Patents Issued in May 15, 2018
  • Patent number: 9968549
    Abstract: A bioactive material delivery system can include a thermoresponsive polymer membrane and nanowires distributed within the thermoresponsive polymer membrane. Magnetic activation of a thermoresponsive polymer membrane can take place via altering the magnetization or dimensions of nanowires dispersed or ordered within the membrane matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jürgen Kosel, Niveen Khashab, Amir Zaher
  • Patent number: 9968550
    Abstract: A topical wound treatment composition comprises a hydrogen peroxide generator; alkaline powder; not more than 5 percent by weight of water; additional topical active agent if desired, and emollient (preferably hygroscopic emollient) to balance. When topically applied to a wound and water from the surrounding environment diffuses into the composition, the hydrogen peroxide generator and/or the alkaline compound diffuse into one another, causing a chemical reaction that generates treatment-effective amounts of oxygen to occur. The oxygen can then diffuse out of the composition and aid in wound treatment or healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Harrison, Steve J. Hodges
  • Patent number: 9968551
    Abstract: A method of treating pain, e.g., acute post-operative pain, by administering to a human patient(s) a therapeutically effective dose of tramadol intravenously in a dosing regimen which includes one or more loading doses administered at shortened intervals as compared to dosing at steady-state is disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the intravenous dosing regimen provides a Cmax and AUC of tramadol is similar to the Cmax and AUC of an oral dose of 100 mg tramadol HCl given every 6 hours. In certain preferred embodiments, the dosing regimen comprises 50 mg IV tramadol at Hour 0, followed by 50 mg at Hour 2, 50 mg at hour 4, and 50 mg every 4 hours thereafter (e.g., until the patient no longer requires treatment with tramadol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Revogenex Ireland Ltd
    Inventors: Lucy Lu, Scott Reines, Jeffrey Ping
  • Patent number: 9968552
    Abstract: Oral pharmaceutical dosage form comprising tromethamine and a NSAID selected from the group comprising ibuprofen, naproxen and flurbiprofen, characterized in that it also comprises a compound selected from the group comprising glycine, vitamin B6 and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: AZIENDE CHIMICHE RIUNITE ANGELINI FRANCESCO A.C.R.A.F.S.p.A.
    Inventors: Leonardo Marchitto, Francesca Mariotti, Lorella Ragni
  • Patent number: 9968553
    Abstract: Provided herein are stable enalapril powder compositions for oral liquid formulation. Also provided herein are methods of using enalapril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: SILVERGATE PHARMACAUTICALS, INC., UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
    Inventors: Lian G. Rajewski, Roger A. Rajewski, John L. Haslam, Kathleen Heppert, Michael C. Beckloff, Frank Segrave, Robert Mauro, Peter Colabuono
  • Patent number: 9968554
    Abstract: Drag derivatives are provided herein which are suitable for loading into liposomal nanoparticle carriers. In some preferred aspects, the derivatives comprise a poorly water-soluble drag derivatized with a weak-base moiety that facilitates active loading of the drag through a LN transmembrane pH or ion gradient into the aqueous interior of the LN. The weak-base moiety can optionally comprise a lipophilic domain that facilitates active loading of the drag to the inner monolayer of the liposomal membrane. Advantageously, LN formulations of the drag derivatives exhibit improved solubility, reduced toxicity, enhanced efficacy, and/or other benefits relative to the corresponding free drags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Pieter Cullis, Marcel Bally, Marco Ciufolini, Norbert Maurer, Igor Jigaltsev
  • Patent number: 9968555
    Abstract: Methods for formulating a liposome comprised of a surfactant and a cryopreservative that can be frozen for long term stability, and upon thawing provides an immediate and sustained release delivery profile. Specific liposome formulations include anti-infectives and delivery of such for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions, and devices and formulations used in connection with such are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ARADIGM CORPORATION
    Inventors: David C. Cipolla, Igor Gonda
  • Patent number: 9968556
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a plurality of first beads each comprising: a core; a first layer comprising pilocarpine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a second layer comprising a first polymer. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a plurality of second beads each comprising: a core; and a first layer comprising tolterodine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical formulations comprising: a) a plurality of the first beads; b) a plurality of the second beads; or c) a plurality of the first beads and a plurality of the second beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TheraVida, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Paborji, Robert V. Tuohy, III, Peter R. P. Freed, Roger S. Flugel
  • Patent number: 9968557
    Abstract: A dual channel spray gun, and method of use thereof, for fabricating nanostructures including a pharmaceutical/therapeutic agent having enhanced oral bioavailability. The nanostructures are a mixture of at least two (2) solutions/media substantially equally distributed as desired. The spray gun device uses gas pressure and/or two ultrasonicators to simultaneously prepare two solution systems for subsequent mixture and atomization. The gas pressure and frequencies of the ultrasonicators are adjustable for each channel of the spray gun. In operation, the spray gun is used to prepare microstructures that, for example, contain at least one active pharmaceutical agent in one solution system and excipients, such as coating or bioadhesives, in the other solution system. Any combination of solution systems is contemplated, such as both systems containing a pharmaceutical agent or both systems containing excipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Florida A&M University
