Patents Examined by Kevin E. Weddington
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Patent number: 12161622Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for treating major depressive disorder in a human patient having moderate or severe anhedonia. The methods comprise administering to the patient in need thereof an effective amount of aticaprant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the patient had an inadequate response to other antidepressant therapy prior to treatment with aticaprant. In other embodiments, the other antidepressant therapy comprised a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Vanina Popova, Adam Savitz, Rama Melkote, Wayne C. Drevets, Srihari Gopal, Darrel Pemberton, Chakradhar Lagishetty, Iva Kezic
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Patent number: 12161607Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a combination of two different cannabinoids in the treatment of leukaemia. The combination of CBD with THC appears to be particularly effective in reducing cell number in this disease. Preferably the cannabinoids are used in the form of an extract of Cannabis such that many of the naturally occurring compounds are co-extracted with the THC or CBD. Alternatively, the cannabinoids are present in the form of a highly purified extract of Cannabis, wherein the CBD or THC are present at greater than 98% of the total extract (w/w) and the other components of the extract are characterized. Alternatively, the CBD and THC may be synthetically produced. A specific ratio of CBD and THC such as 10:1 to 1:10 (CBD:THC) or more preferably between 2:1 to 1:2 (CBD:THC) may be used.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Jazz Pharmaceuticals Research UK LimitedInventors: Stephen Wright, Wai Liu, Katherine Scott, Angus Dalgleish
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Patent number: 12162890Abstract: Disclosed herein, in part, are heteroaromatic compounds and methods of use in treating neuropsychiatric disorders, e.g., schizophrenia and major depressive disorder. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making heteroaromatic compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated modulate the NMDA receptor.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: David R. Anderson, Robert A. Volkmann, Frank S. Menniti, Christopher Fanger
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Patent number: 12162867Abstract: Provided are compounds of the Formula (IIB): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful for the inhibition of DHX9 and in the treatment of a variety of DHX9 mediated conditions or diseases, such as cancer.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2024Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: ACCENT THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Matthew H. Daniels, Kenneth W. Duncan, Brian Andrew Sparling, Andrew Stewart Tasker, Gavin Whitlock
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Patent number: 12150922Abstract: A method of inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme activity in a patient including administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of tolterodine.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Mahmoud Kandeel, Abdulla Altaher
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Patent number: 12150929Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for treating major depressive disorder in a human patient having moderate or severe anhedonia. The methods comprise administering to the patient in need thereof an effective amount of aticaprant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the patient had an inadequate response to other antidepressant therapy prior to treatment with aticaprant. In other embodiments, the other antidepressant therapy comprised a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2024Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Vanina Popova, Adam Savitz, Rama Melkote, Wayne C. Drevets, Srihari Gopal, Darrel Pemberton, Chakradhar Lagishetty, Iva Kezic
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Patent number: 12144892Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition which has excellent stability, disintegratability, and absorbability, is easily prepared, and contains 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cyclodextrin derivative. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and hydroxypropyl-?-cyclodextrin.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinji Okada
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Patent number: 12133842Abstract: The present invention relates to stable, preservative- and antioxidant-free liquid formulations of phenylephrine and ketorolac for injection.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Rayner Intraocular Lenses LimitedInventors: Gregory A. Demopulos, Hui-rong Shen, Clark E. Tedford
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Patent number: 12133839Abstract: Novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods for their pharmaceutical use are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the compounds are agonists and/or ligands of cannabinoid receptors and may be useful, inter alia, for treating and/or preventing pain, gastrointestinal disorders, genitourinary disorders, inflammation, glaucoma, auto-immune diseases, ischemic conditions, immune-related disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases, for providing cardioprotection against ischemic and reperfusion effects, for inducing apoptosis in malignant cells, and as an appetite stimulant.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Inventors: John Heaney, Kirby Hammond
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Patent number: 12133847Abstract: The present invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition and a usage thereof, comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable acidic medicinal auxiliary material whose surface is modified and dabigatran etexilate or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or aquo-complexes thereof. The present invention further provides a surface modification method for a medicinal auxiliary material.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen Pharmacin, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zeren Wang, Yulan Zhao, Lijiang Wang, Xiao Zhang, Jun Xu, Shunqin Chen, Meili Sun, Guisheng Jiang
