Patents Issued in February 7, 2017
  • Patent number: 9561176
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a method of treating a patient in need of treatment, comprising identifying a patient in need of treatment for stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, myocardial infarction, shock, organ ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias, ischemic injury, or hypoxia/ischemia; administering a bolus of glyburide to the patient; and administering a continuous infusion of glyburide to the patient at from about 15 ?g/hr and about 300 ?g/hr, wherein the continuous infusion glyburide is administered for a period of time more than about 20 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Remedy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Sven Martin Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9561177
    Abstract: Drug products adapted for nasal delivery, comprising a pre-primed device filled with a pharmaceutical composition comprising an opioid receptor antagonist, are provided. Methods of treating opioid overdose or its symptoms with the inventive drug products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: ADAPT PHARMA LIMITED, OPIANT PHARMACEUTICALS
    Inventors: Fintan Keegan, Robert Gerard Bell, Roger Crystal, Michael Brenner Weiss
  • Patent number: 9561178
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related to cyclosporine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Graham, Walter L. Tien, Mayssa Attar, Rhett Schiffman, Aileen Morgan
  • Patent number: 9561179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a plurality of controlled-release coated microparticles each comprising a floating core, on the surface of which is deposited a layer containing at least one active principle, said layer being covered with a controlled-release coating, characterized by the fact that said floating core is composed of cellulose acetate phthalate and has an apparent density of less than or equal to 0.6 g/mL and said coated microparticles have a density of less than or equal to 0.7 g/mL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: FLAMEL IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Catherine Castan, Philippe Caisse
  • Patent number: 9561180
    Abstract: A hydrogel bead for intra-articular supplement made by: providing a solution of alginate, providing a solution with chitosan having a Mw between lower than 60 kD, mixing the solution of alginate and the solution of chitosan, wherein the mixed solution comprises between 0.5 and 0.7% (w/v) of chitosan and between 1 and 1.4% alginate (w/v), introducing droplets of the mixed solution into a solution with Ca2+ or Sr2+ cations and isolating polymerised beads from the solution with cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE, KITOZYME S.A.
    Inventors: Yves Henrotin, Christelle Sanchez, Frederic Oprenyeszk, Pierre Drion
  • Patent number: 9561181
    Abstract: The present invention features crystalline forms of Compound I. In one embodiment, a crystalline form of Compound I has characteristic peaks in the PXRD pattern as shown in any one of FIGS. 1-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Shuang Chen, Bradley D. Gates, Ahmad Y. Sheikh
  • Patent number: 9561182
    Abstract: A medicament composition for the administration to pets is provided. The composition generally includes a film, a medicament and a flavoring composition that renders the film palatable to a pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: CURE Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventor: R. Steven Davidson
  • Patent number: 9561183
    Abstract: The invention describes a coordination polymer construct for multimodal imaging and therapy. The construct consists of a core particle made of a novel coordination polymer. The core is coated with a biocompatible coating that stabilizes the particles in a physiological environment. The biocompatible coating can contain attached targeting agents, imaging agents and therapeutic agents or combinations one or more of the targeting, imaging and therapeutic agents. When administered to a subject or a subject-derived specimen, the resulting coordination polymer core-shell construct enables multimodal imaging and therapy, which improves the diagnostic and treatment outcomes of the conditions or diseases where it is administered. The invention describes the novel material, base for the construct, methods for the preparation of the said construct and its use as a multimodal imaging and therapy agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Children's National Medical Center
    Inventors: Rohan Fernandes, Matthieu F. Dumont, Raymond W. Sze, Laurie S. Conklin, Hilary A. Hoffman, Jyoti K. Jaiswal
  • Patent number: 9561184
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of spray drying blood plasma using a two-step drying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Velico Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Abdul Wahid Khan, Michael Wilt, Rud Karly Lucien, Jihae Sohn, Qiyong Peter Liu
  • Patent number: 9561185
    Abstract: Hydroxypropyl cellulose particles which contain 50-100 weight % of particles with a particle size that is larger than 150 ?m and not larger than 355 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON SODA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Masue
  • Patent number: 9561186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the implementation of a new method for manufacturing solid dosage forms for oral administration comprising poorly water soluble active ingredients which overcomes the associated solubility problems and affords improved dissolution profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: PHARMATHEN S.A.
