Patents Issued in March 20, 2018
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Patent number: 9918947Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the use of a therapeutically-effective amount of Olivetol to reduce, eliminate, inhibit or alleviate the psychoactive effects of THC in users of Cannabis. Further embodiments of the present invention relate to a softgel, tablet or capsule of Olivetol in combination with an edible oil.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Undoo, LLCInventor: James J. Carberry
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Patent number: 9918948Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the treatment or prevention of symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, and related pharmaceutical compositions. Of particular interest are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a very low dose of cyclobenzaprine, alone, or in combination with an alpha-1-adrenergic receptor antagonist, a beta-adrenergic antagonist, an anticonvulsant, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: TONIX PHARMA HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Seth Lederman, Herbert Harris
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Patent number: 9918949Abstract: A method of treating or preventing emesis through the administration of an effective dosage of a 2-(amino)tetralin compound in which one of the S or R enantiomers of the 2-(amino) tetralin compound is present in the composition in excess of the other enantiomer, and compositions comprising such a 2-(amino)tetralin compound in which the ratio of the S and R enantiomers is at least 2:1.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: David Helton, James Lucot
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Patent number: 9918950Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical cocktail and methods of treatment involving said cocktail, in particular, a combination of effective amounts of a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, in combination with effective amounts of an angiogenesis inhibitor, including a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor such as bevacizumab for the treatment of cancer. In other embodiments, it relates to compositions and methods of treating cancer involving effective amounts of a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating cancer (eliminating the tumor, shrinking the tumor, prolonging the life of the patient, increasing quality of life by decreasing the grade of adverse events seen with other cancer treatments, and/or preventing/reducing the likelihood of the tumor's metastases) are additional aspects of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTERInventors: John R. Haaga, Rebecca Haaga
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Patent number: 9918951Abstract: The invention provides a method of improving the preservation stability of glutathione in a solid composition containing glutathione and arginine. In particular, glutathione and arginine are made to be coexistent with an organic acid such as citric acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, malic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid and the like. The amount of the organic acid to coexistent with glutathione and arginine is generally 0.1-2 parts by weight relative to 1 part by weight of arginine.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Sakai, Shun Kayahashi
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Patent number: 9918952Abstract: The present invention relates to a powderous formulation comprising powder particles. These powder particles do comprise polyunsaturated oils, especially polyunsaturated fatty acids, and the powder do have at the same time an excellent sensory profile, a fine particle structure and a high oil loading.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Jimbin Mai, Gang Su, Pablo Oliver Velarde Pena
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Patent number: 9918953Abstract: Provided are: an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-ontaining composition which comprises 96-99 area % of an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, wherein the content of an arachidonic acid alkyl ester is 0.7 area % or less, and the content of mono-trans forms of the eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester is 2.5 area % or less; a method for producing a high-concentration eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition, which comprises performing rectification on an eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition with the degree of vacuum being 0.2 Torr or less and at a whole-column temperature 190° C. or less, and performing a concentration treatment on the rectified composition using chromatography, the eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester-containing composition being obtained by alkyl esterifying a feed oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignees: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
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Patent number: 9918954Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITEDInventor: Paresh Soni
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Patent number: 9918955Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland LimitedInventor: Paresh Soni
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Patent number: 9918956Abstract: The present invention provides a chlorogenic acid powder-injection. The chlorogenic acid powder-injection is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-120 parts of chlorogenic acid, 1-320 parts of a bracket agent and 1-8 parts of an antioxidant. The present invention further provides a preparation method of the powder-injection. The chlorogenic acid powder-injection provided in the present invention is good in stability, strong in re-solubility and safe in clinical use.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: SICHUAN JIUZHANG BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Jie Zhang, Huarong Yang, Chenxu Tian, Yongjiang Yan, Lina Zhu, Wang Huang
