Patents Issued in November 15, 2016
  • Patent number: 9492409
    Abstract: The invention relates to the compounds of formula I or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for the treatment of local pain may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of moderate to severe pain, neuropathic pain, post herpetic neuralgia and rheumatic pains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: CELLIX BIO PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventor: Mahesh Kandula
  • Patent number: 9492410
    Abstract: New uses of safinamide, safinamide derivatives and MAO-B inhibitors in novel types of treatment for Parkinson's Disease are described. More specifically, the invention relates to methods for treating Parkinson's Disease through the administration of safinamide, a safinamide derivative, or a MAO-B inhibitor, in combination with other Parkinson's Disease agents or treatments, such as levodopa/PDI or dopamine agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: NEWRON PHARMACEUTICALS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Ruggero Fariello, Carlo Cattaneo, Patricia Salvati, Luca Benatti
  • Patent number: 9492411
    Abstract: Personal care compositions, such as oral medication compositions containing a flavor system comprising one or more coolants. The pleasant cool sensation provided by a coolant is enhanced in terms of quicker onset, greater intensity, impact or longer duration, which improves appeal and acceptability of the compositions to consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Christian Haught, Michael Reilly, Steven Hamilton Hoke, Qingxin Lei, Yakang Lin, Koti Tatachar Sreekrishna, Ashraf Traboulsi
  • Patent number: 9492412
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alcohol-free cosmetic or pharmaceutical foam composition comprising water, a hydrophobic solvent, a surface-active agent, a gelling agent, an active component selected from the group of urea, hydroxy acid and a therapeutic enhancer and a propellant. The foam further comprises active agents and excipients with therapeutic properties having enhanced skin penetration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Dov Tamarkin, Doron Friedman, Meir Eini
  • Patent number: 9492413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of use of a composition comprising a salt of the o-acetylsalicylic acid with a basic amino acid for producing a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of viral infections of humans or of animals, in particular mammals and birds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Ventaleon GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9492414
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel agents and methods for diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer. Also disclosed are related arrays, kits, and screening methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Sohail Tavazoie, Jia M. Loo
  • Patent number: 9492415
    Abstract: Methods of delivering viral vectors, particularly recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions, to the central nervous system (CNS) using convection enhanced delivery (CED) are provided. The rAAV virions include a nucleic acid sequence encoding a therapeutic polypeptide. The methods can be used for treating CNS disorders such as for treating Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: Genzyme Corporation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Krystof Bankiewicz, Janet Cunningham
  • Patent number: 9492416
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of cosmetic and/or food supplement. More specifically, the present invention aims to provide the use of at least an ingredient containing caftaric acid and/or derivatives and a micro-organism and/or an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing caftaric acid and/or derivatives thereof to generate tartaric and/or caffeic acid, for improving skin tone and preventing and/or treating hyper-pigmentation of skin and/or skin color imperfections such as age-spots and other skin disorders characterized by abnormal pigments. Also, the present invention aims at providing a skin lightening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: Nestec S.A., L'Oreal
    Inventors: Marjorie Guitard, Rachid Bel Rhlid, Angus Moodycliffe, Fabiola Dionisi
  • Patent number: 9492417
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the discovery that compounds of the invention, particularly 3-bromopyruvate and related compounds, can be safely administered at concentrations effective for the treatment of cancer when formulated with an acidity of greater than or equal to pH of 2 and less than or equal to a pH of 6. Disclosed herein are novel and improved methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer using 3-halopyruvate and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Geschwind, Mustafa Vali
  • Patent number: 9492418
    Abstract: Compounds used to inhibit glycolytic pathway small molecule kinase 6-Phosphofructo-2-kinase/Fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (PFKFB) are set forth; these inhibitors can be used in the treatment of certain diseases in which cells or tumors rely on glycolytic metabolism, such as many cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Lee, Jeong Do Kim
  • Patent number: 9492419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of therapeutic methods, compositions and uses thereof, that affect, directly or indirectly, the behavior of LRP receptors. These compositions and methods result in the treatment of inflammatory, immunological and metabolic conditions. More particularly, the methods and compositions of the invention are directed to the identification of small molecules, drugs and/or pharmacological agents that affect the Wnt pathway by affecting normal complex formation among various signaling receptors, the LRP5 and LRP6 receptor, and related ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Enzo Biochem, Inc.