    Inventors: Evangelos Karavas, Efthimios Koutris, Vasiliki Samara, Amalia Diakidou, Georgia Papanikolaou
  • Patent number: 9561187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modified release pharmaceutical composition comprising metoprolol succinate, one or more release modifying agent(s) and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s). More specifically, the invention relates to modified release pharmaceutical compositions comprising metoprolol succinate and a process for preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: CMAX Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Laxminarayan Joshi
  • Patent number: 9561188
    Abstract: A controlled release delivery device for controlled release of an active ingredient comprising: (i) a core particle comprising the active ingredient homogenously dispersed or dissolved therein; and (ii) an organosol polymeric coat comprising a homogenous mixture of, (a) a water soluble gel forming polymer and a water insoluble organosoluble polymer in a dry weight ratio of from about 20:80 to about 50:50, (b) an organosolvent, and (c) an anti-tacking agent; the organosol polymeric coal being applied directly to and substantially enveloping the core particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: INTELLIPHARMACEUTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isa Odidi, Amina Odidi
  • Patent number: 9561189
    Abstract: A dosage form article suitable for oral administration, comprising more than one compartments each delimited by a plurality of distinct segments selected from the group consisting of body parts, cap parts and combinations thereof. The dosage form article comprises: at least one first body part and at least one first cap part each comprising inner and outer surfaces, wherein the first body and cap parts are telescopically engageable; and at least one second body part, comprising inner and outer surfaces, being telescopically engageable with the at least one first body or cap parts or both. The at least one of the second body parts is arranged within the at least one first body part or cap part or both such that a distinct first compartment is formed between the outer surface of the second body part and the inner surface of the first body part or cap part or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Capsugel Belgium NV
    Inventors: Hilde Buydts, Stefaan Vanquickenborne
  • Patent number: 9561190
    Abstract: The invention defines a nonwoven membrane for the controlled and sustained release of a therapeutic or cosmetic active agent in the area of the body to be treated. This nonwoven membrane comprises one single type of biocompatible electrospun nanofibers and microparticles of at least one therapeutic or cosmetic active agent which are entangled between the nanofibers, the active agent having a low water solubility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA, HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DEU
    Inventors: José Antonio Tornero Garcia, Angel Montero Carcaboso, Joan Bertran I Llavina
  • Patent number: 9561191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a pharmaceutical product, such as a dissolvable film dosage form, onto a surface. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method of forming a pharmaceutical product directly onto the surface of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: MonoSol Rx, LLC
    Inventors: Garry L. Myers, Beuford A. Bogue, Greg Slominski, Kevin Davidson, Laura Miloshoff
  • Patent number: 9561192
    Abstract: Disclosed are nanoparticle compositions comprising nanoparticles prepared from denatured, cross-linked albumin and a therapeutic agent for treating a neutrophil-mediated inflammation, and methods of treating neutrophil-mediated inflammation using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Zhenjia Wang, Jaehyung Cho, Asrar Malik
  • Patent number: 9561193
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions comprising antibacterially effective amounts of a compound of Formula (I): or a salt thereof in which R1 and R2 are each independently (C1-C6) alkyl or (C2 C6) alkenyl, and a carrier. Suitable carriers include orally acceptable carriers and dermatologically acceptable carriers. The disclosed compositions include oral care and personal care compositions useful for treating or preventing oral and skin conditions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ravi Subramanyam, Neelima Utgikar, Guofeng Xu, Ying Yang, Lin Fei
  • Patent number: 9561194
    Abstract: A nutritional composition for promoting musculoskeletal health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is disclosed. The nutritional composition comprises casein protein, vitamin K in a ratio of vitamin K1:vitamin K2 being between 3:1 to 1:3 and the vitamin K providing between 3.5-20 ?g/100 kcal of the nutritional composition, vitamin D and alpha-linolenic acid. A pharmaceutical formulation, a nutritional formulation, a tube-feed formulation, a dietary supplement, a functional food, a beverage product or a combination thereof comprising the nutritional composition is also disclosed. A method for improving musculoskeletal health is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Eduardo Schiffrin, Viral Brahmbhatt, Francois-Pierre Martin, Jalil Benyacoub
  • Patent number: 9561195
    Abstract: A method of treating pain, e.g., acute post-operative pain, by administering to a human patient(s) a therapeutically effective dose of tramadol intravenously over a prolonged time period is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the dose is intravenously administered in a time period from about 10 minutes to about 3 hours, preferably from about 10 minutes to about 30 minutes. In other embodiments, intravenous doses are administered at suitable time intervals over a time period from about 3 hours to 48 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: REVOGENEX IRELAND LTD.
