Patents Issued in May 2, 2017
  • Patent number: 9636333
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methyl/fluoro-pyridinyl-methoxy substituted pyridinone-pyridinyl compounds and fluoro-pyrimidinyl-methoxy substituted pyridinone-pyridinyl compounds useful in the treatment of p38 kinase mediated diseases, such as lymphoma and auto-inflammatory disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, having the structure of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X are as defined in the detailed description; pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the compounds; and methods for treating p38 kinase mediated diseases using the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: CONFLUENCE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Susan L. Hockerman, Joseph B. Monahan, Shaun R. Selness
  • Patent number: 9636334
    Abstract: Methods for cancer treatment include administering to a cancer patient an anti-CD38 antibody-attenuated human IFN alpha-2b construct and lenalidomide or pomalidomide. Tumors that may be treated according to these methods include tumors which comprise CD-38 expressing tumor cells, including B-cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and acute lymphocytic leukemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Sarah L. Pogue, David S. Wilson, Anthony Gerard Doyle, Collette Jane Behrens
  • Patent number: 9636335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions containing them. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of above said novel compounds, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds of formula (I) are useful in the treatment of various disorders that are related to 5-HT4 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SUVEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Nirogi, Abdul Rasheed Mohammed, Suresh Yarlagadda, Srinivasa Rao Ravella, Anil Karbhari Shinde, Ramasastri Kambhampati, Praveen Kumar Roayapalley, Pradeep Jayarajan, Gopinadh Bhyrapuneni, Sriramachandra Murthy Patnala, Jyothsna Ravula, Venkateswarlu Jasti
  • Patent number: 9636336
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) defined herein are both phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme inhibitors and muscarinic M3 receptor antagonists and are useful for treating diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Amari, Elisabetta Armani, Wesley Blackaby, Herve Van De Poeol, Charles Baker-Glenn, Naimisha Trivedi
  • Patent number: 9636337
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) wherein ring A, RQ, -L-, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, including potentially Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher James Bungard, Antonella Converso, Pablo De Leon, Barbara Hanney, Timothy John Hartingh, Jesse Josef Manikowski, Peter J. Manley, Robert Meissner, Zhaoyang Meng, James J. Perkins, Michael T. Rudd, Youheng Shu
  • Patent number: 9636338
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A1 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Robert Britton, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander V. Mayweg, Xuefei Tan
  • Patent number: 9636339
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A1 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Robert Britton, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander V. Mayweg, Xuefei Tan
  • Patent number: 9636340
    Abstract: The disclosed molecules are inhibitors of Bcr-Abl and Src kinases. The molecules are cytotoxic to Gleevec resistant cells. Inhibitors of Bcr-Abl and Src kinases are used in the treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia among other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran
  • Patent number: 9636341
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, X and Y have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Gustaaf Celine Verdonck, Patrick Rene Angibaud, Bruno Roux, Isabelle Noelle Constance Pilatte, Peter Ten Holte, Janine Arts, Kristof Van Emelen
  • Patent number: 9636342
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating prostate cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of one or more of CDK8 and CDK19. In some embodiments the inhibitor inhibits CDK19. In some embodiments, the inhibitor inhibits CDK8 at a Kd of lower than 200 nM and/or inhibits CDK19 at a Kd of lower than 100 nM. In some embodiments, the prostate cancer is androgen independent. In some embodiments, the prostate cancer is androgen independent due to one or more of androgen receptor gene amplification, androgen receptor gene mutation, ligand-independent transactivation of androgen receptor and activation of intracellular androgen synthesis. In some embodiments, the inhibitor inhibits increased activity of NF-?B. In some embodiments, the inhibitor does not inhibit increased basal levels of NF-?B. In some embodiments, inhibition of one or more genes by AR is not inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Mengqian Chen, Igor Roninson
  • Patent number: 9636343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for the prevention and treatment of liver toxicity originated from acetaminophen comprising TNP (N2-(m-Trifluorobenzyl), N6-(p-nitrobenzyl)purine) as an active ingredient. The present inventors confirmed that TNP known as a 5-inosito pyrophosphate inhibitor suppressed apoptosis caused by acetaminophen in human embryonic stem cell-derived liver cells, mouse liver cells, and human hepatoma cell lines, up-regulated glutathione converted in liver cells, and inhibited JNK phosphorylation that is a kind of response against stress increased by acetaminophen. The inventors further confirmed that TNP had the activity of protecting liver cells from the toxicity caused by acetaminophen in an animal model. Therefore, TNP can be efficiently used as an active ingredient for a composition for the prevention and treatment of liver toxicity caused by acetaminophen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seyun Kim, Yong-Mahn Han, Young-Ran Kim, Seulgi Lee
