Patents Examined by San-ming Hui
  • Patent number: 9365562
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted azetidine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Cox, Douglas C. Beshore, June J. Kim, Scott D. Kuduk, Carol A. McVean, Thomas Reger, Justin T. Sheen
  • Patent number: 9363998
    Abstract: A pesticidal composition comprising a carboxamide compound represented by following formula (I), wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 represents a methyl group, a difluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethyl group, and one or more carbamate compounds selected from group (A) consisting of oxamyl, thiodicarb, carbosulfan, methiocarb and carbofuran is provided by the present invention, and this composition has an excellent pesticidal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Yuichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 9359299
    Abstract: Small molecule inhibitors of XBP1 splicing by IRE1 are provided, as well as methods for their use in treating or preventing cancer (e.g., endocrine resistant breast cancer), diabetes, and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Milton L. Brown, Robert Clarke, Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq, Jacqueline Smith
  • Patent number: 9358298
    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: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LIPOCINE INC.
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Giliyar, Srinivasan Venkateshwaran, Basawaraj Chickmath, Satish Kumar Nachaegari, Nachiappan Chidambaram, Mahesh V. Patel
  • Patent number: 9358299
    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: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LIPOCINE INC
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Giliyar, Srinivansan Venkateshwaran, Basawaraj Chickmath, Satish Kumar Nachaegari, Nachiappan Chidambaram, Mahesh V. Patel
  • Patent number: 9359277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions, for example, the DBU/Hexafluoroacetone hydrate salt, and processes of preparing and using the same for the modification of chemical compounds via the release of trifluoroacetate. The DBU/Hexafluoroacetone hydrate salt can perform trifluoromethylation reactions on chemical compounds, such as carbonyl group-containing compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Colby, Mark V. Riofski, Changho Han
  • Patent number: 9351983
    Abstract: The present invention refers to glycerophosphoinositols (GPIs) and derivatives thereof for use in the treatment of pathologies related to a Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated tissue-factor (TF) activity, as pathologies induced by high bacteremia, i.e. septic shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
    Inventors: Daniela Corda, Pasquale Zizza, Alberto Luini, Stefania Mariggio'
  • Patent number: 9346804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula (I) wherein “----” is a bond or is absent, V is CH, CR6 or N; R0 is H or, if “----” is a bond, may also be alkoxy; R1 is cyano, alkyl, or ethynyl; U is CH or N when “----” is a bond, or, if “----” is absent, U is CH2, NH or NH9; R2 is H, alkylcarbonyl or CH2—R3; R3 is H, alkyl or hydroxyalkyl; R4 is H or, if n is not 0 and R5 is H, may also be OH; R5 is H, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, carboxy or alkoxycarbonyl; R6 is hydroxyalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl or —(CH2)q—NR7R8, q being 1, 2 or 3 and each of R7 and R8 independently being H or alkyl or R7 and R8 forming with the N atom bearing them a ring; R9 is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl; A is —(CH2)p—, —CH2CH2CH(OH)— or —COCH2CH(OH)—; G is substituted phenyl or G1 or G2, wherein Q is O or S and X is CH or N; and Y1, Y2 and Y3 may each be CH or N; and n is 0 when A is —CH2CH2CH(OH)— or —COCH2CH(OH)—, and n is 0, 1 or 2 when A is —(CH2)p—, p being 1, 2, 3 or 4, with the proviso that the s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian Hubschwerlen, Daniel Ritz, Georg Rueedi, Jean-Philippe Surivet, Cornelia Zumbrunn-Acklin
  • Patent number: 9339500
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating, preventing or controlling vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes comprising administering specific norepinephrine/serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence P. Wennogle
  • Patent number: 9333204
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solid dosage forms comprising antiviral compounds and methods of using such dosage forms to treat antiviral infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Miller, John B. Morris, Nancy E. Sever, Eric A. Schmitt, Ping X. Gao, Yi Shi, Yi Gao, Bernd Liepold, Anna Moosmann, Mirko Pauli, Fatih Durak, Thomas Kessler, Peter A. Hoelig, Karin Rosenblatt, Drazen Kostelac, Rajeev Gokhale, Mark Costello, Carl Knable
  • Patent number: 9326955
    Abstract: Methods and combination pharmaceuticals for treating bronchospastic medical conditions by utilizing the electrophysiology of proteinacious channels in lipid membranes of mammalian cells. The combination pharmaceuticals include at least one ?-adrenergic receptor agonist, and at least one composition adapted to effect the electrophysiology of Kv7 potassium channels of a lipid membrane of an airway smooth muscle cell. The pharmaceutical may be administered to a living body in a therapeutic amount sufficient to activate the Kv7 potassium channels of an airway smooth muscle cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Loyola University Chicago