    Inventors: S. George Kottayil, Jeffrey H. Ping
  • Patent number: 9561196
    Abstract: Provided is a method for evaluating test agents as candidates for treating prostatic diseases, including benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgen dependent and androgen independent prostate cancer. The method comprises providing a mouse comprising a human prostate primary xenograft, where the xenograft contains blood vessels that include human endothelial cells, initiating androgen deprivation in the mouse, administering to the mouse a test agent within a period of 1-7 days after initiating the androgen deprivation, and determining a reduction in human epithelial cells in the xenografts and/or a reduction in number of the endothelial cells or blood vessels in the xenograft. Also provided is a method for treating an individual for human prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Health Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary J. Smith, Howard M. Reisner, Danny R. Gray, Wendy Huss
  • Patent number: 9561197
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for adjusting the dosage of PAA prodrugs (e.g., HPN-100, PBA) based on measurement of PAA and PAGN in plasma and calculating the PAA:PAGN ratio so as to determine whether PAA to PAGN conversion is saturated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Horizon Therapeutics, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Scharschmidt, Masoud Mokhtarani
  • Patent number: 9561198
    Abstract: Disclosed is a topical skin composition, and methods for its use, that includes Arctium lappa root extract, Epilobium angustifolium extract, and Cystoseira amentacea/Caespitosa Brachycarpa extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Mary Kay Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle D. Hines, Tiffany Florence
  • Patent number: 9561199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxaloacetate compounds that activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), including the preparation of the compounds, compositions containing the compounds, preserving said compounds and the use of the compounds in the prevention or treatment of disorders such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Alan B Cash
  • Patent number: 9561200
    Abstract: A method is provided for treating pain in patients recovering from post-surgical trauma by administering between about 13 to about 30 mg of diclofenac potassium in a liquid dispersible formulation over a period of at least 24 hours, wherein the daily total amount of diclofenac potassium administered is less than or equal to about 100 mg. The method is particularly useful in treating acute pain in bunionectomy patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Depomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark M. Kowalski, James L. Young, Keith A. Moore
  • Patent number: 9561201
    Abstract: Substituted cinnamoyl anthranilate compounds exhibiting anti-fibrotic activity; or derivatives thereof, analogs thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and metabolites thereof, with the proviso that the compound is no Tranilast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Fibrotech Therapeutics PTY LTD
    Inventors: Spencer John Williams, David Stapleton, Steven Zammit, Darren James Kelly, Richard Ernest Gilbert, Henry Krum
  • Patent number: 9561202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds comprising the general formula (I), in which R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, are selected from the group comprising —H or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or together form an aromatic or aliphatic ring with 5 or 6 atoms; Y and Z, which may be identical or different, are selected from the group comprising —H, —OH, —COOH, —OR3, —CH(OR3)COOH, in which R3 is selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, —CF3 or —CF2CF3, vinyl, allyl and a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nogra Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Giancarlo Naccari, Sergio Baroni
  • Patent number: 9561203
    Abstract: Methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory response comprising administering a diastereomer or diastereomeric mixture of methionine sulfoximine (MSO). The MSO may be L-methionine S-sulfoximine (LSMSO), L-methionine R-sulfoximine (LRMSO), or diastereomeric mixture of LSMSO and LRMSO. Methods include those for treating liver failure associated with an inflammatory response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: William Brusilow, Paolo Bernardi
  • Patent number: 9561204
    Abstract: Effervescent pharmaceutical compositions containing a high amount of N-acetylcysteine and a method of treating acetaminophen poisoning with effervescent pharmaceutical compositions containing a high amount of N-acetylcysteine are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ALPEX PHARMA S.A
    Inventors: Federico Stroppolo, Gabriele Granata, Shahbaz S. Ardalan
  • Patent number: 9561206
    Abstract: Methods for detecting risks for and/or causes of metabolic syndrome or hyperferritinemia in accordance with several embodiments can include the step of measuring the level of heptadecanoic acid in a blood sample of a subject. The methods of several embodiments can further include the step of deeming the subject as having or being at risk of metabolic syndrome if the amount of heptadecanoic acid is below 0.4% of all fatty acids in the sera or plasma. The methods for treating metabolic syndrome or hyperferritinemia according to several embodiments can also include the step of administering a daily dose of heptadecanoic acid to a subject suffering from metabolic syndrome or hyperferritinemia for a period of time from three weeks to twenty-four weeks, wherein the minimum daily dose comprises about 3 mg per lb (or 6 mg per kg) of body weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Stephanie Venn-Watson
  • Patent number: 9561207
    Abstract: The present invention provides a use of a lipid composition for the preparation of a nutritional, pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition or a functional food, for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, and for promoting intestinal development, maturation, adaptation and differentiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ENZYMOTEC LTD.
