Patents Examined by Sreeni Padmanabhan
  • Patent number: 9814723
    Abstract: Provided are articles of manufacture, compositions and methods for prophylaxis and/or therapy for disorders involving dizziness and/or vertigo. The articles of manufacture and compositions contain lamotrigen and/or bupropion. The compositions include pharmaceutical compositions which are intended to alleviate dizziness and/or vertigo. In certain aspects the disclosure includes articles of manufacture and kits which include printed material which provides an indication that the articles or compositions are intended to be used for prophylaxis and/or therapy of Meniere's Disease or a symptom thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventor: Lixin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9801816
    Abstract: Gastric retentive dosage forms for sustained release of acamprosate are described which may allow once- or twice-daily dosing for both acute and long-term treatment of a disorder including alcohol dependence, tinnitus, sleep apnea, Parkinson's disease, levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Cortical spreading depression, migraine, schizophrenia, anxiety, tardive dyskinesia, spasticity, multiple sclerosis, various types pain, or binge eating. Methods of treatment using the dosage forms and methods of making the dosage forms are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Depomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Berner, Cuiping Chen
  • Patent number: 9802954
    Abstract: Piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides of formula I wherein: Ring A is a 6-membered aromatic ring optionally comprising one or two nitrogen atoms and R is Cl and is located in the para-, meta-, or ortho-position of Ring A, S* is a sulphur atom that represents a chiral center, and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers and racemates, hydrates and solvates thereof and the use of these compounds for the treatment of inflammatory or allergic diseases of the respiratory tract such as COPD or asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Pascale A. J. Pouzet, Peter Nickolaus, Ulrike Werthmann, Rogelio P. Frutos, Bing-Shiou Yang, Soojin Kim, Jason Alan Mulder, Nitinchandra D. Patel, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Thomas Gabriel Tampone, Xudong Wei
  • Patent number: 9790167
    Abstract: Activated fatty acids, pharmaceutical compositions including activated fatty acids, methods for using activated fatty acids to treat a variety of diseases, and methods for preparing activated fatty acids are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: COMPLEXA, INC., UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Bruce A. Freeman, Bruce Branchaud
  • Patent number: 9782377
    Abstract: A composition having a normalizing action for infradian rhythm and/or a synchronization promoting action for circadian rhythm (biological clock) containing arachidonic acid and/or an arachidonic acid-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kengo Akimoto, Yoshiko Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Katsuya Nagai
  • Patent number: 9783495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic compound of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts for the prevention and treatment of lipodystrophy caused because of HIV infection or combination therapy of HIV-1 protease inhibitors (PIs) and/or reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nRTIs) by neutralizing lipohypertrophy, lipoatrophy and metabolic abnormalities in HIV patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Cadila Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Bipin Pandey, Kaushik Sata, Himanshu Kothari, Pankaj R. Patel
  • Patent number: 9765039
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Zenith Epigenetics Ltd.
    Inventors: David John Fairfax, Gregory Scott Martin, John Frederick Quinn, Bryan Cordell Duffy, Gregory Steven Wagner, Peter Ronald Young
  • Patent number: 9744160
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating or preventing bacterial infections are disclosed. The pharmaceutical compositions typically comprise pharmaceutically effective amount of: (a) sulbactam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) at least one beta-lactamase inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with the provision that the beta-lactamase inhibitor is not sulbactam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: WOCKHARDT LIMITED
    Inventors: Sachin Subhash Bhagwat, Mahesh Vithalbhai Patel
  • Patent number: 9744192
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating chronic rhinosinusitis that comprise administering a formulation of boric acid to the nasal and paranasal cavities of a patient in need. The present invention also provides for the use of a formulation comprising boric acid for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventor: Lee A. Flippin
  • Patent number: 9724357
    Abstract: Provided are methods for maintaining the viability of photoreceptor cells following retinal detachment. The viability of photoreceptor cells can be preserved by administering a hydrophilic bile acid (e.g., UDCA or TUDCA) to a mammal having an eye with a detached retina. Administration of the hydrophilic bile acid maintains the viability of the photoreceptor cells until such time that the retina becomes reattached to the underlying retinal pigment epithelium and choroid, thereby minimizing the loss of vision or visual acuity, which otherwise may occur as a result of the retinal detachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Demetrios G. Vavvas, Joan W. Miller, Dimosthenis Mantopoulos
