Patents by Inventor Orn Almarsson

Orn Almarsson 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: 20140142127
    Abstract: Disclosed are stable formulations of omega-3 oils and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. The invention comprises an omega-3 oil, a salt form of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and a salt. These compositions are stable in liquid form useful for combination therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Almburg, LLC
    Inventor: Orn Almarsson
  • Publication number: 20140120230
    Abstract: An easy-to-use, rapid method of making whipped cream without the use of a mechanical mixing means, and without any pressurized gas or propellant means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Örn Almarsson, Bjarki Arnarson, Halldór Alex Arnarson
  • Publication number: 20140094472
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug by administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile conjugates of parent drugs that are derivatized through carbonyl linked prodrug moieties. The prodrug compounds of the invention can be used to treat any condition for which the lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug is useful as a treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Laura Cook Blumberg, Julius F. Remenar, Orn Almarsson, Tarek A. Zeidan
  • Patent number: 8686009
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug by administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile conjugates of parent drugs that are derivatized through carbonyl linked prodrug moieties. The prodrug compounds of the invention can be used to treat any condition for which the lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug is useful as a treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Laura Cook Blumberg, Julius F. Remenar, Örn Almarsson, Tarek A. Zeidan
  • Patent number: 8592427
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug by administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile conjugates of parent drugs that are derivatized through carbonyl linked prodrug moieties. The prodrug compounds of the invention can be used to treat any condition for which the lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug is useful as a treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Laura Cook Blumberg, Julius F. Remenar, Örn Almarsson, Tarek A. Zeidan
  • Patent number: 8492423
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising propylene glycol solvates of APIs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Tawa, Örn Almarsson, Julius Remenar
  • Patent number: 8436029
    Abstract: Crystalline salts, polymorphs, solvates, and hydrates of bicalutamide, 5-fluorouracil, donepezil, anastrozole, nelfinavir, mirtazapine, lansoprazole, and tamsulosin, or derivatives thereof are provided by the subject invention. Methods of making and using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc., University of South Florida
    Inventors: Magali Bourghol Hickey, Matthew L. Peterson, Örn Almarsson, Michael J. Zaworotko, Tanise Shattock, Julius F. Remenar, Mark Tawa
  • Patent number: 8362062
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of screening mixtures containing a pharmaceutical compound and an excipient to identify properties of the pharmaceutical compound/excipient combination that retard solid-state nucleation. The invention further relates to increasing the solubility, dissolution and bioavailability of a drug with low solubility in gastric fluids conditions by combining the drug with a precipitation retardant and an optional enhancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Tawa, Julius Remenar, Matthew L. Peterson, Örn Almarsson, Hector Guzman, Hongming Chen, Mark Oliveira
  • Patent number: 8338646
    Abstract: Polymorphs and solvates of racemic, enantiomerically pure, and enantiomerically mixed modafinil are formed and discussed. In addition, said forms are described as useful for the treatment of many conditions including, but not limited to, narcolepsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cephalon, Inc
    Inventors: Magali Bourghol Hickey, Matthew Peterson, Orn Almarsson, Mark Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20120190662
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising propylene glycol solvates of APIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Tawa, Örn Almarsson, Julius Remenar
  • Patent number: 8183290
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising propylene glycol solvates of APIs. In particular a 2:1 complex of naproxen sodium to propylene glycol is disclosed which is a crystalline solid. The complex is prepared by crystallization of a mixture of naproxen sodium and propylene glycol from diethyl ether. It is identifiable by its X-ray powder diffraction pattern described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Tawa, Örn Almarsson, Julius Remenar
  • Patent number: 8133918
    Abstract: The present invention provides aqueous pharmaceutical compositions containing a lipophilic therapeutic agent. In particular, the invention provides aqueous pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound 2,6-diisopropylphenol (propofol). Preferred compositions of the invention contain propofol in the presence of at least one block copolymer (for example, P188 or another poloxamer) and a polyethylene glycol (PEG). Compositions of the invention are preferably sterile or are readily sterilized (e.g., by autoclaving) and are suitable for parenteral administration to any animal, including humans. The compositions are also chemically and physically stable over a wide range of environmental conditions and for extended periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhong Zhang, Orn Almarsson, Hongming Chen