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Patent number: 12128012Abstract: A method of treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is provided to extend life expectancy in a subject. The method can include administering the ketamine to a subject having ALS such that the subject has an extended life expectancy compared to life expectancy of the subject prior to being administered the ketamine. The extended life expectancy is determined by the subject having a first progression rate of ALS prior to being administered ketamine and a second progression rate of ALS after being administered ketamine. The first progression rate is faster than the second progression rate such that the progression of ALS in the subject is slowed by the ketamine.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF KANSASInventors: Richard Barohn, John A. Stanford, Matthew Macaluso
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Patent number: 12109280Abstract: The present patent application relates to a composition for topical application in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, characterized in that it comprises at least one noncrosslinked amphiphilic polymer, the globules of the said emulsion exhibiting a mean size ranging from 15 to 500 microns and the oily phase being present in an amount of less than 35% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: L'OREALInventors: Jean-Thierry Simonnet, Florence L'Alloret, Lydie Bressy, Zohra Moujahed
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Patent number: 12102719Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition which has excellent stability, disintegratability, and absorbability, is easily prepared, and contains 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cyclodextrin derivative. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and hydroxypropyl-?-cyclodextrin.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinji Okada
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Patent number: 12102627Abstract: The subject invention provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with Rett syndrome comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of pridopidine so as to thereby treat the subject.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Prilenia Neurotherapeutics Ltd.Inventors: Michal Geva, Ralph Laufer, Michael Hayden
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Patent number: 12105089Abstract: The present invention provides for a human cell atlas of the colon from healthy and diseased subjects. The atlas was obtained by single sequencing of about 117,000 cells. The present invention discloses novel markers for cell types. Moreover, genes associated with disease are identified in the colon and colon specific cell types. The invention provides for diagnostic assays based on gene markers and cell composition, as well as target cell types that express genes associated with disease. Finally, disclosed are novel cell types and methods of quantitating, detecting and isolating the cell types.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institution of Technology, The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Alexander K. Shalek, Christopher Smillie, Rebecca H. Herbst, Moshe Biton, Aviv Regev, Jose Ordovas-Montanes, Ramnik Xavier
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Patent number: 12103929Abstract: Disclosed are tricyclic compounds as bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) inhibitors which are shown as formula I, their synthesis and their use for treating diseases. More particularly, disclosed are fused heterocyclic derivatives useful as inhibitors of BET, methods for producing such compounds and methods for treating diseases and conditions wherein inhibition of one or more BET bromodomains provides a benefit.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: JACOBIO PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Haiquan Fang, Mingming Chen, Guiqun Yang, Yuelei Du, Yanping Wang, Tong Wu, Qinglong Li, Lei Zhang, Shaojing Hu
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Patent number: 12102605Abstract: The disclosure relates to the use of atovaquone or a salt thereof, and, optionally, proguanil or a salt thereof, for the treatment of various human diseases and conditions, including gastrointestinal disorders and, in particular, those associated with inflammation, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn's disease (CD).Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2024Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Elevaid Therapeutics, Inc.Inventor: Joseph David
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Patent number: 12102611Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and ligands, and antihypertensive compositions formed therewith, that modulate seminal endocrine factors that control blood pressure and, thereby, treat hypertension. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the antihypertensive compositions to treat hypertension and disorders associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2024Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Olfactive Biosolutions, LLCInventors: Christopher Hanson, William Harries
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Patent number: 12097212Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions and methods for deactivating coronavirus. A method includes providing a deactivation composition including one or more CSA compounds and a carrier, administering the deactivation composition to a subject, and the deactivation composition deactivating coronavirus virions in the subject or coming into contact with the subject. The method can thereby prevent, decrease, or inhibit a coronavirus infection, such as COVID-19, of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Brigham Young UniversityInventors: Paul B. Savage, Michael C. Moore
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Patent number: 12090125Abstract: The invention relates to a DPP-IV inhibitor (preferably vildagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof), and metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treating type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to the use of a DPP-IV inhibitor (preferably vildagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof), and metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for treating type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a method of treating type 2 diabetes using a DPP-IV inhibitor (preferably vildagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof), and metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Päivi M. Paldánius, Wolfgang Kothny, James E. Foley, David R. Matthews, Michael Stumvoll, Stefano Del Prato