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Patent number: 9918957Abstract: Compositions are provided that include having at least 95% by weight of a taxane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where the particles have a mean bulk density between about 0.050 g/cm3 and about 0.15 g/cm3, and/or a specific surface area (SSA) of at least 18 m2/g, 20 m2/g, 25 m2/g, 30 m2/g, 32 m2/g, 34 m2/g, or 35 m2/g. Methods for making and using such compositions are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Crititech, Inc.Inventors: Michael Baltezor, Joseph Farthing, Jake Sittenauer, Jahna Espinosa, Samuel Campbell, Matthew McClorey, Julia K. Fischer, Mark D. Williams
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Patent number: 9918958Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating hypoxia in a normal subject, comprising administering 5-HMF to the subject.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Inventor: Warren Stern
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Patent number: 9918959Abstract: A TLR-independent adjuvant compound that corresponds in structure to Formula I, below, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt is disclosed in which X, Y, Z, n, R1, R2, R3, R4 and W are defined within. Also disclosed are a method of its preparation and use, as well as a pharmaceutical composition containing the same.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The Scripps Research InstituteInventors: Dale Boger, Bruce Beutler
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Patent number: 9918960Abstract: Topical alcohol-free thermo labile oily foam composition comprising (i) at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient or ectoparasitic active ingredient; (ii) at least about 20% w/w of at least one lipophilic component; (iii) at least about 10% w/w of at least one non-ionic surfactant; (iv) at least about 0.5% w/w of at least one fatty alcohol or fatty acid or ester thereof with melting point above 30° C., and; (v) at least about 7% w/w of propellant selected from propane, butane, isobutane and combinations thereof; said composition optionally comprising at least about 5% to about 70% w/w of a hydrophilic component, optionally comprising up to about 5% w/w hydrogenated oil and optionally comprising a penetration enhancer.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: PERRIGO ISRAEL PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.Inventors: Michal N. Arnon, Tatiana Kamenetsky
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Patent number: 9918961Abstract: The present invention provides a cannabinoid inhaler, compositions, and methods for delivering a cannabinoid composition to a subject. The cannabinoid composition is delivered in the form of inhaled droplets of respirable size via pulmonary administration. The invention may be used in the treatment of a condition or disorder selected from the group consisting of neuropathic pain, cannabis addiction, nausea, motion sickness, arthritis, and neurodegenerative disease.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Kind Consumer LimitedInventors: Alex Hearn, Ritika Gupta, Moira Bowdrey
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Patent number: 9918962Abstract: This invention is announcing a composition of flavonoid skeleton in the formula I or formula II compound, wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims. This composition have the capacity to treating or preventing a virus infection in a subject.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Hui-Chun Wang, Yang-Chang Wu, Fang-Rong Chang, Chin-Chung Wu
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Patent number: 9918963Abstract: A method for treating the relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis at the time of relapse, by administering a benzopyran derivative of the following formula or a salt thereof, where R1 represents an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, one of R2 and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, and the other of R2 and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted amino group, an optionally substituted acylamino group, an optionally substituted carbamoyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi Tanaka, Kimiko Morimoto
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Patent number: 9918964Abstract: It has been discovered that inhibiting mitochondrial respiration in platelets reduces platelet activation or platelet aggregation. Certain heterocyclic compounds significantly reduced one or more platelet functions including clumping, sticking or platelet-stimulated clotting. Thus diseases or disorders mediated by inappropriately high levels of platelet activation or platelet aggregation can be treated by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a heterocyclic compound or nonheterocyclic mitochondrial inhibitor that significantly reduces one or more platelet functions including clumping, sticking or platelet-stimulated clotting, preferably in a reversible manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: James P. Collman, Paul Clifford Herrmann, David Alvin Tyvoll, Richard Decreau, Brian Stanley Bull, Christopher Jeffrey Barile
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Patent number: 9918965Abstract: Disclosed herein are self-emulsifying compositions and formulations of Diindolylmethane (“DIM”) and certain derivatives of DIM, their uses and methods of making. In particular, the disclosed compositions comprise a DIM-related indole as an active agent and a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises a solvent, one or more surfactants with an HLB of greater than 7, and one or more co-surfactants with an HLB equal to or less than 7. In certain aspects of the invention, the compositions disclosed herein show improved bioavailability.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: BIORESPONSE, L.L.C.Inventors: Michael A. Zeligs, Irwin C. Jacobs
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Patent number: 9918966Abstract: Compositions and pharmaceutical compositions including one or more selenium-containing COX-2 inhibitors are provided according to aspects of the present invention. Methods of treating a subject having or suspected of having cancer are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including a selenium-containing COX-2 inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: The Penn State Research FoundationInventors: Gavin P. Robertson, Chandagalu D. Raghavendra Gowda, Dhimant H. Desai, Shantu G. Amin