  • Publication number: 20120015866
    Abstract: The present invention relates to prodrugs of parent drug compounds containing heteroaromatic NH groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Alkermes, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Cook Blumberg, Örn Almarsson
  • Publication number: 20120015993
    Abstract: Crystalline salts, polymorphs, solvates, and hydrates of bicalutamide, 5-fluorouracil, donepezil, anastrozole, nelfinavir, mirtazapine, lansoprazole, and tamsulosin, or derivatives thereof are provided by the subject invention. Methods of making and using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicants: University of South Florida, TRANSFORM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Magali Bourghol Hickey, Matthew L. Peterson, Örn Almarsson, Michael J. Zaworotko, Tanise Shattock, Jennifer McMahon, Joanna Bis, Julius F. Remenar, Mark Tawa
  • Publication number: 20110319422
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug by administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile conjugates of parent drugs that are derivatized through carbonyl linked prodrug moieties. The prodrug compounds of the invention can be used to treat any condition for which the lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug is useful as a treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Alkermes, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Cook Blumberg, Julius F. Remenar, Örn Almarsson, Tarek A. Zeidan
  • Publication number: 20110294841
    Abstract: The invention provides novel omega-3 oil formulations of one or more statins. These formulations are readily bioavailable. Notably, because the formulations of the invention contain an omega-3 oils as the major ingredient, they not only provide an antihypercholesterolemic effect due to the statin active ingredient, they also provide recommended daily dosages of omega-3 oils (i.e., approximately 1 gram of omega-3 oil per day), or a portion thereof. The invention also provides novel salts of one or more statins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Hector GUZMAN, Örn ALMARSSON, Julius REMENAR
  • Publication number: 20110178068
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a tertiary amine-containing parent drug comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile quaternary ammonium salts of tertiary amine-containing parent drugs (or tertiary imine-containing parent drugs) that are derivatized through aldehyde-linked prodrug moieties that reduce the solubility of the prodrug compound at a reference pH as compared to the parent drug. The physical, chemical and solubility properties of these derivatives can be further modulated by the choice of counterion X?. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a prodrug compound of Formula I: where R1-R5 are defined in the written description of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Alkermes, Inc.
    Inventors: Orn Almarsson, Laura Cook Blumberg, Julius F. Remenar
  • Publication number: 20110166156
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I and Formula II and their use for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder with or without psychotic features is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Alkermes, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Cook Blumberg, Örn Almarsson
  • Publication number: 20110166194
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I and their use for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder with or without psychotic features is disclosed: wherein R1-R8, G, N and A? are as defined in the written description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Alkermes, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Cook Blumberg, Örn Almarsson
  • Patent number: 7927613
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising a co-crystal of an API and a co-crystal former; wherein the API has at least one functional group selected from ether, thioether, alcohol, thiol, aldehyde, ketone, thioketone, nitrate ester, phosphate ester, thiophosphate ester, ester, thioester, sulfate ester, carboxylic acid, phosphonic acid, phosphinic acid, sulfonic acid, amide, primary amine, secondary amine, ammonia, tertiary amine, sp2 amine, thiocyanate, cyanamide, oxime, nitrile diazo, organohalide, nitro, s-heterocyclic ring, thiophene, n-heterocyclic ring, pyrrole, o-heterocyclic ring, furan, epoxide, peroxide, hydroxamic acid, imidazole, pyridine and the co-crystal former has at least one functional group selected from amine, amide, pyridine, imidazole, indole, pyrrolidine, carbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, phenol, sulfone, sulfonyl, mercapto and methyl thio, such that the API and co-crystal former are capable of co-crystallizing from a solution phase under crystallization conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignees: University of South Florida, The Regents of the University of Michigan, Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Örn Almarsson, Magali Bourghol Hickey, Matthew L. Peterson, Michael J. Zaworotko, Brian Moulton, Nair Rodriguez-Hornedo