Patents Examined by Brenda L. Coleman
  • Patent number: 11891364
    Abstract: Methods of selectively forming substituted pyrazines are provided. Methods of the present invention can include receiving a reaction solution including at least one carbon source and at least one nitrogen source, and heating the reaction solution to a reaction temperature and holding the reaction solution at the reaction temperature for a time sufficient to produce a reaction product comprising at least one substituted pyrazine. The carbon source can be selected from the group consisting of hydroxy ketone(s), sugar(s) treated with at least one buffer, and combinations thereof. Tobacco products incorporating substituted pyrazines are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Michael Francis Dube, William Monroe Coleman, III
  • Patent number: 11891365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with an HDAC, e.g., HDAC6, having a Formula I: where R, L, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: VALO HEALTH, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaozhang Zheng, Pui Yee Ng, Bingsong Han, Jennifer R. Thomason, Mary-Margaret Zablocki, Cuixian Liu, Heather Davis, Aleksandra Rudnitskaya, David R. Lancia, Jr., Kenneth W. Bair, David S. Millan, Matthew W. Martin
  • Patent number: 11884626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, a novel crystalline free-plate habit or morphology, processes for preparing the crystalline free-plate habit, and uses of the crystalline free-plate habit of the L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid (Compound 1) in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions characterized by an underlying defect in the vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony C. Blackburn, Ryan O. Castro, Mark Allen Hadd, You-An Ma, Antonio Garrido Montalban, Jaimie Karyn Rueter, Lee Alani Selvey, Sagar Raj Shakya, Marlon Carlos
  • Patent number: 11884632
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing caprolactam including: (1) contacting cyclohexanone oxime with a catalyst to carry out reaction in the presence of ethanol and under the condition of gas phase Beckmann rearrangement reaction of cyclohexanone oxime; (2) separating the reaction product obtained in step (1) to produce an ethanol solution of crude caprolactam, and then separating the ethanol solution of crude caprolactam to obtain ethanol and crude caprolactam; (3) removing impurities with boiling points lower than that of caprolactam in the crude caprolactam to obtain a light component removal product; (4) mixing the light component removal product with a crystallization solvent to carry out crystallization and solid-liquid separation to obtain a crystalline crystal; (5) subjecting the crystalline crystal to a hydrogenation reaction; wherein the crystallization solvent contains 0.1-2 wt % of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG HENGYI PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shibiao Cheng, Songlin Wang, Xi Li, Han Wang, Fei Shen, Xinping Zhang, Zhaobin Jiang, Zhimin Hu
  • Patent number: 11878980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel co-crystal of the compound of formula (I): wherein the co-former molecule is bisphosphate hemihydrate, to processes for the preparation of the co-crystal, to pharmaceutical compositions containing the co-crystal, to the use of such a co-crystal in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of cancer and to methods of treating such diseases in the human or animal body by administering a therapeutically effective amount of such a co-crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Sze-Wan Li, Heinz W. Pauls, Peter Brent Sampson
  • Patent number: 11878986
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) shown below and a pharmaceutical composition containing one of the compounds: Each of the variables is defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of treating a condition associated with uncontrolled cell growth with a compound of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Lun Kelvin Tsou, Kuan-Hsun Huang, Chiung-Tong Chen, Chuan Shih
  • Patent number: 11872212
    Abstract: The invention provides non-centrosymmetric organic crystals which show exceptional self-healing properties. More particularly, the present invention provides non-centrosymmetric substituted imidazole and Dialkyl 4,4?-methylenebis(azanediyl)dibenzoate Crystals and a process for preparation thereof. These highly crystalline materials, when broken into pieces, can self-propel and re-join in the blink of an eye and repair themselves so precisely that they become indistinguishable from the undisturbed materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata
    Inventors: Chilla Malla Reddy, Surojit Bhunia, Rituparno Chowdhury, Ishita Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11872228
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of sepsis containing a thiamine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure can be used for the prevention, alleviation, or treatment of sepsis by containing fursultiamine or allithiamine to inhibit the expressions of CD40, CD86, and TNF?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Inventors: In Kyu Lee, Eun Jung Choi, Chang Hyun Jeon, Tae-Hwan Kwon, Dong Ho Park
  • Patent number: 11865111
    Abstract: Antiviral drugs targeting the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the spike receptor binding domain (RBD) and methods of treating a subject suffering from coronavirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Southwest Research Institute, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Bohmann, Nadean M. Gutierrez, Joseph A. McDonough, Robert Francis Campbell, Michael Gordon Joyce, Rekha Panchal, Rajeshwer Sankhala, Allen Duplantier
  • Patent number: 11866411