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Patent number: 9918967Abstract: The invention relates to the use of derivatives of thiazoles having general formula (I) for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of dyskinesias caused by a chemical treatment. The invention also relates to a combination of thiazole derivatives having general formula (I) and at least one compound selected from among neuroleptics or products that act on the dopaminergic system for the treatment or prevention of dyskinesias caused by a chemical treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: IPSEN PHARMA S.A.S.Inventors: Pierre-Etienne Chabrier de Lassauniere, Michel Auguet, Brigitte Spinnewyn
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Patent number: 9918968Abstract: The invention provides for treatment of cancers using a rapamycin analog, optionally including bortezomib. In particular, the invention addresses the treatment of bortezomib-resistant cancers using seco-rapamycin and optionally a second proteasome inhibitor. This invention relates to oncology and medicine, and more particularly to treatment of cancer. In particular, rapamycin analogs such as seco-rapamycin may be used advantageously to target the proteasome in cancer cells, optionally in conjunction with proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Maria E. Gaczynska, Pawel A. Osmulski
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Patent number: 9918969Abstract: The invention relates to substituted oxopyridine derivatives and to processes for their preparation, and also to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular cardiovascular disorders, preferably thrombotic or thromboembolic disorders, and oedemas, and also ophthalmic disorders.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Bayer Pharma AktiengesellschaftInventors: Susanne Röhrig, Alexander Hillisch, Julia Straβburger, Stefan Heitmeier, Martina Victoria Schmidt, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Anja Buchmüller, Christoph Gerdes, Henrik Teller, Martina Schäfer, Adrian Tersteegen
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Patent number: 9918970Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a complex between solifenacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an ion exchange resin, and an acrylic based polymer.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.Inventors: Tatsunobu Yoshioka, Makoto Murai, Hiroaki Tasaki
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Patent number: 9918971Abstract: Aerosol formulations of granisetron useful for pulmonary delivery are provided. The formulations are useful in the reduction, elimination or prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Also provided are novel methods to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), radiation-induced nausea and vomiting (RINV), and post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) using the inhalation formulations.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: LUXENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: George Lu, Xiaodong Li, Biao Lu
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Treatment of leukemia with artemisinin derivatives and combinations with other antineoplastic agents
Patent number: 9918972Abstract: Methods of treating cancer, such as leukemia, via administration of therapeutically effective amounts of artemisinins and second agents are detailed herein. The artemisinins include artesunate, dihydroartemisinin, artemether, arteether, artelinate, and ART-838. The second agents include BCL-2 inhibitors such as ABT-199, ABT-263, and ABT-737; kinase inhibitors such as lestaurtinib, midostaurin, and sorafenib; and anti-neoplastic agents such as cytarabine, doxorubicin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, triplotide, vinorelbine, cisplatin, and rituximab.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Curt Civin, Xiaochun Chen, Jennifer Fox, Gary Posner, Michelle Rudek -
Patent number: 9918973Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a aminopyridine dispersed in a release matrix, including, for example, a composition that can be formulated into a stable, sustained-release oral dosage formulation, such as a tablet which provides, upon administration to a patient, a therapeutically effective plasma level of the aminopyridine for a period of at least 12 hours, preferably 24 hours or more and the use of the composition to treat various neurological diseases.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Andrew R. Blight, Ron Cohen
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Patent number: 9918974Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds which are inhibitors of the Rearranged during Transfection (RET) kinase, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation, and to their use in therapy, alone or in combination, for the normalization of gastrointestinal sensitivity, motility and/or secretion and/or abdominal disorders or diseases and/or treatment related to diseases related to RET dysfunction or where modulation of RET activity may have therapeutic benefit including but not limited to all classifications of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) including diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predominant or alternating stool pattern, functional bloating, functional constipation, functional diarrhea, unspecified functional bowel disorder, functional abdominal pain syndrome, chronic idiopathic constipation, functional esophageal disorders, functional gastroduodenal disorders, functional anorectal pain, inflammatory bowel disease, proliferative diseases such as non-small cell lung cType: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDInventors: Michael P. Demartino, Huiping Amy Guan
