Patents Examined by Mina Haghighatian
  • Patent number: 10071040
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous medium, at least one cationic surfactant, at least one oxyethylenated ester of sorbitan and at least one non-silicone liquid fatty substance, the liquid fatty substance being present in an amount of less than 8% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin materials, such as the hair. The compositions as disclosed herein have an improved conditioning effect, for instance by smoothing the tips of the hair and providing improved hair sheen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Géraldine Fack, Véronique Mahe
  • Patent number: 10060934
    Abstract: A method for screening a patient for angioinhibition resistance and treating said patient having a disease susceptible to treatment via an anti-angiogenic agent. The screening method includes an assay for identifying the presence of angioinhibition resistance in patients by collecting patient blood or serum and subjecting it to a Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) angiogenesis assay configured for accepting a human tumor wherein the human tumor xenograft includes a vasculature system. The screening method and assay further includes steps that include using the CAM results for identifying the endogenous pro-angiogenic non-peptide hormone concentrations of the blood sample by calculating the vascular activity of the vasculature system of the human tumor xenograft in the presence of anti-angiogenic drugs and inducing in the patient, a state of subclinical hypothyroidism prior to commencing anti-angiogenic treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: NANOPHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventors: Shaker A. Mousa, Paul J. Davis
  • Patent number: 10059636
    Abstract: Novel polyanionic polymers including families of repeat units, such as maleic, itaconic, and sulfonate repeat units. The polymers are at least tetrapolymers and may be in the acid form or as partial or complete salts. The polymers may be synthesized using free radical initiators in the presence of vanadium compounds. The polymers have a variety of uses, particularly in agricultural contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: John Larry Sanders, Jacob Mazo, Grigory Mazo
  • Patent number: 10059706
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which possess nematicidal properties wherein the structural elements have the meaning as indicated in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus-Helmut Mueller, Susanne Kuebbeler, Joerg Greul, Daniela Portz, Olga Malsam, Kerstin Ilg
  • Patent number: 10051857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to agrochemical compositions comprising certain benzamide compounds and to the use of those benzamide compounds as adjuvants, especially in formulations, in particular in agrochemical formulations and in environmentally friendly formulations. The invention further extends to certain novel benzamide compounds and a process to prepare such novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SYNGENTA LIMITED
    Inventors: Gordon Bell, Richard Brian Perry, Julia Lynne Ramsay, David Stock, Philip Taylor
  • Patent number: 10034959
    Abstract: Provided, among other things, is a method of treating skin and soft tissue wounds, ulcers, burns, various types of dermatoses, inflammatory conditions of the mucosa, and the like comprising: periodically applying to the wound, inflammatory condition of mucosal tissues, or dermatoses, over a course of days an effective amount of water based formulation (comprising: 0.5 to 5 wt % of an emollient comprising silicone oil, 2 to 10 wt % of fatty acid, humectant(s), emulsifying agent(s), and polymer(s)), wherein the formulation is formulated as a spray, cream, lotion, milk or foam-former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Exeltis USA Dermatology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher N. Hensby, Mats Silvander
  • Patent number: 10028506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plant strengthener in the form of a formulation comprising tocopherol or a derivative of a tocopherol, and to the use thereof for increasing the tolerance of crop plants to stress events, in particular to chemically induced stress, cold-induced stress, drought-induced stress or light-induced stress. The plant strengtheners are present in the form of formulations which comprise the following components A, B and C: a) at least one tocopherol or derivative of a tocopherol (component A); b) at least one nonionic emulsifier (component B); and c) at least one water-soluble boron compound (component C), and, if appropriate, d) one or more UV absorbers (component D) and e) one or more organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: COMPO EXPERT GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Ebert, Christian Jaeger
  • Patent number: 10021877
    Abstract: Primarily, the present invention relates to the use of substances of the formula (I) as herbicides, in particular for controlling broad-leaved weeds and/or weed grasses in crops of useful plants and/or as plant growth regulators for influencing the growth of crops of useful plants. The invention furthermore relates to the novel herbicidal substances of the formulae (Ib) and (Ia). The present invention also relates to corresponding compositions comprising one or more of the herbicides of the formula (I) and further agrochemically active substances, and also to plant growth-regulating or herbicidal compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Moreover, the present invention relates to processes for preparing the compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Marc Mosrin, Harald Jakobi, Hansjoerg Dietrich, Elmar Gatzweiler, Christopher Rosinger, Dirk Schmutzler
  • Patent number: 10015962
    Abstract: An insect control formulation including methyl eugenol, cue lure and a biodegradable wax carrier is a surprisingly effective attractant for Oriental fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis) and Melon flies (Bactrocera cucurbitae). Formulation embodiments that include at least one insect toxicant are surprisingly effective for use in fruit fly MAT attract and kill systems, and are suitable for on-crop or off-crop uses. Formulation embodiments can be provided as aqueous emulsions having viscosities appropriate for use in aerial or backpack spray applications or for delivery using caulk gun-type or grease pump-type devices. Other formulation embodiments can be provided as solid blocks, granules or powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Luis Enrique Gomez, Christina Elizabeth Coen
  • Patent number: 10015971
    Abstract: Methods and articles are provided for reducing the amount of water consumed by a plant over a period of time, sequestering CO2, and producing electricity, where each method includes providing the plant with a composition including at least about 0.1 (wt./wt. or vol./vol.) % CO2 and/or at least about 0.1 wt./wt. % of a composition that generates CO2. An apparatus is also disclosed for providing the plant with a composition including CO2 and/or a composition that generates CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Paul G. Allen, Kenneth G. Caldeira, Bran Ferren, William Gates, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, John Latham, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Stephen H. Salter, Clarence T. Tegreene, David B. Tuckerman, Thomas A. Weaver, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
