Patents Examined by Elli Peselev
  • Patent number: 8445465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glycol chitosane derivative, a preparation method thereof and a drug delivery system comprising the same. More specifically, the invention relates to a glycol chitosan derivative, which can form nano-sized self-assembled structures and has both temperature sensitivity and biodegradability so as to be suitable for use as a drug delivery system, as well as a preparation method thereof and a drug delivery system comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Chungnam National University Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Kang Moo Huh, Zheng Zheng Li
  • Patent number: 8445452
    Abstract: This invention relates to a fulvic acid and antibiotic combination for use in the treatment of various diseases and conditions. The invention further relates to the use of the combination for the treatment of various diseases and conditions, including bacterial infection. In particular, the bacteria are antibiotic resistant bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Pfeinsmith Ltd.
    Inventors: Antonio Celestino Fernandes, Constance Elizabeth Medlen, Stephen Leivers
  • Patent number: 8440632
    Abstract: Provided herein are ginsenoside compositions comprising at least 10% (w/w) of a protopanaxadiol type of ginsenoside suitable for administration to a subject. Also provided are methods using the ginsenoside compositions for reducing acetaldehyde concentrations, preventing or ameliorating a symptom of elevated acetaldehyde concentration, or reducing the risk of diseases or disorders caused by the intake of ethyl alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Raptor Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Daley, Michael Tempesta
  • Patent number: 8440633
    Abstract: A composition comprising 2-desoxoparaherquamide and abamectin for the treatment of a parasitic infestation in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: AH USA 42 LLC
    Inventors: Timothy G. Geary, Peter Rolfe
  • Patent number: 8431561
    Abstract: Methods for treating disease states in a subject caused or exacerbated by the presence of excess nitric oxide (NO) or excess cyanide are provided. Methods for alleviating the symptoms of a disease state in a subject caused or exacerbated by the presence of excess nitric oxide (NO) or excess cyanide in the subject are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising cobinamide and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gerry Boss, Vijay Sharma, Kate E. Broderick
  • Patent number: 8426169
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds characterized by the formula (I), where each of the substituent radicals is described in the specification. The invention also describes the use of said compounds in the treatment of various diseases, including: cancer or tumoral processes in general, Paget's disease, hypercalcaemia, hypercalciuria and neurological diseases (inter alia, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Universidad de Oviedo
    Inventors: Jürgen Rohr, Irfan Baig, José Antonio Salas Fernández, Alfredo Fernández Braña, Carmen Méndez Fernández, Mariá Pérez Solares
  • Patent number: 8426369
    Abstract: Stilbene compounds for the prevention and treatment of colon cancer or colon inflammation and methods of using same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Agnes M. Rimando, Nanjoo Suh, Cassia Suemi Mizuno, Subhashini Reddy
  • Patent number: 8420790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of the Factor Xa anticoagulent Fondaparinux and related compounds. The invention relates, in addition, to efficient and scalable processes for the synthesis of various intermediates useful in the synthesis of Fondaparinux and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Reliable Biopharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Payal Parth Patel, Chun Ma, Kevin K. Ohrr, Sourena Nadji
  • Patent number: 8415311
    Abstract: Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Galderma S.A.
