Patents Issued in May 1, 2018
  • Patent number: 9956201
    Abstract: Described are compositions that may be orally administered that comprise a bioreversible derivative of hydroxy N-substituted-2-aminotetralin or an enantiomer or salt or prodrug thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for oral administration in the amount present, wherein the composition is orally bioavailable when administered to a subject. The bioreversible derivative has an intrinsic lipophilicity C log P value of about 7 to about 11.5. A method comprises oral administering such composition to a human subject in need of hydroxy N-substituted-2-aminotetralin therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SPRIASO LLC
    Inventors: William I. Higuchi, Firoozeh Aminian Patel
  • Patent number: 9956202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel use of indolyl and indolinyl hydroxamates. Particularly, the invention relates to use of indolyl and indolinyl hydroxamates in the manufacturing a medicament or a pharmaceutical composition for treating a ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, spinal cord injury, cranial nerve injury, peripheral nerve injury and a neurodegenerative disorder or cognitive deficit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Taipei Medical University
    Inventor: Kuo Sheng Hung
  • Patent number: 9956203
    Abstract: The present invention provides and a plastic container and multilayered films, which comprises a heat-sealable seal layer, a cyclic polyolefin layer, and an outermost layer, wherein the seal layer comprises polypropylene, the cyclic polyolefin layer comprises a cyclic polyolefin polymer or a cyclic polyolefin copolymer, and the outermost layer comprises a layer containing polypropylene, and which further comprises a resin composition layer comprises a blended product of a propylene polymer and a styrene elastomer. The plastic container of the present invention can suppresses a reduction in the medicament content of a liquid-state medicament and is excellent in terms of shock resistance, handling ability during the filling of the container with the medicament, and the moldability and transparency of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Ozaki, Munetomo Matsuda, Tetsurou Nishimura, Kenjiro Takayanagi
  • Patent number: 9956204
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for exterminating scuticociliates in fish, comprising Mebendazole as an active ingredient, and to a method for exterminating scuticociliates by performing oral administration or immersion administration of Mebendazole in fish. According to the present disclosure, the composition and the extermination method have excellent effects in exterminating scuticociliates in fish, and can be efficiently used in the aquaculture industry by performing oral administration or immersion administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES SCIENCE
    Inventors: Jung Soo Seo, Na Young Kim, Sung-hee Jung, Myoung Sug Kim
  • Patent number: 9956205
    Abstract: Crystalline polymorph forms of 2-(5-bromo-4-(4-cyclopropyl naphthalen-1-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)acetic acid are described. Pharmaceutical compositions and the uses of such compounds, compound forms, and compositions for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Ardea Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Laszlo R. Treiber, Irina Zamansky, Jean-Luc Girardet
  • Patent number: 9956206
    Abstract: A method for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of (6R)-2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-6-(propylamino)benzothiazole or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said subject is a treatment responder. In certain embodiments, said subject is a subject with definite amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a subject with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis symptom onset duration of less than about 18 months, a subject with a high level of serum creatinine, a subject with concomitant riluzole administration and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Knopp Biosciences LLC
    Inventors: Michael E. Bozik, Thomas Petzinger, Jr., James L. Mather, Donald Archibald
  • Patent number: 9956207
    Abstract: The technical field of the invention is in pharmaceutical compounds and methods. In an aspect, the disclosure provides macrolide compounds suitable for use as antifungal agents, as well as methods for their use and compositions containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Covel, Mitchell Mutz, Peter J. Webb, Robert Remme Webb, II
  • Patent number: 9956208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof which may be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of various conditions. The present invention also provides methods of preparing such compounds and compositions, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Bohan Jin
  • Patent number: 9956209
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): which is 4-(3-fluoro-3-(2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-(3-(2-methoxyethoxy)phenyl)butanoic acid, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Niall Andrew Anderson, Matthew Howard James Campbell-Crawford, Ashley Paul Hancock, John Martin Pritchard, Joanna Mary Redmond
  • Patent number: 9956210
