Patents Examined by Marcos L Sznaidman
  • Patent number: 10273202
    Abstract: Described herein are nitroxyl progenitor compounds, and compositions including, and methods or generating, the compounds thereof, and methods of treating or preventing disease and disease symptoms using the compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: John P. Toscano, Christopher M. Pavlos, Preeya Kapur Boppana
  • Patent number: 10265280
    Abstract: Formulations for treating ocular surface diseases, such as dry eye disease, and related methods are disclosed. The formulations include ambroxol or a chemical derivative thereof (for example, ambroxol hydrochloride) dispersed in a carrier and may optionally include a biocompatible polymer to provide extended release properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventors: Mingwu Wang, Cindy A Wang
  • Patent number: 10226470
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating autoimmune disease in a subject by inhibiting the activity of DGAT1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Kareem Graham, Eugene C. Butcher
  • Patent number: 10221197
    Abstract: The present application provides the compounds of formula (J), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, or a mixture thereof, wherein n, m, q, A?, W1, W2, W3, R1, R2, and R3 are described herein. The compounds are inhibitors to the activities of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and are useful for treating conditions mediated by one or more PI3K isoforms. The present application further provides pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound of formula (J), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, tautomer, or mixture thereof, and methods of using these compounds and compositions for treating conditions mediated by one or more PI3K isoforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhimin Du, Jerry Evarts, Joshua Kaplan, Musong Kim, Devan Naduthambi, Leena Patel, Stephane Perreault, Barton W. Phillips, Gary Phillips, Kirk L. Stevens, Jennifer A. Treiberg, Joshua Van Veldhuizen, William J. Watkins, Suet Chung Yeung
  • Patent number: 10221161
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), compositions comprising such compounds; the use of such compounds in therapy (for example in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition in which plasma kallikrein activity is implicated); and methods of treating patients with such compounds; wherein R5, R6, R7, R12, R13, A, L, B, n, W, X, Y and Z are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Kalvista Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Hannah Joy Edwards, David Michael Evans, Premji Meghani, Andrew Richard Novak
  • Patent number: 10207984
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to cyclopropyl derivatives and methods of use. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of managing medical disorders with pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein administered to subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of managing mental disorders, mood disorders, pain, and fibromyalgia and related conditions with pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: Emory University, Wake Forest University Health Services
    Inventors: Huw M. L. Davies, Spandan Chennamadhavuni, Thomas J. Martin, Steven R. Childers
  • Patent number: 10201507
    Abstract: A composition for treating Fragile X syndrome in a subject in need thereof, wherein the composition includes an effective amount of a modulator of a chloride transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: NEUROCHLORE, INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE), UNIVERSITE AIX MARSEILLE, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE BREST
    Inventors: Yehezkel Ben-Ari, Eric Lemonnier, Nail Burnashev, Roman Tyzio
  • Patent number: 10196381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of benzimidazole-2-piperazine heterocyclic derivatives, a preparation method and medical use thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a new benzimidazole-2-piperazine heterocyclic derivative of general Formula (I), a preparation method, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and use thereof as a therapeutic agent and especially as a poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUILUN LIFE SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xing Fan, Jihong Qin
  • Patent number: 10183933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of PI3K, particularly of PI3K?. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Alex Aronov, Jon H. Come, Robert J. Davies, Albert Charles Pierce, Philip N. Collier, Ronald Lee Grey, Hardwin O'Dowd, James A. Henderson, Elaine B. Krueger, Anne-Laure Grillot, Arnaud Le Tiran, Yusheng Liao, David Messersmith, Jian Wang, Jingrong Cao, Upul Keerthi Bandarage, Suganthini S. Nanthakumar
  • Patent number: 10183015
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds and methods of using those compounds to treat liver fibrosis, including liver fibrosis which is a precursor to, is concurrent with, is associated with, or is secondary to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); elevated cholesterol levels, and insulin resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Medivation Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Bernales, Jeffrey Lindquist, Mausumee Guha
  • Patent number: 10179107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tablet having a weight of 30-200 mg and consisting of: 60-100 wt. % of granules consisting of: 50-90% by weight of the granules of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA); 6-35% by weight of the granules of microcrystalline cellulose; 0-20% by weight of the granules of one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable granule ingredients; and 0-40 wt. % of one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable tablet components. These tablets can suitably be used to orally administer DHEA in dosages of around 50 mg and are sufficiently small to be incorporated in, for instance, ordinary oral contraceptive blister packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: PANTARHEI BIOSCIENCE B.V.
