abstract: The invention provides sulphone compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various sulphone compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Zafgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Hazel J. Dyke, Susan M. Cramp, Thomas D. Pallin, Janusz J. Kulagowski, John G. Montana, Robert Zahler
  • Patent number: 8992975
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an extended release pharmaceutical composition comprising oxycodone and acetaminophen that provides a rapid onset of analgesia, and reduced levels of acetaminophen near the end of the dosing interval. Also provided are methods for reducing the risk of acetaminophen-induced hepatic damage in a subject being treated with an acetaminophen containing composition, as well as methods for treating pain in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Krishna R. Devarakonda, Michael J. Giuliani, Vishal K. Gupta, Ralph A. Heasley, Susan Shelby
  • Patent number: 8993587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination of syrosingopine and a mitochondrial inhibitor, e.g. metformin or oligomycin, and the use of the combination of syrosingopine and a mitochondrial inhibitor for the treatment of cancer and for achieving immunosuppression. The invention also relates to a fluorescence-based method for predicting syrosingopine sensitivity of a cancer cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Universitat Basel
    Inventors: Don Benjamin, Marco Colombi, Michael Hall, Christoph Moroni
  • Patent number: 8987330
    Abstract: There is provided pharmaceutical compositions suitable for topical application to the nail for the treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis, comprising a urea-based component, a diol component, such as propylene glycol, an organic acid component, such as lactic acid, and a triol component, such a glycerol. There is further provided methods of improving the storage stability of a pharmaceutical composition suitable for topical application to the skin and/or nails comprising such urea-based components, diol components, organic acid components, and, optionally, an aqueous base, which method comprises adding a triol component, such a glycerol, to that composition prior to said storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Moberg Pharma AB
    Inventors: Ewa Karlsson, Sahar Feizollahi Ashkar, Peter Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 8957095
    Abstract: Combination compositions and kits comprising an analgesic and an antihistamine are provided as well as methods of use in treating sunburn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sephoris Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Talal Sheena, Melwyn Abreo
  • Patent number: 8916609
    Abstract: A method of preventing or inhibiting L-cystine crystallization is disclosed, using the compounds of formula I: R1a—[O]v-(-A-L-)m-A-[O]v—R1b??I, wherein A, L, R1a, R1b, m, and v are as described herein. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of conditions that are causally related to L-cystine crystallization, such as comprising (but not limited to) kidney stones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Michael D. Ward, Zina Zhu
  • Patent number: 8916548
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general Formula (1) wherein R1 to R4 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and the use thereof for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Wunberg, Ralph Brueckner, Dirk Kessler, Oliver Kraemer, Darryl McConnell, Siegfried Schneider, Lars van der Veen
  • Patent number: 8912231
    Abstract: A method of treating airway remodeling symptom caused by phthalate esters, by providing a medication comprising: a ginger compound selected from one of (a) [6]-shogaol, (b) [6]-shogaol and [10]-gingerol, (c) [6]-shogaol and [8]-gingerol, and (d) [6]-shogaol and [6]-gingerol, and an acceptable carrier or excipient, which can relieve the airway remodeling symptoms of asthma, particularly to phthalate ester-induced airway remodeling, by suppressing the proliferation and migration of bronchial smooth muscle cells and reducing the instances of fatal asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Kaohsiung Medical University
    Inventors: Ying-Chin Ko, Po-Lin Kuo
  • Patent number: 8883838
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical cream compositions comprising oxymetazoline and methods for treating rosacea and other skin disorders as described herein using the above cream compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart D. Shanler, Christopher Powala, Luis Rios
  • Patent number: 8871761
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of formula I and their use as therapeutic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Euroscreen S.A.
    Inventors: Hamid R. Hoveyda, Marie-Odile Roy, Graeme Lovat Fraser, Guillaume Dutheuil