Patents Examined by Dennis J Parad
  • Patent number: 9925396
    Abstract: The invention relates to adhesive articles containing at least one colorant and/or at least one active agent as well as to methods of using such articles on mucosis or keratin materials to achieve a desired result or benefit and to methods of making such adhesive articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Guillaume Kergosien, William Meathrel
  • Patent number: 9913928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a macroporous, resorbable and injectable apatitic calcium-phosphate cement with a high compressive strength useful as bone cement and releasing a bone resorption inhibitor, preparation method and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: GRAFTYS, UNIVERSITE DE NANTES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Bouler, Bruno Bujoli, Pascal Janvier, Ibrahim Khairoun, Jean-Noël Argenson
  • Patent number: 9895296
    Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic preparation superior in stability and feel. The cosmetic preparation contains an (a) organopolysiloxane emulsion in an amount of not smaller than 0.1% by mass. This organopolysiloxane emulsion is obtained through emulsion polymerization and contains octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in an amount of not larger than 1,000 ppm by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Ando, Shinji Irifune
  • Patent number: 9878041
    Abstract: A tissue adhesive including cyanoacrylate and polyethylene glycol (PEG), wherein the PEG remains a polyether and wherein the tissue adhesive is bioabsorbable. A tissue adhesive including cyanoacrylate bulk monomer and cyanoacrylate nanoparticles containing a therapeutic therein. A kit for applying tissue adhesive, including the tissue adhesive described above and an applicator. Methods of accelerating degradation of a cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive applying a tissue adhesive, closing an internal wound, administering a therapeutic to tissue, treating cancer, and preventing infection in a wound. Methods of method of making a bioabsorbable tissue adhesive and making a therapeutic tissue adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Adhezion Biomedical, LLC
    Inventors: Jeoung Soo Lee, Charles Kenneth Webb, Robert Zimmerman, Rafael Ruiz, Sr., Sheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 9872935
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Nathaniel Mast, Kevin Lavigne, Walter Skalla
  • Patent number: 9855372
    Abstract: Implants for tissue repair/regeneration include a porous layer combined with dry materials that are activated to form a hydrogel upon contact with aqueous physiological fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
    Inventor: Sébastien Ladet
  • Patent number: 9832994
    Abstract: An antibacterial composition comprising thymol and totarol. This combination provides synergistic effect against gram negative and gram positive bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Regina Hourigan, Rehana Gafur, Jairajh Mattai, James Masters, Laurence Du-Thumm, Shira Pilch
  • Patent number: 9814252
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are polar lipid mixtures, comprising glycerophospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidyl-inositol (PI), and sphingolipids such as sphyngomyelin (SM). Most importantly, the ratio of phospholipids in said mixture is comparable to that of HMF, and is represented by SM>PC>PE>PS>PI or SM=PC>PE>PS>PI. Processes for the preparation of said mixtures and uses thereof are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: ENZYMOTEC LTD.
    Inventors: Avidor Shulman, Rassan Zuabi, Gai Ben Dror, Yoni Twito, Dori Pelled, Yael Herzog
  • Patent number: 9795582
    Abstract: A combination of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, selenium in the form of selenomethionine and melatonin, and a medical product or pharmaceutical composition comprising such combination, useful for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions is described. The combination of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, selenium in the form of selenomethionine and melatonin is also useful for cosmetic treatment of skin and as an antibacterial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: IASOMAI AB
    Inventors: Tiziana Parasassi, Graziella Costa, Ewa Krasnowska, Eugenia Pittaluga
  • Patent number: 9789195
    Abstract: Methods for efficient preparation of drug-polymer (or oligomer) conjugates useful in the preparation of particles, including microparticles and nanoparticles, for delivery of the drug in vivo for therapeutic applications are provided. The invention also provides nanoparticles prepared by nanoprecipitation using drug-polymer/oligomer conjugates of the invention. The drug conjugates are formed during polymerization of the polymer or oligomer in which the drug is employed as an initiator of the polymerization of the monomers which form the polymer and/or oligomer. More specifically, the drug conjugates are formed by ring-opening polymerization of cyclic monomers in the presence of an appropriate ring-opening polymerization catalyst and the initiator (the drug). The method is particularly useful for formation of polymer/oligomer conjugates with drugs and other chemical species containing one or more hydroxyl groups or thiol groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Jianjun Cheng, Rong Tong
  • Patent number: 9789060
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carrier for oromucosal, especially sublingual administration of physiologically active substances, especially of medicinal drugs, which consists of at least one elastic layer (1) of polymer nanofibers workable according to the shape of the selected wall of mouth cavity to which it should be applied and in this elastic layer (1) of polymer nanofibers a drug and/or other physiologically active substance are deposited in a releasable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: INSTAR TECHNOLOGIES A.S.