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel substituted benzamide according to Formula (I) which are inhibitors of Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2), to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation, and to their use in therapy for the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC
    Inventors: Joelle Lorraine Burgess, Steven David Knight
  • Patent number: 9956211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a lipophilic local anaesthetic, preferably bupivacaine or a pharmaceutically active salt thereof, which are formulated for local administration to the mouth or throat of a subject. The compositions are useful in the treatment or alleviation of pain, burning or xerostomia of the oral cavity, pharynx, oral mucosa and pharyngeal mucosa or for use in providing local anesthesia of the oral cavity, pharynx, oral mucosa and pharyngeal mucosa. In particular in the treatment of pain, burning or xerostomia, which is caused by a disease such as oral mucositis, Burning Mouth Syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, xerostomia, periodontitis, toothache, tonsillectomy, throat infection or mononucleosis, canker sores and aphthous stomatitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: MOBERG PHARMA AB
    Inventors: Ove Andersen, Stine Mogensen, Charlotte Treldal, Torben Mogensen, Sylvia Pulis
  • Patent number: 9956212
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of multiple myeloma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Active Biotech AB
    Inventors: David Liberg, Anders Olsson, Dmitry Gabrilovich, Yuliya Nefedova
  • Patent number: 9956213
    Abstract: The invention provides a chemical entity of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, Y, and n have any of the values described herein and compositions comprising such chemical entities; methods of making them; and their use in a wide range of methods, including metabolic and reaction kinetic studies, detection and imaging techniques, and radioactive treatments; and therapies, including inhibiting MAO, and MAO-B selectively, enhancing neuronal plasticity, treating neurological disorders, providing neuroprotection, treating a cognitive impairment associated with a CNS disorder, enhancing the efficiency of cognitive and motor training, providing neurorecovery and neurorehabilitation, enhancing the efficiency of non-human animal training protocols, and treating peripheral disorders (including obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic disorders) and their associated co-morbidities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Dart NeuroScience (Cayman) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jillian Basinger, Graeme Freestone, Varsha Gupta, Alan Kaplan, Chi Ching Mak, Benjamin Pratt, Vincent Santora, Dipanjan Sengupta, Lino Valdez
  • Patent number: 9956214
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to compositions and methods for treating apicomplexan protozoan related disease, such as toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Erkang Fan, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Zhongsheng Zhang, Wenlin Huang, Kayode K. Ojo
  • Patent number: 9956215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of cancer therapy. Specifically, provided are methods of treating cancer, for example, peripheral T-cell lymphoma (“PTCL”), with a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) that include determining whether the subject is likely to be responsive to the FTI treatment based on gene expression characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Kura Oncology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Gualberto, Catherine Rose Scholz
  • Patent number: 9956216
    Abstract: The present invention provides heteroaryl ketone fused azadecalin compounds and methods of using the compounds as glucocorticoid receptor modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hazel Hunt, Tony Johnson, Nicholas Ray, Iain Walters
  • Patent number: 9956217
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating a joint condition. The method comprises administering a multi-dose regimen of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a diketopiperazine with amino acid side chains of aspartic acid and alanine (DA-DKP). The invention also provides a method of treating osteoarthritis with multiple doses of a low-molecular weight fraction of human serum albumin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bar-Or
  • Patent number: 9956218
    Abstract: Provided are certain triazolopyridines and triazolopyrazines, compositions thereof and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hutchison Medipharma Limited
    Inventors: Wei-Guo Su, Hong Jia, Guangxiu Dai
  • Patent number: 9956220
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula (I) inhibit protein kinase activity thereby making them useful as anticancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Upender Velaparthi, Selvakumar Kumaravel, Arul Mozhi Selvan Subbiah Karupplah, Shilpa Holehatti Maheshwarappa, Chandrasekhar Reddy Rachamreddy, Mark D. Wittman
  • Patent number: 9956221
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method of treating polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in a mammal, such as a human or feline (e.g., Persian cat), comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula to the mammal. Also provided are uses of the compound for preparation of a medicament for treating PKD and the above compound and compositions comprising it for treating PKD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SYMPHONY EVOLUTION, INC.
