Patents Examined by Jody Karol
  • Patent number: 9868735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry, and particularly to a novel class of benzazepine ketone derivatives (I), their preparation method and their pharmaceutical uses. The compounds have glycogen phosphorylase inhibiting effect and can be used in the preparation of anti-diabetes and its complications medicaments, anti-cerebral ischemia medicaments, anti-cardiovascular diseases medicaments, blood lipid-lowering medicaments, weight-reducing medicaments, anti-atherosclerosis medicaments, medicaments for treating metabolic syndrome or anti-tumor medicaments. The present invention also relates to a preparation method of the class of compounds and pharmaceutical formulations containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: CHENGDE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Liying Zhang
  • Patent number: 9855226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating psychiatric symptoms in a subject having a NMDA receptor and a NE receptor which includes administering d-methadone, d-methadol, d-alpha-acetylmethadol, l-alpha-acetylmethadol, d-alpha-normethadol, l-alpha-normethadol, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures thereof, to the subject under conditions effective for the substance to bind to the NMDA receptor and NE receptor of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo L. Manfredi, Charles E. Inturrisi
  • Patent number: 9856196
    Abstract: Provision of a TRPA1 activity inhibitor capable of reducing sensory irritation to skin or mucous membrane and an agent for reduction of sensory irritation for skin or mucous membrane. A TRPA1 inhibitor and an agent for reduction of sensory irritation for skin or mucous membrane comprising as an active ingredient a compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, and a double line composed of a dotted line and a solid line represents a single bond or a double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Kinoshita, Tomohiro Shirai, Kentaro Kumihashi, Hirohisa Fujihara, Nanae Mugita
  • Patent number: 9855243
    Abstract: Provided herein is a zileuton cream type topical anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition, and more particularly, a zileuton cream type topical anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition capable of retaining stability at room temperature and of being applied topically to maximize medical effects while minimizing absorption to an entirety of body, thereby minimizing toxicity caused by the compound so as to be suitable to topical treatment of skin diseases caused by leukotriene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: QURIENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Yean Nam, Jeong Jun Kim, Sae Yeon Lee, Ji Ye Ahn, Chunwon Jung, Jaeseung Kim, Hwan Kyu Kang, Hana Kim
  • Patent number: 9849114
    Abstract: Methods for treating fecal incontinence by administering to a subject in need thereof compositions including oxymetazoline as an active ingredient. Kits including compositions of oxymetazoline suitable for topical application, for the treatment of fecal incontinence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: RDD Pharma Ltd.
    Inventors: Nir Barak, Howard Lawrence Rice
  • Patent number: 9833424
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating depigmentation diseases such as vitiligo or leukoctricia. The pharmaceutical composition contains a therapeutically effective amount of fluoxetine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SHANDONG RUNZE PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Shang, Liangliang Zhou, Huali Wu, Jia Zhou, Yu Jin, Sha Liao
  • Patent number: 9827225
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of compositions and methods for treating nociceptive events that occur on the ocular surface in association with dryness, injury, environmental pollutants, and infectious and non-infectious diseases. Specifically, the present invention is directed to the use of certain compounds for treating for treating ocular pain or ocular discomfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: JENIVISION INC.
