Patents Issued in December 31, 2013
  • Patent number: 8618138
    Abstract: This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterized by cytotoxic ?-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D, reMYND
    Inventors: Gerard Griffioen, Tom Van Dooren, Veronica Rojas De La Parra, Arnaud Marchand, Sara Allasia, Amuri Kilonda, Patrick Chaltin
  • Patent number: 8618139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxadiazole derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenkui K. Fang, Liming Wang, Evelyn G. Corpuz, Ken Chow, Wha Bin Im
  • Patent number: 8618140
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, Ar, L, X, R3 and Q are as defined in the specification for use in therapy, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Respivert Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Simon Christopher Hirst, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8618141
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of using aryl ureas to treat diseases mediated by the VEGF induced signal transduction pathway characterized by abnormal angiogenesis or hyperpermeability processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Jacques Dumas, William J. Scott, James Elting, Holia Hatoum-Makdad
  • Patent number: 8618142
    Abstract: A composition comprising: roflumilast having a purity of greater than or equal to 99% by weight, and N-(3,5-dichloropyrid-4-yl)-3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-hydroxybenzamide present (relative to roflumilast) in an amount greater than zero and less than 0.1% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohl, Bernd Mueller, Walter Palosch
  • Patent number: 8618143
    Abstract: Non-peptide, azole-substituted nitric oxide snythase inhibitor compounds, compositions and related methods, as can be used to enhance bioavailability and inhibit production of nitric oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Richard B. Silverman, James M. Kraus
  • Patent number: 8618144
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of using the same in the treatment or prevention of diseases mediated by the activation of ?3-adrenoceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
    Inventors: Peter Lin, Lehua Chang, Scott D. Edmondson
  • Patent number: 8618145
    Abstract: The invention provides small molecule compounds capable of accelerating proliferation of stem cells and uses thereof. The compounds play an important role in the research of stem cell proliferation mechanism. The invention further relates to the uses of the compounds and relevant compounds thereof in the preparation of stem cell proliferation accelerators and the preparation of medicines accelerating stem cell proliferation. The invention also relates to the uses of the compounds in the preparation of medicines for the treatment of various diseases arising from functional cells loss or damage. The diseases arising from stem cell trauma comprise diseases related to the degeneration or damage of nervous system cells, blood system diseases, diseases related to the loss or damage of cardiovascular cells, skin burn and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventors: Mei Han, Yan Feng, Yuanyuan Sun
  • Patent number: 8618146
    Abstract: The present application relates to compositions for parenteral administration of epothilone compounds, such as ixabepilone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Chandrasekhar Kocherlakota, Tarun Singh, Nagaraju Banda, Prasad Vure, Aparna Mulupuru
  • Patent number: 8618147
    Abstract: Provided are various compounds of Formula I (I). Also provided are various compounds of Formula II (II). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds. Additionally, methods of inhibiting macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) activity in a mammal are provided, as are methods of treating or preventing inflammation in a mammal. Further provided are methods of treating a mammal having sepsis, septicemia, and/or endotoxic shock. Also provided are methods of treating a mammal having an autoimmune disease, and methods of treating a mammal having a tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
    Inventor: Yousef Al-Abed
  • Patent number: 8618148
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the prophylaxis of vascular headaches which do not originate from hypertension, especially migraine, the method comprising administration of telmisartan to a subject in need of such a treatment. The present invention relates also to a method for the prophylaxis of vascular headaches, comprising the co-administration of telmisartan in combination with other drugs suitable for migraine prophylaxis and/or acute treatment of migraine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventor: Giora Davidai
  • Patent number: 8618149
    Abstract: Disclosure is provided for methods of preventing, removing or inhibiting microbial biofilm formation or microbial infection in a plant or plant part thereof, including applying thereto a treatment effective amount of an active compound as described herein, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Methods of enhancing a microbicide (e.g., including a copper, antibiotic, bacteriophage, etc.) and/or plant defense activator are also provided, including applying an active compound as described herein. Compositions comprising an active compound as described herein in an agriculturally acceptable carrier are also provided, and in some embodiments the compositions further include a microbicide (e.g., including copper, antibiotic, bacteriophage, etc.) and/or plant defense activator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Christian Melander, John Cavanagh, David Ritchie, Robert W. Huigens, III, T. Eric Ballard, Justin J. Richards, Thomas W. Lindsey, Jonathan S. Lindsey
