Patents Examined by Sara E Townsley
  • Patent number: 10001485
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for determining the self-renewal potential of a cancer stem cell (CSC), or for predicting the drugability (susceptibility to a drug) of a CSC, and/or for predicting the progression of a cancer that corresponds to the CSC. In alternative embodiments, the disclosure provides methods for determining whether a CSC in a niche is more pro-apoptotic or more anti-apoptotic in relation to a normal stem cell or a CSC from another niche. In alternative embodiments, the disclosure provides methods for determining the prognosis or malignant potential of a cancer. In alternative embodiments, the disclosure provides methods determining the anti-apoptotic versus a pro-apoptotic potential of a cancer stem cell (CSC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Catriona H. Jamieson, Daniel Goff, Kristen Smith
  • Patent number: 9956211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a lipophilic local anaesthetic, preferably bupivacaine or a pharmaceutically active salt thereof, which are formulated for local administration to the mouth or throat of a subject. The compositions are useful in the treatment or alleviation of pain, burning or xerostomia of the oral cavity, pharynx, oral mucosa and pharyngeal mucosa or for use in providing local anesthesia of the oral cavity, pharynx, oral mucosa and pharyngeal mucosa. In particular in the treatment of pain, burning or xerostomia, which is caused by a disease such as oral mucositis, Burning Mouth Syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, xerostomia, periodontitis, toothache, tonsillectomy, throat infection or mononucleosis, canker sores and aphthous stomatitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: MOBERG PHARMA AB
    Inventors: Ove Andersen, Stine Mogensen, Charlotte Treldal, Torben Mogensen, Sylvia Pulis
  • Patent number: 9931500
    Abstract: The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat an affective disorder, such as depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead and/or catheter that is in communication with a predetermined site which is coupled to a signal generator and/or infusion pump that release either an electrical signal and/or a pharmaceutical resulting in stimulation of the predetermined site thereby treating the mood and/or anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventors: Andres M. Lozano, Helen S. Mayberg
  • Patent number: 9908886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds (e.g., imidazopyrazine, imidazopyridine, imidazopyridazine and imidazpyrimidine compounds) that act as inhibitors of the MAP kinase interacting kinases MNK2a, MNK2b, MNK1a, and MNK1b. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancer), inflammatory diseases, Alzheimer's disease), as well as methods of treating these diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Kassoum Nacro, Athisayamani Jeyaraj Duraiswamy, Lohitha Rao Chennamaneni
  • Patent number: 9861610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for selective extraction of bioactive and bioavailable cinnamon polyphenols and procyanidin oligomers of the type A and type B, of more than 90% purity as gallic acid equivalent which comprises the steps of removing the organic solvent from the extract to produce the free flowing oleoresin and drying of the residue under optimized conditions to produce a polyphenol and procyanidin Type A & B polymer rich solid which on subsequent extraction with water or with mixture of water and acetone or water and lower alcohol and further evaporation to a solid content of not more than 6% and subsequent chromatographic separation to obtain fractions containing procyanidin type A and B polymers free of coumarins and cinnamaldehyde. The present invention also relates to stable composition comprising cinnamon polyphenol rich powder for delivering maximum bioactivity upon oral administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AKAY FLAVOURS & AROMATICS PVT LTD.
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Illathu Madhavamenon, Abin Isaac, Dineshkumar Unnikrishnan, Aswin Koshy Jacob Vaidyan, Balu Paulose Maliakel
  • Patent number: 9822119
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted heterocyclic derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of lysine specific demethylase-1. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and/or melanoma and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Celgene Quanticel Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Young K. Chen, Toufike Kanouni, Jeffrey Alan Stafford, James Marvin Veal
  • Patent number: 9815847
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compounds, methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds and methods for the treatment of cellular proliferative disorders, including, but not limited to, cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Inventors: M. V. Ramana Reddy, E. Premkumar Reddy
  • Patent number: 9770445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 5-fluoro-N-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2-amine derivatives containing a sulfoximine group of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, and methods for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders, in particular of hyper-proliferative disorders and/or virally induced infectious diseases and/or of cardiovascular diseases. The invention further relates to intermediate compounds useful in the preparation of said compounds of general formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Kosemund, Ulrich Lücking, Arne Scholz, Gerhard Siemeister, Philip Alexander Lienau
  • Patent number: 9765037
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of toxoplasmosis, caused by the infectious eukaryotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis, caused by the infectious eukaryotic parasites Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) and Cryptosporidium hominus (C. hominus) are described. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods for inhibiting either T. gondii calcium dependent protein kinases (TgCDPKs) or C. parvum and C. hominus calcium dependent protein kinases (CpCDPKs) using pyrazolopyrimidine and/or imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine inhibitors, of the formula, wherein the variables X, Y, Z, L, R1, and R3 are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Wilhelmus G. J. Hol, Eric T. Larson, Dustin James Maly, Ethan Merritt, Kayode K. Ojo
  • Patent number: 9744165