    Inventors: David Frederick Woodward, Weizhen Wang
  • Patent number: 9814688
    Abstract: Topical and wash compositions comprising a polymeric biguanide or a bis(biguanide) compound, a chelating agent and a buffering agent and methods for using these compositions for the prevention or treatment of skin or ear tissue infections is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dermcare-Vet Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Kenneth Vincent Mason
  • Patent number: 9802954
    Abstract: Piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides of formula I wherein: Ring A is a 6-membered aromatic ring optionally comprising one or two nitrogen atoms and R is Cl and is located in the para-, meta-, or ortho-position of Ring A, S* is a sulphur atom that represents a chiral center, and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers and racemates, hydrates and solvates thereof and the use of these compounds for the treatment of inflammatory or allergic diseases of the respiratory tract such as COPD or asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Pascale A. J. Pouzet, Peter Nickolaus, Ulrike Werthmann, Rogelio P. Frutos, Bing-Shiou Yang, Soojin Kim, Jason Alan Mulder, Nitinchandra D. Patel, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Thomas Gabriel Tampone, Xudong Wei
  • Patent number: 9801816
    Abstract: Gastric retentive dosage forms for sustained release of acamprosate are described which may allow once- or twice-daily dosing for both acute and long-term treatment of a disorder including alcohol dependence, tinnitus, sleep apnea, Parkinson's disease, levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Cortical spreading depression, migraine, schizophrenia, anxiety, tardive dyskinesia, spasticity, multiple sclerosis, various types pain, or binge eating. Methods of treatment using the dosage forms and methods of making the dosage forms are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Depomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Berner, Cuiping Chen
  • Patent number: 9790167
    Abstract: Activated fatty acids, pharmaceutical compositions including activated fatty acids, methods for using activated fatty acids to treat a variety of diseases, and methods for preparing activated fatty acids are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: COMPLEXA, INC., UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Bruce A. Freeman, Bruce Branchaud
  • Patent number: 9782377
    Abstract: A composition having a normalizing action for infradian rhythm and/or a synchronization promoting action for circadian rhythm (biological clock) containing arachidonic acid and/or an arachidonic acid-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kengo Akimoto, Yoshiko Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Katsuya Nagai
  • Patent number: 9744192
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating chronic rhinosinusitis that comprise administering a formulation of boric acid to the nasal and paranasal cavities of a patient in need. The present invention also provides for the use of a formulation comprising boric acid for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventor: Lee A. Flippin
  • Patent number: 9724357
    Abstract: Provided are methods for maintaining the viability of photoreceptor cells following retinal detachment. The viability of photoreceptor cells can be preserved by administering a hydrophilic bile acid (e.g., UDCA or TUDCA) to a mammal having an eye with a detached retina. Administration of the hydrophilic bile acid maintains the viability of the photoreceptor cells until such time that the retina becomes reattached to the underlying retinal pigment epithelium and choroid, thereby minimizing the loss of vision or visual acuity, which otherwise may occur as a result of the retinal detachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Demetrios G. Vavvas, Joan W. Miller, Dimosthenis Mantopoulos
  • Patent number: 9717744
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of administering 2-methylene-19-nor-(20S)-1?,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to treat and/or prevent secondary hyperparathyroidism and/or its accompanying symptoms in a subject having or at risk for developing secondary hyperparathyroidism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hector F. DeLuca, Lori A. Plum, Julia B. Zella, Margaret Clagett-Dame
  • Patent number: 9714427
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for inducing expression of Ube3a in a cell by contacting the cell with a topoisomerase inhibitor. Particular embodiments include a method of treating a genomic imprinting disorder, such as Angelman syndrome, in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of a topoisomerase inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Benjamin David Philpot, Mark John Zylka, Bryan Leo Roth, John Arthur Allen, Hsien-Sung Huang
  • Patent number: 9707229
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounded compositions, methods of making compounded compositions, kits comprising compounded compositions, containers comprising compounded compositions, and methods of using compounded compositions. The present application also relates to anti-infective agents and methods of using anti-infective agents. For example, disclosed herein are compounded compositions comprising an anti-bacterial agent, an anti-fungal agent, and an excipient base and methods of using a compounded composition to treat or prevent a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, or both, or a suspected bacterial infection, a suspected fungal infection, or both. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: CMPD LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Jay Richard Ray, II
  • Patent number: 9701664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are inhibitors of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1). In particular, the present invention relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Jones, Carl Rye, Nicola Chessum, Matthew Cheeseman, Adele E. Pasqua, Kurt G. Pike, Paul F. Faulder
  • Patent number: 9693993
    Abstract: The subject invention describes a method of use of Rotigotineā„¢ to alleviate and control menopausal symptoms in women, and in particular, hot flashes. The invention describes the use of Rotigotine as a dopamine agonist with affinity for the dopamine D2, D3, or D4 receptors. The use of Rotigotine provides a useful new method for treatment of menopausal symptoms that are most disruptive to the functioning in activities of daily living.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: Robert L. Knobler
  • Patent number: 9682037
    Abstract: Orally disintegrating film dosage forms for delivering active pharmaceutical agents, methods of formulating the dosage forms to retard absorption through the oral mucosa, and methods of using the dosage forms for the treatment of various medical conditions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: APR APPLIED PHARMA RESEARCH SA
    Inventors: Christian Leichs, Armin Breitenbach, Ingo Lehrke, Paolo Galfetti