  • Patent number: 8618150
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein Y, R1, R2, and are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV
    Inventors: Mark J. Macielag, Mingde Xia, James J. McNally, Jay M. Matthews
  • Patent number: 8618151
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and combination therapies for inhibition of hepatitis C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Leping Li, Min Zhong
  • Patent number: 8618152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or mixtures thereof, that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection and processes for preparing the compounds. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Luc J. Farmer, Robert B. Perni, Govinda Rao Bhisetti, Keith P. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8618153
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns novel compounds of Formula (I) or as defined in the specification and compositions comprising such novel compounds. These compounds are useful antiviral agents, especially in inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Thus, the disclosure also concerns a method of treating HCV related diseases or conditions by use of these novel compounds or a composition comprising such novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John A. Bender, Makonen Belema
  • Patent number: 8618154
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, or prodrugs thereof, of the invention are disclosed, which are useful as modulators of the activity of liver X receptors (LXR). Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Exelixis Patent Company LLC
    Inventors: Brett B. Busch, William C. Stevens, Jr., Ellen K. Kick, Haiying Zhang, Venkataiah Bollu, Richard Martin, Raju Mohan
  • Patent number: 8618155
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Patent number: 8618156
    Abstract: Crystalline forms of (1r,4r)-6?-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4?,9?-dihydro-3?H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1?-pyrano[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising these crystalline modifications, the use of these modifications as well as a process for the enrichment of such crystalline modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Gruss, Stefan Kluge, Stefan Pruehs
  • Patent number: 8618157
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a 5-HT1 agonist; b) an NSAID; and c) a disintegrant characterised in that the disintegrant comprises between about 15 to about 50% w/w based on the weight of the composition, said composition optionally comprising one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Alphapharm Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brett Antony Mooney, Panagiotis Keramidas
  • Patent number: 8618158
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a compound of formula (II) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1-R7 and X are as defined in the description, and the use of these compounds in therapy, in particular in treating cancer or as an inhibitor of the interaction of the MDM2 protein with p53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Bernard Thomas Golding, Christiane Riedinger, Roger John Griffin, Ian Robert Hardcastle, Eric Valeur, Anna Frances Watson, Martin Noble
  • Patent number: 8618159
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims a series of substituted N-phenyl-bipyrrolidine carboxamides of formula (I). Wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein. More specifically, the compounds of this invention are modulators of H3 receptors and are, therefore, useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases modulated by H3 receptors including diseases associated with the central nervous system. Additionally, this invention also discloses methods of preparation of substituted N-phenyl-bipyrrolidine carboxamides and intermediates therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Werngard Czechtizky, Zhongli Gao, William Joseph Hurst, Lothar Schwink, Siegfried Stengelin
  • Patent number: 8618160
    Abstract: Individually packaged topical formulations comprising about 0.25 to about 6% w/w of glycopyrrolate for the treatment of hyperhidrosis, wherein said wipe is contained within a pouch resistant to leakage. The formulations may further comprise ethanol, a buffering agent and water. In addition, the formulations may further comprise a polymer system comprising a hydrophobic polymer in combination with a hydrophilic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Rose U
    Inventors: Michael Johnston, Robert James Houlden
  • Patent number: 8618161
