Patents Examined by Yong S. Chong
  • Patent number: 11344522
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of dietary therapies for treating disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, including epilepsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Vitaflow (International) Ltd, UCL Business PLC
    Inventors: Maura O'Donnell, Bridget Lambert, Patricia Wallis, Patricia Rutherford, Simon Heales, Sean-David Hughes, Helen Cross, Simon Eaton
  • Patent number: 11339154
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N oxides, and salts thereof, wherein A, X1, X2, X3 and R2 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Wenming Zhang, Moumita Kar, Kasinath Sana
  • Patent number: 11331309
    Abstract: Compositions suitable for oral use (e.g., oral thin film) containing various excipients and a combination of melatonin, caryophyllene, GABA, L-theanine, and vitamin B6. Methods of using the composition, e.g., in the treatment of a sleeping disorder, as well as methods of manufacturing the composition are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Jose Bernardo
  • Patent number: 11331303
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for treating one or more skin conditions by administering, via the sublingual or buccal route, a composition comprising substituted or unsubstituted diindolylmethane. In particular, methods are provided for improving the bioavailability and pharmacokinetic parameters of substituted or unsubstituted diindolylmethane following a sublingual or buccal administration, relative to an oral administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SKINTECH LIFE SCIENCE LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael C. Scaife
  • Patent number: 11331312
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a compositions and methods for treatment of Hras-driven cancers. Administration of a farnesyltransferase inhibitor, for example, tipifarnib, alone or in combination with a MEK inhibitor can reduce tumor size and tumor growth in cancers such as poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (PDTC) and anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: James A. Fagin, Jeffrey A. Knauf, Brian R. Untch
  • Patent number: 11324753
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method for treatment of ADHD or ADHD-related disorders by a pharmaceutical agent exhibiting combined serotonergic or noradrenergic reuptake transporters and monoamine receptor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher D. Breder
  • Patent number: 11311557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of an FXR agonist and at least one lipid lowering agent (e.g., PPAR-alpha agonist, PPAR-delta agonist, PPAR-alpha and delta dual agonist, and/or statin). Also disclosed is use of the combination for the treatment or prevention of a FXR mediated disease or condition, such as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), portal hypertension, bile acid diarrhea, NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), NASH (non-alcohol-induced steatohepatitis), and other chronic liver diseases. The combination of the present invention is useful for the treatment or prevention of conditions related to elevated lipid and liver enzyme levels. The present invention also relates to packs or kits including the pharmaceutical combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Pruzanski, Luciano Adorini
  • Patent number: 11298361
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses methods of treating a subject who has been diagnosed as having a tic disorder or a movement disorder. The tic disorder can be Tourette's Syndrome, and the methods can include the steps of: (a) identifying a subject in need of treatment; and (b) administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a D1/D5 receptor antagonist, a D1/D5 receptor partial agonist, or a mixture thereof. For example, the D1/D5 receptor antagonist can be ecopipam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, prodrug, structural analog, metabolite, or polymorph thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: EMALEX BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Richard E. Chipkin, Rudolf Kwan
  • Patent number: 11291653
    Abstract: Provided, inter alia, are methods for treating an epilepsy disorder using clemizole, a clemizole analog, or pharmaceutical salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Scott C. Baraban
  • Patent number: 11266145
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to methods of using compositions comprising protocatechuic acid (PCA) to kill virus including a Covid-19 virus. The compositions generally comprise protocatechuic acid, a liquid vehicle, and a stabilizer. In embodiments, the liquid vehicle comprises an alcohol and/or water. In preferred embodiments, the oil is an essential oil. In embodiments, the compositions may comprise principally protocatechuic acid, liquid vehicle, and stabilizer as the main ingredients. The compositions may be sprayed onto various products and articles of manufacture, and mammalian and human skin, to kill virus including a Covid-19 virus and to further protect the product or human skin for a period of time up to 24 hours or more. In preferred embodiments, an alcohol component kills virus on contact, and after drying, the residual surface PCA coating provides a continuing anti-viral function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventor: Lanny L Johnson
