Polycyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/569)
  • Patent number: 7342046
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising co-crystals of (?)-gossypol with a C1-8 carboxylic acid or C1-8 sulfonic acid which are useful as inhibitors of Bcl-2 family proteins. The invention also relates to the use of co-crystals of (?)-gossypol with a C1-8 carboxylic acid or C1-8 sulfonic acid for inducing apoptosis in cells and for sensitizing cells to the induction of apoptotic cell death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Jiangyong Chen
  • Patent number: 7338977
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I wherein at least one R1 is H and the remainder are CH2CO2K; R2 is and L is H are described. The compounds are useful as pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of AIDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Aids Care Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Donal Coveney, Benjamin Costello
  • Patent number: 7332516
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A is the base molecule of a propionic acid or acetic acid NSAID, or a derivative thereof, X is —CO2H, 1H-tetrazol-5-yl or 2H-tetrazol-5-yl and R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-6alkyl and C3-6cycloalkyl, as well as pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and methods of using said compounds. The compounds of the present invention lower the level of A?42 and are therefore useful for preventing, delaying or reversing the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Merck + Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Benito Munoz, Petpiboon Prasit, Nicholas Simon Stock
  • Publication number: 20080026055
    Abstract: A chewable pharmaceutical composition comprising phenylephrine, artificial sweetener, and a substantially aldehyde-free matrix is provided. The composition has phenylephrine stability suitable for a typical commercial product with a two year shelf life. A method of manufacture of the composition and a method of use are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Josephine Fubara, Mark Mabry, Aaron Lewis Durr, Angela Taylor, Amanda Alley, David H. Giamalva, Manish Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20080020040
    Abstract: An oral dosage form for administration of ibuprofen to a subject in need of ibuprofen treatment is provided, in which an oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ibuprofen and a therapeutically effective amount of famotidine, in separate compartments, in amounts suitable for three times per day administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Horizon Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: George Tidmarsh, Barry L. Golombik, Puneet Sharma
  • Publication number: 20080021078
    Abstract: A method for administration of ibuprofen to a subject in need of ibuprofen treatment is provided, in which an oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ibuprofen and a therapeutically effective amount of famotidine, in separate compartments, is administered three times per day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Horizon Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: George Tidmarsh, Barry L. Golombik, Puneet Sharma
  • Publication number: 20080014274
    Abstract: An oral, liquid pharmaceutical composition is provided. The composition comprises phenylephrine and substantially aldehyde-free polyethylene glycol. The composition has phenylephrine stability compatible with the stability required for commercial preparations. Optionally, the composition may comprise one or more additional active agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: William Bubnis, Stephanie Shield, Gayle P. Hoskovec
  • Patent number: 7318930
    Abstract: A composition which causes adult boring bark beetles to discontinue boring, discontinue laying eggs and become disoriented and bore out of the tree or cease boring altogether and die is described. Additional tests have shown that beetles will not infest a tree which has been treated with the composition. Furthermore, the composition also causes beetle larvae to cease boring and die and also causes egg sacks to shrivel and die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventor: William Steed
  • Publication number: 20070292529
    Abstract: A therapeutic dosage form and method for treating an osteoporitic condition is described. The therapeutic dosage form comprises a divalent cationic source of strontium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid or folate. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutic dosage form comprising a divalent cationic source of strontium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid or folate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Philip S. Tabbiner
  • Publication number: 20070276042