  • Patent number: 9717744
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of administering 2-methylene-19-nor-(20S)-1?,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to treat and/or prevent secondary hyperparathyroidism and/or its accompanying symptoms in a subject having or at risk for developing secondary hyperparathyroidism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hector F. DeLuca, Lori A. Plum, Julia B. Zella, Margaret Clagett-Dame
  • Patent number: 9714427
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for inducing expression of Ube3a in a cell by contacting the cell with a topoisomerase inhibitor. Particular embodiments include a method of treating a genomic imprinting disorder, such as Angelman syndrome, in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of a topoisomerase inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Benjamin David Philpot, Mark John Zylka, Bryan Leo Roth, John Arthur Allen, Hsien-Sung Huang
  • Patent number: 9707207
    Abstract: The invention provides for methods of treating autism associated with Desulfovibrio overgrowth in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, said method comprising administering to the patient suffering from said autism a treatment course of aztreonam in an amount effective to treat autism in the patient, thereby treating autism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventor: Sydney Martin Finegold
  • Patent number: 9707229
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounded compositions, methods of making compounded compositions, kits comprising compounded compositions, containers comprising compounded compositions, and methods of using compounded compositions. The present application also relates to anti-infective agents and methods of using anti-infective agents. For example, disclosed herein are compounded compositions comprising an anti-bacterial agent, an anti-fungal agent, and an excipient base and methods of using a compounded composition to treat or prevent a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, or both, or a suspected bacterial infection, a suspected fungal infection, or both. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: CMPD LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Jay Richard Ray, II
  • Patent number: 9701664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are inhibitors of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1). In particular, the present invention relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Jones, Carl Rye, Nicola Chessum, Matthew Cheeseman, Adele E. Pasqua, Kurt G. Pike, Paul F. Faulder
  • Patent number: 9700048
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a pesticide and a copolymer, which contains in polymerized form a N-vinyllactam (monomer A); an acrylamide (monomer B) selected from N—C1-C6-alkyl acrylamide and N,N-di-C1-C6-alkyl acrylamide; and a C1-C4-alkyl (meth)acrylate (monomer C). Further on, it provides a process for preparing said composition by contacting the pesticide and the copolymer; a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted plant growth and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is caused to act on the respective pests, their habitat or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, to the soil and/or to unwanted plants and/or the crop plants and/or their habitat; and a plant propagation material comprising said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Murat Mertoglu, Murat Cetinkaya, Kristine Hartnagel, Rainer Gutzler, Natascha Annawald
  • Patent number: 9693993
    Abstract: The subject invention describes a method of use of Rotigotine™ to alleviate and control menopausal symptoms in women, and in particular, hot flashes. The invention describes the use of Rotigotine as a dopamine agonist with affinity for the dopamine D2, D3, or D4 receptors. The use of Rotigotine provides a useful new method for treatment of menopausal symptoms that are most disruptive to the functioning in activities of daily living.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: Robert L. Knobler
  • Patent number: 9682037
    Abstract: Orally disintegrating film dosage forms for delivering active pharmaceutical agents, methods of formulating the dosage forms to retard absorption through the oral mucosa, and methods of using the dosage forms for the treatment of various medical conditions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: APR APPLIED PHARMA RESEARCH SA
    Inventors: Christian Leichs, Armin Breitenbach, Ingo Lehrke, Paolo Galfetti
  • Patent number: 9663460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel sulfur derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of chemokine receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Haiqing Yuan, Richard L. Beard, Michael E. Garst, John E. Donello, Xiaoxia Liu, Veena Viswanath
  • Patent number: 9655841
    Abstract: Provided herein is a zileuton cream type topical anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition, and more particularly, a zileuton cream type topical anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition capable of retaining stability at room temperature and of being applied topically to maximize medical effects while minimizing absorption to an entirety of body, thereby minimizing toxicity caused by the compound so as to be suitable to topical treatment of skin diseases caused by leukotriene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: QURIENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Yean Nam, Jeong Jun Kim, Soo Hyun Oh, Sae Yeon Lee, Ji Ye Ahn