Patents by Inventor Stephen Pham

Stephen Pham 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: 20250177294
    Abstract: The invention includes dry powder nintedanib formulation for dispersion and inhalation administration including salts thereof, indolinone derivative or salts thereof and in fixed dose combinations with carrier agents and other active ingredients. The aerosol delivery combination formulation may be administered as an inhaled aerosol over a few actuations or by two or more actuations. Each dose may be administered one or more times daily on a regular or interval daily dosing regimen. The special formulation parameters of the invention include the selection of the salt for complexation with the form of nintedanib used for an isolated dry powder along with particle size distributions and combination with a force control agent for improved aerosol delivery. Methods of the invention include therapeutically effective doses of the described invention used to treat interstitial lung disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20250025415
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations of nintedanib and salts thereof, indolinone derivative compounds and salts thereof for aerosolization and use of such formulations for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic, carcinogenic, vascular and viral infectious diseases, including diseases associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye, central nervous system and surgical sites. Formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of nintedanib or a indolinone derivative compound or salt thereof. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described. Also included are methods for identifying compounds and indications that benefit by reformulation and inhalation administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 12090225
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations of nintedanib and salts thereof, indolinone derivative compounds and salts thereof for aerosolization and use of such formulations for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic, carcinogenic, vascular and viral infectious diseases, including diseases associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye, central nervous system and surgical sites. Formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of nintedanib or a indolinone derivative compound or salt thereof. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described. Also included are methods for identifying compounds and indications that benefit by reformulation and inhalation administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Avalyn Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20230330357
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nebulizer comprising of a medicine cup reservoir containing an aqueous pirfenidone solution a medicine cup reservoir cap, an aerosol generator, an aerosol mixing chamber to which freshly generated aerosol resides until inhaled, a one-way inhalation valve, a mouthpiece and a one-way exhalation valve. The invention allows atmospheric pressure to be maintained inside the medicine cup reservoir during nebulization and optimizes the volume of the aerosol mixing chamber to minimize freshly generated aerosol inter-droplet collision, impaction of aerosol to the aerosol mixing chamber wall, droplet growth and/or condensation during exhalation, prior to inhalation, or during inhalation. The larger aerosol mixing chamber volume also allows the aerosol to accumulate during the exhalation phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20230201487
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nebulizer comprising of a medicine cup reservoir containing an aqueous pirfenidone solution a medicine cup reservoir cap, an aerosol generator, an aerosol mixing chamber to which freshly generated aerosol resides until inhaled, a one-way inhalation valve, a mouthpiece and a one-way exhalation valve. The invention allows atmospheric pressure to be maintained inside the medicine cup reservoir during nebulization and optimizes the volume of the aerosol mixing chamber to minimize freshly generated aerosol inter-droplet collision, impaction of aerosol to the aerosol mixing chamber wall, droplet growth and/or condensation during exhalation, prior to inhalation, or during inhalation. The larger aerosol mixing chamber volume also allows the aerosol to accumulate during the exhalation phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20220000772
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations of nintedanib and salts thereof, indolinone derivative compounds and salts thereof for aerosolization and use of such formulations for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic, carcinogenic, vascular and viral infectious diseases, including diseases associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye, central nervous system and surgical sites. Formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of nintedanib or a indolinone derivative compound or salt thereof. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described. Also included are methods for identifying compounds and indications that benefit by reformulation and inhalation administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 11123290
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations of nintedanib and salts thereof, indolinone derivative compounds and salts thereof for aerosolization and use of such formulations for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic, carcinogenic, vascular and viral infectious diseases, including diseases associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye, central nervous system and surgical sites. Formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of nintedanib or a indolinone derivative compound or salt thereof. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described. Also included are methods for identifying compounds and indications that benefit by reformulation and inhalation administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: AVALYN PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 10628291
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product to improve testing of web interfaces where each page and point of interaction in the web interfaces are represented by Page Objects. Responsive to a processor receiving code to navigate a path from a first Page Object to a second Page Object in the user interface, the path is identified as a slow path. Responsive to identifying the path as a slow path, a marker is displayed with the code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: International Businees Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20200060968
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations of nintedanib and salts thereof, indolinone derivative compounds and salts thereof for aerosolization and use of such formulations for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic, carcinogenic, vascular and viral infectious diseases, including diseases associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye, central nervous system and surgical sites. Formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of nintedanib or a indolinone derivative compound or salt thereof. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described. Also included are methods for identifying compounds and indications that benefit by reformulation and inhalation administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Avalyn Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Mark William Surber, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 10376661