    Inventors: Denisa Stranska, Adela Klabanova, Pavel Dolezal, Petr Vrbata, Pavel Berka, Marie Musilova
  • Patent number: 9782512
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wound dressing which is particularly suitable for therapeutically dressing wounds. Said wound dressing consists of a multi-layered structure comprising at least one layer containing at least one hydrocolloid, preferably collagen, (“hydrocolloid layer” or “collagen layer”) and at least one layer containing an activated carbon (“activated carbon layer”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Blücher GmbH
    Inventors: Hasso von Blücher, Raik Schönfeld, Frank Pallaske
  • Patent number: 9775882
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods including polymers having biologically active agents therein are disclosed. The medical devices can be useful as implantable devices such as orthopedic implants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Edward McDonald, Christopher M. Hobot
  • Patent number: 9757483
    Abstract: A diagnostic formulation is provided comprising a tropane having a radioactive concentration of at least 1.6 mCi/mL at least about 51 hours post creation. The diagnostic formulation optionally comprises a radiolabeled dopamine transporter (DAT) ligand useful in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PS). One example of a radiolabeled dopamine transporter (DAT) ligand example is [123I]-2?-carbomethoxy-3?-(4-flurophenyl)-N-(3-iodo-E-allyl) nortropane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Sterzinger, Cara Ferreira, David Leyh, Richard Thorn
  • Patent number: 9750843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a haemostatic material comprising a carrier layer and a material for wound contact comprising at least one haemostat in particulate, granular, powder, flake or short fibrous form. Such a haemostatic material is useful, for example, in reducing or stopping bleeding of a physiological target site in a person or animal, and can also be used to stem bleeding during medical procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MEDTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Craig Hardy, Andrew Darby, Guy Eason
  • Patent number: 9744142
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating inflammation or a wound in a subject in need of such wound treatment or inflammation treatment by delivering a volatile anesthetic to the wound or the inflammation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas Systems
    Inventors: Danguole Spakevicius, Hatice Ozsoy
  • Patent number: 9737638
    Abstract: A poly(ester amide) polymer having free carboxylic acid pendant groups and method of making and using the same are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nam D. Pham, Michael H. Ngo, Mikael O. Trollsas
  • Patent number: 9724278
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dual phase mouth wash composition comprising a hydrophilic phase, a hydrophobic phase, and a hydrotrope, and methods of use thereof. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic phases remain separated and form a temporary emulsion when mixed. The emulsion spontaneously reverts back to the two original phases after rest, without the formation of a emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Pierre Lambert, Claude Blanvalet
  • Patent number: 9708366
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for treating Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) using glycyl-2-methylprolyl-glutamic acid (G-2-MePE) and analogs thereof. Autism Spectrum Disorders include Autism, Autistic Disorder Asperger Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder—Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), Fragile X Syndrome, and Rett Syndrome. Compositions containing compounds include water-soluble formulations, water-in-oil micro-emulsions, water-in-oil coarse emulsions, water-in-oil liquid crystals, nanocapsules, tablets, and orally administered gels. The compounds and compositions of this invention can be administered intravenously, intraventricularly, parenterally, or orally, and can be effective in treating neurodegeneration, promoting neurological function, treating seizure activity and other symptoms of ASD, and can prolong life in animals including human beings having Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: NEUREN PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
    Inventors: Larry Glass, Michael John Bickerdike, Michael Frederick Snape
  • Patent number: 9707313
    Abstract: Biocompatible adhesive materials, such as for use with biological tissues and/or medical implants, are provided, as well as methods and kits for making and using the biocompatible adhesive materials. The biocompatible adhesive materials include a dendrimer component and a polymer component, and may be tailored for specific tissue types and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Natalie Artzi, Elazer R. Edelman, Nuria Oliva Jorge, Maria Carcole Solanes