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Byron
  • Patent number: 9328095
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds of Formula I. wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 R8, and R9 are defined in the specification. The invention also comprises a method of treating or ameliorating a syndrome, disorder or disease, wherein said syndrome, disorder or disease is rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis. The invention also comprises a method of modulating ROR?t activity in a mammal by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kristi A. Leonard, Kent Barbay, James P. Edwards, Kevin D. Kreutter, David A. Kummer, Umar Maharoof, Rachel Nishimura, Maud Urbanski, Hariharan Venkatesan, Aihua Wang, Ronald L. Wolin, Craig R. Woods, Maxwell D. Cummings
  • Patent number: 9328116
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR1 receptor, and have in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. The compounds are diazole lactam derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR1-mediated disease, and as controls in assays for the identification of competitive CCR1 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ChemoCentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Xi Chen, Pingchen Fan, Yandong Li, Jay P. Powers, Viengkham Malathong, Sreenivas Punna, Hiroko Tanaka, Penglie Zhang, Dean Dragoli
  • Patent number: 9320738
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an extended release formulation of 5-fluorocytosine. In another aspect, a method of treating a fungal disease is provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a fungus-treating effective amount of a composition comprising 5-fluorocytosine. In yet another aspect, a method of treating a cancer is provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a sufficient amount of an expression vector to induce expression of cytosine deaminase which is capable of converting 5-fluorocytosine to 5-fluorouracil in cells of the cancer and a cancer-treating effective amount of a composition comprising 5-fluorocytosine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Tocagen Inc.
    Inventors: Harry E. Gruber, Douglas J. Jolly, Kay Olmstead
  • Patent number: 9320725
    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: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Frosch, Klaus Linz, Thomas Christoph
  • Patent number: 9314439
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for muscle repair or regeneration comprising administering therapeutically effective amounts of RAR agonists or stem cells that are pretreated with contact with a RAR agonist to a subject at a site of muscle damage. Additionally, the invention provides compositions comprising RAR agonist treated stem cells and methods of use of said cells for muscle repair or regeneration. In one embodiment, the stem cells are mesenchymal stem cells. In one embodiment, the RAR agonist is an RAR? agonist. In one embodiment, administration of the RAR agonist is begun during a period of increased endogenous retinoid signaling in the subject resulting from incurrence of the damaged muscle tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Masahiro Iwamoto, Maurizio Pacifici
  • Patent number: 9308204
    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: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Mascitti
  • Patent number: 9309213
    Abstract: C3-functionalized-cyclopentanyltetrahydrofuranyl carbamates that inhibit HIV proteolytic enzymes and processes for preparing the compounds are described. Compositions comprising the disclosed compound and methods of using the compounds and/or compositions for treating patients infected with HIV are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Arun K. Ghosh, Hiroaki Mitsuya, Bruno D. Chapsal
  • Patent number: 9301522
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for controlling harmful arthropods having an excellent control efficacy on harmful arthropods. A composition for controlling harmful arthropods comprising a carboxylic acid compound represented by a formula (I); wherein each of symbols are the same as defined in the Description; or salts thereof and at least one kind of neonicotinoid compounds selected from the group (A) consisting of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, thiacloprid and nitenpyram, shows an excellent controlling efficacy on harmful arthropods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Iwata, Chie Shimizu, Miki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9302096
    Abstract: Methods, kits, apparatus, and compositions for inhibiting a cerebral neurovascular disorder, a muscular headache, or cerebral inflammation in a human patient are provided. The apparatus includes an electronic neural stimulator capable of stimulating a dorsonasal nerve structure associated with pain in a subject, thereby inhibiting the pain, and includes a power supply for providing the neural stimulation; and at least one electrical conduit coupled between the power supply and a dorsonasal nerve structure associated with the cerebral neurovascular disorder in a manner to transmit the neural stimulation to the dorsonasal nerve structure associated with the pain to thereby inhibit the pain. Cerebral neurovascular disorders include migraine and cluster headache. Muscular headaches include tension headaches and muscle contraction headaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Bruce H. Levin