Patents Issued in December 31, 2013
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Patent number: 8618138Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignees: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D, reMYNDInventors: Gerard Griffioen, Tom Van Dooren, Veronica Rojas De La Parra, Arnaud Marchand, Sara Allasia, Amuri Kilonda, Patrick Chaltin
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Patent number: 8618139Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: Wenkui K. Fang, Liming Wang, Evelyn G. Corpuz, Ken Chow, Wha Bin Im
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Patent number: 8618140Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Respivert LtdInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8618141Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLCInventors: Jacques Dumas, William J. Scott, James Elting, Holia Hatoum-Makdad
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Patent number: 8618142Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 10, 2013Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Takeda GmbHInventors: Bernhard Kohl, Bernd Mueller, Walter Palosch
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Patent number: 8618143Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Northwestern UniversityInventors: Richard B. Silverman, James M. Kraus
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Patent number: 8618144Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme CorpInventors: Peter Lin, Lehua Chang, Scott D. Edmondson
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Patent number: 8618145Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 12, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Inventors: Mei Han, Yan Feng, Yuanyuan Sun
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Patent number: 8618146Abstract: The present application relates to compositions for parenteral administration of epothilone compounds, such as ixabepilone.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignees: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Chandrasekhar Kocherlakota, Tarun Singh, Nagaraju Banda, Prasad Vure, Aparna Mulupuru
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Patent number: 8618147Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: The Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchInventor: Yousef Al-Abed
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Patent number: 8618148Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventor: Giora Davidai
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Patent number: 8618149Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: North Carolina State UniversityInventors: Christian Melander, John Cavanagh, David Ritchie, Robert W. Huigens, III, T. Eric Ballard, Justin J. Richards, Thomas W. Lindsey, Jonathan S. Lindsey
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Patent number: 8618150Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NVInventors: Mark J. Macielag, Mingde Xia, James J. McNally, Jay M. Matthews
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Patent number: 8618151Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and combination therapies for inhibition of hepatitis C.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Leping Li, Min Zhong
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Patent number: 8618152Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Luc J. Farmer, Robert B. Perni, Govinda Rao Bhisetti, Keith P. Wilson
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Patent number: 8618153Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: John A. Bender, Makonen Belema
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Patent number: 8618154Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Exelixis Patent Company LLCInventors: Brett B. Busch, William C. Stevens, Jr., Ellen K. Kick, Haiying Zhang, Venkataiah Bollu, Richard Martin, Raju Mohan
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Patent number: 8618155Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Dendreon CorporationInventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
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Patent number: 8618156Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbHInventors: Michael Gruss, Stefan Kluge, Stefan Pruehs
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Patent number: 8618157Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Alphapharm Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Brett Antony Mooney, Panagiotis Keramidas
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Patent number: 8618158Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Cancer Research Technology LimitedInventors: Bernard Thomas Golding, Christiane Riedinger, Roger John Griffin, Ian Robert Hardcastle, Eric Valeur, Anna Frances Watson, Martin Noble
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Patent number: 8618159Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: SanofiInventors: Werngard Czechtizky, Zhongli Gao, William Joseph Hurst, Lothar Schwink, Siegfried Stengelin
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Patent number: 8618160Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Rose UInventors: Michael Johnston, Robert James Houlden
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Patent number: 8618161Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLCInventors: Joe Y. L. Lam, Steven M. Menchen, Ruiming Zou, Scott C. Benson
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Patent number: 8618162Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Paul Carlier, Jeffrey Bloomquist, Sally Paulson, Eric Wong
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Patent number: 8618163Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Beard, John E. Donello, Vidyasagar Vuligonda, Michael E. Garst
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Patent number: 8618164Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 8618165Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Pronova Biopharma Norge ASInventors: Morten Bryhn, Jan Kopecky, Anne Kristin Holmeide
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Patent number: 8618166Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, methods of treating mixed dyslipidemia with ethyl eicosapentaenoate.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland LimitedInventors: Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni, Mehar Manku
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Patent number: 8618167Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2002Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Cesario V. Borlongan, Donald E. Moss, Isabel C. Sumaya
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Patent number: 8618168Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirosato Fujii, Motoo Yamagata
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Patent number: 8618169Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.Inventors: Bernard Attali, Asher Peretz
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Patent number: 8618170Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.Inventors: Noriaki Tatsuta, Takayo Inoue, Keizo Koya
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Patent number: 8618171Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Tatsuki Ueyama, Tatsuya Hattori
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Patent number: 8618172Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Novartis AGInventor: Matthias Willmann
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Patent number: 8618173Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLCInventors: Andre Denis Stoller, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, William Lutz, Peter Maienfisch, Werner Zambach
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Patent number: 8618174Abstract: The invention relates to a combination comprising the renin inhibitor of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: William Hewitt, Daniel L Vasella, Randy L Webb
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Patent number: 8618175Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Brussels Ventures Corp.Inventor: Thomas Heinar
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Patent number: 8618176Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Repros Therapeutics Inc.Inventor: Joseph S. Podolski
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Patent number: 8618177Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbHInventors: Klaus Schiene, Guenter Haase, Babette-Yvonne Koegel, Elmar Friderichs, Ulrich Jahnel
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Patent number: 8618178Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen UniversitaetsklinikumInventors: Martin Roecken, Kamran Ghoreschi, Christina Mathilde Weigert
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Patent number: 8618179Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Paul Klingelhoefer, Arend Jouke Kingma, Sophie Vogel, Kevin Huyghe, Gerd Haderlein, Gerhard Schnabel, Marc Nolte, Richard Roger Evans
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Patent number: 8618180Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Andreas Eichhorn, Marcus Guzmann
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Patent number: 8618181Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Fina Technology, Inc.Inventors: James N. Waguespack, James R. Butler
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Patent number: 8618182Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Fabrice Diehl, Anne Griboval-Constant, Andrei Khodakov, Alan Jean-Marie, Eric Monflier
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Patent number: 8618183Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 1, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Stephen M. Gates, Alfred Grill, Deborah A. Neumayer, Son Nguyen, Vishnubhai V. Patel
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Patent number: 8618184Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Gyorgyi Fenyvesi, Raja Hari Poladi, Hari Babu Sunkara
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Patent number: 8618185Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 1, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.Inventors: Samuel D. Conzone, David M. Rusinko, Chandrashekar Raman
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Patent number: 8618186Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignees: Astrium SAS, Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Mickael Krzeminski, Brigitte Defoort, Xavier Coqueret
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Patent number: 8618187Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Bernhard Seiferling, Thomas Schmidt, Jürgen Vogt