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Patent number: 9918975Abstract: It is desired to provide a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, which exhibits an inhibitory effect on activated blood coagulation factor X, and is useful as an agent for preventing and/or treating thrombosis, wherein the pharmaceutical composition exhibits favorable dissolution properties. The present invention provides a method for producing a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound represented by formula (I), comprising the step of mixing a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, one or more excipients selected from the group consisting of a sugar alcohol and a water-swelling additive, a disintegrant, and a binder under conditions for keeping the maximum water content of the granules during granulation at 10% or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, LimitedInventors: Makoto Kamada, Gaku Sekiguchi, Motonori Kidokoro
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Patent number: 9918977Abstract: The present disclosure relates to crystalline solid forms of [(4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-phenoxy-isoquinoline-3-carbonyl)-amino]-acetic acid, the process of preparing the forms, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: FibroGen, Inc.Inventors: Claudia Witschi, Jung Min Park, Michael D. Thompson, Michael John Martinelli, David A. Yeowell, Michael P. Arend
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Patent number: 9918978Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising buprenorphine and ? opioid receptor antagonist, wherein the composition is characterized by an Agonist Antagonist Activity Index (AAnAI) of between about 0.7 and about 2.2; wherein; AAnAI = [ C max ? ( BUP ) / EC 50 ] [ C max ? ( ANTAGONIST ) / IC 50 ] .Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Alkermes Pharma Ireland LimitedInventors: Daniel Deaver, Elliot Ehrich
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Patent number: 9918979Abstract: An improved method for the preparation of the low ABUK oxymorphone hydrochloride is provided. The oxymorphone hydrochloride is produced by hydrogenating a starting material comprising oxymorphone base and 14-hydroxymorphinone in a mixture comprising an alcohol, water and an acid, removing some of the water and adding more alcohol to the mixture.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Saroop Matharu, Brian Heinrich, Aniruddh Singh, Mahmoud Mirmehrabi
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Patent number: 9918980Abstract: Methods of treating patients with dyskinesias, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a dual-action ?-opioid receptor antagonist/?-opioid receptor agonists or prodrug thereof to a subject in need thereof, sufficient to mitigate the dyskinesia. Alternatively, a combination of both a mu-opioid receptor antagonist or prodrug thereof, and a kappa-opioid receptor agonist or prodrug thereof can be administered, either together or separately.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYInventors: M. Maral Mouradian, Steven Braithwaite, Michael Voronkov
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Patent number: 9918981Abstract: The invention provides liquid formulations containing buprenorphine, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a derivative thereof. The invention further provides liquid formulations containing buprenorphine and naloxone, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or derivatives thereof. The invention further provides a method of treating pain or opioid dependence by administering liquid formulations containing buprenorphine or a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a derivative thereof to a patient in need thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: INSYS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Kiran P. Amancha, Chandeshwari S. Chilampalli, Venkat R. Goskonda
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Patent number: 9918982Abstract: Dosage forms and drug delivery devices suitable for administration of pharmaceutical compounds and compositions, including the oral drug administration of compounds.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Durect CorporationInventors: Su Il Yum, Grant Schoenhard, Arthur J. Tipton, John W. Gibson, John C. Middleton, Roger Fu, Michael S. Zamloot
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Patent number: 9918983Abstract: Disclosed are inhibitors of lysine-specific demethylase I (LSD1); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating cancers characterized by the presence of Sox2 using the compounds and compositions Also disclosed are methods of treating cancers characterized by the presence of Sox2 using inhibitors of LSD1 and/or histone deacetylation I (HDAC1). This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGASInventor: Hui Zhang
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Patent number: 9918984Abstract: Pharmaceuticals compositions comprising the 2S, 4R, ketoconazole enantiomer or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, and solvates, that are substantially free of the 2R, 4S ketoconazole enantiomer are useful to reduce cortisol synthese and for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome, and other diseases and conditions, including but not limited to Cushing's Syndrome, depression, and glaucoma.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: CORTENDO AB (PUBL)Inventor: Per Marin
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Patent number: 9918985Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutical compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for the treatment and/or prevention of A?-related pathologies such as Down's syndrome, ?-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: ASTRAZENECA ABInventors: Gabor Csjernyik, Sofia Karlstrom, Annika Kers, Karin Kolmodin, Martin Nylof, Liselotte Ohberg, Laszlo Rakos, Lars Sandberg, Fernando Sehgelmeble, Peter Soderman, Britt-Marie Swahn, Stefan Von Berg
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Patent number: 9918986Abstract: The present application relates to therapeutics and pharmaceutical compositions, their use and also methods for preventing post-traumatic osteoarthritis, early or late stage, using compounds which inhibit either, or both, AMPA and KA glutamate receptors (Glu Rs).Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITEDInventors: Deborah Mason, Cleo Bonnet