    Inventors: Elazar Rabbani, Xiaofeng Li, Dakai Liu, Yazhou Zhang, Richard Jin, Riddhi Bhattacharyya, Wei Cheng, James J. Donegan
  • Patent number: 9492420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to purified 3-methanesulfonylpropionitrile or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for preparing such compound. The compound has at least 90% (w/w) purity. The present invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprises the purified compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is further directed to a method for treating inflammation, inflammatory-related disorders, or pain, by administering 3-methanesulfonylpropionitrile or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: OLATEC THERAPEUTICS LLC
    Inventor: Joseph St. Laurent
  • Patent number: 9492421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nutritional supplements to be administered to, or to be taken by, people who are subject, or thought to be subject to, iron deficiency anemia. The nutritional supplements of this invention have a unique formulation of iron and folic acid-related materials in addition to certain other vitamins and minerals and a nutritionally acceptable carrier therefor. The invention describes specific nutritional supplements for the use set forth above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Argent Development Group, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Greathouse, Rhett Sean Daniels
  • Patent number: 9492422
    Abstract: A therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes includes a thiazolidine derivative as a PPAR-? agonist as an effective component which exhibits a reduced side effect of the PPAR-? agonist. The therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes includes a particular IP agonist such as beraprost sodium (BPS), and a thiazolidine derivative such as pioglitazone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Since the therapeutic or prophylactic agent exhibits a sufficiently effective hypoglycemic action without being accompanied by side effects characteristic to PPAR-? agonists, the agent is useful as a highly safe and effective therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: Toray Industries, Inc., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Takehiro Takahashi, Hiroki Kumagai, Takashi Kadowaki, Naoto Kubota, Tetsuya Kubota
  • Patent number: 9492423
    Abstract: Dosing regimens, methods of treatment, controlled release formulations, and combination therapies that include bendamustine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an HDAC inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: PHARMACYCLICS LLC
    Inventors: David J. Loury, Joseph J. Buggy, Tarak D. Mody, Erik J. Verner, Norbert Purro, Sriram Balasubramanian, Ioana Kloos, Stephane Depil
  • Patent number: 9492424
    Abstract: An extract of Citrus depressa, preferably an organic solvent extract of a fruit and/or leaf of Citrus depressa, a supercritical extract of a fruit and/or leaf of Citrus depressa, or a subcritical extract of a fruit and/or leaf of Citrus depressa, containing 0.3 mass % or more of a polymethoxyflavonoid in terms of solid matter, for example, 0.2 mass % or more of nobiletin and/or 0.1 mass % or more of tangeretin in terms of solid matter, or a polymethoxyflavonoid, such as nobiletin and tangeretin, is used as an active ingredient of a muscle atrophy inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sakata, Hirohiko Nakamura, Kazutaka Oshio
  • Patent number: 9492425
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to new crystalline forms of genistein. The disclosed crystalline forms include crystalline genistein sodium salt dihydrate; crystalline genistein potassium salt dihydrate; crystalline genistein calcium salt; crystalline genistein magnesium salt; crystalline genistein L-lysine salt; crystalline genistein N-methylglucamine salt; crystalline genistein N-ethylglucamine salt; crystalline genistein diethylamine salt; and crystalline genistein monohydrate. The disclosure also relates to the novel genistein salts represented by these crystalline forms. Therapeutic compositions containing at least one of these crystalline forms of genistein and/or a genistein salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: AXCENTUA PHARMACEUTICALS AB
    Inventors: Anders Berkenstam, Stefan Rehnmark, Michael-Robin Witt, Keith Lorimer, Stephen Watt
  • Patent number: 9492426
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating a tumor in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods may include a step of administering to the subject a therapeutic composition that comprises: (a) mycophenolic acid, an analog thereof, or a derivative thereof; and (b) at least one anti-neoplastic agent. In some embodiments, the antineoplastic agent may include at least one of 5-fluouracil (5-FU), paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, doxorubicin, etoposide, irinotecan, bleomycin, imiquimod, 13-cis-retinoic acid, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the relative concentrations of the mycophenolic acid, the analog thereof, or the derivative thereof, and the at least one anti-neoplastic agent correspond to their respective IC50 values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Robert Y. Tsai, Tao Lin
  • Patent number: 9492427
