Patents Examined by Kantamneni Shobha
  • Substituted benzazoles and methods of their use as inhibitors of raf kinase
    Patent number: 8299108
    Abstract: New substituted benz-azole compounds, compositions and methods of inhibition of Raf kinase activity in a human or animal subject are provided. The new compounds compositions may be used either alone or in combination with at least one additional agent for the treatment of a Raf kinase mediated disorder, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Payman Amiri, Wendy Fantl, Barry Haskell Levine, Daniel J. Poon, Savithri Ramurthy, Paul A. Renhowe, Sharadha Subramanian, Leonard Sung
  • Colored cosmetic compositions with pearlescent and color pigment blends
    Patent number: 7628998
    Abstract: There is provided compositions and methods for providing a natural appearance, healthy glow, and other aesthetic benefits to the skin. One composition has a shade-matched pearlescent component. Another composition has a blend of a shade-matched pearlescent component and a shade-matched pigment component. Preferably, the blend is incorporated into an emulsion, a powder, cream-to-powder cosmetic, a gel, a pomade, a solution, a stick, suspension, or a wet/dry foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Avon Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Arvind N. Shah, Ernest S. Curtis
  • Process for preparing water-soluble or water-dispersible polyether-containing polymers and the use thereof as coating agents, binders and/or film-forming excipients in pharmaceutical dosage forms or packaging materials or as additives in cosmetic, dermatological or hygienic preparations
    Patent number: 7465440
    Abstract: A process for preparing graft copolymers of polyvinyl esters by polymerization of a) at least one vinyl ester of aliphatic C1-C24-carboxylic acids in the presence of b) polyethers which are solid at room temperature and have the general formula I, c) and, where appropriate, at least one other monomer using a free-radical organic initiator system, wherein liquid polyalkylene glycol is used as solvent for the free-radical initiator system (feed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Maximilian Angel, Michael Gotsche, Karl Kolter
  • Compositions of minoxidil
    Patent number: 7442369
    Abstract: Novel compositions comprising minoxidil, a thickening agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent are presented. Also presented is a process for making a novel gel composition comprising minoxidil, and methods for using the novel compositions for treating and preventing hair loss in a region of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: McNeil AB
    Inventors: Lorraine Elisabeth Pena, Maw-Sheng Wu