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to modulators of cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, the chemical synthesis thereof, and the medical use of such compounds for the treatment and/or management of the severity and duration of non-specific pain, tension-type pain, headache, migraine, lower back pain, sciatica, dental pain, muscular pain, pain associated with acute soft tissue injuries, bursitis, tendonitis, lumbago, periarthritis, tennis elbow, sprains, strains, muscular problems associated with sports injuries, muscular problems associated with accidents, period pain, primary dysmenorrhoea, acute sore throat pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, any disorder requiring analgesic response, any disorder requiring anti-inflammatory response, any disorder requiring antipyretic response, any conditions mediated by cyclooxygenase, cystic fibrosis, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and/or conditions mediated by levels of ?-amyloid are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar, Soon Hyung Woo
  • Publication number: 20070265332
    Abstract: Tricyclic compounds containing a cyclopropyl carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid derivative (e.g. amide) fused to a bicyclic ring, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Min Ge, Jiafang He, Fiona Wai Yu Lau, Gui-Bai Liang, Songnian Lin, Weiguo Liu, Shawn P. Walsh, Lihu Yang
  • Publication number: 20070232567
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing (a) a dosage of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) effective to induce analgesia an anti-inflammatory effect, or an anti-pyretic effect and (b) a beta-cyclodextrin compound; wherein the dosage of the NSAID compound is less than the minimum approved dose for the route of administration. Additionally, the present invention is directed to methods for treating a mammal in need of an analgesic, an anti-inflammatory, or an anti-pyretic agent comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Curtis Wright, Daniel B. Carr, Fred H. Mermelstein
  • Publication number: 20070225360
    Abstract: An anti-aging composition containing: (a) at least one first active ingredient chosen from phloretin and its derivatives; (b) at least one second active ingredient chosen from cinnamic acid, resveratrol, retinol, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, and their derivatives; and (c) at least one non-aqueous organic solvent, with the proviso that if the composition contains ascorbic acid, water is present as a co-solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Sheldon R. Pinnell, Jan Zielinski, Isabelle Hansenne
  • Patent number: 7262180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising telmesteine, glycyrrhetinic acid, and a proanthocyanidin, as well as methods for using such compositions in the treatment of an inflammatory condition of the skin including, but not limited to, atopic dermatitis(eczema), allergic contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, xerosis and atopia, as well as treatment of an inflammatory condition of mucosae and of an inflammatory condition in the eye. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising a proanthocyanidin, glycyrrhetinic acid and telmesteine, as well as methods for using such compositions in the treatment of an inflammatory condition of the skin including, but not limited to, atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, radiation dermatitis, psoriasis, xerosis and atopia, as well as treatment of an inflammatory condition of mucosae and of an inflammatory condition in the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Sinclair Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marco Mastrodonato, Roberto Ciattini
  • Publication number: 20070185055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treatment of cachexia in a subject in need of treatment. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of retinoid compounds that act on retinoid X receptors (RXRs) for the treatment of cachexia in a subject in need of treatment. The cachexia is associated with, in other words a complication of, a primary disease, condition or disorder. Primary diseases, conditions and disorders include, but are not limited to, cancer, AIDS, liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic cardiac failure, immune system diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus), tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease), Parkinson's disease, anorexia nervosa, dementia, major depression, an aged condition and sarcopenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Guang Liang Jiang, Yang-Dar Yuan, Roshantha A. Chandraratna
  • Patent number: 7166641
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutically acceptable salts having local anesthetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The preferred pharmaceutically acceptable salt is a diclofenac salt of lidocaine. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (“NSAID”). Lidocaine is a local anesthetic. Other NSAID (except the salicylic acid derivatives of NSAID) can be used to replace diclofenac and/or other local anesthetics can be used to replace lidocaine. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts are crystalline compounds, which are distinctively different from either the NSAID alone or the local anesthetic alone, as indicated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier-Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Yung Shin Pharmaceutical Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fang-Yu Lee, Shan-Chiung Chen, Bin-Ken Chen, Chiung-Ju Tsai, Yen-Ling Yi