    Abstract: An opening element for opening an ampoule in an aerosol generation device includes a first member which has a conduit extending therethrough for guiding a fluid contained in the ampoule through the first member and a second member which is arranged at least partly inside or on the conduit. Further, an aerosol generation device includes such an opening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: PARI Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Gallem, Uwe Hetzer, Stephen Pham, Reynaldo Quintana
  • Patent number: 10175960
    Abstract: A method for user interface (UI) automation area coverage is presented. The method extracts document information from a unit test class, the unit test class being code used to test a user interface (UI). The method searches for a keyword within the extracted document information to find a keyword match. The method receives a weight factor from a user the weight factor giving more importance to certain keywords over the other keywords. The method weights specified keywords based on a weight factor, the weight factor increasing or decreasing an importance to the specified keywords. The method assigns a weight score to each keyword match based on the number of keyword matches and the weight factor. Furthermore the method generates a user interface report, the UI report comprising the weight score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20180357153
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product to improve testing of web interfaces where each page and point of interaction in the web interfaces are represented by Page Objects. Responsive to a processor receiving code to navigate a path from a first Page Object to a second Page Object in the user interface, the path is identified as a slow path. Responsive to identifying the path as a slow path, a marker is displayed with the code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 10055335
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product to improve testing of web interfaces where each page and point of interaction in the web interfaces are represented by Page Objects. Responsive to a processor receiving code to navigate a path from a first Page Object to a second Page Object in the user interface, the path is identified as a slow path. Responsive to identifying the path as a slow path, a marker is displayed with the code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20180210815
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product to improve testing of web interfaces where each page and point of interaction in the web interfaces are represented by Page Objects. Responsive to a processor receiving code to navigate a path from a first Page Object to a second Page Object in the user interface, the path is identified as a slow path. Responsive to identifying the path as a slow path, a marker is displayed with the code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 9733906
    Abstract: A method for user interface (UI) automation area coverage is presented. The method extracts document information from a unit test class, the unit test class being code used to test a user interface (UI). The method searches for a keyword within the extracted document information to find a keyword match. The method receives a weight factor from a user the weight factor giving more importance to certain keywords over the other keywords. The method weights specified keywords based on a weight factor, the weight factor increasing or decreasing an importance to the specified keywords. The method assigns a weight score to each keyword match based on the number of keyword matches and the weight factor. Furthermore, the method generates a user interface report, the UI report comprising the weight score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 9730890
    Abstract: Bronchodilating compositions and methods are provided. The compositions are intended for administration as a nebulized aerosol. In certain embodiments, the compositions contain formoterol, or a derivative thereof. Methods for treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of bronchoconstrictive disorders using the compositions provided herein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Partha S. Banerjee, Imtiaz A. Chaudry, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 9734041
    Abstract: A method for user interface (UI) automation area coverage is presented. The method extracts document information from a unit test class, the unit test class being code used to test a user interface (UI). The method searches for a keyword within the extracted document information to find a keyword match. The method receives a weight factor from a user the weight factor giving more importance to certain keywords over the other keywords. The method weights specified keywords based on a weight factor, the weight factor increasing or decreasing an importance to the specified keywords. The method assigns a weight score to each keyword match based on the number of keyword matches and the weight factor. Furthermore, the method generates a user interface report, the UI report comprising the weight score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20170139814
    Abstract: A method for user interface (UI) automation area coverage is presented. The method extracts document information from a unit test class, the unit test class being code used to test a user interface (UI). The method searches for a keyword within the extracted document information to find a keyword match. The method receives a weight factor from a user the weight factor giving more importance to certain keywords over the other keywords. The method weights specified keywords based on a weight factor, the weight factor increasing or decreasing an importance to the specified keywords. The method assigns a weight score to each keyword match based on the number of keyword matches and the weight factor. Furthermore, the method generates a user interface report, the UI report comprising the weight score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Publication number: 20170139688
    Abstract: A method for user interface (UI) automation area coverage is presented. The method extracts document information from a unit test class, the unit test class being code used to test a user interface (UI). The method searches for a keyword within the extracted document information to find a keyword match. The method receives a weight factor from a user the weight factor giving more importance to certain keywords over the other keywords. The method weights specified keywords based on a weight factor, the weight factor increasing or decreasing an importance to the specified keywords. The method assigns a weight score to each keyword match based on the number of keyword matches and the weight factor. Furthermore, the method generates a user interface report, the UI report comprising the weight score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Kwan Yin Andrew Chau, Smitha Lal, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: RE50218
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and systems for topical ophthalmic application, which include an aqueous mixture of bromfenac and flowable mucoadhesive polymer, for treating inflammation and inflammatory conditions of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Kamran Hosseini, Lyle Bowman, Erwin C. Si, Stephen Pham