    Inventors: Fabiana Bar Yosef, Gai Ben Dror, Tzafra Cohen, Yael Lifshitz
  • Patent number: 9561208
    Abstract: An aqueous formulation for topical application to the skin comprising water, a water-miscible organic solvent, and benzoyl peroxide, wherein the concentration of the organic solvent is sufficient to provide a stable suspension of benzoyl peroxide in the aqueous formulation without the inclusion of a surfactant in the formulation, wherein the ratio of concentrations of water and organic solvent in the formulation is sufficient to maintain the benzoyl peroxide in saturated solubility in the formulation following application to the skin, and wherein the concentration of benzoyl peroxide in the formulation is less than 5.0% and at least 1.0% w/w. The formulation may further contain a chemical compound in addition to benzoyl peroxide that is effective in the treatment of acne. The aqueous formulations of the invention are useful in the treatment of acne and acne rosacea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yunik Chang, Gordon J. Dow
  • Patent number: 9561209
    Abstract: The invention provides tricyclic compounds and their use in treating liver disorders, such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and related disorders (e.g., fibrosis). The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Zafgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Hughes, James E. Vath
  • Patent number: 9561210
    Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide a compound for preventing or treating an ocular disease and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. This invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound as defined by the formula (I?) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The pharmaceutical composition is useful for preventing or treating an ocular disease such as retinochoroidal degeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: AskAt Inc.
    Inventors: Takako Okumura, Shinichi Koizumi, Hideaki Hara
  • Patent number: 9561211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which n, m, X, Y1, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of being both potent antagonists and degraders of estrogen receptors. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions in the management of diseases or disorders associated with aberrant estrogen receptor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Heather Elizabeth Burks, Michael A. Dechantsreiter, Guo He, Jill Nunez, Stefan Peukert, Clayton Springer, Yingchuan Sun, Noel Marie-France Thomsen, George Scott Tria, Bing Yu
  • Patent number: 9561212
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Romine, Zhong Yang, Gan Wang, Van N. Nguyen, John A. Bender, Denis R. St. Laurent, Makonen Belema
  • Patent number: 9561213
    Abstract: A candesartan cilexetil-containing preparation contains candesartan cilexetil and lauromacrogol. The lauromacrogol may be contained at a ratio of 2.4 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the candesartan cilexetil-containing preparation. The candesartan cilexetil-containing preparation may further contain at least one kind of pharmacologically acceptable additives among a diluent, a disintegrant and a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SAWAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tomoya Nakagawa, Yasushi Fukuhara, Kenji Uetsuki, Masaya Hizaki
  • Patent number: 9561214
    Abstract: Methods of treating diseases caused by cell division or that are treated by inhibiting mitosis by administering two doses of an inhibitor of mitosis between the biologically effective dose and the maximum tolerated dose in a dosing cycle that allows for the recovery or subsiding of side effects, wherein the second dose is administered 24 to 48 hours after the first dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Tunquist, Duncan H. Walker, Richard D. Woessner
  • Patent number: 9561215
    Abstract: The pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein Bax initiates apoptosis in almost all apoptotic paradigms. Agents facilitating disruptive Bax insertion into mitochondrial membranes have potential as cancer therapeutics. Small molecule compounds associating with the hydrophobic groove of the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein Bax have been identified and found to promote Bax-dependent, but not Bak-dependent, apoptosis. The compounds alter Bax protein stability in vitro and promote Bax insertion into mitochondria, leading to Bax-dependent mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization and apoptosis. The compounds activating the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein Bax inhibit the growth of tumors by inducing apoptosis. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds that activate Bax and induce Bax-dependent apoptosis are useful as anti-cancer therapeutic agents alone or with other anti-cancer agents. Methods for inducing apoptosis and for treating cancer involve administering the compounds to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.
