Patents Examined by Craig Ricci
  • Patent number: 9610263
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of modulating membrane potential of a cell membrane using self-assembling compounds. Also provided herein are methods of regulating a natural voltage-dependent ion channel in a cell membrane using the self-assembling compounds disclosed herein. Further provided herein are methods of treating, preventing and/or managing a disease that is related to the abnormal membrane potential responses by using the self-assembling compounds disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: VERSITECH LIMITED, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Dan Yang, Xiang Li, Bing Shen, Xiao-Qiang Yao
  • Patent number: 9604931
    Abstract: The present application relates to methods of treating, preventing, delaying the onset of, reducing the incidence of, or reducing the severity of hypertension and of a condition associated with cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: GTx, Inc., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Ramesh Narayanan, James T. Dalton, Ellis Levin
  • Patent number: 9604998
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure, kidney disease, edema, and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Alexander Pasternak, Reynalda Keh DeJesus, Fa-Xiang Ding, Shuzhi Dong, Jessica L. Frie, Xin Gu, Jinlong Jiang, Aurash Shahripour, Barbara Pio, Haifeng Tang, Shawn Walsh
  • Patent number: 9585873
    Abstract: A method is described for the treatment of systemic diseases in cats. A composition is administered to a cat, where the composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of angiotensin II receptor 1 (AT-1) antagonist (sartan).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Stark, Ulrike D. Sent, Ingo Lang
  • Patent number: 9580434
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are amide compounds which can be prepared from certain heteroaryl carboxylic acids and certain diazabicycloalkanes. The compounds exhibit selectivity for, and bind with high affinity to, neuronal nicotinic receptors of the ?4?2 subtype in the central nervous system (CNS). The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of conditions or disorders, particularly CNS disorders. The compounds can: (i) alter the number of nicotinic cholinergic receptors of the brain of the patient, (ii) exhibit neuroprotective effects, and (iii) when employed in effective amounts, not result in appreciable adverse side effects (e.g. side effects such as significant increases in blood pressure and heart rate, significant negative effects upon the gastrointestinal tract, and significant effects upon skeletal muscle).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Attenua, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoly Mazurov, Lan Miao, Yunde Xiao, Philip S. Hammond, Craig H. Miller, Srinivasa Rao Akireddy, Srinivasa V. Murthy, Regina C. Whitaker, Scott R. Breining, Matt S. Melvin
  • Patent number: 9580425
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to new heterocyclic compounds that may be used to modulate a histamine receptor in an individual. Pyrido[4,3-b]indoles are described, as are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of a cognitive disorder, psychotic disorder, neurotransmitter-mediated disorder and/or a neuronal disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Medivation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra Parasmal Jain, Sarvajit Chakravarty
  • Patent number: 9572798
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a pharmaceutical combination composition and drug combinations for the prevention and/or treatment of dyslipidemic conditions such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL blood disease in mammals including humans. A pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and/or treatment of dyslipidemia, etc. which comprises (a) a compound represented by the general formula (1) (in the formula, each symbol is the same as defined in the specification) or a salt thereof or a solvate thereof and (b) a cholesterol absorption inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takizawa, Yasunobu Yoshinaka
  • Patent number: 9566277
    Abstract: A phthalazinone ketone derivative as represented by formula (I), a preparation method thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the derivative, a use thereof as a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, and a cancer treatment method thereof are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Cho Tang, Xin Li, Xiangqin Li, Yang Chen, Bin Wang, Zhe Zhu
  • Patent number: 9566257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to use of ornithine in the manufacture of a medicament for use in combination with at least one of phenylacetate and phenylbutyrate for preventing or treating liver decompensation or hepatic encephalopathy. The invention also relates to use of at least one of phenylacetate and phenylbutyrate in the manufacture of a medicament for use in combination with ornithine for preventing or treating liver decompensation or hepatic encephalopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: UCL Business PLC
    Inventors: Rajiv Jalan, Kamal Nayan Jalan
  • Patent number: 9561200
    Abstract: A method is provided for treating pain in patients recovering from post-surgical trauma by administering between about 13 to about 30 mg of diclofenac potassium in a liquid dispersible formulation over a period of at least 24 hours, wherein the daily total amount of diclofenac potassium administered is less than or equal to about 100 mg. The method is particularly useful in treating acute pain in bunionectomy patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Depomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark M. Kowalski, James L. Young, Keith A. Moore