    Inventors: Philip Frost, William W. N. Liao, Eric K. Rowinsky
  • Patent number: 9956222
    Abstract: The invention relates to a quinazoline derivative represented by the general formula (I), a pharmaceutical acceptable salt and a stereoisomer thereof as tyrosine kinase inhibitor, wherein R1, R2, R3, R3?, R4, R5, R6, X, L, T, Z and q are as defined in the specification. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the same, a pharmaceutical composition and a pharmaceutical formulation containing the derivative, use of the derivative for treating excessive proliferative diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and use of the derivative in the manufacture of a medicament for treating excessive proliferative diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: XUANZHU PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Frank Wu
  • Patent number: 9956223
    Abstract: The invention discloses a screening method for the identification of new compounds for use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Ebeling, Friedrich Metzger, Manaswini Sivaramakrishnan
  • Patent number: 9956224
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I and Formula II, methods of their synthesis, compositions comprising the compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in treating numerous diseases and disorders, including cognitive deficits associated with CNS diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: DART NEUROSCIENCE (CAYMAN) LTD.
    Inventors: Bryan Branstetter, James Breitenbucher, Brian Dyck, Laurent Gomez, Andrew Richard Hudson, Tami Jo Marrone, Marco Peters, Troy Vickers, Michael Weinhouse
  • Patent number: 9956225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Volasertib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the hydrate thereof for treating myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Dorothea Rudolph, Tillmann Taube
  • Patent number: 9956226
    Abstract: Methods for inhibiting translation, treating a cellular proliferative disorder, and inhibiting proliferation of cells using the compounds disclosed herein are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Gerhard Wagner, Ricard A. Rodriguez-Mias, Patrick R. Hagner
  • Patent number: 9956227
    Abstract: The disclosure provides the use of particular substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carboline compounds as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of residual symptoms of psychosis or schizophrenia. The disclosure also provides novel long acting injectable formulations of particular substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carboline compounds and use of such long acting injectable formulations for the treatment of residual symptoms of psychosis or schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kimberly Vanover, Peng Li, Sharon Mates, Robert Davis, Lawrence P. Wennogle
  • Patent number: 9956228
    Abstract: A method of treating acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high risk myelodysplastic syndrome, and/or HR-MDS/AML in a mammal by administering a solid dispersion comprising an amorphous thienotriazolodiazepine compound of the Formula (1) wherein R1 is alkyl having a carbon number of 1-4, R2 is a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; or alkyl having a carbon number of 1-4 optionally substituted by a halogen atom or a hydroxyl group, R3 is a halogen atom; phenyl optionally substituted by a halogen atom, alkyl having a carbon number of 1-4, alkoxy having a carbon number of 1-4 or cyano; —NR5-(CH2)m R6 wherein R5 is a hydrogen atom or alkyl having a carbon number of 1-4, m is an integer of 0-4, and R6 is phenyl or pyridyl optionally substituted by a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: OncoEthix GMBH
    Inventors: Kay Noel, Maria E. Riveiro
  • Patent number: 9956229
    Abstract: Provided are methods for reversing the effects of drugs of abuse. The method involves administering acyclic CB[n]-type compounds to a mammal in need of the reversal of the effects from a drug of abuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: University of Maryland, College Park, General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Lyle David Isaacs, Matthias Eikermann, Cristina Cusin, Joseph Cotten
  • Patent number: 9956230
    Abstract: A new and novel method for determining post procedural treatment is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for a treating a patient following a surgical procedure on at least one eye comprises determining a depth at which the surgical procedure is to be performed or was performed, and providing instructions for administering medication for a length of time to the at least one eye of the patient, the length of time based at least in part upon the depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Mehrdad Mazaheri
  • Patent number: 9956231
    Abstract: The application provides formulations for the topical administration of an active agent comprising at least one steroid, in the form of topical sprays that are propellant-free, and/or substantially non-foaming, and/or alcohol-free. The present application also provides processes for preparing such compositions and methods of using them in management of skin diseases or disorders such as psoriasis, dermatoses, and other associated skin diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD.