    Abstract: Fluorescent polymeric materials are disclosed comprising a polymeric particle and one or more lipid soluble rhodamine dyes, comprising the following core structure: wherein R11 and R15 are each H or are each F or Cl; R12, R13, and R14 are each H or are each F or Cl; and wherein at least one of R3?, R3?, R6? and R6? is a (C4-C20) alkyl. The materials are especially useful in the preparation of multicolored microparticles, especially multicolored polystyrene microparticle, for use in the multiplexed analysis of a plurality of analytes in a single sample. When excited by a light source, the materials give off a unique emission based on the nature, concentration and ratio of the dyes therein. Methods of preparing and using said materials are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Y. L. Lam, Steven M. Menchen, Ruiming Zou, Scott C. Benson
  • Patent number: 8618162
    Abstract: The present invention includes insecticidal carbamates that are useful, for example, for the control of insects, such as mosquitoes, which can be used in applications where exposure to and/or contact with humans is likely. The insecticides of the present invention include phenyl N-methyl carbamates and compositions comprising them that exhibit species-selective inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and are preferably toxic to mosquitoes but not humans. Of particular interest are compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II): Compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) are especially suitable for insecticide treated nets and indoor residual spraying for mosquito control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Carlier, Jeffrey Bloomquist, Sally Paulson, Eric Wong
  • Patent number: 8618163
    Abstract: The invention provides well defined compounds having FPRL-1 agonist or antagonist activity. As such, the compounds of the invention are useful for treating a variety of ocular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, John E. Donello, Vidyasagar Vuligonda, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 8618164
    Abstract: The field involves compositions useful for pain relief, including diclofenac solution and gel formulations, in particular methods of use thereof, articles of manufacture and kits that provide novel preclinical, clinical and other information to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Nuvo Research Inc.
    Inventors: Jagat Singh, Joseph Zev Shainhouse, Bradley S. Galer, Robert Dominic King-Smith, Lisa Marie Grierson, Maria Burian, Jonathan Wilkin, Edward T. Kisak, John M. Newsam
  • Patent number: 8618165
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I); wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and may be selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, an acyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an alkylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, and an alkylamino group; and X represents a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylate group, or a carboxamide group; or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, complex or pro-drug thereof, with the provisos that the compound of formula (I) is not (all-Z)-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), alpha-methyl DHA, alpha-methyl DHA methyl ester, alpha-methyl DHA ethyl ester or alpha-hydroxy DHA ethyl ester, are disclosed. A fatty acid composition and a pharmaceutical composition comprising such compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Pronova Biopharma Norge AS
    Inventors: Morten Bryhn, Jan Kopecky, Anne Kristin Holmeide
  • Patent number: 8618166
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, methods of treating mixed dyslipidemia with ethyl eicosapentaenoate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni, Mehar Manku
  • Patent number: 8618167
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of treating cognitive deficits resulting from interruption of blood supply and/or oxygen deficit by administering a therapeutically effective dose of a sulfonyl fluoride, such as methanesulfonyl fluoride and ethanesulfonyl fluoride. The underlying cause of the or oxygen deficit can be from stroke, trauma, carbon monoxide poisoning, and other poisonings. This method also includes co-administering with sulfonyl fluoride with a therapeutically effective dose of a second agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Cesario V. Borlongan, Donald E. Moss, Isabel C. Sumaya
  • Patent number: 8618168
    Abstract: This invention provides a self-emulsifying composition comprising 50 to 95% by weight in total of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ?3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters; and 5 to 50% by weight of an emulsifier having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance of at least 10. The composition has no or reduced ethanol content, and exhibits excellent self-emulsifying property, dispersibility in the composition, emulsion stability, and absorption property. The composition is adapted for use as a drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirosato Fujii, Motoo Yamagata
  • Patent number: 8618169
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of conditions such as central or peripheral nervous system disorders through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels and/or depressing cortical and/or peripheral neuron activity are disclosed. Novel derivatives of N-phenylanthranilic acid are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Bernard Attali, Asher Peretz
