Patents Examined by Zohreh A. Fay
  • Patent number: 10695332
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for direct systemic introduction, are also known as DSI pharmaceutical compositions, for used as human veterinary pharmaceutical compositions. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for direct system introduction comprising bovine gelatin, mannitol, an optional surfactant, an optional flavorant, and an active pharmaceutical ingredient. A DSI pharmaceutical composition of the invention has a disintegration time of 7 seconds or less in deionized water maintained at 37.0° C.±0.5° C. The invention also relates to a method of delivering an active pharmaceutical ingredient to an animal comprising the step of placing a DSI pharmaceutical composition of the invention into a mucosal cavity of an animal to be treated with the active pharmaceutical ingredient and to the corresponding methods of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NewMarket Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventors: Mark Ridall, David Rock
  • Patent number: 10690672
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for treating subjects with breast cancer, comprising determining a therapeutic regimen for cancer by measuring the level (amount) of proteins of one or more biomarkers. Also disclosed are methods of predicting or assessing therapeutic outcome for subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Emanuel Petricoin, Julia Wulfkuhle
  • Patent number: 10689397
    Abstract: In certain aspects, the invention provides a method for treating a disease or condition in a subject, the method comprising co-administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of at least one ULK1-inhibiting pyrimidine, and a therapeutically effective amount of an mTOR inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, YALE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Reuben J. Shaw, Daniel F. Egan, Nicholas Cosford, Benjamin Turk, Mitchell Vamos, Dhanya Raveendra Panickar, Matthew Chun, Douglas Sheffler
  • Patent number: 10675362
    Abstract: A composition, as well as methods using the composition, for detection or quantification of a molecule at a singlet state (e.g., singlet oxygen). The composition includes one or more nanoparticles, and the nanoparticle has an energy donor, an energy acceptor associated with the energy donor, and an energy transfer mechanism between the energy donor and the energy acceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventors: Samuel W. Thomas, III, Fanny Frausto, Jingjing Zhang
  • Patent number: 10675234
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to skin care and, in particular, to systems and methods for treating and/or preventing acne. Acne is believed to be caused by a combination of factors, including Propionibacterium acnes bacteria, excess sebum production, and inflammation from the immune response (e.g., in response to P. acnes). Certain aspects of the invention are thus directed to one or more compositions that collectively target these factors, although it should be understood that a single composition may target more than one factor at a time. For instance, in one set of embodiments, a treatment may include a first composition that cleans the skin, a second composition that contains growth inhibitor of P. acnes (e.g., for use during the day), and a third composition that inhibits sebum production (e.g., for use during the night). One or more of these may contain other components, such as anti-inflammatory agents, moisturizers, topical anti-microbial agents (e.g., salicylic acid), or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: N.V. Perricone LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Cain Caires
  • Patent number: 10675279
    Abstract: The present invention provides stable topical formulations of cetirizine that provide a comfortable formulation when instilled in the eye and is effective in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis and/or allergic conjunctivitis. The invention further provides methods of treating allergic conjunctivitis and/or allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in a subject in need of such treatment by topical application of the cetirizine formulations of the invention directly to the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NICOX OPTHALMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Barry Abelson, Matthew J. Chapin, Paul Gomes, George Minno, Jackie Nice
  • Patent number: 10675265
    Abstract: Method of enhancing the bioavailability of a tocotrienol to a human for treating a disease or condition amenable to treatment with a tocotrienol, by administering a composition formulated for transmucosal delivery to the human. The composition contains at least one tocotrienol, and the disease or condition is selected from post-exercise muscle soreness, delayed onset muscle soreness, cardiac fibrosis, hypertension, inflammation, stroke, cancer, elevated cholesterol and/or triglycerides, baldness, hypertrophy and a condition resulting from radiation exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: INVICTUS BIOTECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
    Inventor: Glenn Tong
  • Patent number: 10660963
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition comprising tacrolimus and a preparation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Hangzhou SoliPharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoxia Sheng, Yong Tang
  • Patent number: 10660851
    Abstract: A polyfunctional radical scavenger hydrogel formulation providing extended protection of the extracellular space within a wound site. The polyfunctional radical scavenger hydrogel formulation is generally formed from a hydrogel, a sterically hindered nitrone and a sterically hindered amine differing from nitrone with respect to at least one property. A portion of the nitrone included with the formulation and/or amine included within the formulation may be dissolved, suspended and/or bonded to a polymer of the hydrogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: RXOS MEDICAL
    Inventors: Richard Millis, Jeffrey Niezgoda, Rajagopalan Sridhar
  • Patent number: 10647731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain thiazolopyrimidinone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Jiang, Guosheng Wu, Po-Wai Yuen, Elisia Villemure, Jacob Schwarz, Cuong Ly, Benjamin Sellers, Matthew Volgraf
  • Patent number: 10633493
    Abstract: Described herein are flash nanoprecipitation methods capable of encapsulating hydrophobic molecules, hydrophilic molecules, bioactive protein therapeutics, or other target molecules in amphiphilic copolymer nanocarriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Evan A. Scott, Sean D. Allen
