Patents by Inventor Bret A. Coldren

Bret A. Coldren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11859180
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients that modulates viscosity, turbidity or both viscosity and turbidity. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity are provided. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low turbidity are provided. In certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity and turbidity are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Dibble, Lloyd Tillman, Bret Coldren, Marc Lim
  • Publication number: 20210079391
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients that modulates viscosity, turbidity or both viscosity and turbidity. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity are provided. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low turbidity are provided. In certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity and turbidity are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Dibble, Lloyd Tillman, Bret Coldren, Marc Lim
  • Publication number: 20190316123
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients that modulates viscosity, turbidity or both viscosity and turbidity. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity are provided. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low turbidity are provided. In certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity and turbidity are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Dibble, Lloyd Tillman, Bret Coldren, Marc Lim
  • Patent number: 10174318
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients that modulates viscosity, turbidity or both viscosity and turbidity. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity are provided. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low turbidity are provided. In certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity and turbidity are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Dibble, Lloyd Tillman, Bret Coldren, Marc Lim
  • Publication number: 20170211062
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients that modulates viscosity, turbidity or both viscosity and turbidity. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity are provided. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low turbidity are provided. In certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity and turbidity are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Dibble, Lloyd Tillman, Bret Coldren, Marc Lim
  • Patent number: 9616126
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising API and at least one amino acid, in particular a liquid API formulation comprising amino acids, and methods and kits related thereto. These amino acids when incorporated into the API composition afford stability to the API formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Grifols Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianxin Guo, Anthony Klos, Bret Coldren, Deborah Barnette, Mark Manning
  • Publication number: 20160106843
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising API and at least one amino acid, in particular a liquid API formulation comprising amino acids, and methods and kits related thereto. These amino acids when incorporated into the API composition afford stability to the API formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Grifols Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Jianxin Guo, Anthony Klos, Bret Coldren, Deborah Barnette, Mark Manning
  • Patent number: 9301874
    Abstract: Lacrimal inserts such as punctal plugs may be utilized for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured for controlled, pulsatile release into the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret A. Coldren, Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom, Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Victor Lust, Gerald Yewey
  • Publication number: 20160002624
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients that modulates viscosity, turbidity or both viscosity and turbidity. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity are provided. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low turbidity are provided. In certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide and one or more excipients having low viscosity and turbidity are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Dibble, Lloyd Tillman, Bret Coldren, Marc Lim
  • Patent number: 9125715
    Abstract: This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing pulsatile release of active agents via a punctal plug inserted into a punctum. A tube is provided which may be inserted into a cavity of a punctal plug. One or more pulsatile delivery units are arranged in a generally linear fashion within the tube. The pulsatile delivery units include a core comprising the active agent and an encapsulation layer around the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall B. Pugh, Jason M. Tokarski, Bret A. Coldren
  • Patent number: 8894602
    Abstract: Disclosed are lacrimal inserts and their method of use for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid and includes means for directional release of medication into the lacrimal fluid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured to controlled release into the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventor: Bret A. Coldren
  • Patent number: 8821457
    Abstract: Disclosed are lacrimal inserts and their method of use for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured to controlled release into the eye and is configured for release medication via a designated port, valve, or orifice in the insert housing and inhibits diffusion of medication via the housing itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan R. F. Beeley, Bret A. Coldren, Victor Lust
  • Patent number: 8808256
    Abstract: A punctal plug or lacrimal insert comprising a microelectromechanical system pump and associated reservoir may be utilized to deliver precise dosages of an active agent into the eye though the tear film. The microelectromechanical system pump comprises four main components; namely, a reservoir, a pump, a series of valves and a vent. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned within a cavity in the punctal plug. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned with a cavity in the punctal plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Beaton, Michael Ferran, Justin Scott Jacobs, Jason M. Tokarski, Christopher S. Gudeman, Fardad Chamran, Paul J. Rubel, Bret A. Coldren
  • Patent number: 8808257
    Abstract: This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing pulsatile release of active agents via a punctal plug inserted into a punctum. A tube is provided which may be inserted into a cavity of a punctal plug. One or more pulsatile delivery units are arranged in a generally linear fashion within the tube. The pulsatile delivery units include a core comprising the active agent and an encapsulation layer around the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall B. Pugh, Jason M. Tokarski, Bret A. Coldren
  • Publication number: 20130184661
    Abstract: A punctal plug or lacrimal insert comprising a microelectromechanical system pump and associated reservoir may be utilized to deliver precise dosages of an active agent into the eye though the tear film. The microelectromechanical system pump comprises four main components; namely, a reservoir, a pump, a series of valves and a vent. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned within a cavity in the punctal plug. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned with a cavity in the punctal plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen R. Beaton, Michael Ferran, Justin Scott Jacobs, Jason M. Tokarski, Christopher S. Gudeman, Fardad Chamran, Paul J. Rubel, Bret A. Coldren
  • Publication number: 20130131192
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising API and at least one amino acid, in particular a liquid API formulation comprising amino acids, and methods and kits related thereto. These amino acids when incorporated into the API composition afford stability to the API formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Jianxin Guo, Anthony Klos, Bret Coldren, Deborah Barnette, Mark Manning
  • Patent number: 8377042
    Abstract: The invention provides devices useful for the delivery of active agents to the eye in a controlled manner. In the devices of the invention, the active agent is present within the device in a continuous or discontinuous concentration gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhigang Li, Michael J. Trezza, II, Maureen J. Borgia, Aruna Nathan, Bret A. Coldren
  • Publication number: 20130018360
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of delivering ophthalmic drugs, specifically prostaglandins and prostamides. This method may also be applied to other types of intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering drugs (e.g. carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, beta blockers, alpha-adrenergic agonists, and parasympathomimetics) as well as other types of ophthalmic drugs for other indications (e.g. dry eye, inflammation, and infection).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Marissa Dockendorf, Günter Solms, Bailin Laing, Bret A. Coldren, Gary Yewey, Gerald Yewey
  • Publication number: 20120283669
    Abstract: Lacrimal inserts such as punctal plugs may be utilized for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured for controlled, pulsatile release into the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Bret A. Coldren, Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom, Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Victor Lust, Gerald Yewey
  • Publication number: 20120197217
    Abstract: Disclosed are lacrimal inserts and their method of use for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid and includes means for directional release of medication into the lacrimal fluid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured to controlled release into the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventor: Bret A. Coldren