Patents Assigned to UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIR
  • Patent number: 11633879
    Abstract: A method for forming a prosthesis comprising a bone-like portion and a cartilage-like portion can comprise additively manufacturing a first positive mold in accordance with a portion of a first three-dimensional model of a portion of a bone. A first negative mold can be formed from the first positive mold. The bone-like portion can be created within the first negative mold. A second positive mold of the bone and a cartilage can be additively manufactured from a second three-dimensional model. A portion of the second three-dimensional model can correspond to a portion of the first three-dimensional model. A second negative mold can be formed from the second positive mold. The bone-like portion can be positioned in the second negative mold so that the second negative mold and the bone-like portion can define a cartilage space that can be filled with a material to form the cartilage-like portion of the prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: United States Government As Represented By The Department of Veterans Affairs, The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Brendan D. Stoeckl, Robert L. Mauck, Hannah Zlotnick, Megan Farrell, Liane Miller, David Steinberg
  • Patent number: 11623918
    Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with thioquinolinone compounds for the treatment of disorders associated with heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) signaling dysfunction such as, for example, kidney diseases (e.g., chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury). 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: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: Southern Research Institute, UAB Research Foundation, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Mark J. Suto, Bini Mathew, Anupam Agarwal, Amie M. Traylor
  • Publication number: 20230108381
    Abstract: Methods for disinfecting a surface are provided which include contacting a surface with a solution comprising Fe(VI)O42?, thereby disinfecting the surfaces. In some cases, the surface to be contacted with the solution is in a space suitable for human occupancy and the surface is arranged in the ambient of the space. In addition, solutions comprising Fe(VI)O42? are provided. The solutions may additionally include a hypohalite salt and a surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicants: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Virender K. SHARMA, Chetan JINADATHA
  • Patent number: 11607426
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a strategy of selectively targeting oncolytic virotherapy, using either naturally occurring or genetically modified viruses by packaging them in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The present invention concerns MSCs, compositions comprising the MSCs, and methods of using the MSCs for treatment of cancer and for lysing or inducing apoptosis of cancer cells in vitro or in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Shyam S. Mohapatra, Subhra Mohapatra
  • Publication number: 20230061121
    Abstract: A system for industrial application package management includes a computing device having a processor and a memory having executable programs and applications stored thereon, including plurality of industrial application programs miming an engineering project involving multiple different disciplines, and a package manager client. The package manager client communicates with a remote repository server that hosts application packages, and sends requests for packages and receives package deliveries. The package manager client unbundles package metainformation relevant to a domain specific application and according to an industrial package information schema. A dependency tracking module identifies dependencies of a current package to other packages and generates a dependency tree that includes the name and version of each dependent package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, United States Government Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Anela TOSEVSKA, Matteo PELLEGRINI, Marilene WANG, Eri SRIVATSAN, Marco MORSELLI
  • Publication number: 20230049180
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and materials useful delivering liquids, including liquids comprising nucleic acid molecules into cells. In particular, the present invention provides methods for delivering saline solution, exogenous compositions, and isolated vectors to kidney cells, using the renal vein as a guide and under hydrodynamic pressure. The delivery methods and materials herein are useful to research, prognose, ameliorate symptoms of kidney injury, and treat kidney pathologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation, United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Robert BACALLAO, Simon ATKINSON, George RHODES, Peter CORRIDON
  • Patent number: 11576807
    Abstract: Aspects of the cutaneous stimulation devices include a cutaneous stimulation module and a cutaneous association element configured to stably associate the module with a skin location. The cutaneous stimulation module may be an active or passive module. Also provided are methods of using the devices, e.g., in rehabilitation and/or pain mitigation applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Thomas P. Andriacchi, Jennifer C. Erhart-Hledik
  • Patent number: 11578315
    Abstract: Variant guinea pig L-asparaginases which are truncated and humanized are described as are fusion proteins containing the L-asparaginase and use of the L-asparaginases in the treatment of cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Arnon Lavie, Hien-Anh Nguyen, Amanda Schalk
  • Publication number: 20230022235
    Abstract: The present invention provides benzamide compounds, compositions containing the benzamides, and use of the benzamides for inhibiting androgen receptor (AR) and/or aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3). Also described herein methods for the treatment of hormone-mediated diseases and conditions, including hormone-related cancers such as castration resistant prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, Ohio State Innovation Foundation, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Allen C. Gao, Pui-Kai Li, Enming Xing, Xiaolin Cheng, Xiaotian Kong, Wei Lou
  • Patent number: 11559565
    Abstract: The described invention provides methods for treating an inflammatory brain disease, disorder or condition and for treating a traumatic brain injury having an inflammatory component in a subject in need thereof using isolated erythropoietin (EPO)-derived oligopeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: United States Government As Represented By The Department of Veterans Affairs, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Peter C. Dowling, Bo Wang, Rui Rong Yuan, Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 11535895