    Inventors: Mandip Sachdeva, Apurva Patel
  • Patent number: 9968558
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for making hydrogel microspheres. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to processes for making hydrogel microspheres by electrospraying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Saint Louis University
    Inventors: Scott Sell, Era Jain, Silviya Zustiak, Kayla May Scott, Saahil Sheth
  • Patent number: 9968559
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Purdue Pharma L.P., The P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P.
    Inventors: Curtis Wright, Benjamin Oshlack, Christopher Breder
  • Patent number: 9968560
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for preparing a soft capsule shell that includes a non-animal material, and more particularly a composition for preparing a soft capsule shell, which includes modified starch composed of modified waxy corn starch and modified waxy potato starch, thereby realizing a soft capsule shell having appropriate hardness and elastic strength and delaying a browning phenomenon. The composition includes modified starch composed of modified waxy corn starch and modified waxy potato starch at a weight ratio of 2:8 to 8:2, a modified starch hydrolysate, a gelling agent, a plasticizer and purified water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Mun Gu Kim
  • Patent number: 9968561
    Abstract: A hard or soft capsule is disclosed comprising a shell and a fill material, wherein the shell comprises an interpenetrating network comprising a silk polymer and a film-forming natural polymer. A method of making a hard or soft capsule is also disclosed, comprising dissolving a silk protein in a solvent system to form a solubilized silk protein solution; mixing the solubilized silk protein solution with a film-forming natural polymer to form a homogenous shell material; and encapsulating a fill material with the homogenous shell material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Patheon Softgels Inc.
    Inventors: Tatyana Dyakonov, Derek Bush, Saujanya L. Gosangari, Yang Hue Chue, Shingai Majuru, Aqeel Fatmi
  • Patent number: 9968562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a formulation for the delayed and controlled delivery of an adsorbent into the lower intestine of mammals. The formulation includes a carrageenan and an adsorbent, such as activated charcoal. The invention further relates to uses of this formulation, in particular to pharmaceutical uses. In one embodiment, the formulation is used to eliminate or reduce the side effects in the intestine, in particular in the colon, of pharmaceutical agents that are administered as a treatment for a disorder, but that have side effects when they reach the late ileum, the caecum or the colon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: DA VOLTERRA
    Inventors: Francois Lescure, Jean De Gunzburg
  • Patent number: 9968563
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a microcapsule formulation using a biodegradable polymer, the method being capable of avoiding direct contact of a peptidic physiologically active substance with an organic solvent layer, and achieving a high encapsulation efficiency of the peptidic physiologically active substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: JGC CORPORATION, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yasuaki Ogawa, Naoki Tahara, Tomoya Yamashita, Shuzo Kojima, Felice Cheng, Sung-En Chen, Jui-Mei Lu
  • Patent number: 9968564
    Abstract: Functional ingredients including an esterified component and microencapsulated in an enteric matrix to increase the microencapsulation efficiency and reduce undesired organoleptic properties of the microencapsulated material while providing a desired release rate and ester hydrolysis rate, the process including forming an emulsion in water and titrating the emulsion with a precipitating agent to produce a particulate precipitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Anilkumar Ganapati Gaonkar, Ahmad Akashe, Les Lawrence, Amado R. Lopez, Ronald L. Meibach, Dana Sebesta, James D. White, Yan Wang, Leslie G. West
  • Patent number: 9968565
    Abstract: A method for protection, treatment and improvement of liver health includes administering a meso-zeaxanthin composition in an effective amount to a subject in need thereof. In particular, methods are described of administering a meso-zexanthin composition to a subject fed with high fat diet (HFD), and studying the effect of meso-zeaxanthin for treatment of fatty liver condition, through evaluation of various parameters such as biochemical indicators, anti-inflammatory markers, and nutritional markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: OmniActive Health Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Jayant Deshpande, Vijaya Juturu, Abhijit Bhattacharya
  • Patent number: 9968566
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for prophylaxis and/or treatment of a corneal and conjunctival disease or presbyopia, the composition containing a compound represented by Formula (I), or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof as an active ingredient, wherein m and n are each independently an integer of 0 to 5; m+n?1; and each aromatic ring of the compound represented by Formula (I) may be substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akihiro Higuchi, Kazuo Tsubota, Kiyoshi Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9968567
    Abstract: Ternary composition of CoQ10, one or more specific hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) based amphiphilic carriers and one or more adjuvants selected from the group of sucrose esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ASOLTECH S.R.L.
