Patents Examined by T. Phan
  • Patent number: 12285515
    Abstract: A core shell microcapsule having a liquid core and an outer shell, in which the liquid core comprises solvent and a piroctone compound and the shell comprises polyurea comprising amino sulphonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Fidge, Stephen Golding, Stefan Antonius Franciscus Bon, Samuel Richard Wilson-Whitford, James Merrington
  • Patent number: 12274771
    Abstract: A microcapsule composition useful in delivering an active material contains a first microcapsule and a second microcapsule. The first microcapsule has a zeta potential of 10 mV or greater, the second microcapsule has a zeta potential of 5 mV or less, and the weight ratio of the first microcapsule and the second microcapsule is between 1:10 and 10:1. Also disclosed are consumer products containing such a microcapsule composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    Inventors: Yabin Lei, Lewis Michael Popplewell, Li Xu, John Brahms, Xiang Fei
  • Patent number: 12274797
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are bioerodible drug delivery devices including one or more active agents, and related methods. The devices are useful for administering a wide variety of agents over prolonged periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: HERA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Garrett Whitfield, Idicula Mathew, Matthew Devlin, Anthony McVey
  • Patent number: 12269002
    Abstract: Disclosed are microcapsule compositions and their preparation methods. The microcapsule composition has a microcapsule dispersed in an aqueous phase. The microcapsule has a microcapsule core and a microcapsule wall encapsulating the microcapsule core. The microcapsule core contains an active material selected from the group consisting of a fragrance, cosmetic active, malodor counteractant, and combinations thereof. The microcapsule wall is formed of a polymeric network comprising of at least three moieties: (i) a first moiety derived from a chitosan, (ii) a second moiety derived from a polyisocyanate, and (iii) a third moiety derived from a polyphenol. Also disclosed are consumer products contain such a microcapsule composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Li Xu, Yabin Lei, Yi Zhang, Takashi Sasaki, Ronald Gabbard, Lewis Michael Popplewell
  • Patent number: 12233147
    Abstract: The object of the present disclosure is a method for treating keratinous material, in particular human hair, involving applying the following to the keratinous material a first composition (A) comprising, relative to the total weight of the composition (A) (A1) less than 10% by weight of water and (A2) one or more organic C1-C6 alkoxy silanes and/or their condensation products, and a second composition (B) comprising (B1) water and (B2) one or more terpenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Torsten Lechner, Gabriele Weser, Claudia Kolonko, Caroline Kriener, Ulrike Schumacher, Marc Nowottny, Juergen Schoepgens, Phillip Jaiser, Carsten Mathiaszyk
  • Patent number: 12220417
    Abstract: Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions (e.g., oral dosage formulations) comprising (S)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-4-((2-fluoro-4-((3-morpholinoazetidin-1-yl)methyl)benzyl)amino)isoindoline-1,3-dione, or an enantiomer, mixture of enantiomers, tautomer, isotopolog, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a carrier or diluent. Also provided herein are methods of preparing and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Sreenivas S. Bhat, Fabien Boulineau, Donna Carroll, Tracy Lee Gaebele, Yuchuan Gong, Isabel Minjung Hong, Zhengmao Li, Ye Tian
  • Patent number: 12187829
    Abstract: Disclosed is a modified biopolymer having the formula A-XY wherein: (a) A is a starting material selected from the group consisting of a polysaccharide, a protein and a cellulose; (b) X is a first moiety bearing a functionality co-reactive with A; (c) Y is a second moiety covalently bound to X, capable of undergoing free radical polymerization and bearing at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups; (d) the starting material A and the first moiety X are linked covalently through linkages selected from the group consisting of an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a sulfonate ester, a phosphate ester and an ether; and (e) a degree of substitution of the starting material A with the first moiety X is less than 0.5 but more than 0.1. Compositions including the modified biopolymer and methods for making them are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TRUCAPSOL LLC