  • Patent number: 8618170
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral formulations of bis(thio-hydrazide amides) compounds of the following structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, Z, and Y are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Noriaki Tatsuta, Takayo Inoue, Keizo Koya
  • Patent number: 8618171
    Abstract: Encapsulated oil-in-water type emulsion compositions, which comprise an acylamino acid alkylamide or an acylglutamine alkyl ester, an oily base, a polar solvent and water, do no exhibit coalescence of the dispersed phase, and can be produced by a simple method without resort to a special apparatus, are excellent in stability with time, do not impart an uncomfortable feeling during application, are excellent in a sensory feeling that satisfies both a moisturizing feeling and an emollient feeling, and are excellent in appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuki Ueyama, Tatsuya Hattori
  • Patent number: 8618172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of aliskiren or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of HCTZ and a hydrophilic filler selected from the group a carbohydrate or combinations thereof, e.g. sugars, sugar alcohols and starches or combinations of these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Matthias Willmann
  • Patent number: 8618173
    Abstract: Novel aromatic compounds of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1, R2, R5, G1, G2, Q1, Q2, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal or molluscicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, nematode or mollusc pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
    Inventors: Andre Denis Stoller, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, William Lutz, Peter Maienfisch, Werner Zambach
  • Patent number: 8618174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination comprising the renin inhibitor of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: William Hewitt, Daniel L Vasella, Randy L Webb
  • Patent number: 8618175
    Abstract: Ultrasound medical gel composition, the compositions comprising: (a) a gelling agent comprising etherified hydroxyethylcellulose; (b) an antimicrobial agent, specifically the quaternary ammonium compound benzalkonium chloride; (c) a solvent, 1,3-propanediol being preferred; and (d) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Brussels Ventures Corp.
    Inventor: Thomas Heinar
  • Patent number: 8618176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compositions comprising trans-clomiphene for treating men with hypogonadism. The invention is also directed to methods for treating males with hypogonadism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Repros Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph S. Podolski
  • Patent number: 8618177
    Abstract: A method of treating or inhibiting, in particular, pain caused by inflammation in a mammal by administering to the mammal an effective inflammatory pain alleviating amount of a (1R,2R)-3-(3-dimethylamino-1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl)-phenol compound or a physiologally acceptable salt thereof, such as the hydrochloride or citrate salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schiene, Guenter Haase, Babette-Yvonne Koegel, Elmar Friderichs, Ulrich Jahnel
  • Patent number: 8618178
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for treating T cell mediated autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, in a human in need thereof, wherein a therapeutically effective amount of a substance which lowers the cellular glutathione content is administered to the human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen Universitaetsklinikum
    Inventors: Martin Roecken, Kamran Ghoreschi, Christina Mathilde Weigert
  • Patent number: 8618179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate. Moreover, the invention relates to the alkoxylate, to a process for its preparation and to its use as adjuvant in pesticide-comprising spray mixtures. The invention furthermore relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesirable plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment. Furthermore, the invention relates to seed comprising the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Paul Klingelhoefer, Arend Jouke Kingma, Sophie Vogel, Kevin Huyghe, Gerd Haderlein, Gerhard Schnabel, Marc Nolte, Richard Roger Evans
  • Patent number: 8618180
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of nondendrimeric, high-functionality hyperbranched polyesters and polycarbonates which are obtainable by reacting (i) at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid (A2) or derivatives thereof, or organic carbonates (A2?) with (ii) at least one x-hydric aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic alcohol (Cx) which has more than two OH groups, where x is a number greater than 2, preferably from 3 to 8, more preferably from 3 to 6, even more preferably from 3 to 4 and especially 3, and (iii) at least one fatty acid amide alkoxylate (D) of saturated or unsaturated C2-C30 fatty acid amides with an average of from 1 to 40 alkylene oxide units as demulsifiers for splitting crude oil emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Andreas Eichhorn, Marcus Guzmann
