Patents by Inventor Mitchell S. Steiner

Mitchell S. Steiner 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: 20260137648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for incremental weight loss and to the field of treatment to improve body composition changes and physical function with weight reduction. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for mitigating the adverse effects of treatment by weight loss drugs that suppress appetite including incretin agonist or antagonist containing drugs such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), GIP, glucagon, amylin, or by sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20260069564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of treatment for body composition changes in weight management. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for mitigating the adverse effects of treatment by weight loss drugs that suppress appetite including incretin agonist or antagonist containing drugs such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) or by sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20260053769
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, reducing, or treating adverse effects caused by an incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or a sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor in a subject who is under treatment or stops treatment with the incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or SGLT-2 inhibitor. The method comprises co-administering or administering after discontinuation of the incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or SGLT-2 inhibitor to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) compound represented by a structure of Formulas I, II, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, and XIV disclosed herein to the subject under incretin agonist or antagonist containing drug or SGLT-2 agent therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20260007630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of treatment for body composition changes in weight management. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for mitigating the adverse effects of treatment by weight loss drugs that suppress appetite including incretin agonist or antagonist containing drugs such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) or by sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition of semaglutide and a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) compound of Formula IX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20250228804
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, reducing, or treating adverse effects caused by an incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or a sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor in a subject who is under treatment with the incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or SGLT-2 inhibitor. The method comprises coadministering or administering after discontinuation of the incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or SGLT-2 inhibitor to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) compound represented by a structure of Formulas I, II, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, and XIV disclosed herein to the subject under incretin agonist or antagonist containing drug or SGLT-2 agent therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20250179048
    Abstract: The invention encompasses polymorphs of [2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl](3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone and salts thereof. These polymorphs are characterized by their x-ray diffraction pattern and DSC thermograms, among other methods. The polymorphs are used in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Gary BIRD, Kester Gary BARNETTE, Mitchell S. STEINER
  • Publication number: 20250170091
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, reducing, or treating adverse effects caused by an incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or a sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor in a subject who is under treatment with the incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or SGLT-2 inhibitor. The method comprises coadministering or administering after discontinuation of the incretin agonist or antagonist containing weight loss drug or SGLT-2 inhibitor to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) compound represented by a structure of Formulas I, II, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, and XIV disclosed herein to the subject under incretin agonist or antagonist containing drug or SGLT-2 agent therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: Veru, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Patent number: 12240834
    Abstract: The invention encompasses polymorphs of [2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl](3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone and salts thereof. These polymorphs are characterized by their x-ray diffraction pattern and DSC thermograms, among other methods. The polymorphs are used in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Gary Bird, Kester Gary Barnette, Mitchell S. Steiner
  • Patent number: 12115146
    Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of breast cancer in a subject, for example a female subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Steiner, Ramesh Narayanan, Sunjoo Ahn, James T. Dalton
  • Publication number: 20240180879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating inflammation using compounds that disrupt the cytoskeleton by causing microtubule depolymerization and preventing or reducing the assembly of activated inflammasomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20230348433
    Abstract: The invention encompasses polymorphs of [2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl](3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone and salts thereof. These polymorphs are characterized by their x-ray diffraction pattern and DSC thermograms, among other methods. The polymorphs are used in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Gary BIRD, Kester Gary BARNETTE, Mitchell S. STEINER
  • Publication number: 20230321045
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating specific viral infections using compounds having anti-tubulin or tubulin disruption activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20230265081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating coronavirus infections using compounds having anti-tubulin or tubulin disruption activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Steiner, Kester Gary Barnette
  • Publication number: 20230172897
    Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) compound of Formulae I-XIV and an additional therapeutic agent and uses thereof for treating a breast cancer. The method of the treatment of the invention, in some embodiments, further comprises a step, prior to the treatment, of prescreening a breast cancer subject for whether the breast cancer is susceptible to selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: VERU, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Patent number: 11648236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating coronavirus infections using compounds having anti-tubulin or tubulin disruption activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Steiner, Kester Gary Barnette
  • Publication number: 20220257552
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of prescreening and treatment of a breast cancer in a subject, and the subject can be either a male or female subject, including methods of prescreening then treating: metastatic breast cancer; refractory breast cancer; AR-positive breast cancer; AR-positive refractory breast cancer; AR-positive metastatic breast cancer; AR-positive and ER-positive breast cancer; triple negative breast cancer; advanced breast cancer; breast cancer that has failed treatments with selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) (tamoxifen, toremifene, raloxifene), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist (goserelin), aromatase inhibitor (AI) (letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane), fulvestrant, cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitor (palbociclib (Ibrance), ribociclib (Kisqali), abemaciclib (Vorzenio), trilaciclib, lerociclib), alpelisib (Piqray) (an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase subunit alpha (PI3K?)), mTOR inhibitor (everolimus), poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Veru, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Steiner, Kester Gary Barnette
  • Publication number: 20210308105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating coronavirus infections using compounds having anti-tubulin or tubulin disruption activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: VERU INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Kester Gary BARNETTE
  • Publication number: 20210228529
    Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of breast cancer in a subject, and the subject can be either a male or female subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Mitchell S. STEINER, Ramesh NARAYANAN, Sunjoo AHN, James T. DALTON
  • Publication number: 20210128513
    Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of breast cancer in a subject, for example a female subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: UN IVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Steiner, Ramesh NARAYANAN, Sunjoo AHN, James T. DALTON
  • Patent number: 10849873
    Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of breast cancer in a subject, for example a female subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ONCTERNAL THERAPEUTICS, INC
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Steiner, Ramesh Narayanan, Sunjoo Ahn, James T. Dalton