Patents Examined by Marcos Sznaidman
  • Patent number: 8546355
    Abstract: A stable composition for removing unwanted molecules from a surface comprises functionally-available cyclodextrin, cyclodextrin-compatible surfactant, and cyclodextrin-incompatible surfactant. The compositions are suitable for capturing unwanted molecules from inanimate surfaces, including fabrics, including carpets, and hard surfaces including countertops, dishes, floors, garbage cans, ceilings, walls, carpet padding, air filters, and the like, and from animate surfaces, including skin, hair, and the like. The compositions can further comprise other cyclodextrin-compatible and -incompatible materials and other optional ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hirotaka Uchiyama, Ricky Ah-Man Woo, Dean Larry DuVal, Steven Reece
  • Patent number: 8546372
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 8546368
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) inhibit the PARP enzyme and are useful for treating a disease or a disorder associated with PARP. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I), methods of treatment comprising compounds of Formula (I), and methods of inhibiting the PARP enzyme comprising compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Penning, Gui-Dong Zhu, Virajkumar B. Gandhi, Jianchun Gong, Vincent L. Giranda
  • Patent number: 8524698
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 8524695
    Abstract: Modified release pharmaceutical compositions (controlled release, sustained release, and/or extended release) of the R-(+) enantiomer of pramipexole (RPPX) and methods of using such compositions for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, or those related to mitochondrial dysfunction or increased oxidative stress are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Knopp Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Bozik, Thomas Petzinger, Jr., Valentin Gribkoff
  • Patent number: 8524697
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters, prodrugs, tautomers, or isomers of said compounds), having the general structure: wherein L, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are selected independently of each other and as defined herein. The present invention also provides compounds (and salts, solvates, esters, prodrugs, tautomers, and isomers) of Formulas II, III, IV, V, and VI, as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment and prophylaxis of a wide range of immune, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: John C. Anthes, Kevin D. McCormick, John A. Hey, Robert G. Aslanian, Purakkattle J. Biju, Michael Y. Berlin, Hongwu Yang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Yoon Joo Lee, Rema Danielle Bitar, Phillippa H. Solomon
  • Patent number: 8518929
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 8518925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an opioid controlled release oral dosage form comprising at least one opioid for the manufacture of a medicament to treat patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Euro-Celtique S.A.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fleischer, Karen Reimer, Petra Leyendecker
  • Patent number: 8518926
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions of (R)-pramipexole and methods and kits of using such compositions for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, or those related to mitochondrial dysfunction or increased oxidative stress are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Knopp Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Bozik, Thomas Petzinger, Jr., Valentin Gribkoff
  • Patent number: 8513227
    Abstract: Provided are methods of attenuating release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a mammalian cell. Also provided are methods of inhibiting or treating an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a mammal. Further provided are methods of treating a mammal at risk for or undergoing sepsis, septicemia, and/or endotoxic shock. Additionally provided are methods of attenuating NO release from a mammalian cell. Also provided are methods of attenuating NO production in a mammal at risk for, or having, a disorder mediated by excessive NO production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Haichao Wang, Dazhi Chen, Andrew E. Sama
  • Patent number: 8507559
    Abstract: The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 or CCR-2 of formula, (I) or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein T, W, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4 and R6, are defined herein. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using modulators of formula, (I) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Percy H. Carter, Gregory D. Brown, George V. De Lucca, Douglas G. Batt, Rui-Qin Liu, Feng Qiu
  • Patent number: 8501723
    Abstract: The present application relates to a pharmaceutical granulate comprising Fesoterodine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable stabilizer, which can be selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, polydextrose, isomalt, dextrose, and combinations thereof, and is preferably a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of xylitol and sorbitol. The granulate is suitable for incorporation into pharmaceutical compositions comprising a gel matrix formed by at least one type of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose into which the Fesoterodine is embedded and, optionally, further excipients. In certain embodiments, the granulate is formed by a process of wet granulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Mika, Christoph Arth, Michael Komenda, Fatima Bicane, Kerstin Paulus, Meike Irngartinger, Hans Lindner
  • Patent number: 8497259
    Abstract: There is proposed a method for using a preparation for lowering the cholesterol level of a patient. In preferred embodiments, the preparation essentially consists of an active substance being an aqueous solution of formaldehyde with a concentration of 36.5-40%, the active substance constitutes 2-6 weight units, and an additive being an isotonic solution of sodium chloride with a concentration of 0.85-0.95%, the additive constitutes from 998 to 994 weight units accordingly, to make the total of 1000 weight units. The method includes administering the preparation to the patient in the form of intramuscular injections with a predetermined dose at a predetermined time interval, thereby lowering the cholesterol level of the patient. It is preferable to choose the predetermined time interval from the group consisting of 7, 21, 30, and 60 days. It is also preferable to choose the predetermined dose in the amount of 5 mL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Inventors: Vladislav Nikolaevich Laskavy, Aleksandr Nikolaevich Shokhin, Sergei Ivanovich Ivanenko
  • Patent number: 8492553
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Carol Bachand, Makonen Belema, Daniel H. Deon, Andrew C. Good, Jason Goodrich, Clint A. James, Rico Lavoie, Omar D. Lopez, Alain Martel, Nicholas A. Meanwell, Van N. Nguyen, Jeffrey Lee Romine, Edward H. Ruediger, Lawrence B. Snyder, Denis R. St. Laurent, Fukang Yang, David R. Langley, Lawrence G. Hamann
  • Patent number: 8466141
    Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and prevention of obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndromes, degenerative diseases and mitochondrial dysfunction-related diseases, comprising: a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Formula I below, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, solvate or isomer thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a diluent or an excipient, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignees: MD Bioalpha Co., Ltd., KT & G Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ku Yoo, Myunggyu Park, In Geun Jo, Taehwan Kwak
  • Patent number: 8455638
    Abstract: A compound having the structure useful for treatment or prevention of cardiovascular diseases, endothelial dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, atherosclerosis, hypertension, angina pectoris, thromboses, restenoses, myocardial infarction, strokes, cardiac insufficiency, pulmonary hypertonia, erectile dysfunction, asthma bronchiale, chronic kidney insufficiency, diabetes, or cirrhosis of the liver in a human or animal patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amy R. Bittner, Ronald M. Kim, John W. Mirc, Emma R. Parmee, Christopher Joseph Sinz, Qiang Tan
  • Patent number: 8455472
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related diseases in subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni, Mehar Manku
  • Patent number: 8455653
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula Ia***** in which the substituents have the definitions provided in the specification, are novel, effective PDE4 inhibitors, useful in the treatment of psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Kautz
  • Patent number: 8445474
    Abstract: Compositions of predetermined amounts of R(+) pramipexole and S(?) pramipexole and methods of using the same, including for the treatment and prevention of Parkinson's disease, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Knopp Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Bozik, Thomas Petzinger, Jr., Valentin Gribkoff
  • Patent number: 8440650
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Breackman, Paresh Soni