    Inventors: Jiten Dihora, Stephen Crescimanno
  • Patent number: 12144823
    Abstract: A nanomedicinal composition comprising a nanocarrier and a pharmaceutical agent mixture including an anti-cancer therapeutic and an antioxidant. The nanocarrier contains a porous silicate and/or aluminosilicate matrix and cerium oxide nanoparticles in the pores of the porous silicate and/or aluminosilicate matrix. The pharmaceutical agent mixture is disposed in the pores and/or on the surface of the nanocarrier by a solution phase impregnation process. The nanomedicinal composition is used in a method of treating breast cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventors: B. Rabindran Jermy, Vijaya Ravinayagam, Sarah Almofty
  • Patent number: 12128119
    Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to essentially anhydrous hair-treatment compositions. The anhydrous hair-treatment compositions typically include: one or more polyurethane latex polymers; one or more bis-urea derivatives; and one or more solvents. Additional components such as silicones, auxiliary agents, etc., can also be included. The instant disclosure also relates to kits that include the essentially anhydrous hair-treatment compositions and to methods for treating hair with the essentially anhydrous hair-treatment compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Allison Perner, Anand Mahadeshwar, Miao Wang, Marie Huynh, Bayle Augustin, Lindsay Menzer
  • Patent number: 12109217
    Abstract: The present document describes a powder composition comprising a functionalized starch having a single helix V-structure and having a degree of substitution of at least 0.25, and a bioactive agent, forming an inclusion complex with said functionalized starch, where the bioactive agent is within the helix V-structure of the functionalized starch having a single helix V-structure. Also described are the functionalized starch having a single helix V-structure and having a degree of substitution of at least 0.25, methods of making the same and methods of using the same to manufacture the powder composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: B-Organic Films Corp.
    Inventors: Tien Canh Le, Mircea-Alexandru Mateescu
  • Patent number: 12059502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an HDAC inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or salt thereof or a mixture of the acid and salt, provided both in a immediate release form and in an extended release form wherein 70-90 weight % of the HDAC inhibitor is provided in the immediate release form and the remainder of the HDAC inhibitor is provided in the extended release form. In further aspects the present invention relates to a kit comprising a number of doses of an HDAC inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or salt thereof or a mixture of the acid and salt thereof provided both in an immediate release form and in an extended release form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: VALCURIA AB
    Inventors: Johan Drott, Kristina Drott, Stefan Ulvenlund, Catharina Salomonsson
  • Patent number: 12048755
    Abstract: Disclosed are microcapsule compositions having microcapsules suspended in an aqueous phase. Each of the microcapsules has a single core-shell structure and contains a microcapsule core and a microcapsule wall encapsulating the microcapsule core. The microcapsule compositions include a pectin. Also disclosed are preparation methods and use of the microcapsule compositions in consumer products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    Inventors: Li Xu, Yabin Lei, Ronald Gabbard, Lewis Michael Popplewell
  • Patent number: 12048307
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine and one or more disinfectants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine, one or more disinfectants and one or more surfactants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine and one or more surfactants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of one or more guanide-containing compound and one or more alcohols, kits comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a disclosed composition, as well as methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a device using such compositions, methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a surface area using such compositions, methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a microbial infection in an individual using such composit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Collidion, Inc.