  • Patent number: 7163956
    Abstract: This patent discloses a substituted fullerenes, compositions comprising the same, and their use as antioxidants. The substituted fullerenes comprise a fullerene core (Cn) and at least one of: (i) from 1 to 6 (>CX1X2) groups bonded to the fullerene core; (ii) from 1 to 18 —X3 groups bonded to the fullerene core; (iii) from 1 to 6 —X4— groups bonded to the fullerene core; or (iv) from 1 to 6 dendrons bonded to the fullerene core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: C Sixty Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Wilson, Yi-Zhen Hu, Tong Zhu, Russ Lebovitz
  • Patent number: 7153886
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel agent for prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases for oral administration or intra-intestinal infusion, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a use of said active ingredient in preparation of an agent for prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases; and a method for prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Kono, Masafumi Nomura
  • Patent number: 7148245
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): in which: Ar represents an aromatic or a heteroaromatic radical optionally substituted, in particular, with an alkyl or a carboxyl group, R2 and R3 represent, in particular, H or alkyl, or R2 and R3, taken together, form a 5- or 6-membered ring, R4 and R5 represent, in particular, H or halogen, R6 represents, in particular, H or lower alkyl, and the salts of the compounds of formula (I). These compounds can be used in particular in the treatment of dermatological complaints associated with a keratinization disorder, and for combating ageing of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Galderma Research & Development
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Bernardon, Philippe Nedoncelle
  • Patent number: 7145032
    Abstract: Disclosed and claimed herein are e, e, e malonic acid/acetic acid tri-adducts of buckminsterfullerene of the general formula C60R3, wherein each R is independently selected from groups of the formula ?CR1R2 wherein each R1 and R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of —H and —COOH, provided, however, that at least one of the R1,s and R2,s is a hydrogen. Processes for preparing and uses of the same for treating neuronal injury and for life-extension are also disclosed and claimed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Laura L. Dugan, Eva G. Lovett, Kevin L. Quick, Joshua I. Hardt
  • Patent number: 7138411
    Abstract: A class of benzopyrans, benzothiopyrans, dihydroquinolines, dihydronaphthalenes, and analogs thereof, is described for use in treating cyclooxygenase-2 mediated disorders. Compounds of particular interest are defined by Formula I? wherein X, A1, A2, A3, A4, R, R?, R1 and R2 are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: G.D. Searle & Co.
    Inventors: Jeffery S Carter, Mark G Obukowicz, Balekudru Devadas, John J Talley, David L Brown, Matthew J Graneto, Stephen R Bertenshaw, Donald J Rogier, Jr., Srinivasan Raj Nagarajan, Cathleen E Hanau, Susan J Hartmann, Cindy L Ludwig, Suzanne Metz, Donald E Korte
  • Patent number: 7122518
    Abstract: A method is provided for preventing or reducing the adverse effects of photodynamic therapy such as collateral damage by regulating the localized phototoxicity of an effector photosensitizer molecule. During photodynamic therapy, the activity of the effector photosensitizer molecule in neighboring tissues of the tissue targeted for destruction is quenched by a quenching photosensitizer molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventor: Gad Lavie
  • Patent number: 7030162
    Abstract: The invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of migraine. The compositions contain metoclopramide and one or more NSAIDs in unit dosage form. By selecting NSAIDs that are non-acidic or segregating the metoclopramide and NSAID, the storage life of the compositions has been increased. Also disclosed are coordinated dosage forms for the sequential release of drugs. The invention encompasses methods of treating migraine using any of these dosage forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: POZEN Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Plachetka, Zakauddin T. Chowhan
  • Patent number: 7026355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of rhein or diacerhein compounds to treat and prevent vascular diseases that cause obstruction of the vascular system such as blood vessel restenosis and atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Transition Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Cruz, Aleksandra Pastrak
  • Patent number: 7019034