  • Patent number: 9636344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-amino-N-[7-methoxy-8-(3-morpholin-4-ylpropoxy)-2,3-dihydroimidazo-[1,2-c]quinazolin-5-yl]pyrimidine-5-carboxamide dihydrochloride salt of formula (II): or a tautomer, solvate or hydrate thereof; and to its use for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Jan-Georg Peters, Hans-Christian Militzer, Hartwig Müller
  • Patent number: 9636345
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein R0, R1, R2, R3, R4 and a are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
    Inventors: Mark J. Macielag, Mingde Xia, Xiaoqing Xu
  • Patent number: 9636346
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition that is useful for the treatment of diseases that are caused by an increase in bone resorption and that does not cause serious side effects even when used in combination with another drug. The present invention relates to: an ?-oxoacyl amino-caprolactam derivative that is represented by formula (I) (in the formula, X is —O— or —N(R1)— and R1 represents an alkoxycarbonyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms); and a bone resorption inhibitor containing the ?-oxoacyl amino-caprolactam derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Seikagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Kobayashi, Tsuneo Koji, Hisatomo Kunii, Mizuho Ishikawa, Daisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 9636347
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide for methods of treating elevated intraocular pressure or glaucoma using a sustained release medicament consisting of prostaglandin in benzyl benzoate that is injected intraocularly no more frequently than once every two months.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Icon Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Vernon G. Wong, Mae W. Hu, Glenn T. Huang
  • Patent number: 9636348
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of remyelinating axons with 6-substituted estradiol compounds of the formula The methods can be used to treat a variety of demyelinating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Endece LLC
    Inventors: James G. Yarger, Steven H. Nye
  • Patent number: 9636349
    Abstract: Bile acids and related compositions and methods of synthesis and use. More specifically, deoxycholic acid and related compositions, said compositions being free of all moieties of animal origin and free of pyrogenic moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Moriarty, Nathaniel E. David, Nadir Ahmeduddin Mahmood
  • Patent number: 9636350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition of unit dose for inhalation by a human subject comprising a topical corticoid and a quinolone or fucidic acid, characterized in that the ratio of the weight of the topical corticoid to the weight of the quinolone or fucidic acid is between 0.02 and 20 and the amount of quinolone or of fucidic acid is less than 1 mg. This composition can be administered by nasal spray and is used for treating the upper and lower respiratory tract, in particular sinusitis and nasal polyps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew Krayenbuhl
  • Patent number: 9636351
    Abstract: This invention relates the use of cortisol blockers (glucocorticoid receptor [GR] antagonists) for the treating or preventing treatment resistant prostate cancer, treating or preventing neoplasia, and treating or preventing infection related to acute or chronic injury or disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Pop Test Oncology Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Randice Lisa Altschul, Neil David Theise, Myron Rapkin, Rebecca O'Brien
  • Patent number: 9636352
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition and associated method for the treatment of musculoskeletal related disorders and diseases. In particular, the present invention provides a class of citrate compounds that can be used to for the treatment of diseases/disorders characterized by the degeneration of musculoskeletal tissues including menisci, bone, articular cartilage, and soft tissues. Examples of suitable citrate and citrate analog compounds include citrates having the following base formula (I): where X may be one of the following: wherein Y, Y?, and Y? are independently a citrate moiety, O, O—Y, OH, NH, NH—Y, R and R—Y, with R being an alkyl, alkyene, ester, aryl, or phenyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
    Inventors: Yubo Sun, Edward N. Hanley
  • Patent number: 9636353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating, reducing or preventing acne. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for reducing the total number, incidence and severity of acne lesions on the skin which includes both inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions. Further, the invention relates to reducing the incidence and severity of adverse events resulting from topical application of anti-acne agents resulting in improvement of skin tone. The method includes administering a novel and stable topical anti-acne pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Cadila Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Ravindra Mittal, Sunilendu Bhushan Roy, Jay Shantilal Kothari, Shafiq Sheikh, Jitendra Dasharathlal Patel, Jinesh Suresh Pancholi
  • Patent number: 9636354
    Abstract: Disclosed are genetic expression cassettes, and vectors comprising them useful for the delivery of isolated nucleic acid segments including those expressing or encoding one or more selected therapeutic constructs (including, without limitation, therapeutic peptides, polypeptides, ribozymes, or catalytic RNA molecules), to one or more selected cells or tissues of a vertebrate animal. Methods employing the disclosed genetic constructs in the development of gene therapy-based viral vector systems are also disclosed. The expression cassettes and viral vectors disclosed herein provide new tools for methods of treating mammalian, and in particular, human diseases, disorders, and/or dysfunctions. The disclosed compositions and methods find particular utility in a variety of investigative, diagnostic, and therapeutic regimens, including, for example, in the treatment or amelioration of symptoms of a variety of mammalian, and particularly, human conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Bloom, Antonio L. Amelio