    Inventors: Vincent Manetta, Gary R. Watkins
  • Patent number: 8415312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are nystatin derivatives and are anti-fungal agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Biosergen AS
    Inventors: Sergey Borisovich Zotchev, Sven Even Finn Borgos, Trygve Brautaset, Trond Erling Ellingsen, Evgenia Nikolaevna Olsufyeva, Maria Nikolaevna Preobrazhenskaya, Havard Sletta
  • Patent number: 8410065
    Abstract: The invention relates to antibiotic macrolides of formula (I), which have improved anti-inflammatory activity mediated through inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) useful for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory, allergic and proliferative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Basilea Pharmaceutica AG
    Inventors: Johannes Laurenz Kellenberger, Jürg Dreier, Stefan Bernhard Reinelt
  • Patent number: 8399419
    Abstract: Compounds having antibacterial activity are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein Q1, Q2, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Achaogen, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bradley Aggen, Martin Sheringham Linsell, Adam Aaron Goldblum, Darin James Hildebrandt, Timothy Robert Kane, Paola Dozzo, Micah James Gliedt, Stephen Hanessian, Alexandre Giguère, Justyna Grzyb, Juan Pablo Maianti
  • Patent number: 8394784
    Abstract: Described herein are polysaccharide gel formulations including at least one inhibitor of polysaccharide degradation and methods of making the same. The methods described herein involve the steps of providing at least one polysaccharide and incorporating at least one inhibitor of degradation into the polysaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitrios Stroumpoulis, Dustin B. Leslie, Christopher S. Mudd, Ahmet Tezel
  • Patent number: 8394783
    Abstract: Described herein are polysaccharide gel formulations including at least one inhibitor of polysaccharide degradation and methods of making the same. The methods described herein involve the steps of providing at least one polysaccharide and incorporating at least one inhibitor of degradation into the polysaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitrios Stroumpoulis, Dustin Leslie, Christopher S. Mudd, Ahmet Tezel
  • Patent number: 8394782
    Abstract: Described herein are polysaccharide gel formulations including at least one inhibitor of polysaccharide degradation and methods of making the same. The methods described herein involve the steps of providing at least one polysaccharide and incorporating at least one inhibitor of degradation into the polysaccharide. In some embodiments, the incorporating step comprises 1) mixing the at least one inhibitor with the at least one polysaccharide at a highly hydrated state thereby encapsulating the at least one inhibitor in a polysaccharide network, and 2) dehydrating the polysaccharide network thereby controlling release kinetics or final swell ratio. In another embodiment, the incorporating step comprises 1) encapsulating at least one inhibitor into a biocompatible or biodegradable vessel and 2) combining the polysaccharide and the vessel into a gel formulation. The polysaccharide gel formulations described herein can be used for a variety of cosmetic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitrios Stroumpoulis, Christopher S. Mudd, Ahmet Tezel
  • Patent number: 8383159
    Abstract: The present invention provides an edible dosage form that incorporates optical elements (e.g., printed patterns, microrelief gratings, and/or macrorelief gratings), capable of producing unique optical effects and images in order to enable a user to better identify and differentiate the dosage forms, as well as to improve the detection of counterfeit production thereof, wherein the edible dosage forms may be made in a variety of ways to incorporate the optical elements therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank J. Bunick, Jen-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 8377907
    Abstract: Compositions for treating alcohol hangover and methods of their use in treating or preventing hangover are described. The compositions include glycerophospholipids. Methods of use include administration or ingestion of the compositions after an episode of alcohol consumption. The compositions can be effective at preventing, eliminating, or reducing alcohol hangover when taken following an episode of alcohol consumption. In some embodiments, the glycerophospholipids are ingested with water or aqueous preparation, and some embodiments include B vitamins or other adjuvants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: William A. Halamicek, III
  • Patent number: 8377896
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to analogs of aminoglycoside compounds as well as their preparation and use as prophylactic or therapeutics against microbial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc
    Inventors: Michael T. Migawa, Xiaojing Wang, Eric E. Swayze, Richard H. Griffey
  • Patent number: 8367646
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to treating conditions such as prostate cancer, or for ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with prostate cancer, or for agents that modulate the biological activity of the androgen receptor. The invention also provides methods and compositions suitable for therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Harbor Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Frincke
  • Patent number: 8362070
    Abstract: The invention relates to the new usage of puerarin in the field of pharmaceutical products, in other words, it relates to the application of puerarin in the preparation of drugs for P2X3 mediated pain/nervous system diseases. The experiment shows that puerarin can inhibit pain-related behavioral responses, subsequently immunohistochemical analysis, in situ hybridization, RT-PCR, protein blotting and other techniques were utilized to observe the inhibition of puerarin on mRNA and protein expression of P2X3 receptor in dorsal root ganglion of rats with neuropathic pain and in dorsal root ganglion and sensory nerve ending in the burn model of rats, it was found by using whole-cell patch clamp technique that puerarin can significantly reduce the electric current activated by P2X3 receptor agonist in the neuron of dorsal root ganglion of rats with neuropathic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nanchang University
    Inventors: Shangdong Liang, Changshui Xu, Yun Gao, Guilin Li, Jiari Lin, Shuangmei Liu, Han Liu, Jun Zhang, Xin Li