Patents Examined by Zohreh Fay
  • Patent number: 12252672
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to rheology modified, low foaming aqueous antimicrobial compositions. The compositions are phase stable under acidic conditions, and do not need to be rinsed from the surface to which they are applied. The present disclosure further relates to methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Junzhong Li, Steven J. Lange, Richard Staub, David D. McSherry
  • Patent number: 12245590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling weeds including a step of performing a spot treatment of at least one PPO inhibitor in a cultivation area of soybean, corn, or cotton. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for exerting an excellent control effect in weed control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Yoshinao Sada
  • Patent number: 12239130
    Abstract: Methods of reducing injury to crop foliage and achieving weed control using encapsulated acetamide herbicides are described. Herbicidal microcapsules comprising herbicide core material and a shell wall encapsulating the core material are also described. The microcapsules provide reduced crop injury through controlled herbicide release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: William Abraham, David Z. Becher, Brett H. Bussler, Amanda C. Herr, S. Douglas Prosch
  • Patent number: 12239133
    Abstract: At present, many herbicidal compositions have been developed and used, but there are many types of weeds to be controlled, and their development lasts for a long period of time. Accordingly, it has been desired to develop a herbicidal composition having a wider herbicidal spectrum, high activity and residual activity and thereby capable of controlling undesired plants for a long period of time. The present invention provides a herbicidal composition comprising as active ingredients (a) tolpyralate and (b) pyroxsulam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Taketo Suganuma, Shota Fukuda
  • Patent number: 12239659
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of administering compositions comprising a mixture of salts that induce purgation of the colon and are useful to cleanse the colon. Furthermore, the disclosed methods prevent degradation of PEG and allow for cleansing of the colon without the use of adjunct laxatives, including stimulant laxatives such as bisacodyl. The disclosed methods are superior to the prior art in that they allow for higher tolerability, improved safety, lower volumes, and improved patient compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventors: Edmund V. Dennett, Mark Cleveland, Russell W. Pelham, Matthew Walker
  • Patent number: 12239737
    Abstract: Oral preparations of microcapsules and nanoparticles including an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin. The preparations are intended to assist with the treatment and prevention of cancer, neurocognitive dysfunction, genetically predisposed disorders, and age-related disorders. The embodiments discussed address the present need for alternative preparations or manufacturing processes that ensure efficacy while improving other performance characteristics such as storage stability, biodistribution, dosage cost, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Rapamycin Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana Vaughn, Neal K. Vail
  • Patent number: 12232491
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coating for seeds comprising a polymeric material, a method of making and using the coating for improving the adherence of seeds to sloped surfaces, and seeds containing said coating. The invention also relates to a horticulture system for distributing the coated seeds to landscaping and/or agricultural surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Thomas A. Canada, Dominick J. Valenti, Walter P. Horton, Robert L. Schuette
  • Patent number: 12226384
    Abstract: Disclosed are a peramivir solution inhalant and a preparation method thereof, the solution inhalant includes: peramivir, an osmotic pressure regulator, a pH regulator, and water, wherein concentration of peramivir is greater than 15 mg/ml; concentration of the osmotic pressure regulator is less than 8 mg/ml; pH value of the solution inhalant ranges from 5.0 to 6.0; the peramivir solution is sterilized in a non-heating manner; the osmotic pressure regulator is selected from sodium chloride or glucose. The solution inhalant has a better stability and a good pulmonary targeting effect, which significantly improves pharmaceutical efficacy and safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Guangzhou Nanxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shixi Zhang, Yuhuan Feng, Dong Miao
  • Patent number: 12226534
    Abstract: Article side polymers useful in the packaging of transdermal patches are disclosed. These films do not absorb skin permeation enhancers that are contained in transdermal patches including keto acids such as levulinic acid or sulfoxides such as an alkyl sulfoxide, e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide. Using such polymeric film, multilayer pouch constructions can be manufactured which include other polymeric layers, such as aluminum foil for moisture and oxygen barrier properties, polyester for tear resistance and paper layers for optimal printing and design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Agile Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Agis Kydonieus, C. Gregory Arnold, Robert G. Conway, Thomas M. Rossi
  • Patent number: 12207655
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of general Formula I: or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula I can be used to improve the health of plants. For example, the compounds of Formula I can be used to inhibit a microbial pathogen of a plant, or to increase resistance of a plant to one or more abiotic stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS (CANADA) INC.