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of predicting whether a pulmonary nodule in a subject is benign or non-small cell lung cancer, comprising obtaining the results of an assay that measures an expression level of miR205-5p in a plasma sample from the subject; obtaining the results of an assay that measures an expression level of miR126 in a plasma sample from the subject; obtaining the results of an assay that provides a size of the pulmonary nodule in the subject; and calculating a probability value based on the combination of the expression levels of miR205-5p and miR126, and the size of the pulmonary nodule, wherein if the probability value exceeds a specified threshold, the pulmonary nodule is predicted as non-small cell lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventor: Feng Jiang
  • Publication number: 20220403469
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds for treating and preventing schizophrenia, and more generally psychosis, by bioinformatics drug repurposing using novel genes expression biomarkers involved in psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations); methods for assessing severity, determining future risk, matching with a drug treatment, and measuring response to treatment, for psychosis in a subject; and method of using repurposed drugs and natural compounds to prevent and to treat psychosis. Methods are disclosed using a universal approach, in everybody, as well as personalized approaches by gender. The discovery describes compounds for use in everybody (universal), as well as personalized by gender (males, females). Methods for identifying which subjects should be receiving which treatment, using genes expression biomarkers for patient stratification and measuring response to treatment. The disclosure also relates to algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventor: Alexander Bogdan Niculescu, III
  • Patent number: 11526808
    Abstract: A method may include applying, to a corpus of data, a first machine learning technique to identify candidate domains of an ontology mapping brain structure to mental function. The corpus of data may include textual data describing a plurality of mental functions and spatial data corresponding to a plurality of brain structures. A second machine technique may be applied to optimize a quantity of domains included in the ontology and/or a quantity of mental function terms included in each domain. The ontology may be applied to phenotype an electronic medical record and predict a clinical outcome for a patient associated with the electronic medical record. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Amit Etkin, Elizabeth Beam
  • Patent number: 11523613
    Abstract: Methods for disinfecting a surface are provided which include contacting a surface with a solution comprising Fe(VI)O42?, thereby disinfecting the surfaces. In some cases, the surface to be contacted with the solution is in a space suitable for human occupancy and the surface is arranged in the ambient of the space. In addition, solutions comprising Fe(VI)O42? are provided. The solutions may additionally include a hypohalite salt and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: The Texas A&M University System, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Chetan Jinadatha
  • Patent number: 11512052
    Abstract: A genus of dihydropyridine chemical modulators of synaptojanin is disclosed. These modulators are selective inhibitors of synaptojanin 1 and may be used to treat cognitive impairment or traumatic brain injury, including promoting regeneration in cases of traumatic brain injury, or for treating neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Michael Ohlmeyer, Dongming Cai
  • Patent number: 11510887
    Abstract: Methods of treating a subject having or at risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease or condition associated with demyelination, insufficient myelination, or underdevelopment of myelin sheath are described. The methods include administration of a therapeutically effective amount of sobetirome, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Oregon Health & Science University, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Thomas S. Scanlan, Meredith Hartley, Andrew Placzek, Marco Righi, Dennis Bourdette, Gail Marracci, Priya Chaudhary
  • Publication number: 20220370415
    Abstract: The instant invention describes pharmaceutical compositions and dosing regimens comprising radiation therapy and seviteronel with or without dexamethasone, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: Kembi Therapeutics Pty Ltd, The Regents of the University of Michigan, The United States Government as represented by The Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Joel Eisner, Daniel Wahl, Corey Speers
  • Patent number: 11504286
    Abstract: A personal mobility device includes a frame, a plurality of wheels attached to the frame and one or more pneumatic motors. Each of the one or more pneumatic motors has a drive shaft in operative connection with at least one of the plurality of wheels. The personal mobility device further includes at least one tank (that is, a storage container) for storage of a pressurized gas in operative connection with the one or more pneumatic motors to supply pressurized gas to the one or more pneumatic motors and a control system in operative connection with the at least one tank and with the one or more pneumatic motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Rory Alan Cooper, Hongwu Wang, Brandon Joseph Daveler, Benjamin Todd Gebrosky, Garrett G. Grindle, Jonathan L. Pearlman, Urs Schneider, David Minzenmay
  • Patent number: 11497739
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with accumulation of A? peptide in neural tissue. The subject invention also concerns materials and methods for treating and/or preventing stress disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In one embodiment, a method of the invention comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of cotinine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a person or animal in need of treatment. The methods of the invention can be used to prevent and/or treat Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and/or Down's syndrome. The subject invention also concerns compositions that comprise cotinine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventor: Valentina Echeverria Moran
  • Patent number: 11478631
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin and flexible device and method of use thereof for wound treatment and infection control. The integrated surface stimulation device may comprise wireless stimulation system in a disposable and/or reusable flexible device for widespread use in multiple therapeutic applications. The invention would be situated on the skin surface of a patient and would be activated so as to reduce the overall occurrence of infections and/or increase wound healing rates. As provided, the device will comprise an integrated power supply and pre-programmable stimulator/control system on a flexible polymeric substrate layer with areas of stimulating electrodes, applied using techniques such as those found in additive manufacturing processes. The device is especially valuable in treating biofilm-based infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kath M. Bogie, Steven L. Garverick, Christian A. Zorman, Daniel S. Howe