Patents Examined by Joseph Kosack
  • Patent number: 9005917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-photon fluorescent probe, more particularly a two-photon fluorescent probe represented by Formula 1, a method for preparing same and a method for imaging thiols in mitochondria using same. The two-photon fluorescent probe according to the present invention, having two probes introduced in one molecule, can selectively dye mitochondria and emit intense fluorescence by reacting with thiols. Accordingly, it can be used to image the distribution and activation of thiols in a living cell or an intact living tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventor: Hwan Myung Kim
  • Patent number: 9006276
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of general formula (I), wherein the substituents R1, R2, A, B, and Y are defined as in claim 1. The invention further relates to medicaments containing said derivatives, and use thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Oost, Wilfried Lubisch, Wolfgang Wernet, Wilfried Hornberger, Liliane Unger, Herve Geneste, Astrid Netz
  • Patent number: 9006453
    Abstract: The present invention provides a convenient and industrially viable process for preparation of Zolmitriptan (I) having desired purity. The invention specifically relates to a method for isolating (S)-4-(4-hydrazinobenzyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one hydrochloride (IIIa) of desired purity by separating the undesired inorganic side products such as stannous hydroxide by manipulation of pH at different stages and finally treating with N,N-dimethylamino butyraldehyde diethyl acetal in an acidic medium to provide Zolmitriptan (I) conforming to regulatory specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Mukund Keshav Gurjar, Neelakandan Kaliaperumal, Pravin Prabhakar Ahirrao, Raghuramireddy Baireddy, Prabhakaran Balasubramanian, Srinivas Nandala, Prasad Pandurang Panchabhai, Samit Satish Mehta
  • Patent number: 9005581
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, preparations and formulations comprising pyrazine derivatives having multiple poly(ethylene glycol) containing substituents. Many of the compounds disclosed herein are excretable by the renal system of a subject or patient and are useful for visualizing the renal system of a subject or patient. Upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation, a number of the compounds disclosed herein exhibit luminescence and are externally detectable when present in the body fluid of a patient or subject. Also provided herein are methods for visualizing the renal system of a subject or patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: MediBeacon, LLC
    Inventors: Amruta Poreddy, William L. Neumann
  • Patent number: 9000188
    Abstract: The present invention features monocyclic cyanoenone compositions and methods for using the same in the treatment of diseases such as cancer, inflammatory diseases and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Tadashi Honda, Emilie David, Dale Mierke
  • Patent number: 9000016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles-2-thio derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Janet A. Takeuchi, Ling Li, Wha-Bin Im, Ken Chow
  • Patent number: 8993605
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 1,2,5-oxadiazole derivatives, and compositions of the same, which are inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other disorders, and to the processes and intermediates for making such 1,2,5-oxadiazole derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Combs, Eddy W. Yue, Richard B. Sparks, Wenyu Zhu
  • Patent number: 8993611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a family of stable polyamine arylethylamide compounds, and to the use of these compounds as agents inhibiting DNA damages induced by by-products of the non-enzymatic glycosylation of skin tissues. The invention also relates to cosmetic or dermocosmetic compositions intended to fight skin disorders associated with said glycosylation by-products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Exsymol
    Inventor: Marie-Christine Seguin
  • Patent number: 8993796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the separation of vinyl acetate from a gas mixture formed by the reaction of ethylene with acetic acid and oxygen in the gas phase over catalysts comprising palladium or palladium compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Bernd Rinne, Stefan Hess, Ali Hotaman, Michael J. Bayer, Berthold Nuber
  • Patent number: 8993780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel amide derivatives of N-urea substituted amino acids, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Tien T. Duong, John E. Donello, Veena Viswanath, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 8993775
    Abstract: The present invention refers to the synthesis of precatalysts and the use of such precatalysts in ethylene oligomerization reactions for the selective production of alpha-olefins. More specifically, it refers to the preparation and use of coordination compounds containing polydentate ligands comprising Group 6 and 10 transition metal compounds, in particular chromium (III) and nickel (II). Such catalytic precursors present high catalytic activity and selectivity for the production of alpha-olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS
    Inventors: Osvaldo de Lazaro Casagrande Junior, Carlos Rene Klotz Rabello, Lucilene Losch de Oliveira, Ana Helena Dias Pereira dos Santos, Roberta Campedelli, Adao Lauro Bergamo
  • Patent number: 8987517
    Abstract: A process for preparing cycloaliphatic amines by hydrogenating the corresponding aromatic compounds with hydrogen-comprising gas at a temperature of from 30 to 280° C. and a pressure of 50-350 bar, in the presence of ruthenium catalysts. The hydrogenation is performed in the presence of from 1% by weight to 500% by weight, based on the catalyst calculated as elemental ruthenium (Ru), of suspended inorganic additives, and to the use of the cycloaliphatic amines as a synthesis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joachim Pfeffinger, Willi Doell
  • Patent number: 8987258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel chromenone analog sirtuin modulator compounds of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, corresponding pharmaceutical compositions and treatment methods and combination therapies thereof for use in increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Oalmann, Robert B. Perni, Chi B. Vu
  • Patent number: 8987466