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions comprising compounds that modulate pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) are described herein. Also described herein are methods of using the compounds that modulate PKM2 in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Agios Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Francesco G. Salituro, Jeffrey O. Saunders, Shunqi Yan
  • Patent number: 11866441
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds useful for the treatment of various parasitic diseases. These compounds, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof may be formulated in pharmaceutical compostions, veterinary compositions and may be used in methods of treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases spread by parasites, including malaria and cryptosporidiosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Eamon Comer, Nobutaka Kato, Marshall Morningstar, Bruno Melillo
  • Patent number: 11857549
    Abstract: A combination of active agents for the treatment of Lowe Syndrome (LS) comprising a RhoA inhibitor and a mTOR inhibitor; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the combination and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; a combination of pharmaceutical compositions in which one composition comprises a RhoA inhibitor and the other composition comprises a mTOR inhibitor; and a method of treating a patient for LS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Ruben Claudio Aguilar
  • Patent number: 11857636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Prodrug activation method, for therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention also relates to a Prodrug kit comprising at least one Prodrug and at least one Activator, wherein the Prodrug comprises a Drug and a first Bio-orthogonal Reactive Group (the Trigger), and wherein the Activator comprises a second Bio-orthogonal Reactive Group. The invention also relates to targeted therapeutics used in the above-mentioned method and kit. The invention particularly pertains to antibody-drug conjugates and to bi- and trispecific antibody derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAGWORKS PHARMACEUTICALS B.V.
    Inventors: Marc Stefan Robillard, Hendricus Marie Janssen, Wolter Ten Hoeve, Ronny Mathieu Versteegen, Raffaella Rossin
  • Patent number: 11851422
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound described herein (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound described herein) and methods of synthesizing the same. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Koen Vandyck, Dorothée Alice Marie-Eve Bardiot, Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard Raboisson, Leonid Beigelman, Antitsa Dimitrova Stoycheva, Sandro Boland, Arnaud Didier Marie Marchand
  • Patent number: 11851444
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to redox active materials, such as the compound of formula (I), comprising at least one 2,5-dithio-7-azabicyclo(2.2.1)heptane unit connected to a surface thereof, as well as processes for making said redox active materials. The present disclosure relates to a method for recovering a metal, comprising reacting a metal in oxidized state with said redox active material. The present disclosure relates to uses of these redox active materials in sensors, electronic materials and for extracting metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: KASIS ENVIRONMENTAL LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Grant, Travis Osmond
  • Patent number: 11844780
    Abstract: The present disclosures are directed to chlorinated tetralin compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SPRINGWORKS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kristin Patterson, Mark Hatcher
  • Patent number: 11845760
    Abstract: Described herein are novel PRMT5 inhibitors of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as the pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting PRMT5 activity and may have use in treating proliferative, metabolic and blood disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Shon Booker, Matthew Paul Bourbeau, John R. Butler, Sanne Ormholt Schroder Glad, Brian Alan Lanman, Patricia Lopez, Francesco Manoni, Liping H. Pettus, Ian Sarvary, Nuria A. Tamayo, Mikkel Vestergaard, Nicholas Anthony Weires
  • Patent number: 11840517
    Abstract: Provided herein are a lappaconitine derivative of formula (I), and a preparation and application thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Southwest Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Xianli Zhou, Feng Gao, Xiaohuan Li, Yuzhu Li, Shuai Huang, Lin Chen, Yinyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11834432
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a substituted amino six-membered nitric heterocyclic ring compound and a preparation and use thereof. In particular, provided in the present invention is a compound as shown by general formula (I) below, wherein the definition of each group is as described in the description. The compound of the present invention has an excellent tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity, and can thus be used to prepare a series of medicines for treating diseases related to tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Ao Zhang, Meiyu Geng, Li Xing, Jing Ai, Zilan Song, Xia Peng, Wangting Gu, Jian Ding
  • Patent number: 11834421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to saturated-ring-fused dihydropyrimidinone or dihydrotriazinone compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts having ROR? antagonist activity, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and pharmaceutical use thereof. A compound of Formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and pharmaceutical use thereof are provided: wherein each substituent is defined as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yokota, Noriyoshi Seki, Eiichi Watanabe, Shingo Fujioka