Patents Examined by San-ming Hui
  • Patent number: 9439902
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (A) and (B) are described herein and the uses thereof for the treatment of diseases, conditions and/or disorders mediated by sodium-glucose transporter inhibitors (in particular, SGLT2 inhibitors).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Mascitti
  • Patent number: 9439901
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (A) and (B) are described herein and the uses thereof for the treatment of diseases, conditions and/or disorders mediated by sodium-glucose transporter inhibitors (in particular, SGLT2 inhibitors).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Mascitti
  • Patent number: 9427418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for reducing testosterone levels by reduction of luteinizing hormone (LH) or independent of LH levels in a male subject and methods of treating, suppressing, reducing the incidence, reducing the severity, or inhibiting prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, and castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and palliative treatment of prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The compounds of this invention suppress free or total testosterone levels to castrate levels which may be used to treat prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, and CRPC without causing bone loss, decreased bone mineral density, increased risk of bone fractures, increased body fat, hot flashes and/or gynecomastia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: GTX, INC.
    Inventors: James T. Dalton, Mitchell S. Steiner, Ronald A. Morton
  • Patent number: 9415048
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for reducing frequency of urination are disclosed. One method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more analgesic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Wellesley Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventor: David A. Dill
  • Patent number: 9415086
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for activating an EphA receptor can be used for identifying therapeutic agents for cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventors: Bingchen Wang, Eugene Myshkin, Hui Miao
  • Patent number: 9415030
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of treating OCD or an Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder (OCSD), such as BDD or ADHD, using a high-dose glycine treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventor: W. Louis Cleveland
  • Patent number: 9408852
    Abstract: Enantiomerically-pure (S)-tofisopam is administered to lower serum uric acid levels in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: PHARMOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Judi Gidner, Karen Raudibaugh, Brian Speicher
  • Patent number: 9403765
    Abstract: Compositions of and methods for using synthetic retinal derivatives as retinoid replacements and opsin agonists are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Krzysztof Palczewski, Matthew Batten
  • Patent number: 9402855
    Abstract: The method of treating elevated blood levels of iPTH by increasing or maintaining blood concentrations of both 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in a patient by administering, as necessary, both Vitamin D repletion and Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies, is disclosed. The blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are increased to and maintained at or above 30 ng/mL, and blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are increased to or maintained within a patient's normal historical physiological range for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D without causing substantially increased risk of hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia or over suppression of plasma iPTH in the patient. The blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are maintained at or above 30 ng/mL between doses of Vitamin D repletion therapies, and the blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are maintained in the patient's normal historical physiological range between doses of Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: OPKO RENAL, LLC, OPKO IRELAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Charles W. Bishop, Keith H. Crawford, Eric J. Messner, P. Martin Petkovich, Christian F. Helvig
  • Patent number: 9402827
    Abstract: Sodium 2-(5-bromo-4-(4-cyclopropyl-naphthalen-1-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)acetate is described. In addition, pharmaceutical compositions and uses such compositions for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ARDEA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Miner, Jean-Luc Girardet, Barry D. Quart
  • Patent number: 9402836
    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: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: James Brackley, III, Joelle Lorraine Burgess, Seth Wilson Grant, Neil W. Johnson, Steven David Knight, Louis Vincent LaFrance, III, William Henry Miller, Kenneth Allen Newlander, Stuart Paul Romeril, Meagan B. Rouse, Xinrong Tian, Sharad Kumar Verma
  • Patent number: 9402907
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition containing compound I or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof as an active ingredient, which is favorably dissolved in the neutral region. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing (A) N1-(5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N2-((1S,2R,4S)-4-[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]-2-{[(5-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothiazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-2-yl)carbonyl]amino}cyclohexyl)ethanediamide or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, and (B) an acid or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Ishidoh, Kazuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9399012
    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: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: MALLINCKRODT IP
    Inventors: Mike Allan Royal, James Bradley Breitmeyer
  • Patent number: 9399069
    Abstract: The present invention provides for bioavailable oral dosage forms containing esters of 17-hydroxyprogesterone as well as related methods. The oral dosage forms can be formulated for pregnancy support and can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for pregnancy support is provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The oral dosage form can, when measured using a USP Type-II dissolution apparatus in 900 mL of deionized water with 0.5 (w/v) of sodium lauryl sulfate at 50 RPM at 37° C., release at least 20 wt % of the dose of the ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone after 60 minutes, or in the alternative release at least 20 wt % more after 60 minutes than an equivalently dosed oral dosage form without the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Lipocine Inc.
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Giliyar, Srinivasan Venkateshwaran, Basawaraj Chickmath, Satish Kumar Nachaegari, Nachiappan Chidambaram, Mahesh V. Patel
  • Patent number: 9394324
    Abstract: The invention relates to iron(III) complex compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them for the use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of iron deficiency symptoms and iron deficiency anemias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Vifor (International) AG
    Inventors: Thomas Bark, Wilm Buhr, Susanna Burckhardt, Michael Burgert, Camillo Canclini, Franz Dürrenberger, Felix Funk, Peter Geisser, Aris Kalogerakis, Simona Mayer, Erik Philipp, Stefan Reim, Diana Sieber, Jörg Schmitt, Katrin Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9394309
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel 1-phenyl-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular angiogenic disorders and hyperproliferative disorders, where neovascularization plays a role, such as, for example, neoplastic disorders and tumor disorders. Such treatments can be carried out as monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Süβmeier, Mario Lobell, Sylvia Grünewald, Michael Härter, Bernd Buchmann, Joachim Telser, Hannah Jöriβen, Melanie Heroult, Antje Kahnert, Klemens Lustig, Niels Lindner
  • Patent number: 9388139
    Abstract: Derivatives of celecoxib that lack cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity but have improved PDE5 inhibitory activity are provided along with pharmaceutical compositions containing them for the treatment or prevention of cancer. Such compounds are expected to have reduced toxicity compared with celecoxib and other cyclooxygenase inhibitors, and greater efficacy compared with conventional PDE5 inhibitors. Derivatives of celecoxib are also suitable for treating chronic inflammatory conditions, erectile dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, and enhancement of cognitive function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: German University, Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Gary A. Piazza, Ashraf H. Abadi
  • Patent number: 9371304
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a compound separated from Monascus-fermented rice, the preparation method and uses thereof. Specifically, the present invention discloses a compound represented by the Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-6 straight or branched alkoxyl, (II), (III) and (IV); R2 is hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl and C1-6 straight or branched alkoxyl. The present invention further discloses a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound. The compound of the present invention has HMG-CoA reductase inhibition effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Beijing Peking University WBL Biotech Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Zhenwen Duan, Shuren Guo, Xuemei Li, Chunli Liu
  • Patent number: 9364462
    Abstract: Presented herein inter alia are novel methods of treating heart and brain diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Paul C. Simpson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9364547
    Abstract: The present invention provides for bioavailable oral dosage forms containing esters of 17-hydroxyprogesterone as well as related methods. The oral dosage forms can be formulated for pregnancy support and can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for pregnancy support is provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The oral dosage form can, when measured using a USP Type-II dissolution apparatus in 900 mL of deionized water with 0.5 (w/v) of sodium lauryl sulfate at 50 RPM at 37° C., release at least 20 wt % of the dose of the ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone after 60 minutes, or in the alternative release at least 20 wt % more after 60 minutes than an equivalently dosed oral dosage form without the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: LIPOCINE INC.
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Giliyar, Srinivasan Venkateshwaran, Basawaraj Chickmath, Satish Kumar Nachaegari, Nachiappan Chidambaram, Mahesh V. Patel