Patents Examined by San-ming Hui
  • Patent number: 9649307
    Abstract: Herein are disclosed indoles of formula (I) where the various groups are defined herein, and which are useful for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: William Henry Miller, Xinrong Tian, Sharad Kumar Verma
  • Patent number: 9649296
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein the composition is formulated as a liquid for parenteral administration to a subject, and wherein the composition is disposed in a flexible plastic container as a ready to use premixed solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SLYPHARMA, LLC.
    Inventor: Joseph M. Pizza
  • Patent number: 9642897
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the field of bone diseases. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of osteoporosis and related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
    Inventors: Gustavo Duque, Christopher Vidal
  • Patent number: 9642825
    Abstract: Creatine derivatives and compositions containing a bioactive form of creatine. The new chemical entity comprises an acetyl creatine, N-acyl creatines, N,N-diacyl creatines or any N-acetyl creatine species with enhanced solubility and bioavailability. Also provided by this invention are various methods for providing several beneficial effects that comprise administering compositions comprising N-acetyl creatine, N-acyl creatines, N,N-diacyl creatines or any N-acetyl creatine species to a mammalian subject, either chronically or acutely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventor: John H Owoc
  • Patent number: 9642829
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel antifungal compound, derivatives that are used to treat fungal infections. In a specific embodiment, the compound is a small molecule. In a specific embodiment, the compound described herein inhibits yeast to hypha transition under robust hyphal inducing conditions at lower concentration of the molecule. Also disclosed is a composition comprising the antifungal compound. In a specific embodiment, the composition is a pharmaceutical composition. Also disclosed is a method of treating and/or preventing fungal infection using the disclosed compound. The disclosed compound exhibits antifungal activity against wide range of fungal species at slightly higher concentrations. Antifungal compound disclosed herein is used as anti-biofilm agent against fungal infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Yi Tsun Richard Kao, Lakshman Perera Samaranayake, Kwok Yung Yuen, Dan Yang, Yu Wang, Sze Wah Sarah Wong
  • Patent number: 9635858
    Abstract: A pesticidal composition including at least one substance derived from Azadirachta indica plant, at least one metal salt of a fatty acid and at least one excipient. The present disclosure also relates to a kit including the pesticidal composition. The present disclosure further relates to use of pesticidal composition/kit in controlling a wide variety of pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Gowan Comercio Internacional E Servicos Limitada
    Inventors: George David Newberry, Oakford George Bain, Chad Douglas Dyer, Dario Sterzi
  • Patent number: 9636310
    Abstract: A method of increasing strength using a nutrient holding device (pedal device, hat band, necklace, locket, belt, etc.) which contains at least one nutrient which has the ability to stimulate reflex zones on the skin resulting in improved performance when worn during athletic endeavors (exercise).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Edward Ludwig Blendermann
  • Patent number: 9630931
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds which inhibit or modulate the activity of Chk-1 kinase and which are useful in the treatment of cancer. The compounds have the general formula (1): and salts, N-oxides and tautomers thereof, wherein m is 2, 3 or 4; n is 0 or 1; Q1 is selected from a bond; C(?O); S(O); SO2; and an alkylene chain of 1 to 4 carbon atoms in length between the moiety R4 and the nitrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SENTINEL ONCOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert George Boyle, Richard Justin Boyce
  • Patent number: 9629840
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing those compounds, and uses of the compounds and compositions as modulators of CK1, CK1?1, CK1?2, CK1?3, CK2, Pim 1, Pim2, Pim3, the TGF? pathway, the Wnt pathway, the JAK/STAT pathway, the AKT pathway, and/or the mTOR pathway. Uses are also disclosed for the treatment or prevention of a range of therapeutic indications due at least in part to aberrant physiological activity of CK1, CK1?1, CK1?2, CK1?3, CK2, Pim 1, Pim2, Pim3, the TGF? pathway, the Wnt pathway, the JAK/STAT pathway, the AKT pathway, and/or the mTOR pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Jasco Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Carmen M. Baldino, Justin L. Caserta, Chee-Seng Lee, Stephane A. Dumas, Yvonne L. Flanders
  • Patent number: 9629825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a first pharmacologically active ingredient selected from (1r,4r)-6?-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4?,9?-dihydro-3?H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1?-pyrano[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and a second pharmacologically active ingredient selected from gabapentinoids and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Frosch, Klaus Linz, Thomas Christoph
  • Patent number: 9624213
    Abstract: Compounds active on protein kinases are described, as well as methods of making and using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of protein kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Plexxikon Inc.