  • Patent number: 9636355
    Abstract: An ophthalmic solution is provided. The ophthalmic solution is hypertonic. The ophthalmic solution includes a polysaccharide having an average molecular weight of between about 40,000 grams per mole and about 150,000 grams per mole. A packaged ophthalmic solution for preventing the ophthalmic solution from being exposed to CO2 and other contaminants is also provided. The ophthalmic solution can be used to treat recurrent corneal erosion. The ophthalmic solution can also be used as a prophylactic to prevent recurrent corneal erosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Theo Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: John M. Szabocsik
  • Patent number: 9636356
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the development of antibacterial compounds and their nanoparticle compositions. Methods of making the compounds and their nanoparticle compositions, their use as medicament for the treatment of bacterial infection and also for suppressing potentially harmful inflammation are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
    Inventors: Jayanta Haldar, Divakara Siva Sathyanarayana Murthy Uppu, Padma Akkapeddi, Goutham Belagula Manjunath
  • Patent number: 9636357
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of consuming a universal potent healing tonic. When consumed according to the method, the arthritic user will experience a large reduction in symptoms, and possible elimination of symptoms altogether, and may also alleviate general pain in the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Nathaniel Cooper
  • Patent number: 9636358
    Abstract: A device for producing a hydrogen containing fluid, having a container that stores fluid which able to be used for a living organism and has water vapor permeability, a hydrogen generating system that generates hydrogen by using moisture, and a wrapping member that encloses the container and the hydrogen generating system and has low hydrogen molecule permeability. The wrapping member encloses the container and the hydrogen generating system located outside the container, and a treatment to increase humidity in a space between an outer surface of the container and an inner surface of the wrapping member is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MIZ COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fumitake Satoh, Ryousuke Kurokawa, Bunpei Satoh
  • Patent number: 9636359
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a protease proenzyme and use thereof for treating cancer. The pharmaceutical compositions are directed to compositions comprising a protease proenzyme and an active agent, the composition being capable of providing a multi-functional approach for treating cancer. The pharmaceutical compositions are also directed to compositions comprising a first and a second protease proenzyme capable of activation at or near a surface of a tumor cell to enhance cell-to-cell adhesion of tumor cells, effect proteolysis of tumor cells, or induce tumor cell apoptosis, differentiation or immunorecognition, wherein the first protease proenzyme is chymotrypsinogen and the second protease proenzyme is trypsinogen. The pharmaceutical compositions are also directed to compositions comprising a first and second active agent each capable of inducing intracellular activity in tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Sydney
    Inventors: Julian Norman Kenyon, Paul Rodney Clayton, David Tosh, Fernando Felquer, Ralf Brandt
  • Patent number: 9636360
    Abstract: An orally administered composition that includes least one alkaline agent with a pH of at least 9.0 to 12.0, mixed in an aqueous vehicle with relatively high surface tension, high viscosity and lateral adhesion properties. When mixed, a low water soluble emulsion is formed that evenly coats and partially adheres to the lower section of the esophagus and the LES and forms a relatively long acting, protective barrier and partially neutralizes gastric acid. In one embodiment, the alkaline agent is potassium hydroxide and the aqueous vehicle is made of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol or ethylene glycol and additional thickener agents capable of withstanding high pH environments, such as xanthan gum, croscarmellose sodium, and microcrystalline cellulose. Additional organoleptic agents, such as gum Arabic and polyethylene glycol, flavorings, such as sodium chloride, acesulfame potassium, sodium saccharine, and mint, and stabilizers such as colloidal silica made be added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ismail Gurol, Robert Burns, Steven Loyd
  • Patent number: 9636361
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a composition for producing and using a plant-based biocidal solution. The plant-based biocidal solution contains a bioactive material and a plant-based substance formed from the cellular material of a plant. The plant-based substance is capable of binding to the bioactive material. In some embodiments, the bioactive material is hydrogen peroxide. The hydrogen peroxide can be added exogenously or generated endogenously. In accordance with further embodiments, the plant-based biocidal solution can be applied to a target, thereby impairing the target. In some embodiments, the target can be a pathogen. In accordance with another embodiment, the plant-based substance of the plant-based biocidal solution can form a microscopic cluster, a complex, or an aggregate for providing sufficient bioactive material to overcome the defense mechanism of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: LIVELEAF, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander L Huang, Gin Wu