    Inventors: Tiziana Canal, Fulvio Fortuna, Elena Mencini
  • Patent number: 9968568
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods administering various compounds in conjunction with dextromethorphan to a human being. Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to dextromethorphan or dextrorphan and bupropion, hydroxybupropion, erythrohydroxybupropion, threohydroxybupropion, or a metabolite or prodrug of any of these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Patent number: 9968569
    Abstract: The present invention involves the use of 2,4-disulfonyl phenyl tert-butyl nitrone (2,4-ds-PBN) in the treatment and prevention of gliomas. The 2,4-ds-PBN may be used alone or combined with other traditional chemo- and radiotherapies and surgery, to treat or prevent glioma occurrence, recurrence, spread, growth, metastasis, or vascularization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Rheal A. Towner, Robert A. Floyd
  • Patent number: 9968570
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in part, compositions and methods for treating cancer using a combination of C6-ceramide and other anti-cancer agents in certain vesicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Chemo-Enhanced LLC
    Inventor: Harold J. Wanebo
  • Patent number: 9968571
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating viral and bacterial infections, by administering certain thiourea compounds, specifically acylthiourea, carboximidoylthiourea and S-alkyl isothiourea derivatives and analogs, in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert D. Allen, III, Sean M. Amberg, Dongcheng Dai, James R. Burgeson, Dennis E. Hruby
  • Patent number: 9968572
    Abstract: Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of clonidine and a gamma-aminobutyric acid compound at or near a target site, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discogenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. When appropriate formulations are provided within biodegradable polymers, this relief can be continued for at least three days. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least twenty-five days, at least fifty days, at least one hundred days, at least one hundred and thirty-five days or at least one hundred and eighty days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared T. Wilsey, Danielle L. Clay, Jeffrey C. Marx, William F. McKay, Josee Roy, John Myers Zanella
  • Patent number: 9968573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an endoprosthesis with a drug coating comprising or consisting of at least one antibiotic agent and at least one further substance having the following general
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: HEMOTEQ AG
    Inventors: Erika Hoffmann, Michael Hoffmann, Roland Horres, Martin Erdtmann, Helmut Horbach
  • Patent number: 9968574
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, therapeutic compositions and methods that can effectively treat, slow or prevent a neurological disease (e.g., a neurodegenerative disease, e.g., mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD)), in particular, based on therapeutically effective amount of nifedipine, oxidized or nitroso nifedipine derivatives, lactam (e.g., a compound of formula (Ic) or (Ic-i), e.g., NFD-L1), thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mark Lovell, Bert Lynn
  • Patent number: 9968575
    Abstract: Pentacyclic triterpene weight loss agents are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations containing a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the weight loss agents, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The pharmaceutical formulations can be administered to a pre-obese, obese, or morbidly obese patient to induce weight loss, reduce body fat, reduce food intake, improve glucose homeostasis, prevent obesity, or a combination thereof. The weight loss agents can also be co-administered with leptin or a leptin analog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: The Children's Medical Center Corporation, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Umut Ozcan, Joseph Majzoub, Ralph Mazitschek, Isin Cakir, Serkan Cabi
  • Patent number: 9968576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a neurodegenerative disease treatment use, which is a novel use of Ramalin, and, more specifically, to a composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases, containing Ramalin, which has an inflammasome and BACE1 expression inhibitory activity. Ramalin according to the present invention has an effect of improving a cognitive ability by inhibiting the expression of an inflammatory factor, which contains an NLRP inflammasome protein, and BACE1, and is thus useful for preventing or treating memory disorder and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Joung Han Yim, Il-Chan Kim, Se Jong Han, Dong-Gyu Jo
  • Patent number: 9968577
