Patents Examined by Frederick Krass
  • Patent number: 9730953
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel soluble forms of planar ring structured organic compounds including flavonoids, and their production. The invention also includes the use of these novel formulations of planar ring structured organic compounds in the preparation of formulations and products. The invention also relates to a wide variety of applications of the formulations of the invention. The subject invention includes novel soluble forms and various formulations of flavonoids. Further, the invention includes novel methods of manufacturing the flavonoid formulations. The invention also relates to a wide variety of applications of the flavonoid formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: VIZURI HEALTH SCIENCES LLC
    Inventor: Philip J. Birbara
  • Patent number: 9730901
    Abstract: The invention relates to the area of the chemical-pharmaceutical industry and medicine, in particular, to an agent for treatment of dependence on ethyl alcohol and/or drugs, treatment of psychosomatic and neurological complications in such patients; to pharmaceutical compositions containing this agent; and to treatment methods for psychosomatic and neurological complications with this agent. The aim of the invention is to develop a new pharmaceutical agent with minimal side effects. The proposed therapeutic substance, for treatment of addiction to ethanol and/or drugs, for treatment of psychosomatic and neurological complications in such patients, which is presented by polyprenols of formula (1) where n=8-20. Therapeutic composition for treatment of addiction to ethanol and/or drugs, for treatment of psychosomatic and neurological complications in patients is suggested, which includes an effective amount of polyprenols of formula (1) where n=8-20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventors: Viktor Ivanovich Roschin, Vagif Sultanovich Sultanov
  • Patent number: 9724300
    Abstract: A long-lasting, controlled-release local anesthetic liposome preparation is produced by: providing a liposome composition, which is obtained by mixing, in a water-miscible organic solvent, a first aqueous phase solution with a water-miscible organic solution, in which a phospholipid and cholesterol are contained at a defined total concentration, at a defined ratio by volume thereby obtaining an emulsion wherein a total concentration of the phospholipid and cholesterol in the mixed phase is at 15 w/v % to 50 w/v %, followed by subjecting the emulsion to external solution exchange with a second aqueous phase solution to obtain a liposome composition wherein an ion gradient is formed between an internal-region aqueous phase of a liposome membrane made of the first aqueous phase solution and an external-region aqueous phase of the liposome membrane made of the second aqueous phase solution; and encapsulating a local anesthetic in the internal-region aqueous phase according to a remote loading method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiko Yamashita, Yasuo Kurosaki, Makoto Harumoto, Kyoko Shimamura, Masaki Kaibori, Yoshiro Araki, Masanori Kon, Seiji Ito
  • Patent number: 9724391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for a combination therapy with a corticosteroid and exosomes. By means of the combination therapy diseases such as osteoarthritis, arthritis and/or degenerative spinal diseases can be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: ORTHOGEN AG
    Inventors: Peter Wehling, Julio Reinecke
  • Patent number: 9713596
    Abstract: Methods for treating excess pigmentation, including treatment of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), are disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise administration of a composition comprising bakuchiol substantially free of furanocoumarins to a mammal. Compositions comprising bakuchiol and methods for their preparation are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Unigen, Inc.
    Inventors: Mei Feng Hong, Qi Jia, Lidia Alfaro Brownell
  • Patent number: 9713586
    Abstract: An oral care composition comprising a diluted sodium calcium alginate gel, wherein the oral care composition is a toothpaste, a gel, a mouthwash or a mouthrinse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Manying Shi, Xiaojing Lv, Rolando Plata, Zhuoxing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9706790
    Abstract: The present invention provides edible compositions comprising a compound of the present invention, food products comprising such edible compositions and methods of preparing such food products. The present invention also provides methods of reducing the amount of NaCl in a food product, methods of reducing the sodium intake in a diet, and methods of reducing bitter taste in a food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: CHROMOCELL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francis Xavier Brennan, William P. Jones, Jane V. Leland, David Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9700529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to active substances in particulate form, to methods for preparing them and to their uses. The present invention provides particulate powders, such as might be of use for delivery using a dry powder inhaler (DPI) or similar delivery device, having properties which may be beneficial to the DPI delivery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nektar Therapeutics
    Inventors: Peter York, Boris Yu Shekunov, Mahboob Ur Rehman, Jane Catherine Feeley
  • Patent number: 9700486
    Abstract: The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, GAMMAGARD LIQUID (an immune globulin infusion (human)); ADVATE (Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Plasma/Albumin-Free Method, (rAHF)); BAX 111 (vonicog alfa, or [618-threonine,709-aspartic acid] von Willebrand factor Homo sapiens (1381A>T,1472H>D variant)); or an adeno-associated viral vector containing a liver-specific human factor IX expression cassette, e.g., sscAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Wendell P. Weeks, Robert Anthony Schaut, Steven Edward DeMartino, John Stephen Peanasky
  • Patent number: 9694079
