Patents Examined by Doan Phan
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Patent number: 9861587Abstract: A method for prophylactic treatment of ketosis in a calving cow, the method including orally administering to the cow within a time period of about 12 hours after calving an effective dose of from 20 to 30 g of rumen protected methionine. If the cow falls into a risk category, the cow is administered the dose of rumen protected methionine once a day on the second, third, fourth, and fifth days after calving. Also, a composition including a gelatin capsule and rumen-protected methionine contained within the gelatin capsule that may be administered to a calving cow for the prophylactic treatment of ketosis. The composition may further contain within the gelatin capsule one or more other compounds known to have efficacy on fat or glucose metabolism, such as glucose, propylene glycol, niacin, choline, chromium, calcium propionate, and glucocorticoids.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: RP FEED COMPONENTS, LLCInventors: James M. Rohrer, Patrick D. French, Keith F. Moritz
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Patent number: 9855211Abstract: The present invention relates generally to topical compositions and methods of using the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Novan, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Doxey, Adam Sabouni, Eleftherios Kougoulos, Nathan Stasko
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Patent number: 9849077Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that include a combination of Leontopodium alpinum extract, Halidrys siliquosa extract, vegetable amino acids, niacinamide, hexylresorcinol, Pinus pinaster extract, Betula alba extract, Albizia julibrissin bark extract, hydrolyzed Candida saitoana extract, Lentinus edodes mycelium extract, and/or Opuntia tuna fruit extract.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Mary Kay Inc.Inventors: David Gan, Tiffany Florence, Michelle Hines, Patricia Jacoby, Wanli Zhao, Julia Collier, Edward Chadwick, Mauricio Castro, Barbara Durkee, Daniel Ramirez
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Patent number: 9827177Abstract: The invention provides antiperspirant formulations comprising a protein and an antiperspirant salt in combination with a cosmetically acceptable carrier, together with methods of making and using these complexes and compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Shaotang Yuan, Long Pan
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Patent number: 9820489Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising: a) at least one alcohol; b) at least one hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture; c) at least one peroxide agent; d) water. The compositions of the invention possess antimicrobial and enhanced sporicidal properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Elke Lohrmann, Stefan Jaeger, Laurence Geret, Bernhard Meyer
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Patent number: 9816059Abstract: A capsule composition containing a capsule and a stabilizing agent. The capsule has an oil core containing an active material and a capsule wall encapsulating the oil core. The active material is a fragrance, a flavor, a malodor counteractant, or a combination thereof. The wall is formed of polyurea or polyurethane. The capsule composition has 20 ppm or greater of the stabilizing agent, which is a multi-functional amine, an amino acid, a polymer mixture, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed is a consumer product containing this capsule composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCESInventors: Volkert de Villeneuve, Djurre Sijbren Postma, Elizabeth Geertruida Maria Brundel, John Brahms, Li Xu, Joan G. L. Pluter, Laura French, Yabin Lei, Lewis Michael Popplewell, Xiao Huang
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Patent number: 9801916Abstract: Antiseptic pharmaceutical composition useful for the treatment of painful lesions in oral mucosa, ulcerative and inflammatory lesions of different origin and the treatment and/or prevention of oral mucositis and stomatitis.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Inventor: Tomás Bernardo Galvan Gonzalez
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Patent number: 9802064Abstract: The present invention relates to a microcapsule containing a glycoprotein derived from plants. Also, the present invention provides a microcapsule having oxidation ability and which is easy to prepare. Through said antioxidant capacity, oxidation and decomposition of an internally contained material can be prevented. According to the microcapsule of the present invention, the active components, in a form which was previously stabilized by a synthetic polymer derived from crude oil or by a surfactant, can be stabilized by naturally derived components. Also, since an organic solvent is not additionally used during the capsule preparation process, the preparation is simple and eco-friendly.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hyung Jun Lim, Han Byul Kim, Do Hoon Kim, Song Seok Shin, Young Ho Park
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Patent number: 9789228Abstract: Antimicrobial formulations and coatings for medical devices and processes therefor are disclosed. The formulations include at least one water permeable polymer with at least one antimicrobial agent in a liquid medium and are prepared by wet milling the components and can form antimicrobial coatings having uniformly dispersed particles having an average size of no greater than 50 microns.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Valentino J. Tramontano, Brent Marsden, Robert F. Almeida, Eric W. Dahl, James W. Rawlins, Sharathkumar K. Mendon
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Patent number: 9765082Abstract: A cocrystal of tiotropium bromide and lactose monohydrate is herein disclosed. In the cocrystal the components tiotropium bromide and lactose are preferably present in an almost stoichiometric ratio. Said cocrystal has a single endothermic event at about 191-193° C. determined by DSC. A process for the preparation of the cocrystal is also disclosed. Preferably, the cocrystal has a particle size distribution of D90<10 ?m. The cocrystal is also disclosed for use as medicament, in particular for the treatment of a respiratory complaint, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, emphysema and asthma. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the cocrystal as active ingredient is also disclosed, in particular for administration by inhalation. In the latter case, said cocrystal has a mean particle size of 0.5 to 10 ?m, preferably 1 to 6 ?m, more preferably 1.5 to 5 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: EUTICALS SPAInventors: Paride Grisenti, Maria Argese, Roberto Scrocchi, Alessandro Livieri, Giuseppe Guazzi