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits for the treatment of proliferative disorders such as cancer. In one aspect, the methods comprise compounds that inhibit the activity of protein kinases, such as cell division cycle (Cdc) kinase. In another aspect, the methods comprise compounds that inhibit Cdc7 and/or Dbf4 activity. In another aspect, the methods comprise compounds that exhibit anti-proliferative properties useful in treating diseases such as cancer. Compounds useful for any of the methods include compounds of the Formula (A) or (B): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Exemplary compounds of Formula (A) or (B) include granaticin A, granaticin B, dihydrogranaticin A, dihydrogranaticin B, medermycin, and actinorhodin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Mark G. Frattini, Hakim Djaballah, Thomas J. Kelly
  • Patent number: 9492428
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention include compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I), and salts, isomers, and derivatives thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions of some embodiments of the present invention comprise a compound of Formula (I), and salts, isomers, and derivatives thereof. Other embodiments of this invention include methods for treating disease (e.g., cancer) and methods for administering a compound of Formula (I), and salts, isomers, and derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald B. Hammond, Zhuang Jin, Paula J. Bates, Elsa Merit Reyes-Reyes, Abraham Vaisberg
  • Patent number: 9492429
    Abstract: A method of treating hyperhidrosis in a mammalian subject comprising: a) providing a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and from about 1.0% to about 25% of a compound having the formula: and b) topically administering the composition to skin of an area of a mammalian subject suffering from hyperhidosis, before bedtime, such that, compared to untreated, baseline conditions, sweat production is reduced by at least about 25% for at least about six (6) hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: BODOR LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Bodor, David Angulo
  • Patent number: 9492430
    Abstract: Some embodiments include compositions and methods of using or identifying compounds that modulate the activity of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor (GCFR). Some embodiments include use of compounds to treat certain disorders, such as hematopoietic or neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated
    Inventors: Lin Zhi, Keith Marschke, Virginia H. Grant, Steven L. Roach, Yixing Shen, Jason C. Pickens, Bijan Pedram, C. Arjan van Oeveren, Lino J. Valdez, Andrew R. Hudson
  • Patent number: 9492431
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders. As a means for solving the problem, a therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders which contains a RAR? agonist as an active ingredient is provided. The therapeutic agent exhibits an excellent ameliorating effect in a keratoconjunctive disorder model, and is therefore useful as a therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders such as corneal ulcer, corneal epithelial abrasion, keratitis, dry eye, conjunctivitis, chronic superficial keratitis, corneal erosion, persistent corneal disorders, superficial punctate keratopathy, corneal epithelial defects, conjunctival epithelial defects, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, filamentary keratoconjunctivitis, infectious keratitis, noninfectious keratitis, infectious conjunctivitis and noninfectious conjunctivitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kimura
  • Patent number: 9492432
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for maintaining the viability of photoreceptor cells and/or retinal pigment epithelial cells in a subject with an ocular disorder including, for example, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (e.g., dry or neovascular AMD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), or a retinal detachment. The viability of the photoreceptor cells and/or the retinal pigment epithelial cells can be preserved by administering a necrosis inhibitor either alone or in combination with an apoptosis inhibitor to a subject having an eye with the ocular condition. The compositions, when administered, maintain the viability of the cells, thereby minimizing the loss of vision or visual function associated with the ocular disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Demetrios Vavvas, Georgios Trichonas, Joan W. Miller, Yusuke Murakami
  • Patent number: 9492433
    Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising 5-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-(naphthalen-2-yl)benzo[d]oxazole (C1100), to processes for preparing the compositions, and to various therapeutic uses of the combinations. Also provided is a method of treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Summit Corporation Plc
    Inventors: Jonathon Mark Tinsley, Neil Robinson
  • Patent number: 9492434
    Abstract: The instant invention describes macrocyclic compounds having therapeutic activity, and methods of treating disorders such as methods of modulating cellular proliferation processes, and methods of treating disease, disorders, and symptoms thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hendrik Luesch, Brian Keith Law