    Abstract: Dextromethorphan is used to lower blood pressure in a subject suffering from hypertension, alone or in combination with another anti-hypertensive agent. In particular, dextromethorphan acts synergistically with a calcium channel blocker, such as amlodipine, to result in a major improvement in the treatment of hypertension, with no or little adverse effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: TSH Biopharm Corporation Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaw-Wen Chen, Hsi-Chieh Wang, Shin-Yi Juang
  • Patent number: 9732078
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds corresponding to formula (I) in which R2 and R3 together form, with the carbon atoms of the phenyl nucleus to which they are attached, a 6-membered nitrogenous heterocycle corresponding to one of the formulae (A), (B) and (C) in which the wavy lines represent the phenyl nucleus to which R2 and R3 are attached, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for preparing a medicament for the treatment of bladder cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Chantal Alcouffe, Corentin Herbert
  • Patent number: 9662371
    Abstract: Methods of treating certain behavioral characteristics associated with autism are provided. Additionally, methods of treating disorders associated with repetitive behaviors, social deficits and/or cognitive deficits are also provided. A therapeutic amount of oxytocin or oxytocin analogs, either alone or in combination, are administered to individuals demonstrating behavioral characteristics associated with autism or other disorders to reduce the severity of the debilitating behavior. In various aspects, characteristics such as deficit in social awareness or cognitive skills and repetitive behaviors are treated. Co-administration of oxytocin and/or oxytocin analogs with known psychopharmacologic agents is also provided. Advantageously, oxytocin and oxytocin analogs do not have deleterious effects with other drugs such that administration results in few side effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Neuropharmacology Services, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Hollander
  • Patent number: 9598400
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel substituted quinoline compounds, pharmaceutical acceptable salts and formulations thereof useful in modulating the protein tyrosine kinase activity, and in modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration and invasion. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders in mammals, especially humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: CALITOR SCIENCES, LLC, SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ning Xi
  • Patent number: 9580399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel geranyl flavonoid derivative with improved water-solubility or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preparing the same, and a method for treating cancer using the same. Particularly, the novel geranyl flavonoid derivative of the present invention inhibits the expression of STAT3 target protein by suppressing the phosphorylation of STAT3 (Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 3) protein, suggesting that it has cancer cell growth inhibiting effect in various cancer cell lines. Also, the compound of the invention has the effect of reducing the size and weight of a tumor significantly in vivo, so that the geranyl flavonoid derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be efficiently used for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Byoung-Mog Kwon, Dong Cho Han, Yoon-Jeong Jeon, Joongku Lee, Sangho Choi
  • Patent number: 9561197
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for adjusting the dosage of PAA prodrugs (e.g., HPN-100, PBA) based on measurement of PAA and PAGN in plasma and calculating the PAA:PAGN ratio so as to determine whether PAA to PAGN conversion is saturated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Horizon Therapeutics, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Scharschmidt, Masoud Mokhtarani
  • Patent number: 9539367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gallium-containing composition for coating/impregnating a device or device surface to prevent biofilm growth formation. The present invention also provides a method of preventing or inhibiting biofilm growth formation. The present invention also provides methods for killing established biofilms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bradley E. Britigan, Pradeep K. Singh
  • Patent number: 9522144
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that are useful in treating diabetes. The compositions comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and an effective therapeutic or prophylactic amount of a nitroxide antioxidant that alters the expression of genes related to diabetes. Methods are also provided for the use of the pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment or prevention of diabetes. In a preferred embodiment, the nitroxide antioxidant is Tempol (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Mitos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Habash, Clarence Jones
  • Patent number: 9522143
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that are useful in treating diabetes. The compositions comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and an effective therapeutic or prophylactic amount of a nitroxide antioxidant that alters the expression of genes related to diabetes. Methods are also provided for the use of the pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment or prevention of diabetes. In a preferred embodiment, the nitroxide antioxidant is Tempol (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Mitos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Habash, Clarence Jones
  • Patent number: 9512105
    Abstract: Provided are compounds represented by the formula: where R, Y3, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, G, R7, E1, E2, A, B, W, X, Y and Z are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Frank I. Carroll, James B. Thomas, Hernan A. Navarro, S. Wayne Mascarella, Scott P. Runyon, Chunyang Jin, Chad M. Kormos
  • Patent number: 9512109
    Abstract: A method of enhancing binding of cells to an integrin-binding ligand comprises treating integrin-expressing cells in vitro with an agonist of integrin, wherein the integrin is selected from the group consisting of ?4?1, ?5?1, ?4?7, ?v?3 and ?L?2, and contacting the treated cells with an integrin-binding ligand; integrin agonist compounds having the general formula I; methods of treating integrin-expressing cells with such agonists to enhance binding; and therapeutic methods comprising administering agonist-treated cells or agonist compounds to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ronald J. Biediger, William C. Gundlach, IV, Robert V. Market, Michael M. Savage, Peter Vanderslice