    Abstract: Diabetic mammals are treated with compounds that are significantly more efficacious as agonists of RXR? retinoid receptors than as agonists of RXR? or RXR? retinoid receptors. The treatment reduces serum glucose and triglyceride levels of the mammals without the undesirable side effects of reducing serum thyroxine levels and a transient increase in serum triglyceride levels Compounds suitable for use in the methods of treatments of the present invention are selected by testing and identifying compounds of selective or specific efficacy as agonists of RXR? retinoid receptors in preference over RXR? and/or RXR? retinoid receptors. Novel compounds used in the methods of the invention have Formula 1 where the variables are defined as disclosed in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Dar Yuan, Richard L. Beard, Roshantha A. Chandraratna
  • Patent number: 7015343
    Abstract: This invention relates to salts of sulfodehydroabietic acid with bismuth or zinc, a kind of new salt useful in treating digestive canal ulcer, acute & chronic gastritis, and erosive gastritis etc., as well as its preparation and use. Said salts can be represented by formula (1), wherein R is Bi(OH)++ or Zn++, 2Bio+, 1/2ZnH, n=0–10. The preparation method comprises following steps: (a) sequentially treating the industrial abietic acid calcium salt with acid, base and extracting with organic solvent to give abietic acid with less isomer; (b) reacting said abietic acid with Pd/C to provide dehydroabietic acid, then converting it to pure sulphonic product, namely sulfodehydroabietic acid, via sulphonation and recrystallization; (c) by use of neutralization or salt displacement reaction to convert the sulphonic product of zinc or bismuth salts of sulfodehydroabietic acid. The resultant salts can used to prepare medicine for treating digestive canal ulcer and gastritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Shanghai Xingkang Pharmaceuticals Research & Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liangyuan Zheng, Shiwei Zhang, Li Zheng, Mingxin Wang, Yongli Zhao, Xuezhao Lu, deceased, Yongli Zhao, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7011854
    Abstract: Several classes of in vivo carbon monoxide-releasing compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, such as chronic inflammatory, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, and of diseases with a strong inflammatory component, such as atherosclerosis, stroke, coronary disease, and Alzheimers disease. The in vivo carbon monoxide-releasing compounds can be attached to known drug vectors and/or known anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Alfama-Investigacao e Desenvolvimento de Produtos Farmaceuticos Lda
    Inventors: Werner Haas, Carlos Romao, Beatriz Roya, Ana Cristina Fernandes, Isabel Goncalves
  • Patent number: 6992095
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel stilbene compounds having the general formula (I): as well as to pharmaceutical compositions for use in human or veterinary medicine, including dermatological, rheumatic, respiratory, cardiovascular and ophthalmic conditions and cosmetic compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Galderma Research & Development, S.N.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Bernardon, Bruno Charpentier
  • Patent number: 6982097
    Abstract: This invention relates to biocidal compositions and methods of using same. Also provided is a process for the manufacturing of a biocidal composition in the form of a tablet and a method of using the biocidal compositions for the disinfection of water that may contain microorganisms and biofilms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Sani-Care Salon Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Su Mingzhong, Long Truong Hoang, Linh Truong Hoang
  • Patent number: 6951844
    Abstract: New thyroid receptor ligands are provided which have the general formula I wherein R1 is halogen, trifluoromethyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C3-7 cycloalkyl; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-4 alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C3-6 cycloalkyl, wherein at least one of R2 and R3 is other than hydrogen; R4 is a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of (CH2)nCOOH, (CH)2COOH, NHCO(CH2)nCOOH, CONH(CH2)nCOOH and NH(CH2)mCOOH; n is an integer from 0 to 4; and m is an integer from 1 to 4. In addition, a method is provided for preventing, inhibiting or treating a disease associated with metabolism dysfunction or which is dependent upon the expression of a T3 regulated gene, wherein a compound as described above is administered in a therapeutically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Bristol Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Jon J. Hangeland
  • Patent number: 6949250
    Abstract: We have now discovered that certain 9,10-anthraquinone derivatives we developed possess potent activity against O. perornata while possessing a sufficiently high level of solubility in water to make their activity against O. perornata viable. These compounds possess a high level of activity against O. perornata yet are relatively non-toxic to green algae and fishes. The compounds also possess a relatively short half-life. The compounds represent a new means to providing compounds possessing a high degree of selective activity against blue-green algae while being physiologically tolerated by catfish and green algae. The compounds provide a means for controlling blue-green algae in managed bodies of water that are destined for public use or consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, The University of Mississippi