  • Patent number: 10632115
    Abstract: The invention discloses a use of a statin compound in the preparation of local drugs for improving lipid metabolism and treating obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver and hyperglycemia; and statin compound local compositions for improving lipid metabolism and treating obesity, hypertension, fatty liver, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, apoplexy and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and drug formulation and preparation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Peking University Third Hospital
    Inventors: Chunli Song, Ning Yang, Yueyi Cui, Yingsheng Yu
  • Patent number: 10603406
    Abstract: Described herein are preparations and applications of gellan gum hydrogel for cell culture and biomedical applications, including 2D coating culture, 3D cell culture, and injection. The gellan gum materials for such application include water soluble low acyl gellan gum, high acyl gellan gum, modified gellan gum and a mixture of gellan gum mixture with other chemical/biological molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: THEWELL BIOSCIENCE
    Inventor: Hongzhou Huang
  • Patent number: 10596065
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of treating allergies and autoimmune diseases using microsystem acupuncture. Methods provided herein for treating allergies and autoimmune diseases using microsystem acupuncture involving a novel allergy zone. In embodiments, the method includes identifying an allergy zone (AZ) (Soliman Allergy Zone (SAZ)) (FIG. 1 A) in an acupuncture microsystem of a subject in need of treatment and treating the zone to treat the allergy or autoimmune disease. In embodiments, treating the zone includes introducing an acupuncture needle in the zone. In particular embodiments, the method includes identifying one or more active points in the liver projection site of the AZ and treating the active point or points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Nader Soliman
  • Patent number: 10596176
    Abstract: Amblyopia is a prevalent form of visual impairment that generally arises during infancy and early childhood when inputs to the visual cortex form the two eyes are poorly balanced. Disclosed herein are methods involving retinal inactivation of at least one retina to treat visual impairment in the form of amblyopia or other conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mark Firman Bear, Kevin R. Duffy, Donald E. Mitchell, Ming-Fai Fong, Arnold Heynen, Jeffrey P. Gavornik
  • Patent number: 10588877
    Abstract: ?-hydroxybutyric acid in combination with ?-hydroxybutyrate salts are useful to induce ketosis, achieving blood ketone levels of (0.5-6.0 mmol/L), with or without dietary restriction, and without inducing harmfully high mineral loads in the blood. The combination of ?-hydroxybutyric acid and salt results in substantial improvements in metabolic biomarkers related to insulin resistance, diabetes, weight loss, and physical performance & endurance in a short period of time. Further, use of these supplements to achieve ketosis yields a significant elevation of blood ketones and reduction of blood glucose levels. These acid/salt mixtures are also useful for suppressing appetite, preventing epileptic seizures, and treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SavInd, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Arnold
  • Patent number: 10583216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hemostatic scaffold compositions and the method of preparation thereof. In present invention, hemostatic scaffold compositions for wound care and dental care, uses chitosan and tranexamic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHILPA MEDICARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Gunneswara Subramanya Vara Prasad Rangabhatla, Sai Laxmi Aparna Rangabhatla, Ratna Phani Ayalasomayajula
  • Patent number: 10583152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sterile aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising N—(N-acetylcysteinyl-)chitosan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in a carrier solution, wherein the N—(N-acetylcysteinyl-)chitosan has a content of free thiol groups in an amount of from 80 ?mol/g polymer to 280 ?mol/g polymer, for use in the treatment of corneal wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: CROMA-PHARMA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
    Inventor: Martin Prinz
  • Patent number: 10576027
    Abstract: Present invention is related to an oil-in-water emulsion comprising a silicone mixture, a mixture of emulsifier having HLB value from 10 to 16, and the particle size of the silicone mixture in the emulsion is less than 350 nm. A method of preparing the said emulsion comprising mixing a trialkylsilyl terminated dialkylpolysiloxane of viscosity of from 40,000 to less than 100,000 mPa·s at 25° C. and an amino silicone of viscosity of from 1,000 to 15,000 mPa·s at 25° C. and amine value of from 2 to 10 mg of KOH per gram of polymer, at a temperature of 25° C. to obtain a mixed silicone fluid and emulsifying the mixed silicone fluid by using plurality of the non-ionic emulsifier to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion, wherein D50 particle size of less than 350 nm. The invention is to use the emulsion composition in the hair cosmetic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: WACKER METROARK CHEMICALS PVT. LTD.
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Paul, Papia Chakraborty
  • Patent number: 10568856
    Abstract: Compositions are disclosed for improved sleep quality and quantity including ingredients for both immediate release and controlled release. The invention provides improved supplemental compositions, and methods for administering same to a user, for enhancing the onset, quality, and duration of sleep in humans and animals. The supplemental composition may contain a combination of ingredients in proportions calculated to relieve stress, promote relaxation, and enhance sleep, including at least the following ingredients: L-Theanine, Skullcap Herb (Scutellaria lateriflora L.), Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea L.), and Chamomile Flower (Matricaria Recutita). In addition, the supplemental composition may include the secondary ingredient Melatonin. The selection and amounts of the ingredients of the supplemental composition promote sleep onset, quality, and duration and may be provided for consumption at least one time daily, e.g., prior to sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventors: John Doherty, Soring Popa, Dore Miller, Marc Bellemore