    Inventors: Hojabr Alimi, Sridhar Govinda Prasad, Surya Kanta De
  • Patent number: 12036314
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for lamellar and defect reconstruction of corneal stromal tissue using biomaterials that form a defined gel structure in situ. Such gels can serve as cellular or acellular lamellar substitutes to reconstruct corneal stroma, facilitate matrix remodeling, and support multilayered re-epithelialization of wounded corneal stromal tissue, as well delivery vehicles for cells, biomolecules, and/or pharmaceutical agents to wound sites throughout the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: David Myung, Sarah Hull, Sarah Heilshorn, Christopher Lindsay, Christopher Madl, Hyun Jong Lee
  • Patent number: 11986002
    Abstract: A directly compressible composition includes more than 30% by weight of allulose. The directly compressible composition can form tablets. A method for the manufacture of allulose granules includes: a step (a) of preparing a granulation liquid comprising allulose; a step (b) of granulating powdery allulose, by applying the granulation liquid obtained in step (a) onto moving powdery allulose; a step (c), simultaneous with step (b), of drying the granules obtained in step (b); a step (c?) of maturation of the granules obtained in step (c); and a step (d) of recovering the granules obtained in step (c) or (c?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ROQUETTE FRERES
    Inventors: Baptiste Boit, Pierre Lanos, Fabrice Buquet
  • Patent number: 11980686
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oral transmucosal film for delivering agomelatine through the buccal mucosa or sublingual mucosa. The film is a bilayer structure containing a mucoadhesive layer with amorphous agomelatine and a water-soluble backing layer without agomelatine. The film has improved bioavailability and improved palatability. The mucoadhesive layer comprises comprising 0.1%-40% by weight of amorphous agomelatine, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, 50-98% by weight of a first film-forming material, 0.5-20% by weight of an oil phase excipient, and 0.5-17% by weight of a surfactant. The backing layer comprises 60-100% (w/w) of one or more film-forming agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: XIAMEN LP PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Ye, Haijian Zhu, Rongbin Ling, Zhoue Gao, Avinash Singh
  • Patent number: 11974573
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine and one or more disinfectants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine, one or more disinfectants and one or more surfactants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine and one or more surfactants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of one or more guanide-containing compound and one or more alcohols, kits comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a disclosed composition, as well as methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a device using such compositions, methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a surface area using such compositions, methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a microbial infection in an individual using such composit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Collidion, Inc.
    Inventors: Hojabr Alimi, Sridhar Govinda Prasad, Surya Kanta De
  • Patent number: 11975095
    Abstract: Disclosed is a callus lysate containing a callus metabolite without a loss of callus metabolite and its preparation method, a capsule containing a callus lysate prepared through encapsulation by coating the callus lysate with a natural polymer material and its preparation method, and composition for external skin application and a cosmetic composition that includes the callus lysate or the capsule containing the callus lysate as an active ingredient, wherein the callus lysate of the present invention contains a large amount of a callus metabolite without a loss of callus metabolite and thus allows penetration or absorption of callus metabolite directly into the skin, thereby providing effects of the callus metabolite to prevent and improve various skin diseases and symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: BIOSPECTRUM, INC.
    Inventors: Eunyoung Park, Minho Lee, Eun Sun Jung, Deok Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 11969502
    Abstract: A composition configured for oral use is provided, the composition including a filler in an amount of at least 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and at least one active ingredient including one or more botanical materials, stimulants, amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants, cannabinoids, pharmaceutical agents, or a combination thereof. The composition further includes a salt and at least one sweetener. The composition has a moisture content of at least about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Keller, Ronald K. Hutchens, Thomas H. Poole, Nicolas Von Cosmos, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Chris J. Grimes, Steven Lee Alderman, Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Ross Jay Oden, Matthew Evan Lampe, Michael Andrew Zawadzki, Kristen Spielbauer
  • Patent number: 11945946
    Abstract: Microcapsules encapsulating oily core materials have a shell material of hybrid polyurea and poly(beta-amino esters) (PU/PBAE). The microcapsules may have a single shell of hybrid PU/PBAE, dual shells including hybrid PU/PBAE in an inner shell and PBAE in an outer shell crosslinked and deposited to the inner shell, or multiple shells including PU in an inner shell, hybrid PU/PBAE in a transitioning shell, and PBAE in an outer shell. Formation of the microcapsules includes polymerization between multifunctional amine and multifunctional acrylate to produce a water soluble PBAE; polymerization between polyisocyanate in oil phase and multifunctional amine in aqueous solution to produce PU microcapsule, polymerization between polyisocyanate and the amine moiety of PBAE prepolymer to produce hybrid PU/PBAE microcapsule wall; and polymerization between multifunctional acrylate and primary or secondary amine moiety of the PBAE prepolymer to form a PBAE outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ENCAPSYS, LLC
    Inventor: Linsheng Feng