    Inventors: Udhumansha Ubaidulla, Sateesh Kandavilli, Ajay Sunil Vairale, Jeffrey A. Wayne, Vijendra Nalamothu, Mistry Meghal, Refika Isil Pakunlu
  • Patent number: 9956232
    Abstract: Heat abstraction from the body's surfaces causes sensations of cold from the skin, orbit, nose, mouth, throat, upper esophagus, airways, and anogenital surfaces. The detection of heat abstraction at these sites is via TRPM8, a neuronal protein linked to nerve membranes. Chemical agents that act on TRPM8 can also produce sensations of cold, but the surface of the lower gastrointestinal tract (LGIT) does not “feel cold”, yet it contains cells with TRPM8. The pharmacology of TRPM8 in the LGIT is an unexplored subject. Menthol has a relaxant effect on gut smooth muscle, but this action is not via TRPM8. Here, a class of selective TRPM8 agonists, called 1-Dialkyl-phosphinoyl-alkanes (Dapa) were synthesized, and the potency and selectivity on TRP channels were characterized. Certain Dapa molecules were shown to inhibit neural signals in isolated vagus nerve and to exert anti-inflammatory effects in a model of heat-injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Edward Tak Wei
  • Patent number: 9956233
    Abstract: The present invention provides modified metformin compounds, particularly mito-metformin compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods of using the compounds to provide neuroprotection and in the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative diseases are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
    Inventors: Anumantha Kanthasamy, Balaraman Kalyanaraman
  • Patent number: 9956234
    Abstract: Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as neridronic acid and zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as joint pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Patent number: 9956235
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for reducing the reproductive capacity of mammals. The compositions and methods involve the use and administration of (a) a diterpenoid epoxide comprising a triptolide skeleton and which causes ovarian follicle depletion in female mammals and (b) an organic diepoxide which causes ovarian follicle depletion in female mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SENESTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lorretta P. Mayer, Cheryl A. Dyer
  • Patent number: 9956236
    Abstract: The invention provides, e.g., compositions and methods for increasing activation of immune cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Laurie H. Glimcher, Sarah Bettigole, Fabio Martinon
  • Patent number: 9956237
    Abstract: Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as knee pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Patent number: 9956238
    Abstract: Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as low back pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Patent number: 9956239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods for treating retroviral infections and/or Hepatitis B viral infections. Some compounds of the invention are described by Formula I: or a stereoisomer, a diastereomer, an enantiomer or racemate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Chimerix, Inc.
    Inventor: Ernest Randall Lanier
  • Patent number: 9956240
    Abstract: Methods for treating a mammal that is infected by a parasitic organism are provided, along with pharmaceutical compositions and compounds. The method includes administering to the mammal the pharmaceutical composition of FIG. 1, where: R1, R2, R3, and R4 comprises, independently, H, OH, NH2, SH, a halogen, or an organic group or a derivative thereof; X1 is O, NH, CH2, or S; m is 0 or 1; X2 comprises an organic linkage, such as CH2; n is an integer from 0 to 10; and R5 comprises an aromatic organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Edward L. D'Antonio, Jennifer D'Antonio
  • Patent number: 9956241
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of enhancing neurocognitive function by administering of American Ginseng. Preferred dosages in the range of 5 to 50 mg total ginsenosides enhance cognitive function—including, improvement of working memory (WM) performance, attentional performance (e.g., Choice Reaction Time accuracy), and calmness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Naturex, S.A.