    Inventors: Herman Jan Tijmen Coelingh Bennink, Johannes Jan Platteeuw
  • Patent number: 10179767
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds having activity as sodium channel (e.g., NaV1.7) inhibitors that are useful for treating sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain, as well as other diseases and conditions associated with the mediation of sodium channels, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: GENENTECH, INC., XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Sultan Chowdhury, Christoph Martin Dehnhardt, Abid Hasan, Ivan William Hemeon, Qi Jia, Jun Li, Zhiguo Liu, Daniel F. Ortwine, Brian Safina, Daniel Sutherlin, Shaoyi Sun, Andrew D. White, Wei Gong, Alla Yurevna Zenova, Jiuxiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 10167287
    Abstract: This invention provides substituted pyrimidine compounds having the formula: wherein X is absent, CH2, S, or O, and R is an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms, and optionally salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, that are useful in treating a patient having a disease or cancer. The compounds of this invention are useful as multi-enzyme antifolates selectively targeting the folate receptor (FR). Further, a method of making 5- and 6-substituted cyclopenta[d]pyrimidine for nonclassical and classical antifolates as TS and DHFR inhibitors is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit
    Inventors: Aleem Gangjee, Larry H. Matherly
  • Patent number: 10155725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel anthelmintic compounds of formula (I) below: wherein Y and Z are independently a bicyclic carbocyclic or a bicyclic heterocyclic group, or one of Y or Z is a bicyclic carbocyclic or a bicyclic heterocyclic group and the other of Y or Z is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl, and variables X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and X8 are as defined herein. The invention also provides for veterinary compositions comprising the anthelmintic compounds of the invention, and their uses for the treatment and prevention of parasitic infections in animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: MERIAL, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Q. Meng, Alan Long, Scot Huber, Srinivas Reddy Gurrala, Douglas Edward Wilkinson, Gregory Pacofsky
  • Patent number: 10149833
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an indirubin derivative for stimulating longitudinal bone growth. Because the composition for stimulating longitudinal bone growth according to the present invention is shown to be effective in longitudinal bone growth, it may be used not only as a composition for stimulating longitudinal bone growth, but also as a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing short stature, microplasia, dwarfism, or precocious puberty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Kang-Yell Choi, Hyun-Yi Kim, Sehee Choi
  • Patent number: 10144721
    Abstract: There is provided inter alia a compound of formula (I): wherein R1, J, Ar, L, X, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification, for use in the treatment of inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Respivert Ltd.
    Inventors: John King-Underwood, Ito Kazuhiro, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Catherine Elisabeth Charron, Peter John Murray, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions
  • Patent number: 10143667
    Abstract: Provided are an agent for imparting ceramide-like function, an agent for reinforcing skin barrier function, a moisturizing agent and a skin drug for external use. The agent for imparting ceramide-like function comprises as an effective ingredient a derivative of succinic acid diamide represented by the following formula (1): [wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydroxyalkyl group of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R3 represents a group: —CH2CH2CH2CH2—R4 or a group: —CH2CH?CHCH2—R4 (wherein R4 represents an alkyl group of from 8 to 26 carbon atoms)].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiya Sugai, Taisuke Aosaki
  • Patent number: 10144736
    Abstract: The invention provides 4,6-di- and 2,4,6-tri-substituted pteridine derivatives with a specific substitution pattern which exhibit a significant and selective activity against certain types of viral infections, in particular selectively inhibit replication of Flaviridae such as the hepatitis C virus, and are useful for the prevention and treatment of such viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Piet AndréMaurits Maria Herdewijn, Steven Cesar Alfons De Jonghe, William John Watkins, Lee Shun Chong
  • Patent number: 10143198
    Abstract: A method for reducing parasites in aquatic animals is provided. The method includes administering to the aquatic animal a compound comprising propyl propane thiosulfonate (PTSO) having the formula R—SOa-S—R, where R represents n-propyl group (—CH2—CH2—CH3) and a is 2 and also propyl propane thiosulfinate (PTS) having the formula R—SOa-S—R, where R represents n-propyl group (—CH2—CH2—CH3) and a is 1, so that a combination of PTS and PTSO is administered to the aquatic animal resulting in the reduction of a plurality of crustaceans infecting the aquatic animal in response to administering the combination of PTS and PTSO to the aquatic animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: INVESTFOOD, LLC
    Inventors: Cristina Núñez Lechado, Alberto Baños Arjona, Enrique Guillamón Ayala, Adela Valero López, Ma Concepción Navarro Moll, Ana Sanz Rus
  • Patent number: 10130611
    Abstract: This application relates to a novel benzo-heterocycle derivative and more particularly, it relates a composition for preventing and treating cancer or for inhibiting metastasis comprising benzo-heterocycle derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient. The present inventors confirmed that KRS has an effect on cancer metastasis by facilitating cancer (or tumor) cell migration through interaction with 67LR, and also found that a substance inhibiting the interaction between KRS and 67LR can prevent and treat cancer by inhibiting cancer cell metastasis. Accordingly, the composition of the present invention can inhibit cancer metastasis, and thus provide a novel means for prevention and treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MEDICINAL BIOCONVERGENCE RESEARCH CENTER
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kim, Jin Woo Choi, Jin Young Lee, Dae Gyu Kim, Gyoon Hee Han, Jee Sun Yang, Chul Ho Lee