Patents Examined by Sean M Basquill
  • Patent number: 10286030
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for skincare treatment are provided. The invention relates more generally to skin care treatment and more particularly, to compositions and methods for promoting healthy skin, skin regeneration, skin repair, skin bed preparation, and enhanced wound healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Alastin Skincare, Inc
    Inventors: John A. Garruto, Alan David Widgerow
  • Patent number: 10265370
    Abstract: Provided herein are stable lisinopril oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using lisinopril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and acute myocardial infarction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Silvergate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerold L. Mosher, David W. Miles
  • Patent number: 10258568
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical solution for a medication delivery apparatus, especially a metered dose inhaler, is described. The pharmaceutical solution comprises: (a) a liquefied propellant component consisting essentially of and preferably consisting entirely of 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a); (b) ethanol; and (c) a drug component dissolved in the propellant/ethanol mixture consisting of at least one drug selected from the group consisting of beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) and fluticasone propionate (FP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDINGS S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Stuart Corr, Timothy James Noakes
  • Patent number: 10258564
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods of using the same. A first aspect of the present invention comprises a composition comprising a first viscosity increasing agent; at least one polyhydric alcohol; at least one buffering agent; at least one preservative; a second viscosity increasing agent; at least one organic solvent; at least one humectant; at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient; and water, wherein the composition is buffered to a pH of about 3 to about 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Novan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Doxey, Adam Sabouni, Eleftherios Kougoulos, Nathan Stasko
  • Patent number: 10258569
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical solution for a medication delivery apparatus, especially a metered dose inhaler, is described. The pharmaceutical solution comprises: (a) a liquefied propellant component consisting essentially of and preferably consisting entirely of 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a); (b) ethanol; and (c) a drug component dissolved in the propellant/ethanol mixture consisting of at least one drug selected from the group consisting of beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) and fluticasone propionate (FP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDINGS S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Stuart Corr, Timothy James Noakes
  • Patent number: 10213405
    Abstract: Ophthalmic compositions including compatible solute components and/or polyanionic components are useful in treating eyes, for example, to relieve dry eye syndrome, to protect the eyes against hypertonic insult and/or the adverse effects of cationic species on the ocular surfaces of eyes and/or to facilitate recovery from eye surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph G. Vehige, Peter A. Simmons, Joan-En Chang-Lin
  • Patent number: 10201161
    Abstract: A molluscicidal particle formed of a solid including at least one metallic compound, including at least one metal selected from the group formed by iron, copper, zinc and aluminum, the solid being suitable for use as an ingested poison for harmful molluscs. The solid includes metaldehyde in a proportion which can vary towards the interior of the solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: DE SANGOSSE
    Inventor: Frederic Mercier
  • Patent number: 10179130
    Abstract: A solid oral controlled-release oral dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed. The dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a sufficient amount of a controlled release material to render the dosage form suitable for twice-a-day administration to a human patient, the dosage form providing a C12/Cmax ratio of 0.55 to 0.85, said dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oshlack, Hua-Pin Huang, John Masselink, Alfred P. Tonelli
  • Patent number: 10172905
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of treating protein degradation disorders, such cellular proliferative disorders (e.g., cancer) and protein deposition disorders (e.g., neurodegenerative disorders). The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating these diseases using aggresome inhibitors or combinations of aggresome inhibitors and proteasome inhibitors. The invention further relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating multiple myeloma. New HDAC/TDAC inhibitors and aggresome inhibitors are also provided as well as synthetic methodologies for preparing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Anderson, James E. Bradner, Edward Franklin Greenberg, Teru Hideshima, Nicholas Paul Kwiatkowski, Ralph Mazitschek, Stuart L. Schreiber, Jared Shaw, Stephen J. Haggarty
  • Patent number: 10173080
    Abstract: A regime or regimen for artificially coloring the skin entails topically applying thereon at least a) dehydroascorbic acid and/or a monomeric derivative thereof of formula (I) below and/or an isomeric form thereof of formula (I?) below and/or a polymeric derivative thereof: in which: OR1 and OR2, which may be identical or different, are each OH; a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C30 and more preferentially C1-C18 alkoxy radical; a glycoside and more preferentially glucose; an ester of a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C30 (preferably C1-C18) aliphatic carboxylic acid, which may be substituted with an aryl radical or a heterocycle; an aryl or heterocyclic carboxylic acid ester, which may be substituted with at least one saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C30 (more preferentially C1-C18) alkyl radical; a phosphate group; a sulfate group, and b) at least one amine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Patrick Choisy, Francis Pruche
  • Patent number: 10137066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to carriers for the controlled release of active agents, comprising surface reacted natural or synthetic calcium carbonate, one or more active agents, wherein said one or more active agent is associated with said surface-reacted calcium carbonate, and wherein said surface-reacted natural or synthetic calcium carbonate is a reaction product of natural or synthetic calcium carbonate with carbon dioxide and one or more acids, wherein the carbon dioxide is formed in situ by the acid treatment and/or is supplied from an external source. It further relates to the preparation of loaded carriers, as well as their use in different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Omya International AG