  • Patent number: 9988404
    Abstract: There is provided herein a polyalkylene-oxide-free surfactant composition comprising an ester-modified organosilicon having the general formula (I) AOaR4b(BOcR11d)e(C)fDg. There is also provided methods for making the ester-modified organosilicon (I) and agricultural, coating, personal care and home care applications containing the polyalkylene-oxide-free surfactant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Policello, Narayan Mukherjee, Roland Wagner, Mark D. Leatherman
  • Patent number: 9980492
    Abstract: A deer lure and a method for making a deer lure that allows hunters and photographers to easily attract deer, primarily bucks, in specific locations for the purpose of collecting census data on the bucks. The lure is a pre-orbital gland lure where left and right pre-orbital glands are matched together to provide a total DNA of that specific family of deer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: John Walter McNicholas
  • Patent number: 9968084
    Abstract: An synergistic herbicidal composition containing penoxsulam plus triclopyr and imazethapyr or imazamox for controlling weeds in crops, especially rice, cereal and grain crops, pastures, rangelands, industrial vegetation management (IVM), aquatics and turf. These compositions provide improved post-emergence herbicidal weed control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Monica Sorribas Amela, Charles Simpson, Andrew T. Ellis, Jonathan D. Siebert, Ralph B. Lassiter, Jr., Larry Walton, Vernon Langston
  • Patent number: 9963364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-microbial compositions that may advantageously be added to vase water of cut flowers in order to prevent microbial growth, especially in vase water containing added cut flower nutrients and/or water uptake stimulants. One aspect of the invention relates to the use of an EC 1.1.3 oxidoreductase as an antimicrobial additive for vase water of cut flowers. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method of putting cut flowers into vase water, said method comprising immersing the stems of one or more cut flowers into vase water and adding an antimicrobial composition containing an EC 1.1.3 oxidoreductase to the vase water before, after or at the same time as the cut flowers are immersed into the vase water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Enhold B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Antonius Marie Janssen
  • Patent number: 9955697
    Abstract: A composition for weed control and fertilizer comprising an effective amount of iron hydroxyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid, micromate, feed grade urea, a natural-based wetting agent, molasses desurgarized solubles, and water, and may further comprise glycerin, are provided. Methods for weed control and fertilization of plants comprising the steps of providing a composition comprising an effective amount of iron hydroxyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid, micromate, feed grade urea, natural-based wetting agent, and molasses desurgarized solubles, and applying an effective amount of the composition to soil or a plant or a weed, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: One Earth Organics, LLC
    Inventor: Bradley T. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9957221
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the use as perfuming ingredient (of the fruity type) of a compound of formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or of a mixture thereof, and wherein R1 represents a C1-3 alkyl or alkenyl group, R2 represents a methyl or ethyl group, R3 represents a C1-4 alkyl or alkenyl group, and said compound (I) has from 8 to 12 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Christian Vial, Roger Leslie Snowden
  • Patent number: 9956301
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pharmaceutical molecule of Garcinol chemically complexed with cyclodextrins and the use of the complexed molecule in prevention and management of cardiac dysfunction induced by chemotherapy, drugs and/or other insults to the heart caused by lifestyle and disease conditions. The disclosure also relates to a method of extraction and purification of high yield of 95-99% pure Garcinol from Garcinia species and a method of chemically complexing Garcinol with cyclodextrins to improve its stability and bioavailability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Indus Biotech Private Limited
    Inventors: Sunil Bhaskaran, Mohan Vishwaraman
  • Patent number: 9949482
    Abstract: The invention relates to fungicidal compositions comprising as active ingredient a combination of components A) and B) as defined in the patent claims, to a method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on crop plants using such a composition and to a method of protecting natural substances of vegetable and/or animal origin and/or their processed forms using such a composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
    Inventors: Harald Walter, Urs Neuenschwander, Ronald Zeun, Josef Ehrenfreund, Hans Tobler, Camilla Corsi, Clemens Lamberth
  • Patent number: 9949923
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering a substance, preferably comprising oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and antagonists thereof, preferably as one of a liquid, as a suspension or solution, or a powder to the nasal airway of a subject, preferably the posterior region of the nasal airway, and preferably the upper posterior region of the nasal airway which includes the olfactory bulb and the trigeminal nerve, and preferably in the treatment of neurological conditions and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: OptiNose AS
    Inventor: Per Gisle Djupesland
  • Patent number: 9949985
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to pharmaceutical compositions and oral dosage capsules containing testosterone undecanoate, as well as related methods. The capsule includes a capsule shell and a capsule fill. The capsule fill can include a solubilizer and about 14 wt % to about 35 wt % testosterone undecanoate based on the total capsule fill. The oral dosage capsule is such that when a single oral administration to a male subject of one or more capsules with a total testosterone undecanoate daily dose of about 350 mg to about 650 mg it provides a ratio of serum testosterone Cmax to serum testosterone Cave of about 2.7 or less. In yet another embodiment, a method for providing a serum concentration of testosterone within a target serum testosterone concentration Cave range for a male subject is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Lipocine Inc.
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Giliyar, Basawaraj Chickmath, Nachiappan Chidambaram, Mahesh V. Patel, Srinivansan Venkateshwaran