    Inventors: Kevin K. Schrader, N. P. Dhammika Nanayakkara
  • Patent number: 6943192
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of treating neoplastic disease, including cancer, comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition, the pharmaceutical composition comprising a highly concentrated aqueous solution of phenylacetylglutamine and phenylacetylisoglutamine in a 4:1 ratio, at an infusion rate of from 100 mL/hr to 400 mL/hr. In a further embodiment, herein is also disclosed a method of treating neoplastic disease, including cancer, comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition, the pharmaceutical composition comprising a highly concentrated aqueous solution of phenylacetate and (phenylacetylglutamine or phenylacetylisoglutamine) in a 4:1 ratio, at an infusion rate of from 100 mL/hr to 400 mL/hr. Herein are also disclosed the pharmaceutical compositions used in the above methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Inventor: Stanislaw R. Burzynski
  • Patent number: 6936636
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: where the variables have the meaning defined in the specification are capable of reducing serum glucose levels in diabetic mammals without the undesirable side effects of reducing serum thyroxine levels and transiently increasing triglyceride levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Sinha, Kwok Yin Tsang, Smita Bhat, Roshantha A. Chandraratna
  • Patent number: 6936273
    Abstract: A liposome formulation containing about 1% diclofenac is an effective topical anti-inflammatory topical treatment for lameness in horses. More particularly it has been discovered that a formulation containing vitamin E, phospholipid and diclofenac salt such as the sodium or potassium salt is a highly effective topical anti-inflammatory formulation that is particularly effective in treating lameness in horses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas I. Hepler
  • Patent number: 6911473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an organic preservative acid and a UV-active indicator substance for preserving wood and for detection of the sufficient preservation of wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients GmbH
    Inventors: Nico N. Raczek, Ariane Wetzel
  • Patent number: 6908934
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of: (a) Formula Ia ?and (b) Formula Ib are novel LXR agonists and are useful in the treatment of dyslipidemic conditions particularly depressed levels of HDL cholesterol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Alan D. Adams, Aileen Bouffard, James F. Dropinski, Clare E. Gutteridge, A. Brian Jones, Weiguo Lui, John George Ondeyka, Ali Shiafee, Sheo Bux Singh
  • Patent number: 6887872
    Abstract: The invention refers to novel propenecarboxylic acid amidoxime derivatives furthermore N-oxides and/or geometrical isomers and/or optical isomers and/or pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts and/or quaternary derivatives thereof. The novel compounds are suitable for the treatment of a state connected with oxygen deficit and/or energy deficit, or a disease based on PARP inhibition, especially an autoimmune or neurodegenerative disease, and/or a viral disease, and/or a disease caused by a toxic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: N-Gene Research Laboratiories Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Literati Nagy, Balazs Sumegi, Kalman Takacs
  • Patent number: 6887896
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula where the variations have the meaning defined in the specification are capable of reducing serum glucose levels in diabetic mammals without the undesirable side effects of transiently increasing triglyceride levels and reducing serum thyroxine levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Tien T. Duong, Janet A. Takeuchi, Ling Li, Kwok Yin Tsang, Xiaoxia Liu, Jayasree Vasudevan, Liming Wang, Santosh C. Sinha, Haiqing Yuan, Roshantha A. Chandraratna
  • Patent number: 6884819
    Abstract: The present invention provides a neurodegenerative disease therapeutic agent containing as its active ingredient a (15R)-isocarbacycline derivative indicated by the following formula [I] or a 15-deoxy-isocarbacycline derivative indicated by the following formula [III]: (wherein, R1 represents a C1-C6 alkylene group, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C7, alkyl group or protective group); or, (wherein, R1 and R2 are the same as those defined in formula [I]).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignees: Teijin Limited, Osaka Bioscience Institute
    Inventors: Yorimasa Suwa, Noboru Yoshioka, Takami Arai, Katsutoshi Sakurai, Jun Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Masaaki Suzuki, Takumi Satoh, Yumiko Watanabe, Yosuke Kataoka
  • Patent number: 6884820
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula where the variables have the meaning defined in the specification are capable of reducing serum glucose levels in diabetic mammals without the undesirable side effect of reducing serum thyroxine levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Haiqing Yuan, Roshantha A. Chandratratna