    Inventors: Patrick A. C. Gane, Joachim Schoelkopf
  • Patent number: 10137092
    Abstract: The invention discloses a double-layer tablet, wherein one layer has hole in which the ingredients of the other layer are filled; the number of said hole is 1-3, the diameters of the holes are 1-10 mm. Each layer of the double-layer tablet includes the active ingredients and the adjuvant materials and can be the rapid-release layer or sustained-release layer respectively. The preparation method: Preparing respectively a component I and a component II, both of them containing the active ingredients and the pharmaceutical excipients, and preparing the tablet having holes from component I; Forming the double-layer tablet composed of the component I layer and the component II layer after pressing said tablet having holes with the component II together; and filling the component II into the holes during compressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventor: Xiaoguang Wen
  • Patent number: 10131681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the following general formula (I): R1—NH—CH(R2)—P(?O)(OR3)—CH2—C(R4)(R5)—CONH—CH(R6)—COOR7 (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the latter, an isomer or a mixture of isomers in any proportions, especially a mixture of enantiomers, and in particular a racemic mixture, for which R1 represents a —C(?O)—O—C(R8)(R9)—OC(?O)—R10 group; R2 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon-based chain, an aryl or heteroaryl group or a methylene group substituted by a heterocycle; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a —C(R12)(R13)—OC(?O)—R14 group; R4 and R5 form, together with the carbon that bears them, a saturated hydrocarbon-based ring or an optionally substituted piperidine ring or R4 represents a hydrogen atom and R5 represents a phenyl or a benzyl that is optionally substituted, a heteroaromatic ring or a methylene group substituted by a heterocycle; R6 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon-based chain or a phenyl or a benzyl that is optionally substi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: PHARMALEADS
    Inventors: Bernard Roques, Herve Poras, Marie-Claude Fournie-Zaluski
  • Patent number: 10105297
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to sunscreen compositions that are unique in simultaneously protecting skin from heat in while blocking UV radiation. The sunscreen compositions typically include: (a) laponite; (b) one or more UV filters; (c) one or more emulsifiers; and (d) water. The sunscreen compositions are useful for protecting skin from UV damage caused by sun exposure and for preventing heat from reaching the skin. Furthermore, the present disclosure describes methods for using laponite to boost the SPF of sunscreen compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Susan Halpern Chirch, Anne-Laure Suzanne Bernard, Nicholas David Stebbins
  • Patent number: 10098898
    Abstract: Solid oral mesalamine delayed/controlled release tablets with storage stable dissolution profiles are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: HANDA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: K. C. Sung, Chi-Cheng Lin, Chin-Yao Yang, Fang-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 10086035
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for skincare treatment are provided. The invention relates more generally to skin care treatment and more particularly, to compositions and methods for promoting healthy skin, skin regeneration, skin repair, skin bed preparation, and enhanced wound healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: ALASTIN SKINCARE, INC.
    Inventors: John A. Garruto, Alan David Widgerow
  • Patent number: 10076526
    Abstract: The invention provides biodegradable implants sized for implantation in an ocular region and methods for treating medical conditions of the eye. The implants are formed from a mixture of hydrophilic end and hydrophobic end PLGA, and deliver active agents into an ocular region without a high burst release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane-Guo Shiah, Rahul Bhagat, Wendy M. Blanda, Thierry Nivaggioli, Lin Peng, David Chou, David A. Weber
  • Patent number: 10076516
    Abstract: A solid oral controlled-release oral dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed. The dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a sufficient amount of a controlled release material to render the dosage form suitable for twice-a-day administration to a human patient, the dosage form providing a C12/Cmax ratio of 0.55 to 0.85, said dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oshlack, Hua-Pin Huang, John Masselink, Alfred Tonelli
  • Patent number: 10076474
    Abstract: An aerosol antiperspirant composition is provided. The aerosol antiperspirant composition includes a propellant having a concentration from 70% to 90% by weight of the aerosol antiperspirant composition and an antiperspirant composition. The antiperspirant composition includes one or more liquid materials, wherein the one or more liquid materials comprise one or more non-volatile silicone fluids having a concentration from 40% to about 70% by weight of the antiperspirant composition, an antiperspirant active particulate, one or more non-antiperspirant active particulates that are substantially inert, wherein the one or more non-antiperspirant active particulates have a concentration from 10% to 30% by weight of the antiperspirant composition. The antiperspirant composition has a total particulate concentration from 30% to about 60% by weight of the antiperspirant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Frederick Swaile, Rajeev Kumar Passi, Ann Christine Zoller, Elton Luis Menon
  • Patent number: 10076490
    Abstract: An aerosol antiperspirant composition is provided. The aerosol antiperspirant composition includes a propellant having a concentration from 30% to 65% by weight and an antiperspirant composition. The antiperspirant composition includes one or more liquid materials, wherein the one or more liquid materials comprise one or more non-volatile silicone fluids having a concentration from 40% to about 70% by weight; antiperspirant active particulates; one or more non-antiperspirant active particulates that are substantially inert; and wherein the antiperspirant composition has a total particulate concentration from 30% to about 60% by weight and the antiperspirant composition has a viscosity greater than 1,000 centipoise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Frederick Swaile, Rajeev Kumar Passi, Ann Christine Zoller