    Abstract: The invention provides a silicon-containing bianthracene derivative, a production process and use thereof, and an organic electroluminescent device. The invention belongs to the technical field of organic electroluminescence, and can give a blue light-emitting material being able to form a dense film. The silicon-containing bianthracene derivative has a molecular structure of the following general formula, wherein R group represents an aryl group having a carbon atom number of 6-14, an aromatic heterocyclic group having a carbon atom number of 8-18, a fused-ring aromatic group having a carbon atom number of 9-15, a fluorenyl group, or a triarylamino group. The silicon-containing bianthracene derivative mentioned in the invention can be used in an organic electroluminescent device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., JiLin OLED Material Tech. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yinan Liang, Xiaoyu Ma, Hui Wang, Wenyu Ma
  • Patent number: 8987501
    Abstract: A radioisotope labeled reagent includes a compound having the general formula (I), L-(aCbH2)naCbH3??(I) where a in each occurrence independently is a carbon mass number between 11 and 14 inclusive, b in each occurrence independently is a hydrogen mass number between 1 and 3 inclusive, such that a in each occurrence is not 12 simultaneously with b in each occurrence being 1; L is a leaving group R1SO2—O—, R1—S—, 12C1H3(12C3H2)n—S—R1C(O)O—, NC—, (R1)3P—, XMg- and Li—, where n is an integer between 0 and 3 inclusive, where X is chloro, bromo or iodine, where R1 is H, aryl, a substituent containing aryl, C1-C20 alkyl, a substituent containing C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, a substitute containing C2-C20 alkenyl, C2-C20 alkynyl, and a substitute containing C2-C20 alkynyl with the proviso that when n is 0, a is 13 and b is 2 and R1 in R1—S is not aryl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry Scot Pounds
  • Patent number: 8980932
    Abstract: The present invention concerns novel carbonic anhydrase IX inhibitors comprising a nitroimidazole moiety and their use in therapy of hypoxic conditions, in particular cancer treatment, especially chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The compounds of the invention have an increased specificity for the carbonic anhydrase IX enzyme compared to the art. The present invention relates to novel nitroimidazole derivates represented by formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology “Maastro-Clinic”, Université Montpellier 2 Sciences et Techniques
    Inventors: Philippe Lambin, Jean-Yves Winum, Claudiu Supuran
  • Patent number: 8981115
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a cyclic compound of formula (I) which comprises (a) adding an acid halide of formula R1—C (O)—X, to a vinyl ether of formula (II): CH2?CH—OR2, to produce an addition product, and (b) reacting the addition product with a compound of formula (III): Y-A-Z; wherein R1 is a halogenated alkyl group; wherein X is fluorine, chlorine, or bromine; wherein R2 is an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group; wherein Z and Y designate independently carbon or a heteroatom; and wherein A is a linking group between Z and Y comprising 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms in the cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Solvay SA
    Inventor: Max Braun
  • Patent number: 8981147
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel ligand represented by the following formula and a novel transition metal complex having the ligand, which shows superior enantioselectivity and catalytic efficiency, particularly high catalyst activity, in various asymmetric synthesis reactions. A transition metal complex having, as a ligand, a compound represented by the formula wherein R4 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group optionally having substituent(s), and R5 and R6 are each a C1-6 alkyl group optionally having substituent(s), or the formula is a group represented by the formula wherein ring B is a 3- to 8-membered ring optionally having substituent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Mitsuhisa Yamano, Mitsutaka Goto, Shinji Kawaguchi, Masatoshi Yamada, Jun-ichi Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8980875
    Abstract: The invention relates to the platinum N-heterocycle derivatives of general formula (I) in which—R1 and/or R2 are, independently of one another, an aryl or aralkyl group, each optionally substituted, a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group, a monocyclic C3-C7 cycloalkyl group or a linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl group, or else R? is a hydrogen atom and R is a group selected from the following groups: cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl, which is monocyclic or bicyclic and has from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or benzyl, which is optionally substituted, or else R and R? form, together with NH, a C3-C8 monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycloalkyl, V is a nitrogen atom or a C—R4 radical, R3 and/or R4 are hydrogen or a phenyl group or R3 and R4 may also together form a C3-C6 alkylene radical or a C3-C6 heteroalkylene radical with one or more nitrogenous heteroatoms, it being possible for the carbon atoms of the heteroalkylene radical to be modified in the form of a carbonyl radical, and X is iodine, bromine, chlorine or a nitra
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Patrick Mailliet, Angela Marinetti, Myriem Skander
  • Patent number: 8975413
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of preparing a radioisotope nanostructure having a ligand-metal framework, and a radioisotope nanostructure prepared thereby. The method of preparing the radioisotope nanostructure of the invention has a simple preparation process and can thus be applied to mass production of a radioisotope nanostructure. Also, because this radioisotope nanostructure is nano-sized spherical particles and has no reactive group, it can be easily dispersed in a fluid, and this nanostructure is physically and chemically stable and thus can be utilized as a radioisotope tracer in the fields of refineries, chemistry, cement, agriculture, water resources, marine, etc. Furthermore, this nanostructure can be used for diagnosis and/or treatment in medical fields, and can be applied to checking whether a nanomaterial is harmful. In addition, this nanostructure is expected to be applicable in a variety of fields using radioisotopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Hee Jung, Seong-Ho Choi, Jong Bum Kim, Jin Ho Moon, Min Seok Oh