  • Patent number: 6869967
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the general formula (I), the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The present compounds may be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions mediated by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR), in particular the PPAR? suptype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Lone Jeppesen, Paul Stanley Bury, John Patrick Mogensen, Ingrid Pettersson, Per Sauerberg
  • Patent number: 6869975
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods that are useful for the treatment of metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases and cancer are provided herein. In particular, the invention provides compounds which modulate the expression and/or function of proteins involved in lipid metabolism, inflammation and cell proliferation. The subject compounds are linked biaryl compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignees: Tularik Inc., Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Jonathan Houze, Hisashi Kawasaki, Frank Kayser, Rajiv Sharma, Samuel Sperry
  • Patent number: 6867236
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a method of preventing or delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. The invention also relates to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders so as to ameliorate the further progress of symptoms. The methods involve the administration of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent and/or a histamine H2 receptor blocking agent. According to indication, the present method can be applied to individuals who are currently asymptomatic but at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, to individuals who have mild cognitive symptoms that may either denote an incipient prodrome of Alzheimer's disease or represent early symptoms (prodromal stage), or to individuals who have a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: John C. S. Breitner, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer
  • Patent number: 6855341
    Abstract: Disclosed are anti-viral compositions containing at least one zinc compound and at least one phenolic antioxidant (and optionally other ingredients), and a pharmaceutical carrier. Also disclosed are methods of treating lesionous symptoms of a viral infection involving applying an effective amount of the anti-viral composition to the lesions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Inventor: Jeffrey B. Smith
  • Patent number: 6844365
    Abstract: It is disclosed the use of diacerein or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of psoriasis or diseases associated therewith, such as psoriatic arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Laboratoire Medidom S.A.
    Inventor: Guido Di Napoli
  • Patent number: 6838574
    Abstract: A medicament comprising as an active ingredient a compound or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof represented by general formula (I): wherein R1 represents a dicarba-closo-dodecaboran-yl which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, carboxyl group or the like; R2 represents carboxyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, or hydroxyl group; and X represents a single bond or a linking group such as —CO—Y1— wherein Y1 represents oxygen or —N(R3)— wherein R3 represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Institute of Medicinal Molecular Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Endo
  • Publication number: 20040266865
    Abstract: The present invention includes the use of pelorol, related compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof as modulators of SHIP 1 activity. This invention also provides novel terpene compounds capable of modulating SHIP 1 activity and methods of synthesis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Raymond Andersen, David E. Williams, Alice Mui, Christopher Ong, Gerald Krystal
  • Publication number: 20040266878
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a compound of formula (1) in polymorphic crystalline Form A: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth Walter Locke, David Gregory Roe
  • Patent number: 6835753
    Abstract: Methods for inhibiting Fc receptor binding of immunoglobulin in a patient comprising administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising Fc modulating compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Ilexus Pty Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Baell, Thomas P. J. Garrett, P. Mark Hogarth, Barry R. Matthews, Thomas D. McCarthy, Geoffrey A. Pietersz
  • Publication number: 20040258740
    Abstract: A transdermal delivery composition comprising at least one skin permeation enhancer and at least one active ingredient or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The combination of components in the composition of the present invention enhances transdermal absorption of the active ingredient. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: NENE LABS
    Inventor: William Alejandro Thompson