  • Patent number: 11253514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of pure 5-HT6 receptor antagonist, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and NMDA receptor antagonist. Also, the present invention provides pure 5-HT6 receptor (5-HT6R) antagonists, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt(s) thereof in combination with or as adjunct to acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist and their use in the treatment of cognitive disorders. The invention further provides the pharmaceutical composition containing the said combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Suven Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Nirogi, Anil Karbhari Shinde, Pradeep Jayarajan, Gopinadh Bhyrapuneni, Ramasastri Kambhampati, Venkateswarlu Jasti
  • Patent number: 11241434
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and preventing an A?-modulated disease and/or a Tauopathy. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an inhibitor of Fyn tyrosine kinase, and methods of using the same. In certain embodiments, the inhibitor of the invention inhibits A? oligomer induced signaling and reduces or halts the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Yale Uninversity
    Inventor: Stephen M. Strittmatter
  • Patent number: 11234959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the avermectin family, preferably ivermectin, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of hand eczema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: GALDERMA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Feriel Hacini-Rachinel, André Jomard, Jean Jacovella, Emmanuel Vial
  • Patent number: 11229632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combinations of a H3 antagonist and an antidepressant, which exhibit a synergistic wake promoting activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: BIOPROJET
    Inventors: Xavier Ligneau, Laurent Landais, David Perrin, Jeanne Marie Lecomte, Jean Charles Schwartz
  • Patent number: 11229654
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions, and combinations for treating cancer via combined use of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate and/or prodrug thereof, wherein A, Q, n, m, R7, R8, V, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, and X7 are as defined herein, and at least one therapeutically active agents selected from immunotherapeutics, anticancer agents, and anti-angiogenics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SENHWA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventor: John Soong
  • Patent number: 11203571
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels: (I). The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Corey Anderson, Andreas P. Termin, Brian Richard Bear, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Paul Krenitsky, James Philip Johnson
  • Patent number: 11191770
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions, and combinations for treating cancer via combined use of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate and/or prodrug thereof, wherein A, Q, n, m, R7, R8, V, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, and X7 are as defined herein, and at least one therapeutically active agents selected from immunotherapeutics, anticancer agents, and anti-angiogenics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SENHWA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventor: John Soong
  • Patent number: 11191841
    Abstract: The modification of biomolecules, small molecules, and other agents of via conjugation of excipients, tags, or labels is of great importance. For example, the modification of therapeutic agents can confer improved stability, solubility, duration of action, or pharmacological properties. Supramolecular chemistry utilizes specific, directional, reversible, non-covalent molecular recognition motifs in order to achieve organization of molecules, and can be used to complex tags to agents of interest (e.g., insulin, glucagon, antibodies). The present invention provides useful supramolecular complexes wherein an agent of interest is specifically bound to a host via non-covalent interactions, and wherein the host is conjugated to a tag. The present invention also provides methods and compounds useful in preparing supramolecular complexes, and methods of treating diseases using the supramolecular complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Matthew J. Webber, Eric Andrew Appel, Robert S. Langer, Daniel Griffith Anderson
  • Patent number: 11180502
    Abstract: The invention provides azaspiro[4.5]decane derivatives of Formula (A): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, N-oxides, and diastereomers thereof, wherein A1, X, A2, Rr, R2?, W1, W2, R3?, R4?, a, and b are defined in the disclosure. The invention also provides compounds of Formulae I, and B-G, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, N-oxides, and diastereomers thereof. Further, the invention provides use of the compounds of Formulae A-G and I, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, N-oxides, and diastereomers thereof, to treat pain. In certain embodiments, Compounds of the Disclosure are useful for treating a disorder responsive to blockade of one or more sodium channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Youngman, Laykea Tafesse, Jae Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 11180748
    Abstract: Methods and reagents for esterification of biological molecules including proteins, polypeptides and peptides. Diazo compounds of formula I: where R is hydrogen, an alkyl, an alkenyl or an alkynyl, RA represents 1-5 substituents on the indicated phenyl ring and RM is an organic group. RM includes a label, a cell penetrating group, a cell targeting group, or a reactive group or latent reactive group for reaction to bond to a label, a cell penetrating group, or a cell targeting group, among other organic groups useful for esterification of biological molecules. Also provided are diazo compounds which are bifunctional and trifunctional coupling reagents as well as reagents for the synthesis of compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ronald T. Raines, Kalie Mix