  • Patent number: 9561211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which n, m, X, Y1, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of being both potent antagonists and degraders of estrogen receptors. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions in the management of diseases or disorders associated with aberrant estrogen receptor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Heather Elizabeth Burks, Michael A. Dechantsreiter, Guo He, Jill Nunez, Stefan Peukert, Clayton Springer, Yingchuan Sun, Noel Marie-France Thomsen, George Scott Tria, Bing Yu
  • Patent number: 9533983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel antiplatelet agent and a novel compound which is an active ingredient for the agent. The present invention provides the antiplatelet agent comprising a compound represented by the formula I: wherein, X is N, or CR1d, Xb1-Xb5 are the same or different, and are nitrogen or carbon, R1a-R1d are the same or different, and are hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl, an optionally substituted alkoxy, an optionally substituted alkylthio, an alkenyl, a cycloalkyl, a halogen, cyano, or hydroxyl or optionally substituted by 1 or 2 alkylamino, R2 is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, R3 is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sato, Kazutoshi Yokoyama, Kazushi Sato
  • Patent number: 9533052
    Abstract: The invention provides an ophthalmic product containing rebamipide, which has a transparency enough to be agreeable feeling on using it and has neutral so weakly acidic pH not to injury of the keratoconjunctiva of a patient suffering from dry eye. An aqueous suspension of crystalline rebamipide which has an improved transparency is provided by adding an aqueous solution of rebamipide dissolved by a base such as sodium hydroxide or an aqueous solution of a salt of rebamipide to an aqueous acidic solution such as hydrochloric acid containing at least one of the compounds selected from water-soluble polymers and surfactants, and mixing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takakuni Matsuda, Shogo Hiraoka, Yuso Tomohira, Shinichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9526707
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors, compositions comprising ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors, and methods for treating and/or preventing autoimmune diseases and neuroinflammatory diseases with the ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Howard L. Elford
  • Patent number: 9526731
    Abstract: A method of reducing or inhibiting kinase activity of C-KIT in a cell or a subject, and the use of such compounds for preventing or treating in a subject a cell proliferative disorder and/or disorders related to C-KIT using a compound of the present invention: or a solvate, hydrate, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention is further directed to methods for treating conditions such as cancers and other cell proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Carl R. Illig, Shelley K. Ballentine, Jinsheng Chen, Sanath K. Meegalla, M. Jonathan Rudolph, Mark J. Wall, Kenneth J. Wilson, Renee Louise Desjarlais, Carl M. Manthey, Christopher J. Molloy
  • Patent number: 9522187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of using neutral soluble glucan and monoclonal antibodies for antitumor therapy. Neutral soluble Beta (1,3; 1,6) glucan (NSG) enhances the tumoricidal activity of the innate immune system by binding to the C3 complement protein receptor CR3. The glucan does not stimulate the induction of inflammatory cytokines. Also described are methods of using whole glucan particles (WGP) as an immunomodulator by inducing a shift from a Th2 response to the Th1 response, leading to an enhanced antitumor cytotoxic T-cell response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Gordon D. Ross
  • Patent number: 9522871
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the discovery of (R,R)- and (R,S)-fenoterol analogues which are highly effective at binding ?2-adrenergic receptors. Exemplary chemical structures for these analogues are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the disclosed (R,R)-fenoterol and fenoterol analogues, and methods of using such compounds and compositions for the treatment of cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure and pulmonary disorders such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Irving William Wainer, Weizhong Zhu, Khalid Chakir, Rui-Ping Xiao, Darrell R. Abernethy, Farideh M. Beigi Abhari
  • Patent number: 9504674
    Abstract: Compounds and methods related to the activation of the TrkB receptor are provided. The methods include administering a 7,8-dihydroxyflavone derivative with modified flavone or heterocyclic ring to a subject in need thereof. Methods and compounds for the treatment of disorders including neurologic disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, and metabolic disorders (e.g., obesity) are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventor: Keqiang Ye
  • Patent number: 9505766
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting kinases using kinase inhibitors having olefin moieties are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: John William Taunton, Jr., Rebecca Maglathlin, Iana Serafimova, Michael S. Cohen, Rand Miller, Ville Paavilainen, Jesse McFarland, Shyam Krishnan
  • Patent number: 9499579
    Abstract: The present invention provides a particular branched chain-containing aromatic compound. The branched chain-containing aromatic compound of the present invention is easily-soluble in isopropyl acetate superior in liquid-separation operability, and can be used for a production method of peptide and the like, which provides a final product simply by extraction separation, without crystallization and isolation of each intermediate in each step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Takahashi