Patents Examined by Doan Phan
  • Patent number: 8618118
    Abstract: A medication formulation and method of use for treating migraine having a combination of active ingredients including: nicotine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and caffeine in an aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Joseph Robert Knight
  • Patent number: 8609118
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to the field of oil powders. In particular, the present invention relates to an oil composition that is in powder form at room temperature. One embodiment of the present invention is a solid oil powder that has a very high oil content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Raffaele Mezzenga, Stephane Ulrich
  • Patent number: 8604010
    Abstract: A method for producing a high sapogenin content composition, including: allowing a strong acid aqueous solution having a concentration of 0.01 mol/L to 4 mol/L to act on a saponin-containing plant, so as to perform hydrolysis treatment; neutralizing a liquid obtained by the hydrolysis treatment; filtering the liquid so as to obtain a residue; and drying the residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Lion Corporation
    Inventors: Naho Suzuki, Hidehiko Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 8529923
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cosmetic composition including, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, the combination of (a) a sufficient amount of uncoated substantially hemispherical PMMA particles and (b) a sufficient amount of substantially hemispherical PMMA particles coated with optionally treated metal oxide. It also relates to its uses in caring for or making up the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Chanel Parfums Beaute
    Inventors: Sophie Favre, Sarah Sebban
  • Patent number: 8529954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a granule of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid or of one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, characterized in that it comprises a solid core on which the gamma-hydroxybutyric acid or one of its salts is supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Debregeas et Associes Pharma
    Inventors: Christophe Lebon, Pascal Suplie
  • Patent number: 8496964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microcapsule for controlled release of flavanoid compound and a process for preparation thereof. The microcapsule comprising a core particle consisting of a calcium salt, Pluronic F68 [poly (ethylene oxide-co-polypropylene oxide), block poly oxyethylene-polypropylene block copolymer], loaded with a flavanoid compound, the resulting core particle having a plurality of alternate layers of cationic and anionic polyelectrolytes adsorbed thereon and an outer layer formed by a bile salt, wherein the flavanoid is ranging between 10 to 96% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Ritu Trivedi, Girish Kumar Gupta, Avinash Kumar, Varsha Gupta, Srikanta Kumar Rath, Kamini Srivastava, Naibedya Chattopadhyay, Anil Kumar Dwivedi
  • Patent number: 8475768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chelators, in particular to chelators which are capable of forming complexes, i.e. paramagnetic chelates, with paramagnetic metal ions. The invention also relates to said paramagnetic chelates, said paramagnetic chelates linked to other molecules and their use as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: GE Healthcare AS
    Inventors: Oskar Axelsson, Harry John Wadsworth, Ian Martin Newington, Dennis O'Shea
  • Patent number: 8435491
    Abstract: A test indicator for quantifying remaining liver function is provided. A novel liver receptor imaging agent with liver targeting property is utilized to develop a method for quantifying remaining liver function to serve as test indicator for judging the liver failure outcome in clinic, particularly for judging the necessity of liver transplantation for patients with liver failure or liver disease. The radioactivity uptake of the test indicator was negatively correlated with the extent of liver reserve. The cutoff value of liver reserve for liver transplantation is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Mei-Hui Wang, Wuu-Jyh Lin, Chuan-Yi Chien, Hung-Man Yu, Reiko Takasaka Lee, Yuan-Chuan Lee
  • Patent number: 8435545
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a capsule comprising a water-soluble compound suitable for the capsule, and a mixture of colorant agents, wherein the color of the capsule may be in the range of 15<L<90; ?30<a<+75; ?37<b<+46 as measured in accordance with the Lab color space. The present invention further includes capsules containing a filling such as food, medicine, cosmetics, agrichemicals, feed or active biological ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Qualicaps, Inc.
    Inventor: Cale E. Murray
  • Patent number: 8436029
    Abstract: Crystalline salts, polymorphs, solvates, and hydrates of bicalutamide, 5-fluorouracil, donepezil, anastrozole, nelfinavir, mirtazapine, lansoprazole, and tamsulosin, or derivatives thereof are provided by the subject invention. Methods of making and using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc., University of South Florida
    Inventors: Magali Bourghol Hickey, Matthew L. Peterson, Örn Almarsson, Michael J. Zaworotko, Tanise Shattock, Julius F. Remenar, Mark Tawa
  • Patent number: 8420057
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a capsule comprising a water-soluble compound suitable for the capsule, a non-water soluble excipient suitable for the capsule; and suitable for the capsule, and a mixture of colorant agents, wherein the color of the capsule may be in the range of 15<L<90; ?30<a<+75; ?37<b<+46 as measured in accordance with the Lab color space. The present invention further includes capsules containing a filling such as food, medicine, cosmetics, agrichemicals, feed or active biological ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Qualicaps, Inc.
    Inventors: Cale E. Murray, Juan Carlos Arriola Diaz
  • Patent number: 8404741
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to compounds that can inhibit DAGL? and/or ? activity, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for inhibiting DAGL? and/or ? activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Louis S. Chupak, Xiaofan Zheng, Min Ding, Shuanghua Hu, Yazhong Huang, Robert G. Gentles
  • Patent number: 8354117
    Abstract: Object of the present invention is to provide a preparation for oral cavity that is appropriately usable as a prophylactic agent for dental caries, a therapeutic agent for dental caries at early stage, a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for dentinal hypersensitivity, a preparation for the lining of a dentin cavity surface, or the like, which has a superior effect of sealing the dentinal tubules, is capable of improving the acid resistance of the teeth and re-calcifying the teeth, ensures a short-time treatment with an easy operation, and has a high safety and good aesthetic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Nippon Shika Yakuhin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Tsunekawa, Kazuyoshi Yokota