  • Patent number: 9492435
    Abstract: The invention provides derivatives of cyclopamine having the following formula:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Austad, Mark L. Behnke, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael J. Grogan, Somarajannair Janardanannair, Andre Lescarbeau, Stephane Peluso, Andre B. Charette, Martin R. Tremblay
  • Patent number: 9492436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the group R1, R2, X and Y are defined as in claim 1, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular bind to the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and modulate its activity. The compounds are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by this receptor, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Elke Langkopf, Holger Wagner, Nobert Redemann
  • Patent number: 9492437
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of (2R,3R)-2-(3-carbamimidoyl-benzyl)-3-[4-(1-oxy-pyridin-4-yl)benzoylamino]-butyric acid methyl ester or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the preparation of a medicament for use in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction, said treatment comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of (2R,3R)-2-(3-Carbamimidoyl-benzyl)-3-[4-(1-oxy-pyridin-4-yl)benzoylamino]-butyric acid methyl ester or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a human patient, who is elderly and/or shows renal insufficiency and/or has a low body weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Jens Stechl, Angele Moryusef, Christophe Gaudin, Pascale Ythier-Moury
  • Patent number: 9492438
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition including an amphiphilic pyridinium compound for treating neurological disorders or seizure disorders, in particular epilepsy, and other disorders of the nervous system. The pharmaceutical composition may be used as a primary treatment or as an adjuvant treatment. Administration of the amphiphilic pyridinium compound(s) may occur prior to the manifestation of symptoms characteristic of epilepsy, such that epilepsy is prevented, or alternatively, delayed in its progression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Bette Pollard
  • Patent number: 9492439
    Abstract: Amido compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: and wherein n1, n2, R1a, R1b, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and graft-versus-host disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: New York University, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Dan Littman, Jun R. Huh, Wenwei Huang, Ruili Huang, Erika Elaine Englund
  • Patent number: 9492440
    Abstract: This invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions and/or disease states including cerebral insufficiency, through the enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors as defined herein. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in other disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as other disorders as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
    Inventors: Rudolf Mueller, Leslie Street
  • Patent number: 9492441
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating an overactive bladder in a patient which include: administering a Myosin II ATPase inhibitor compound; or administering an X group and Y group substituted (3a-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,2,3,3a-tetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3b]quinolin-4-one) compound of Formula 1 or administering an X group and Y group substituted (3a-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,2,3,3a-tetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3b]quinolin-4-one) compound of Formula II; or administering pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, racemic mixtures, enantiomers, or prodrugs of said compounds, useful in their active form as inhibitors of Myosin H ATPase related to over-active bladder. Optionally the compounds are administered intervesicularly into the bladder. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds useful in their active form, as methods of treating a patient suffering from an over-active bladder related to inhibition of Myosin II ATPase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Michael E. DiSanto
  • Patent number: 9492442
    Abstract: Provided are methods for treating pancreatic cancer in a patient by administering liposomal irinotecan (MM-398) alone or in combination with additional therapeutic agents. In one embodiment, the liposomal irinotecan (MM-398) is co-administered with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Eliel Bayever, Navreet Dhindsa, Jonathan Basil Fitzgerald, Peter Laivins, Victor Moyo, Clet Niyikiza, Jaeyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 9492443
    Abstract: This invention relates a therapeutic pharmaceutical composition comprising: a mixture including an opioid; polyethylene oxide in an amount of about 3 to about 40 wt % of the composition; a disintegrant; and a surfactant; wherein the disintegrant is present in an amount sufficient to cause the pharmaceutical composition to exhibit an immediate release profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Vijai Kumar, David Dixon, Divya Tewari, Dilip B. Wadgaonkar
  • Patent number: 9492444
