Patents by Inventor Andres Acosta

Andres Acosta has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250121033
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY (e.g., PYY(3-36) and analogs and variants thereof), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and methods of treating metabolic diseases with such compositions are provided. Aspects include methods of increasing a feeling of fullness in patients treated with pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY, PYY(3-36), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and analogs, receptor antagonists and variants thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Andres ACOSTA, Thomas VASICEK, Beth Anne-Szkudlarek BROWN
  • Publication number: 20250099546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta
  • Patent number: 12109251
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta
  • Patent number: 11911445
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY (e.g., PYY(3-36) and analogs and variants thereof), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and methods of treating metabolic diseases with such compositions are provided. Aspects include methods of increasing a feeling of fullness in patients treated with pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY, PYY(3-36), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and analogs, receptor antagonists and variants thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Gila Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andres Acosta, Thomas Vasicek, Beth Anne-Szkudlarek Brown
  • Publication number: 20230084803
    Abstract: Compositions comprising satiety peptides (e.g., PYY, PYY(3-36), GLP-1, oxyntomodulin, and cholecystokinin) and DPP-IV inhibitors and methods of treating metabolic diseases with such compositions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Andres ACOSTA, Thomas VASICEK
  • Publication number: 20220280658
    Abstract: The present application provides methods and compositions for AAV-mediated delivery of PYY and Glucagon-like Peptide 1 or an analog thereof (e.g., Exendin-4) to a subject (e.g., the saliva of a subject). In some embodiments, compositions and methods for topical delivery of Ex-4 and PYY peptides also are provided. Methods and compositions are useful to promote weight loss and/or altered lipid taste sensitivity, as well as for the treatment of diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Sean M. Crosson, Cedrick Shawn Dotson, Seth Currlin, Andres Acosta
  • Publication number: 20220143146
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY (e.g., PYY(3-36) and analogs and variants thereof), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and methods of treating metabolic diseases with such compositions are provided. Aspects include methods of increasing a feeling of fullness in patients treated with pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY, PYY(3-36), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and analogs, receptor antagonists and variants thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Andres ACOSTA, Thomas VASICEK, Beth Anne-Szkudlarek BROWN
  • Patent number: 11311633
    Abstract: The present application provides methods and compositions for AAV-mediated delivery of PYY and Glucagon-like Peptide 1 or an analog thereof (e.g., Exendin-4) to a subject (e.g., the saliva of a subject). In some embodiments, compositions and methods for topical delivery of Ex-4 and PYY peptides also are provided. Methods and compositions are useful to promote weight loss and/or altered lipid taste sensitivity, as well as for the treatment of diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Sean M. Crosson, Cedrick Shawn Dotson, Seth Currlin, Andres Acosta
  • Publication number: 20210401942
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta
  • Publication number: 20210308223
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY (e.g., PYY(3-36) and analogs and variants thereof), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and methods of treating metabolic diseases with such compositions are provided. Aspects include methods of increasing a feeling of fullness in patients treated with pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY, PYY(3-36), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and analogs, receptor antagonists and variants thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Andres ACOSTA, Thomas VASICEK, Beth Anne-Szkudlarek BROWN
  • Patent number: 11103556
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta
  • Publication number: 20200061158
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta
  • Publication number: 20190231850
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY (e.g., PYY(3-36) and analogs and variants thereof), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and methods of treating metabolic diseases with such compositions are provided. Aspects include methods of increasing a feeling of fullness in patients treated with pharmaceutical compositions comprising PYY, PYY(3-36), satiety peptides, satiety hormones, metabolic hormones, and analogs, receptor antagonists and variants thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andres ACOSTA, Thomas VASICEK, Beth Anne-Szkudlarek BROWN
  • Publication number: 20190224280
    Abstract: Compositions comprising satiety peptides (e.g., PYY, PYY(3-36), GLP-1, oxyntomodulin, and cholecystokinin) and DPP-IV inhibitors and methods of treating metabolic diseases with such compositions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Andres ACOSTA, Thomas VASICEK
  • Publication number: 20190119165
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for obtaining clay having improved characteristics that comprises incorporating an inorganic matrix onto an organic matrix at determined proportions. The industrial clay obtained is malleable and highly resistant to compression and strain, of great use in the industry of prototype elaboration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Luis Fernando Sierra Zuluaga, Diego Andres Acosta Maya, Julian Jaramillo Vallejo, Andres Restrepo Montoya, Alexaner Ramillo Rodriguez, Jose Luis Cadavid Cardenas
  • Publication number: 20170080056
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta
  • Patent number: 9492505
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta
  • Publication number: 20120035100
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating obesity involving satiation gut peptide administration to the mouth of a subject for a predetermined dose and frequency. In other embodiments, materials and methods of treating certain psychological disorders are disclosed involving satiation gut peptides. In exemplary embodiments, the satiation gut peptide pertains to PYY.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Sergei Zolotukhin, Andres Acosta