  • Patent number: 8618181
    Abstract: Chemical production processes are described herein. The chemical production processes generally include providing municipal solid waste; subjecting the municipal solid waste to plasma pyrolysis to form an intermediate for chemical production, wherein the intermediate includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen; and transferring the intermediate from the plasma pyrolysis to a chemical or liquid fuel production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Fina Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James N. Waguespack, James R. Butler
  • Patent number: 8618182
    Abstract: C5+ hydrocarbon synthesis by contracting a synthesis gas with a catalyst naming at least one metal from group VIII deposited on a support formed by at least one oxide, said catalyst being prepared using a process of at least: i) contracting at least the support with at least one solution containing at least one precursor of metal from group VIII; ii) contracting at least the support with at least one organic compound formed from at least one cyclic oligosaccharide composed of at least 6 ?-(1,4)-bonded glucopyranose subunits; iii) at least one calcining to obtain at least the metal from group VIII in the oxide form; i) and ii) being carried out separately, in any order, or simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Fabrice Diehl, Anne Griboval-Constant, Andrei Khodakov, Alan Jean-Marie, Eric Monflier
  • Patent number: 8618183
    Abstract: A method of forming a porous composite material in which substantially all of the pores within the composite material are small having a diameter of about 5 nm or less and with a narrow PSD is provided. The porous composite material includes a first solid phase having a first characteristic dimension and a second phase comprised of pores having a second characteristic dimension, wherein the characteristic dimensions of at least one of said phases is controlled to a value of about 5 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Gates, Alfred Grill, Deborah A. Neumayer, Son Nguyen, Vishnubhai V. Patel
  • Patent number: 8618184
    Abstract: Disclosed is branched poly(trimethylene ether)polyols prepared from the acid catalyzed polycondensation reaction of 1,3-propanediol, and at least one triol comonomer selected from 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane and 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)propane. Also disclosed is a branched poly(trimethylene ether)polyol with an equivalent hydroxyl functionality of about 2.1 to about 3.2 and a Mn of about 200 to about 6000. The polyols are useful in the preparation of polyurethane rigid and flexible foams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gyorgyi Fenyvesi, Raja Hari Poladi, Hari Babu Sunkara
  • Patent number: 8618185
    Abstract: In one aspect, a self-lubricating component is provided for a pharmaceutical packaging assembly. The self-lubricating component comprises a polymer composition and an effective amount of a lubricating additive such as, for example, boron nitride. In another aspect, a pharmaceutical packaging assembly may be provided having a surface thereof coated with a lubricating composition comprising boron nitride. The pharmaceutical packaging composition may be, for example, a pre-filled syringe comprising a body (barrel) and a plunger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel D. Conzone, David M. Rusinko, Chandrashekar Raman
  • Patent number: 8618186
    Abstract: A method increases the toughness of a material obtained by curing a composition that includes at least one vinyl ester monomer. The method includes the incorporation into the composition of a sulfonated polyaromatic thermoplastic polymer, which is achieved by dissolving the vinyl ester monomer and the thermoplastic polymer in a reactive diluent in which they are both soluble. The resulting curable composition includes at least one vinyl ester monomer, and very high toughness materials can be made from it. A curable composition can include at least one vinyl ester monomer, a sulfonated polyaromatic thermoplastic polymer and a N-vinyl lactam. The compositions can be used in the aeronautical, space, railway, nautical, automotive industries, arms and other industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Astrium SAS, Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Mickael Krzeminski, Brigitte Defoort, Xavier Coqueret
  • Patent number: 8618187
    Abstract: There is described a composition for forming an contact lens, in particular for forming a silicone hydrogel contact lens, comprising at least one first vinylic monomer or macromer having one first ethylenically unsaturated group and at least one second vinylic monomer or macromer having one second ethylenically unsaturated group, wherein the first and second ethylenically unsaturated groups are different from each other and wherein the composition further comprises a crosslinker with at least two ethylenically unsaturated (polymerizable) groups with a selected kinetic copolymerization parameter r1 of less than 1.0 relative to one of the first and second ethylenically unsaturated (polymerizable) groups as defined above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Seiferling, Thomas Schmidt, Jürgen Vogt