    Inventors: Michael Fefer, Jun Liu, Yuichi Terazono, Kenneth Ng, Youqing Shen
  • Patent number: 12201114
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous benzisothiazoline-3-one dispersions of sodium-1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-one particles dispersed in water. The dispersions contain: (a) between 15 wt.-% and 35 wt.-% of sodium-1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-one; and (b) ad. 100 wt.-% of water having a content of sodium ion in the range from 4 wt.-% to 10 wt.-% with respect to water contained in the dispersion. The invention further relates to the use of the claimed dispersions for preserving water-based products of all types, in particular, cleaning and household products, plastics dispersions, paints, plasters, adhesives, sealing compounds, paper coating materials, textile softeners and sizing agents, washing raw materials, surfactants, polishing agents, spinning baths, cooling lubricants, leather treatment agents and silicone and bitumen emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Thor GmbH
    Inventor: Rüdiger Baum
  • Patent number: 12188939
    Abstract: Methods of obtaining and kits that can be used to obtain an optical super-resolution image of a sample or a portion thereof or an individual or a portion thereof. In various examples, the individual is an individual with cancer. In various examples, a method includes contacting a sample or individual with one or more aluminosilicate nanoparticle(s) that have at least one organic fluorophore molecule covalently bonded to the aluminosilicate network of the nanoparticle(s), or a composition including the aluminosilicate nanoparticle(s); irradiating the sample or the individual, thereby exciting at least one of the fluorophore molecules of an individual aluminosilicate nanoparticle; and obtaining a fluorescence image or a sequence of fluorescence images, which can be processed to obtain a super-resolution image of the sample or the individual. In various examples, the sample is a biological sample, living or fixed tissues and/or cells, or a biopsy obtained from an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Jacob Erstling, Joshua A. Hinckley, Nirmalya Bag, Ulrich B. Wiesner
  • Patent number: 12186330
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for use improving cell viability, particularly neural cell viability, and more particularly to methods and compositions for use improving cell viability by reducing reactive oxygen metabolite-mediated oxidative damage in a cell, regulating redox homeostasis in a cell, or reducing mitochondrial dysfunction in a cell. The invention further relates to the administration of the bile acid tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) in combination with phenylbutyric Acid (PBA) to improve cell viability, and treat at least one symptom associated with, prevent the time of onset of, or slow the development of a disease related to oxidative stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Cohen, Justin Klee
  • Patent number: 12178812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosage form comprising an aqueous solution of a vinca alkaloid drug or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt in a flexible infusion container, and a light protective secondary packaging containing the flexible infusion container, wherein the dosage form is ready-to-infuse and wherein the aqueous solution is stable at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Subhas Balaram Bhowmick, Prashant Kane, Samarth Kumar, Ramaji Karshanbhai Varu, Nisarg Bipinchandra Mistry, Swapnil Ramesh Patil
  • Patent number: 12171853
    Abstract: Several embodiments disclosed herein relate to formulations having antimicrobial and/or sanitizing effects, and uses of the same. In particular, the formulations and methods of using same provide, in several embodiments, an immediate and a persistent antimicrobial effect against a broad spectrum of microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Innovative BioDefense, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Cozean, Colette Cozean, Susan Goldsberry
  • Patent number: 12171665
    Abstract: Provided is a compression resistant implant configured to fit at or near a bone defect to promote bone growth, the compression resistant implant comprising porous ceramic particles in a biodegradable polymer, and an oxysterol disposed in or on the compression resistant implant. Methods of making and use are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Reves, David S. Scher, Susan J. Drapeau, Roger E. Harrington, Jerbrena C. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 12171230
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising herbicidally active compounds (A) and (B), where (A) represents one or more compounds of the general formula (I) or their agrochemically acceptable salts [component (A)], and (B) represents one or more herbicides [component (B)]. The application furthermore relates to a method and to the use of the herbicidal composition according to the invention for controlling harmful plants or for regulating growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Klaus Trabold, Lothar Lorentz, Hubert Menne, Elmar Gatzweiler, Christopher Hugh Rosinger, Klaus Bernhard Haaf
  • Patent number: 12161665
    Abstract: A cerium oxide nanocomplex, a composition containing the cerium oxide nanocomplex as an active ingredient, and their uses for preventing or treating inflammatory liver disease are disclosed. The present disclosure applies a biocompatible polymer composed of an optimal combination to significantly improve the biomedical stability, biosynthesis and efficiency of the production process of nanoparticles while maintaining the nanoparticles' excellent inhibitory activity against inflammation. In particular, the present disclosure may be applied as an effective therapeutic composition that effectively controls excessive immune response and inflammatory response and tissue injury in acute liver failure which is a serious condition of rapid loss of liver function that results in multiple organ failure and death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Cenyx Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Seul Ki Ki, So Hyun Jeon
  • Patent number: 12162997
    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: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Evan A. Scott, Sean D. Allen
  • Patent number: 12162843
    Abstract: The application provides a high-purity thermostable crystal form of a substituted 3-isoxazolidinone compound, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The High-purity thermostable crystal form is prepared by a particular method of the present technology and is determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as an orthorhombic crystal, featuring a space group of P212121 and lattice parameters of a=9.2301(2) ?, b=11.0751(3) ?, c=12.7554(3) A, ?=90°, ?=90°, and ?=90°. The orthorhombic crystal can be conveniently applied in preparation of agrochemical formulations, such as a suspension concentrate and a water dispersible granule, and the new formulations prepared have a better herbicidal activity and crop safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG ZHUJI UNITED CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bangchi Chen, Baochuan Guan, Qiuju Sheng, Hongwei Zhang, Xianbo Xu, Yonglin Zhang, Xiaoyan Xu, Haiping Mu, Zhuoya Zhang