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Patent number: 9730871Abstract: A solid or soft solid antiperspirant/deodorant composition comprising at least one antiperspirant or deodorant active, a base component in an amount of from 2% and 15% by weight of the composition, wherein the base component is C8 to C14 fatty acid in free acid form, and a gellant, wherein the gellant comprises less than 50% by weight of the gellant stearyl alcohol. The C8 to C14 fatty acid in free acid form can be lauric acid. The C8 to C14 fatty acid in free acid form provides antibacterial properties to the compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Aixing Fan, Edward Simpson, Joanna Wu, James G. Masters
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Patent number: 9718839Abstract: The invention relates to a TRPM8 modulator for achieving a cooling effect on the skin or a mucous membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignees: SYMRISE AG, BASF SEInventors: Thomas Subkowski, Michael Backes, Heiko Oertling, Arnold Machinek, Hubert Loges, Ulrike Simchen, Horst Surburg, Claus Bollschweiler, Jens Wittenberg, Wolfgang Siegel
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Patent number: 9717666Abstract: The invention relates to a skin lightening composition, more particularly a composition which derives synergy between an active of natural origin and an active of synthetic origin. The present inventors have judiciously combined a selective salt of a dicarboxylic acid viz. disodium fumarate along with a specific extract of a plant source e.g. Salvia officinalis rich in certain organic aromatic acids to provide for synergic skin lightening benefits. They have further found that inclusion of certain activity enhancers in the composition of the invention improves the skin lightening efficacy.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Punam Bandyopadhyay, Sujeetkumar Jha, Shilpa Atul Vora, Anita Damodaran
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Patent number: 9701931Abstract: Provided are antimicrobial compositions that include peracid compositions. The peracid compositions have increased shelf life and storage stability. The antimicrobial compositions can be formulated into a hard surface disinfectant composition that includes a hydrogen peroxide generator, a peracetic acid catalyst, a slow hydrolyzing acid and optionally a carboxylic acid, where the ratio between the hydrogen peroxide generator and the peracetic acid catalyst is from about 1.5:1 to about 3:1 respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: ChemLink Laboratories, LLCInventor: Ryan Giffin Moore
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Patent number: 9693964Abstract: This present invention discloses hydroxypropyl starch vacant capsules and a process for producing them, wherein said hydroxypropyl starch vacant capsules are made of hydroxypropyl starch and water and optional light-screening agent, colorant, aromatics, and flavoring agent through the processes of raw material mixup, gelatinization, stabilization, and capsule-forming. The hydroxypropyl starch capsules disclosed in this invention have such advantages as extensive source of raw material, high safety level, disintegrating property and friability over the products prepared through existing technologies.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Hunan Er-Kang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fangwen Shuai, Xiangfeng Wang, Jiawei Zhang
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Patent number: 9687424Abstract: Polyurea capsules that encapsulate active materials in polymeric walls resulting from the polymerization of an aliphatic polyisocyanate and a cross-linking agent such as a diamine, amphoteric amine or guanidine amine/salt are provided as are consumer products containing said polyurea capsules and for methods for producing such capsules.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCESInventors: Yabin Lei, Li Xu, Carol Joyce, Lewis Michael Popplewell
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Patent number: 9687465Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for topical use (including also dermatological compositions), for treating skin conditions and afflictions, such as rosacea and symptoms and conditions associated there from.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Hanan Sertchook, Ofer Toledano, Haim Bar-Simantov
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Patent number: 9682096Abstract: The present invention concerns a composition comprising micro particles of polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly (I:C)) and a carrier polymer selected from starch, alginate, blanose or DPPC (dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine) for use in preventing and/or treating viral infections of the upper respiratory tract or the common cold and a device, preferably a nasal delivery system, comprising said composition for use by a patient in need to prevent and/or treat infections or the common cold.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Janssen R & D IrelandInventors: Lieven Elvire Colette Baert, Bruce Albert Malcolm, Roger Paulus Maria Sutmuller
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Patent number: 9682021Abstract: The present invention relates to stable substantially non-aqueous, non-alcoholic, non-silicone, foamable carrier compositions comprising petrolatum or mixtures thereof, at least one foam agent, at least one propellant, and with and without the addition of an active agent. The formulations may contain a solvent substantially miscible therein. The present invention further provides a method of treating, alleviating or preventing a disorder of mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering the above-mentioned compositions to an afflicted target site of said mammalian subject.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: FOAMIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.Inventors: Dov Tamarkin, Doron Friedman, Enbal Ziv, Meir Eini, Tal Berman, Jorge Danziger, Rita Keynan, David Schuz
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Patent number: 9622977Abstract: Controlled release dosage forms comprising a pharmaceutically active agent capable of not more than 90% release in 12 hours in a simulated gastric juice in first order release rate USP type 1 dissolution test, comprising (a) a tablet made from polymer matrix of at least two biocompatible polymers, the pharmaceutically active agent and excipients; the tablet capable of rapid swelling without disintegration in simulated gastric juice to a size resulting in gastric retention in the stomach and controlled release of the active agent by controlled erosion and diffusion immediately after coming into contact with the gastric juice, or (b) microspheres of ungrafted chitosan or a chitosan derivative or CARBOPOL® incorporating the active agent which is not a polymeric molecule and after administration in stomach, the microspheres adhere to the gastric mucosa for a long and controlled time release of the active agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: BIOPLUS LIFE SCIENCES PVT, LTD.Inventors: Subheet Jain, Sumeet Dhaliwal, Madhu Rana, Hardevinder Pal Singh, Ashok Kumar Tiwary