Patents Examined by Ernst V. Arnold
  • Patent number: 11052106
    Abstract: The present application relates to methods to administer to a patient a hypothermal inhalation gas composition that includes oxygen and a mixture of inert gases. The mixture of inert gases includes a first compound selected from xenon and argon, and a second compound having hypothermal properties, such as helium. In the methods, a gas composition including oxygen and a mixture of inert gases is selected and the gas composition is administered to the patient at an inhalation temperature of a specified range such that the body temperature of the patient is maintained within a specified temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: MONATOMICS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Hélène David
  • Patent number: 11052126
    Abstract: Methods of treating acromegaly in a subject are described herein. Exemplary methods include orally administering to the subject at least once daily at least one dosage form comprising octreotide, wherein the octreotide in each dosage form is 20 mg, and wherein the administering occurs at least 1 hour before a meal or at least 2 hours after a meal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Chiasma, Inc.
    Inventors: Roni Mamluk, Sam L. Teichman
  • Patent number: 11045548
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting migration of a cancer cell of a tumor in a subject comprising the steps of: (a) contacting the tumor with a gold nanomaterial; and (b) irradiating the tumor with an irradiation source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Moustafa R. K. Ali
  • Patent number: 11039992
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions that include a saline solution and reactive oxygen species. Specifically, the composition may include a saline solution, reactive oxygen species, an emollient, and a pH modifier. Also provided is a gel composition that includes a rheology agent. Also provided are methods of making and using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: REOXYCN, LLC
    Inventor: Kurt Richards
  • Patent number: 11033502
    Abstract: The tablet of the present invention is a tablet 1 having a cup portion 12 formed at least above or below a side portion 11, wherein the outer surface of the cup portion 12 includes first, second and third curved surfaces 12a, 12b and 12c having different curvatures R1, R2 and R3, the first curved surface 12a is at least continuous with the second curved surface 12b, the second curved surface 12b is continuous with the first curved surface 12a and the third curved surface 12c, and the third curved surface 12c is at least continuous with the second curved surface 12b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Kazuhisa Sekine
  • Patent number: 11033496
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nanoparticle compositions and methods of use such as for chemoprevention of cancer, for example oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The nanoparticle composition comprises a Janus particle comprising at least two chemopreventive agents, wherein at least one of the chemopreventive agents is selected from freeze-dried black raspberries (BRB), a synthetic vitamin A analogue, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and an anti-interleukin 6 agent. Methods for improving oral health comprising administering to a subject the nanoparticle compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Susan R. Mallery, Joerg Lahann
  • Patent number: 11026892
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to a coated API particle may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Specifically, a coating ratio and/or a dosing ratio can be used to minimize the residual amount of excess unbound coating material to minimize agglomeration of coating material during storage. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition is provided, the pharmaceutical composition comprising: 65-85% w/w API particles; 15-30% w/w coating material coating the API particles; and 3-15% w/w matrix surrounding the coated API particles, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a disintegration time rate of less than 10 seconds for at least six months under storage conditions of at least 25° C. and at least 60% relative humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Catalent U.K. Swindon Zydis Limited
    Inventors: Rosaleen McLaughlin, Simon Andrew Martyn Howes, Craig Wheadon, Jonathon Whitehouse
  • Patent number: 11026878
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a new way of having makeup last longer on the skin. The present invention comprises the supply and use of a new liquid cosmetic composition comprising the combining of styrene/acrylates copolymer and Biosaccharide Gum-4 preferably in an aqueous solution. This makeup-fixing composition is intended to be sprayed on top of makeup compositions, after they have been applied to the skin, so as to delay the deterioration of makeup compositions and thus having the makeup last longer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: LABORATOIRE GARANCIA
    Inventor: Savéria Coste
  • Patent number: 11020331
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cosmetic product capable of making the skin look youthful and producing a natural three-dimensional appearance. The present invention relates to a cosmetic product including two or more phosphors each containing an inorganic compound, wherein the cosmetic product, upon excitation by excitation light having a wavelength of 365 nm, emits an emission spectrum having a fluorescence emission peak in each of the range of 400 to 530 nm and the range of 620 to 720 nm and having an I2/I1 of 1 to 30, where I1 is a maximum emission intensity in the range of 530 to 620 nm and I2 is a maximum peak intensity in the range of 620 to 720 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Koizumi, Momoko Ishikawa, Nanae Ogata, Kenji Mori
  • Patent number: 11020363
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a nitrogen mustard and a cyclodextrin derivative, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Cydex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Pipkin, Stephen G. Machatha
  • Patent number: 11013688
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for the treatment of a viral disease, disorder or condition in a subject, the method comprising the step of administering to said subject a medically active liquid in nebulized form by inhalation, wherein the medically active liquid comprises remdesivir or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and wherein the medically active liquid is administered in nebulized form using an inhalation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SOFTHALE NV
