Patents Issued in March 20, 2018
  • Patent number: 9918947
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Undoo, LLC
    Inventor: James J. Carberry
  • Patent number: 9918948
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TONIX PHARMA HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Seth Lederman, Herbert Harris
  • Patent number: 9918949
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Helton, James Lucot
  • Patent number: 9918950
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: John R. Haaga, Rebecca Haaga
  • Patent number: 9918951
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Sakai, Shun Kayahashi
  • Patent number: 9918952
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jimbin Mai, Gang Su, Pablo Oliver Velarde Pena
  • Patent number: 9918953
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Shingo Arato, Takuro Fukae
  • Patent number: 9918954
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 9918955
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventor: Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 9918956
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SICHUAN JIUZHANG BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Huarong Yang, Chenxu Tian, Yongjiang Yan, Lina Zhu, Wang Huang
  • Patent number: 9918957
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Crititech, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Baltezor, Joseph Farthing, Jake Sittenauer, Jahna Espinosa, Samuel Campbell, Matthew McClorey, Julia K. Fischer, Mark D. Williams
  • Patent number: 9918958
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating hypoxia in a normal subject, comprising administering 5-HMF to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: Warren Stern
  • Patent number: 9918959
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Dale Boger, Bruce Beutler
  • Patent number: 9918960
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: PERRIGO ISRAEL PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
    Inventors: Michal N. Arnon, Tatiana Kamenetsky
  • Patent number: 9918961
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Kind Consumer Limited
    Inventors: Alex Hearn, Ritika Gupta, Moira Bowdrey
  • Patent number: 9918962
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hui-Chun Wang, Yang-Chang Wu, Fang-Rong Chang, Chin-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 9918963
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Tanaka, Kimiko Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9918964
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: James P. Collman, Paul Clifford Herrmann, David Alvin Tyvoll, Richard Decreau, Brian Stanley Bull, Christopher Jeffrey Barile
  • Patent number: 9918965
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BIORESPONSE, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael A. Zeligs, Irwin C. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 9918966
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gavin P. Robertson, Chandagalu D. Raghavendra Gowda, Dhimant H. Desai, Shantu G. Amin
  • Patent number: 9918967
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: IPSEN PHARMA S.A.S.
    Inventors: Pierre-Etienne Chabrier de Lassauniere, Michel Auguet, Brigitte Spinnewyn
  • Patent number: 9918968
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Maria E. Gaczynska, Pawel A. Osmulski
  • Patent number: 9918969
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Susanne Röhrig, Alexander Hillisch, Julia Straβburger, Stefan Heitmeier, Martina Victoria Schmidt, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Anja Buchmüller, Christoph Gerdes, Henrik Teller, Martina Schäfer, Adrian Tersteegen
  • Patent number: 9918970
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunobu Yoshioka, Makoto Murai, Hiroaki Tasaki
  • Patent number: 9918971
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: LUXENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: George Lu, Xiaodong Li, Biao Lu
  • Patent number: 9918972
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Curt Civin, Xiaochun Chen, Jennifer Fox, Gary Posner, Michelle Rudek
  • Patent number: 9918973
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Blight, Ron Cohen
  • Patent number: 9918974
    Abstract: 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 c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael P. Demartino, Huiping Amy Guan
  • Patent number: 9918975
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Kamada, Gaku Sekiguchi, Motonori Kidokoro
  • Patent number: 9918977
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Witschi, Jung Min Park, Michael D. Thompson, Michael John Martinelli, David A. Yeowell, Michael P. Arend
  • Patent number: 9918978
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Deaver, Elliot Ehrich
  • Patent number: 9918979
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Saroop Matharu, Brian Heinrich, Aniruddh Singh, Mahmoud Mirmehrabi
  • Patent number: 9918980
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: M. Maral Mouradian, Steven Braithwaite, Michael Voronkov
  • Patent number: 9918981
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: INSYS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kiran P. Amancha, Chandeshwari S. Chilampalli, Venkat R. Goskonda
  • Patent number: 9918982
    Abstract: Dosage forms and drug delivery devices suitable for administration of pharmaceutical compounds and compositions, including the oral drug administration of compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Durect Corporation
    Inventors: Su Il Yum, Grant Schoenhard, Arthur J. Tipton, John W. Gibson, John C. Middleton, Roger Fu, Michael S. Zamloot
  • Patent number: 9918983
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
    Inventor: Hui Zhang
  • Patent number: 9918984
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: CORTENDO AB (PUBL)
    Inventor: Per Marin
  • Patent number: 9918985
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9918986
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Deborah Mason, Cleo Bonnet
  • Patent number: 9918987
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds that are substituted xanthine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. For example, this invention relates to novel substituted xanthine derivatives that are derivatives of pentoxifylline. This invention also provides compositions comprising one or more compounds of this invention and a carrier and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions for which pentoxifylline and related compounds are beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger D. Tung, Julie F. Liu, Scott L. Harbeson
  • Patent number: 9918988
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Zhiwei Yin, Zhongxing Zhang, Paul Michael Scola
  • Patent number: 9918989
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents Of The University Of California
    Inventors: Shirley Luckhart, Cecilia Giulivi
  • Patent number: 9918990
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Eddy W. Yue, Andrew P. Combs, Brent Douty
  • Patent number: 9918991
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: HYDROMER, INC.
    Inventors: Irina Grigorian, Manfred F. Dyck, Rainer Gruening
  • Patent number: 9918992
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: David R. Elmaleh
  • Patent number: 9918993
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: John Berdahl, William F. Wiley, Dennis Elias Saadeh
  • Patent number: 9918994
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Helen M. Blau, Andrew Tri Van Ho, Adelaida R. Palla
  • Patent number: 9918995
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Balazs Albrecht, Michael Aven, Janine Lamar, Ingo Lang
  • Patent number: 9918996
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: Arturo Solis Herrera
  • Patent number: 9918997
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: GLIALOGIX, INC.
    Inventors: Thaddeus Cromwell Reeder, Mark Wade Moore, Douglas Alan Lorenz, David Keith Lyon