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oral, extended release, abuse deterrent pill containing at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient susceptible to abuse which is homogenously spread throughout a matrix used to deter abuse. The pill can be prepared using a hot melt extrusion process and a forming unit. The formed pill meets regulatory guidelines for extended release formulations and is abuse deterrent to parenteral administration due at least to particle size, viscosity, or purity limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Research Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin R. Thompson, Eric R. Thompson, Nicholas R. Myslinski, Steven F. Kemeny
  • Patent number: 9492445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein X?, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, and compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Wyeth, LLC
    Inventors: Nataliya Bazhina, George Joseph Donato, III, Steven R. Fabian, John Lokhnauth, Sreenivasulu Megati, Charles Melucci, Christian Ofslager, Niketa Patel, Galen Radebaugh, Syed M. Shah, Jan Szeliga, Huyi Zhang, Tianmin Zhu
  • Patent number: 9492446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an itraconazole-containing solid dispersion. The itraconazole-containing solid dispersion according to the preparing method of the present invention has both improved solubility and rapid dissolution rate so that it has an excellent bioavailability. The itraconazole-containing solid dispersion of the present invention is also independent of pH variation of human stomach so that it can minimize the absorption variation of intra- and inter-individuals. In addition, the itraconazole-containing solid dispersion according to the preparing method of the present invention is stable for a long time. The present invention also provides an economical and environment-friendly method for manufacturing an itraconazole-containing composition because the method adds a lactic acid in a solution comprising itraconazole to decrease the amount of an organic solvent needed to dissolve itraconazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: CTC BIO, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong-Ryeol Jeon, Se-Geun Yu, Bong-Sang Lee, Se-Heum Oh, Jeong-Seo Park, Dong-Ryun Oh, Do-Woo Kwon
  • Patent number: 9492447
    Abstract: Provided are certain methods useful in the treatment of pain comprising administering a compound of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor;
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayant Thatte, Anthony C. Blackburn, Sangdon Han, Robert M. Jones, Jae-Kyu Jung, Antonio Garrido Montalban, Biman B. Pal, Jaimie Karyn Rueter, Sonja Strah-Pleynet, Lars Thoresen, Yifeng Xiong, Dawei Yue, Xiuwen Zhu
  • Patent number: 9492448
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses the use of compounds for a novel approach to treat and prevent diseases, conditions, and disorders such as diabetes and ischemic reperfusion injury. Compounds of the invention, including but not limited to BAM15 ((2-fluorophenyl){6-[(2-fluorophenyl)amino](1,2,5-oxadiazolo[3,4-e]pyrazin-5-yl)}amine), a mitochondrial uncoupler, can improve glucose tolerance, increases cellular oxygen consumption, treat or prevent kidney ischemia reperfusion injury reverse insulin resistance, reverse or treat hyperinsulinemia, and reverse or treat hyperlipidemia. The present invention further provides novel compounds as well as methods for identifying compounds with the same or similar properties as BAM15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Kyle Hoehn, Brandon Kenwood
  • Patent number: 9492449
    Abstract: The invention provides methods that relate to a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of hematological malignancies and inflammatory diseases. In particular, the method comprises administering a compound of formula A, wherein R is H, halo, or C1-C6 alkyl; R? is C1-C6 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; and administering at least one additional therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Gilead Calistoga LLC
    Inventors: W. Michael Gallatin, Roger G. Ulrich, Neill A. Giese, Brian Lannutti, Langdon Miller, Thomas M. Jahn
  • Patent number: 9492450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for reducing cell proliferation and/or promoting cell death by inhibiting Drp1. It is based, at least in part, on the discoveries that (i) Drp1 disruption-induced mitochondrial hyperfusion is functionally linked to the cell cycle regulation apparatus, so that Drp1 inhibition results in a disruption of the cell cycle and DNA aberrancies; (ii) inhibition of both Drp1 and ATR are synthetic lethal causing increased DNA damage and apoptotic cell death; and (iii) even in resistant cell lines, Drp1 inhibitor (e.g., mdivi-1) together with a second antiproliferative agent (e.g., cisplatin or carboplatin) act synergistically to promote apoptosis. Accordingly, the present invention provides for novel anticancer strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Wei Qian, Bennett Van Houten
  • Patent number: 9492451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions of tetrahydrobiopterin and processes for producing such compositions. Particularly the present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising tetrahydrobiopterin and at least one stabilizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: DiPharma S.A.