    Inventors: Prabha Ibrahim, Chao Zhang, Wayne Spevak, Jiazhong Zhang, Guoxian Wu, Jack Lin, Hanna Cho, Marika Nespi, Songyuan Shi, Todd Ewing, Ying Zhang
  • Patent number: 9624161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for reducing testosterone levels in a male subject and methods of treating, suppressing, reducing the incidence, reducing the severity, or inhibiting prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), and methods of reducing high or increasing PSA levels and/or increasing SHBG levels in a subject suffering from prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The compounds of this invention suppress free or total testosterone levels despite castrate levels secondary to ADT and reduce high or increasing PSA levels. This reduction in testosterone levels may be used to treat prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, CRPC and mCRPC without causing bone loss, decreased bone mineral density, increased risk of bone fractures, increased body fat, hot flashes and/or gynecomastia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GTX, INC.
    Inventors: James T. Dalton, Mitchell S. Steiner, Christopher C. Coss, Robert H. Getzenberg
  • Patent number: 9616035
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are new oral pharmaceutical compositions of MGBG and related polyamine analogs, polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors, polyamine inhibitors of AMD-I and regulators of osteopontin, and their application for the treatment of disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: PATHOLOGICA, LLC
    Inventors: John McKearn, Jeremy Blitzer
  • Patent number: 9615575
    Abstract: Composition for elimination of troublesome varmints comprises all the non-essential amino acids alanine, glycine, proline, serine, tyrosine, aspartic acid, asparagine, glutamic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Determinants of Metabolism Research Laboratory S.r.l.
    Inventor: Francesco Saverio Dioguardi
  • Patent number: 9610266
    Abstract: A method of treating a cellular injury in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I: wherein at least one of R1-R8 is a sulfonic acid, a carboxylic acid, a phosphonic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a sulfonic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a carboxylic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a phosphonic acid, a sulfonate ester, a carboxylate acid ester, or a phosphonate ester; and the remaining R1-R8 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halo, hydroxyl, nitro, nitroso, amino, substituted amino, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoy, alkenyloxy, substituted alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, substituted alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, substituted cycloalkynyl, cycloalkyloxy, substituted cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heterocycl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Travis Corey Jackson, Jonathan D. Verrier, Patrick Kochanek
  • Patent number: 9610265
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for intravenous administration of acetaminophen at a single dose level of less than about 1000 mg for the treatment or prevention of pain (e.g., postoperative pain) and/or fever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MALLINCKRODT IP
    Inventors: Mike Allan Royal, James Bradley Breitmeyer
  • Patent number: 9603849
    Abstract: This invention relates to the new use of the compound (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing it for the treatment of pruritus and to combinations for such a use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: NERRE THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Emiliangelo Ratti, Michael Trower
  • Patent number: 9603842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition or a functional health food comprising a verbenone derivative and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as active ingredients for treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease. More specifically, the verbenone derivative according to the present invention reduces neuronal cell death and oxidative stress, and is highly effective in preventing ischemic brain damage and inflammatory cell migration in rats, thereby providing the pharmaceutical composition or the functional health food which is useful in treating neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Won Ki Kim, Yongseok Choi, Sumi Song
  • Patent number: 9597335
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of male and/or female sexual dysfunction. The invention specifically relates to the use of testosterone and a 5-HT1A agonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: EB IP LYBRIDOS B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Johan Adriaan Tuiten, Johannes Martinus Maria Bloemers, Robertus Petrus Johannes De Lange
  • Patent number: 9597339
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods of treating diseases and disorders with sulfasalazine and pharmaceutical formulations of sulfasalazine where the bioavailability of the sulfasalazine is increased. In another embodiment, the present application also provides dosing regimens for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders with compositions comprising sulfasalazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: GLIALOGIX, INC.
    Inventors: Thaddeus Cromwell Reeder, Mark Wade Moore, Douglas Alan Lorenz, David Keith Lyon