  • Patent number: 9636362
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the manufacture and use of a pullulan-based collagen hydrogel film with controlled porosity. The hydrogel is fabricated with salt-induced phase inversion and cross-linking to form a reticular scaffold. This soft collagen scaffold displays excellent handling characteristics, durability, and a porous dermal-like ultrastructure that is maintained in vitro. Cells, including cells involved in tissue repair, are viably sustained within the scaffold. The hydrogel films are biodegradable, and find particular use in wound healing, where the hydrogel scaffold can be replaced by dermal cells over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Kirit Bhatt, Jayakumar Rajadas
  • Patent number: 9636363
    Abstract: Methods for treating an infection in a tissue sample are described. Tissue samples that are harvested from a patient may be infected with either bacteria or a virus. A rhodamine compound is mixed with the infected tissue sample to form a mixture. The mixture is then exposed to radiant energy to inhibit or kill the bacteria. The exposed mixture is then transplanted into the patient. The rhodamine compounds may be 2?-(6-dimethylamino-3-dimethylimino-3H-xanthen-9-yl) 4?, 5?-dichloro-benzoic acid methyl ester hydrochloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Kiadis Pharma Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Abdelkrim Habi, Denis Gravel, Luc Villeneuve, Hongsheng Su, Marc Vaillancourt
  • Patent number: 9636364
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods for treating ocular contusion and blunt injury to the eye and for treating traumatic injury of the optic nerve. The invention is further directed to treating ocular contusion and blunt injury to the eye and for treating traumatic injury of the optic nerve by administering to a subject suffering from such conditions Amnion-derived Cellular Cytokine Solution (ACCS), including immediate-release, targeted-release, and sustained-release (SR) ACCS compositions (referred to herein as “SR-ACCS” compositions) and/or Amnion-derived Multipotent Progenitor (AMP) cell compositions. Such administration includes intranasal administration of ACCS and/or AMP cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: STEMNION, INC.
    Inventors: Larry R Brown, George L Sing, Howard C Wessel
  • Patent number: 9636365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibacterial food composition comprising a Propolis extract and a Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NUTRIVERCELL
    Inventor: Loïc Renard
  • Patent number: 9636366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a strain of Bacteroides uniformes with registration number CECT 7771, and to the cellular constituents, metabolites and/or secreted molecules thereof. The invention also relates to a composition (nutritional or pharmaceutical) comprising at least one of the previous products. The invention further relates to the use of a strain of Bacteroides uniforms, preferably CECT 7771, or of the cellular constituents, metabolites and/or secreted molecules of said strain, or of a composition comprising same, for the prevention and/or treatment of alterations such as excess weight, obesity, adipocyte hypertrophy, hepatic steatosis or fatty liver, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance and diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, dysfunction of the immune system, reduced defenses against infections, and imbalance in the composition of the intestinal microbiota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
    Inventors: Yolanda Sanz Herranz, Paola Gauffin Cano, Yolanda Arlette Santacruz, Ángela Moya Pérez, Moisés Laparra Llopis
  • Patent number: 9636367
    Abstract: The invention discloses a composition comprising at least one long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, at least one probiotic and a mixture of oligosaccharides, said mixture containing at least one of lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) and lacto-N-tetraose (LNT), at least one N-acetylated oligosaccharide different from LNnT and LNT, at least one sialylated oligosaccharide and at least one neutral oligosaccharide, for use in increasing insulin sensitivity and/or reducing insulin resistance. This composition optionally further comprises 2?-fucosyllactose (FL). This composition is particularly adapted for use in infants who were born preterm and/or who experienced IUGR, in pregnant women suffering from gestational diabetes and in children, adolescents, and adults suffering from insulin resistance and/or type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventor: Clara Garcia-Rodenas
  • Patent number: 9636368
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a composition obtained by culturing Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a medium. Also disclosed is a composition including a metabolite of Lactobacillus rhamnosus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and a method for producing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
    Inventors: Siao-Jhen Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Shy-Yunn Wann, Mei-Huei Chen, Li-Wen Yu
  • Patent number: 9636369
    Abstract: The use of probiotic bacteria in the manufacture of a composition for administration to a woman in at least the third trimester of pregnancy for prevention of gestational diabetes, normalizing plasma glucose concentration and/or increasing insulin sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Seppo Salminen, Erika Isolauri, Kirsi Laitinen
  • Patent number: 9636370