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Patent number: 9918987Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Roger D. Tung, Julie F. Liu, Scott L. Harbeson
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Patent number: 9918988Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are set forth, in addition to compositions and methods of using these compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: Tao Wang, Zhiwei Yin, Zhongxing Zhang, Paul Michael Scola
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Patent number: 9918989Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for treating or preventing malaria by administration of a protein kinase inhibitor and optionally one or both of a further protein kinase inhibitor and an antimalarial drug to a mammalian subject infected with or at risk of exposure to Plasmodium sp. In some aspects, the therapeutic and prophylactic regimens of the present disclosure are effective in reducing parasite development in mosquitoes feeding on recipients of the regimens. Additionally, the present disclosure provides methods for screening candidate antimalarial agents.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: The Regents Of The University Of CaliforniaInventors: Shirley Luckhart, Cecilia Giulivi
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Patent number: 9918990Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the general Formula I which are inhibitors of BET proteins such as BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRD-t and are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Incyte CorporationInventors: Eddy W. Yue, Andrew P. Combs, Brent Douty
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Patent number: 9918991Abstract: The invention includes a method of treating a mammal comprising topically applying an aqueous composition to a target site on the mammal, wherein the aqueous composition comprises: active ingredients comprising i) a cosmetic dye selected from a violet, blue or green dye, or combinations thereof, and ii) an enhancing ingredient, wherein the relative weight percentage of the cosmetic dye to the enhancing ingredient is about 1:2 to about 40:1, wherein the cosmetic dye interacts with keratinous material thereby i) substantially staining the target site and ii) inhibiting the active ingredients from significantly leaching from the target site.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: HYDROMER, INC.Inventors: Irina Grigorian, Manfred F. Dyck, Rainer Gruening
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Patent number: 9918992Abstract: The present invention relates to combination therapies for treating Alzheimer's disease or an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition comprising co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a first compound, and a therapeutically effective amount of a second compound. In certain embodiments, the first compound or the second compound inhibits AB peptide polymerization; is an anti-inflammatory; improves cognitive function, mood, or social behavior; is associated with Tau or alpha-synuclein; or regulates amyloid peptide washout.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: The General Hospital CorporationInventor: David R. Elmaleh
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Patent number: 9918993Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and methods are described, the compositions comprising a benzodiazepine-based compound, a NMDA antagonist, a ?-blocker and antiemetic. Methods for fabricating the compositions and using them for anesthesiological applications are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: John Berdahl, William F. Wiley, Dennis Elias Saadeh
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Patent number: 9918994Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and kits for proliferating muscle cells by exposing the muscle cells to a prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) compound or compound that activates PGE2 signaling. Also provided are methods for regenerating muscle in a subject suffering from muscular atrophy, dystrophy, and/or injury by administering a PGE2 compound alone or in combination with isolated muscle cells. The PGE2 compound in combination with the isolated muscle cells can be administered prophylactically to prevent a muscle disease or condition.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Helen M. Blau, Andrew Tri Van Ho, Adelaida R. Palla
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Patent number: 9918995Abstract: The invention relates to the field of medicine, in particular to the field of veterinary medicine. The invention relates to glucocorticoids, especially ciclesonide or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, for the treatment of airway disease in horses, such as pulmonary disease, preferably recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), Summer Pasture Associated Obstructive Pulmonary disease (SPAOPD), and inflammatory airway disease (IAD).Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbHInventors: Balazs Albrecht, Michael Aven, Janine Lamar, Ingo Lang
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Patent number: 9918996Abstract: Methods of treating renal failure are described. In particular, methods of treating renal failure by administration of pharmaceutical composition including a mixture of nicotine and salicylic acid are described.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Inventor: Arturo Solis Herrera
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Patent number: 9918997Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods of treating diseases and disorders with sulfasalazine and pharmaceutical formulations of sulfasalazine where the bioavailability of the sulfasalazine is increased. In another embodiment, the present application also provides dosing regimens for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders with compositions comprising sulfasalazine.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: GLIALOGIX, INC.Inventors: Thaddeus Cromwell Reeder, Mark Wade Moore, Douglas Alan Lorenz, David Keith Lyon