    Inventors: Chi Li, John O. Trent
  • Patent number: 9561216
    Abstract: A composition containing a compound represented by General Formula (I) below (see the definition in the specification for the symbols in the formula) or a salt thereof has an excellent CaSR agonistic effect and provides a pharmaceutical agent, a CaSR agonistic agent, a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a disease that can be ameliorated through CaSR activation as well as seasonings and an agent for imparting kokumi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: EA Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Sugiki, Toru Okamatsu, Tetsuo Yano, Shinya Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 9561217
    Abstract: A tablet characterized by comprising 5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(1H)-pyridone as the main ingredient and, based on the main ingredient, 10 to 50 wt. % excipient, 5 to 40 wt. % disintegrator, 1 to 10 wt. % binder, 0.5 to 5 wt. % lubricant, 2 to 6 wt. % coating basis, and 0.05 to 3 wt. % light-shielding agent, wherein the odor or bitterness of the 5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(1H)-pyridone is masked and the light stability is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: INTERMUNE, INC.
    Inventors: Gakuji Kiyonaka, Yoshihiro Furuya, Yusuke Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9561218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising propiverine, trospium or glycopyrrolate; and a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent. It is also related to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a high dose of solifenacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent. Pharmaceutical compositions containing high dose of nsPAChA for use for increasing the AChEI blood concentrations and for combating neurodegeneration are also described. The invention also relates to a method for inducing neuroprotection and combating neurodegeneration in a patient suffering from Alzheimer type dementia as well as to a method for increasing the blood levels of an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) in a human subject treated with an AChEI dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Chase Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Kathleen E. Clarence-Smith, Thomas N. Chase
  • Patent number: 9561219
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an alkaloid, in which the alkaloid is liensinine, isoliensinine, dauricine, cepharanthine, hernandezine or thalidezine and isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. The use of the alkaloid in treating neurodegenerative disorder is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kam Wai Wong, Yuen Kwan Law, Liang Liu, Jingrong Wang
  • Patent number: 9561220
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an alkaloid, in which the alkaloid is liensinine, isoliensinine, dauricine, cepharanthine, hernandezine or thalidezine and isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. The use of the alkaloid in treating neurodegenerative disorder is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kam Wai Wong, Yuen Kwan Law, Liang Liu, Jingrong Wang
  • Patent number: 9561221
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an alkaloid, in which the alkaloid is liensinine, isoliensinine, dauricine, cepharanthine, hernandezine or thalidezine and isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. The use of the alkaloid in treating neurodegenerative disorder is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kam Wai Wong, Yuen Kwan Law, Liang Liu, Jingrong Wang
  • Patent number: 9561222
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an alkaloid, in which the alkaloid is liensinine, isoliensinine, dauricine, cepharanthine, hernandezine or thalidezine and isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. The use of the alkaloid in treating neurodegenerative disorder is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kam Wai Wong, Yuen Kwan Law, Liang Liu, Jingrong Wang
  • Patent number: 9561223
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating cancer comprising administering an effective amount of an alkaloid, in which the alkaloid is liensinine, isoliensinine, dauricine, cepharanthine, hernandezine or thalidezine and isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. The use of the alkaloid in treating neurodegenerative disorder is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kam Wai Wong, Yuen Kwan Law, Liang Liu, Jingrong Wang
  • Patent number: 9561224
    Abstract: A treatment method including: (a) identifying a subject in need of treatment for androgenic alopecia (AGA), and (b) orally administering a physiologically effective amount of cepharanthine (CEP) to the subject according to a dosage regimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Moshe Rogosnitzky
  • Patent number: 9561225
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is an oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid analgesic, an opioid antagonist and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: Purdue Pharma L.P., The P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oshlack, Curtis Wright, Christopher Breder
  • Patent number: 9561226
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of inhibiting the effects of platelet activating factor (PAF). For instance, a disease or condition mediated by PAF (particularly inflammation) can be treated or platelet aggregation can be inhibited. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting the production and/or release of interleukin 8 (IL-8) by cells. The effects of PAF and the production and/or release of IL-8 are inhibited according to the invention by a compound of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are defined in the application, or a physiologically-acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bar-Or, C. Gerald Curtis, Nagaraja K. R. Rao, Greg Thomas