    Inventors: Andrew Scholey, Alvin Ibarra, Kan He, Marc Roller, Jacques Dikansky
  • Patent number: 9956242
    Abstract: The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention, which comprises spinosin or a spinosin-containing herbal extract, is a composition for preventing and treating cognitive function disorders, and can effectively improve memory and learning ability, and effectively treat and prevent cognitive function disorders such as dementia and amnesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: MINISTRY OF FOOD AND DRUG SAFETY, DAE HWA PHARMA, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Hoon Ryu, Hyung Eun Lee, Sam Sik Kang, Ju Sun Kim, So Young Lee, Do Hoon Kim, Dong Sup Kim, Seung Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 9956243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical product comprising a) as a first component an inhibitor of the MDM2-p53 interaction such as, for example: and b) as a second component cytarabine; as a combined preparation for the sequential or simultaneous use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Brian Higgins, Gwen Nichols, Kathryn E. Packman
  • Patent number: 9956244
    Abstract: A biomarker Hsp90 for predicting an efficacy of a c-Met inhibitor, selecting a subject for application of a c-Met inhibitor, or monitoring an efficacy of a c-Met inhibitor, and a relevant method of using Hsp90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Min Lee, Bo Gyou Kim, Seung Ja Oh, Kyung Ah Kim, Saet Byoul Lee, Jae Woong Hwang
  • Patent number: 9956245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gel composition comprising a glucan and a gelling agent, said composition having a melting point (gel to sol) above 37° C., as well as to the uses of this composition in therapy, in particular in wound healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BIOTECH PHARMACON ASA
    Inventors: Rolf Engstad, Dag-Eirik Ramsøy, Erik Steene
  • Patent number: 9956246
    Abstract: A solid composition comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) from 20 to 65 mass % of a fat globule membrane component; and (B) from 0.2 to 4 mass % of a water-soluble dietary fiber having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ishida, Youichi Arai, Yasushi Shioya
  • Patent number: 9956247
    Abstract: Nucleases and methods of using these nucleases for inserting a sequence encoding a therapeutic protein such as an enzyme into a cell, thereby providing proteins or cell therapeutics for the provision of proteins lacking or deficient in subjects with a lysosomal storage disease and treatment and/or prevention of lysosomal storage diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward J. Rebar
  • Patent number: 9956248
    Abstract: This invention provides a fluid therapeutic placental product comprising placental cells and a placental dispersion comprising placental factors. The placental cells and the placental dispersion are derived from placental tissue. A placental tissue can optionally be an amnion, chorion, or a trophoblast-depleted chorion. The placental product of the present invention is useful in treating a patient with a tissue injury (e.g. wound or burn) by applying the placental product to the injury. Similar application is useful with ligament and tendon repair and for engraftment procedures such as bone engraftment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Samson Tom, Alla Danilkovitch, Dana Yoo, Timothy Jansen, Jin Qiang Kuang, Jennifer Michelle Marconi
  • Patent number: 9956249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, kits and compositions for expansion of embryonic hematopoietic stem cells and providing hematopoietic function to human patients in need thereof. In one aspect, it relates to kits and compositions comprising a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TGFp pathway. Also provided herein are methods for expanding embryonic hematopoietic stem cells using kits and compositions comprising a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TOP? pathway. The embryonic hematopoietic stem cells expanded using the disclosed kits, compositions and methods include cells derived from an embryo (e.g., aorta-gonad-mesonephros region of the embryo), embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, or reprogrammed cells of other types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Inventors: Irwin D. Bernstein, Brandon K. Hadland
  • Patent number: 9956250
    Abstract: Provided are uses of allogeneic interstitial vessel-layer cells and allogeneic mesenchymal progenitor cells in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating osteoarthritis (OA). Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing the allogeneic interstitial vessel-layer cells and the allogeneic mesenchymal progenitor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Cellular Biomedicine Group (Shanghai) Ltd, Cellular Biomedicine Group (Wuxi) Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Cao, Xiaoling Zeng, Mohammad Abdul Kaium, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 9956251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method for a therapeutic agent of a bead-type chondrocyte and, more specifically, to: a preparation method for a therapeutic agent of a bead-type chondrocyte without a support, comprising the steps of: a) dispensing chondrocytes and/or cells having chondrogenic differentiation capability in a 96-well deep well plate having a V-shaped bottom; b) centrifuging the plate; c) three-dimensionally culturing the plate in an incubator; and d) recovering pellets from each well, thereby being capable of easily and stably preparing cartilage tissues of a uniform quality, in large quantities; and a therapeutic agent of a bead-type chondrocyte without a support, prepared by the method, having effectiveness to repair damage by simply being implanted into cartilage damage by injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BIO SOLUTION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Sun Lee, Jin Yeon Lee, Byung Chul Chae, Young Sook Son, Song Sun Chang