    Abstract: The invention relates to chimeric AAV capsids targeted to oligodendrocytes, nucleic acids encoding the capsids, virus vectors and particles comprising the same, methods of producing the vectors, and methods of using the vectors to target oligodendrocytes. The invention further relates to methods of treating a disorder associated with oligodendrocyte dysfunction using the vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Thomas McCown, Steven Gray
  • Patent number: 9636371
    Abstract: Contemplated compositions and methods employ betalains for treatment of various conditions, and especially osteoarthritis, sinusitis, contact dermatitis, acne, an allergic condition, reduced mental alertness, reduced physical strength, reduced physical endurance, and/or impaired mood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: VDF Futureceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Zbigniew Pietrzkowski
  • Patent number: 9636372
    Abstract: The present invention comprises mixtures of herb extracts which exert synergistic antioxidant effect and comprise the herb sophora and kudzu. Skin care preparations incorporating such herb extract mixtures, and their methods of preparation and use, are also claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Haiyan Ge, Earl Philip Seitz, Jr., Thomas Doering
  • Patent number: 9636373
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a composition, and more specifically, to a kava-based beverage composition. In one embodiment, a beverage composition includes, but is not limited to, water; kava extract present in an approximate amount of 23.6 mg to 28.8 mg per ounce of water (e.g. yielding 7 mg to 8.6 mg of kavalactones per ounce of water or around 126 mg of kavalactones per 16 ounces of water); milk thistle extract present in an approximate amount of 4 mg to 4.8 mg per ounce of water; and yerba mate extract present in an approximate amount of 2 mg to 2.4 mg per ounce of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Kahouokalani Akao
  • Patent number: 9636374
    Abstract: Polymeric delivery systems for boronic acid-containing therapeutics, related compounds and methods of use, for a pH-sensitive chemoselective approach to delivery of such a therapeutic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Phillip B. Messersmith, Jing Su, Vincent L. Cryns
  • Patent number: 9636375
    Abstract: Hepatitis C virus inhibitors are disclosed having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R?, B, Y and X are described in the description. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Alan Xiangdong Wang, Li-Qiang Sun, Sing-Yuen Sit, Ny Sin, Paul Michael Scola, Yan Chen
  • Patent number: 9636376
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions that provide improved solubility and stability for peptide epoxy ketones. More specifically, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptide epoxy ketone proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: InnoPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Ketan Hippalgaonkar, Kumaresh Soppimath, Satish Pejaver, Navneet Puri
  • Patent number: 9636377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of eIF2?, a compound increasing the expression and/or activity of protein BiP and/or an inhibitor of Caspase-12, preferably an inhibitor of eIF2? and a compound increasing the expression and/or activity of protein BiP. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating retinal degeneration related to ciliary dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG
    Inventors: Vincent Marion, Anaïs Mockel, Hélène Dollfus
  • Patent number: 9636378
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for treating a subject suffering from hyperalgesia caused by drug-induced neuropathy by administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide. The disclosure also relates to methods for protecting a subject from hyperalgesia caused by drug-induced neuropathy by administering an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to a subject at risk for developing the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: STEALTH BIOTHERAPEUTICS CORP
    Inventor: D. Travis Wilson
  • Patent number: 9636379
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses methods and compositions for alleviating pruritus. The compositions may comprise an analgesic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhou-feng Chen, Yan-gang Sun
  • Patent number: 9636380
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of inducing or modulating reward- or aversive-related behaviors in animals using light-responsive opsins. The present disclosure provides methods of identifying or screening compounds that may be used to treating mental disorders, or are relevant to disrupt or improve reward- or aversive related behaviors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephan Lammel, ByungKook Lim, Robert C. Malenka
  • Patent number: 9636381
    Abstract: Aspects and embodiments of the instant disclosure provide therapeutic methods and compositions comprising interleukin 12 (IL-12) useful for treating radiation-induced damage in a subject. In particular, the instant disclosure provides methods and compositions for radiation protection and/or radiation toxicity mitigation for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome and radiation induced toxicity associated with the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NEUMEDICINES, INC.
    Inventor: Lena A. Basile
  • Patent number: 9636382
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a combination drug that has remarkably excellent preventive and/or therapeutic effects on polycystic kidney disease. The present invention provides a drug for preventing and/or treating polycystic kidney disease comprising a combination of tolvaptan or a prodrug thereof with a somatostatin derivative, and a method for treating polycystic kidney disease using this drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujiki, Miki Aihara, Shizuo Kinoshita