    Abstract: Compositions comprised of a delivery vehicle or delivery system and an active agent dispersed within the delivery vehicle or system, wherein the delivery vehicle or system contains a polyorthoester polymer and a polar aprotic solvent. Also disclosed are low viscosity delivery systems for administration of active agents. The low viscosity delivery systems have a polyorthoester polymer, a polar aprotic solvent and a solvent containing a triglyceride viscosity reducing agent. Compositions described include an amide- or anilide-type local anesthetic of the “caine” classification, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), along with related methods, e.g., for treatment of post-operative pain or for prophylactic treatment of pain. The compositions are suitable for delivery via, e.g., direct application and instillation, intradermal injection, subcutaneous injection, and nerve block (perineural).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Ottoboni, Lee Ann Lynn Girotti
  • Patent number: 9693566
    Abstract: An animal, bird, and repellent formulation and method for warding off deer, geese, birds and insects from shrubs, grass, water, walks, parking lots in around buildings and the like. The formulation is a mixture of water, rosemary oil, mint oil, cedar oil, kaolin clay, a thickener, preservative, white distilled vinegar and dried eggs. This formulation can be applied to a support medium, such as crushed eggshells, nutshells, or corncobs and then disbursed over the surface to be protected. The mixture can also be formed into a viscous composition and sprayed over the area. Additionally, this mixture can be applied to stagnate water to kill mosquito larvae or on a variety of surfaces to repel insects such as flies, spiders, beetles, ants and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: James Messina, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9687435
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a liquid oral composition and a liquid food composition in which calcium phosphate such as hydroxyapatite or tricalcium phosphate can be stably dispersed and prevented from being precipitated or separated out even in long-term storage. Calcium phosphate mixed with xanthan gum and polyglycerin fatty acid ester can be stably dispersed even in long-term storage and prevented from being precipitated or separated out even when used in liquid oral compositions such as mouthwashes, liquid dentifrices, and oral detergents or in liquid food compositions such as milk, soy milk, yoghurt, and refreshing beverages. In addition, calcium phosphate mixed with xanthan gum and polyglycerin fatty acid ester further supplemented with an amphoteric surfactant can be more effectively prevented from being precipitated or separated out in liquid oral compositions such as mouthwashes, liquid dentifrices, and oral detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SANGI
    Inventors: Keijiro Fujita, Mariko Obuki, Tomoki Saito, Shuji Sakuma
  • Patent number: 9687550
    Abstract: The present invention is based, in part, upon the discovery of charged lipids that provide advantages when used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of a therapeutic agent. As such, described herein are compounds useful for delivering a nucleic acid to a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Mamta Kapoor, Rajesh Kumar Kainthan
  • Patent number: 9682101
    Abstract: A composition for use in the treatment of a condition or disorder related to mucosal barrier dysfunction in the gut, the composition comprising activated carbon. The condition may be, for example, pouchitis or proctitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: FERRING B.V.
    Inventor: Mats Ekelund
  • Patent number: 9681642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chewable object for carnivorous pets. The inventive object (1) is provided with an elongated shape and comprises a chewable, edible and digestible substance. The invention is characterised in that the shape of the object (1) comprises at least two dihedrals (d1, d2) having edges (a1, a2) which essentially extend along the entire length of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: VIRBAC
    Inventors: Guy Derrieu, Nathalie Delhom
  • Patent number: 9675823
    Abstract: Provided are compositions, e.g., oral and personal care products, comprising (i) a zinc (amino acid or trialkyl glycine) halide complex, and (ii) cysteine in free or in orally or cosmetically acceptable salt form, together with methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Liu, Long Pan, Joseph Convery, Shaotang Yuan, Harsh M. Trivedi
  • Patent number: 9675568
    Abstract: Suggested is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising menthane carboxylic acid-N-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-amide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Symrise AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Krammer, Sven Siegel, Silke Middendorf
  • Patent number: 9675699
    Abstract: The following invention relates to a taste enhancer and a method of enhancing taste. The invention relates the use of a cooling enhancing composition which provides cooling enhancement when combined with other cooling compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Thumpalasseril V. John, Mark L. Dewis, Kathryn Bardsley, Kenneth J. Kraut, Hou Wu
  • Patent number: 9668958
    Abstract: To provide a composition for preventing periodontal diseases (prophylactic agent of periodontal diseases), the composition having an excellent cariostatic property, being safe and stable for prolonged use and having less effects on flavor. A non-cariogenic material prepared by blending a rare sugar in the D form as selected from the group consisting of D-psicose, D-sorbose and D-tagatose, a rare sugar in the L form as selected from L-fructose, L-psicose and L-tagatose, or allitol as a rare sugar derivative, singly or in combination. A cariostatic agent comprising D-psicose, D-sorbose, D-tagatose, L-fructose, L-psicose and/or L-tagatose. A cariostatic agent in combination with catechins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: MATSUTANI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KAGAWA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tetsuo Iida, Takashi Ichihara, Ken Izumori, Masaaki Tokuda, Takaaki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9668474
    Abstract: A structured surfactant system with a very high degree of clarity. The system comprises water and a mixture of at least one surfactant having a HLB (Hydrophilic Lipophilic Balance) value of less than 10, and at least one surfactant having an HLB value of 10 or greater. The structured surfactant system forms multilamellar vesicles and has suspending properties without added electrolytes, carbohydrates, or polymeric thickeners. This makes the structured surfactant system particularly useful in personal care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Stepan Company
    Inventors: John Hawkins, Emilie Pace, Laetitia Lebert