    Inventors: Maharukh Tehmasp Rustomjee, Anilkumar Surendrakumar Gandhi
  • Patent number: 9492452
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for inhibition of viral nucleic acid polymerases, such as RNA and DNA polymerases, and methods and compositions that are useful for treating viral infections in subjects. The methods comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, or a composition comprising a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The composition or method may optionally comprise one or more additional anti-viral agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanta Bantia, Pravin L. Kotian, Yarlagadda S. Babu
  • Patent number: 9492453
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) or salts thereof: wherein Y, Z1, Z2, R1, R4, R5 and n are as described in the specification, which may be useful in the treatment or prevention of a disease or medical condition mediated through protein kinase B (PKB) such as cancer. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, methods of treatment of diseases mediated by PKB using said compounds and methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Paul David Johnson, Andrew Leach, Richard William Arthur Luke, Zbigniew Stanley Matusiak, Jeffrey James Morris
  • Patent number: 9492454
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the therapeutic treatment of asthma, such as an acute asthma attack. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: RSPR Pharma AB
    Inventors: Johan Raud, Carl-Johan Dalsgaard, Jesper Säfholm
  • Patent number: 9492455
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical formulations thereof that can be administered to a subject infected with or suspected of being infected with an organism having an Nfa-1 protein. Also provided herein are methods of treating an infection with an organism having an Nfa-1 protein in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of apocynin to the subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Andreas Seyfang, Adarsh Bellur, DeAndre Wells, Matthew Doenges
  • Patent number: 9492456
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline forms of valomaciclovir, processes for preparing crystalline forms of valomaciclovir, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: EPIPHANY BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Mike H. O'Neill, Gregory P. Butke
  • Patent number: 9492457
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds that are substituted xanthine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. For example, this invention relates to novel substituted xanthine derivatives that are derivatives of pentoxifylline. This invention also provides compositions comprising one or more compounds of this invention and a carrier and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions for which pentoxifylline and related compounds are beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger D. Tung, Julie F. Liu, Scott L. Harbeson
  • Patent number: 9492458
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the transdermal delivery of various compounds. In some aspects, transdermal delivery may be facilitated by the use of a hostile biophysical environment. One set of embodiments provides a composition for topical delivery comprising a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor and/or a salt thereof, and optionally, a hostile biophysical environment and/or a nitric oxide donor. In some cases, the composition may be stabilized using a combination of a stabilization polymer (such as xanthan gum, KELTROL® BT and/or KELTROL® RD), propylene glycol, and a polysorbate surfactant such as Polysorbate 20, which combination unexpectedly provides temperature stability to the composition, e.g., at elevated temperatures such as at least 40° C. (at least about 104° F.), as compared to compositions lacking one or more of these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Strategic Science & Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Eric T. Fossel