    Inventors: Jürgen Rawert, Jan Torsten Tews
  • Patent number: 11013817
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for treating cancer in at least one bone of a subject using nanoparticles encapsulating, or conjugated to, an anti-cancer agent. In other embodiments, provided herein are composition, systems, kits, and methods for treating a bone disease (e.g., osteoporosis) in a subject using nanoparticle encapsulating, or conjugated to, a RANKL inhibitor. The nanoparticle are, in certain embodiments, neutral or nearly neutral in charge (e.g., zeta potential between ?5 and +5 mV) and less than 250 nm in diameter on average (e.g. have an average diameter between 100 and 200 nm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Vinod Labhasetwar, Isaac M. Adjei
  • Patent number: 11007165
    Abstract: Liquid nutritional compositions include functional ingredients such as beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, docosahexaenoic acid, and lutein. The nutritional compositions are useful to promote at least one of physical performance (e.g., body composition, muscle mass, muscle strength) and cognitive function (e.g., focus, attention, alertness, executive function) in an individual. The functional ingredients are incorporated into the nutritional composition in such a way that they do not adversely affect the desirable properties of the nutritional composition such as, for example, nutritional value, stability, solubility, taste, and mouthfeel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Gaurav Patel, Tapas Das, Rockendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 11007191
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising N-[5-(3,5-difluorobenzyl)-1H-indazol-3-yl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylamino)-benzamide and a polymer, dosage forms comprising the formulation and methods of treating subjects having cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: IGNYTA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Orr, Kathryn Emily Colombo Pugh, Matthew Jarud Shaffer, Brent Antone Uhrig, Edward Dennis Lachapelle, Charlie Michael McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11000594
    Abstract: A liquid composition which comprises an organic liquid diluent and at least one non-ionic cellulose ether having a viscosity of up to 2.33 mPa·s, measured as a 2 wt.-% solution in water at 20° C., is stable over an extended time period. The liquid composition is useful for preparing a solid dispersion comprising at least one active ingredient in at least one cellulose ether by spray-drying. Alternatively a solid dispersion can be produced by blending and extruding at least one active ingredient, at least one cellulose ether having a viscosity of up to 2.33 mPa·s and optionally one or more adjuvants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Meinolf Brackhagen, Nicholas S. Grasman, Mark J. Hall, Steven J. Guillaudeu, Robert L. Schmitt, Matthias Knarr
  • Patent number: 10994054
    Abstract: Disclosed is a scaffold for living donor transplantation, which includes sintered bioglass and a biocompatible polymer and has improved properties using a 3D printer through a fused deposition modeling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: CG BIO CO., LTD., BIOALPHA INC.
    Inventors: Jun Young Lim, Yong Bok Kim, Hyun Seung Ryu
  • Patent number: 10987325
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and uses thereof in methods for treating an inflammatory disease, disorder or condition in a subject, in particular an inflammatory disease, disorder or condition of the digestive tract such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or colorectal cancer. The invention also relates to probiotic compositions and the use of the compositions for treating gastrointestinal disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CHAIN Biotechnology Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Bradley, Edward Green, Daniela Heeg
  • Patent number: 10987377
    Abstract: Methods and devices for treating excess mucus accumulation in mammals by administering gaseous inhaled nitric oxide or nitric oxide releasing compounds as a mucolytic agent or expectorant are provided. Delivery of gaseous nitric oxide can be made nasally or orally and is preferably substantially coincident with inhalation of the mammal or based on a synchronous parameter of the mammal's respiratory cycle. Varying therapeutic profiles may be used for the delivery of gaseous nitric oxide depending on the severity of the excess mucus accumulation. Parameters for the therapeutic profiles may include flow rate of nitric oxide containing gas, duration of administration of nitric oxide containing gas, number of breaths for which nitric oxide containing gas is to be administered, and concentrations of therapeutic NO delivered to the airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Inhalation Therapies (AIT), Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Murray, Christopher C. Miller, Douglas R. Hole, Bryan Perry
  • Patent number: 10953018
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel pharmaceutical formulations of aprepitant suitable for parenteral administration including intravenous administration. Also included are formulations including both aprepitant and dexamethasone sodium phosphate. The pharmaceutical formulations are stable oil-in-water emulsions for non-oral treatment of emesis and are particularly useful for treatment of subjects undergoing highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Ottoboni, Han Han
  • Patent number: 10952961
    Abstract: Hollow fiber drug delivery devices are described. Device can contain structural or solid fibers. Fabric can be formed by fibers being interwoven or joined to each other. All or some of the fibers can be resorbable. Fibers can be subdivided, by deformations or closure points, into numerous compartments that separately deliver drug. Deformations can be located at points of fiber intersection or joining. Different drug or drug formulation can be provided in different places. Fibers can be given appropriate surface treatments or coatings to achieve desired properties such as wetting of pores and surfaces. Different release characteristics in different directions can be achieved. The hollow fibers can contain solid particles of drug, and can contain gel. Possible applications include hernia meshes, pouches, sutures, catheters, wound dressings, stents, nerve regrowth guides, refillable/drainable devices, and devices that deliver drug to lymphatic flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Novaflux, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed E. Labib, Stanislav S. Dukhin, Peter Materna, Jeffrey C. Robertson, Ching-Yue Lai, Yacoob Tabani