    Abstract: The invention provides new methods for inducing or promoting bone growth and/or for reducing or preventing bone deterioration in a mammal subject. The inventive methods generally comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of a resolving. In particular, the inventive methods may be useful for treating or preventing conditions associated with bone degradation, deterioration or degeneration such as periodontal disease, osteoarthritis, and metastatic bone disease and osteolytic bone disease. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising at least one resolving are also provided that can be used to performed the inventive methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children
    Inventor: Thomas E. Van Dyke
  • Patent number: 9968578
    Abstract: The invention is directed to microbial oils containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids comprising docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and optionally docosapentaenoic acid and dosage forms containing such oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Kirk E. Apt, Paul Warren Behrens, Jon Milton Hansen, Joseph W. Pfeifer, III, Tracey Lynn Stahl, Ross Zirkle
  • Patent number: 9968579
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes how all-retinoic acid (ATRA) binds and inhibits Pin1 activity and induces degradation of the activated Pin1 monomer selectively in cancer cells. Identification of the binding mechanism of ATRA with Pin1 confirm ATRA binding specificity to Pin1 residues in the PPIase active site, thus demonstrating that drug-induced Pin1 ablation has potent anticancer activity, such as in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), by inducing PML-RARa degradation, as well as against other types of cancer and diseases that are associated with Pin1 overexpression, such as aggressive triple negative breast cancer, lupus, asthma, cocaine addiction, among others, due to their unique ability to simultaneously block numerous cancer-driving pathways, with relatively lower toxicity. The present disclosure also provides a rationale for developing sustained released ATRA-containing formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Ping Lu, Xiao Zhen Zhou, Shuo Wei
  • Patent number: 9968580
    Abstract: Genetic and epigenetic diseases and disorders are treated with FDA approved dietary compositions in the form of dietary supplements and nutraceuticals. The diseases and disorders to be treated include Rett syndrome, trinucleotide repeat diseases such as Fragile X syndrome, memory impairment, chronic inflammation, pre-cancerous conditions which involve cancer stem cells, and post-cancerous conditions which involve cancer stem cells which have survived in spite of cancer treatment. Treatment options include prophylactic treatment which is initiated prior to the development of the symptoms of the disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: David Michael Ott
  • Patent number: 9968581
    Abstract: An anti-inflammatory composition for treatment of inflamed joints. This composition includes an alkali buffered creatine and a cetylated fatty acid. The composition can be used for treating inflammation either by oral ingestion or by topical treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Golini
  • Patent number: 9968582
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions useful for inhibiting the progression of urea cycle disorders and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis. The pharmaceutical compositions may include glyceryl tribenzoate and glyceryl dibenzoate. The pharmaceutical compositions may be orally administered to the patient one time per day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Rush University Medical Center
    Inventor: Kalipada Pahan
  • Patent number: 9968583
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacture of a liposome composition including a step in which: a liposome dispersion liquid containing a liposome, and further containing cyclodextrin in the liposome internal phase is provided and a step in which an active compound is introduced into said liposome internal phase, and the liposome composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: EISAI R & D MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kikuchi, Kenji Hyodo, Hiroshi Ishihara
  • Patent number: 9968584
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides N-substituted hydroxylamine derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. In particular, the disclosed subject matter provides methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions for treating heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Jacob Kalish, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Stephen Martin Courtney, Lisa Marie Frost, John P. Toscano
  • Patent number: 9968585
    Abstract: Provided is a prevention or treatment agent for cerebral amyloid beta storage diseases, that contains a substance capable of suppressing the progression, alleviating the symptoms, and improving cerebral amyloid beta storage diseases. This prevention or treatment agent for cerebral amyloid beta storage diseases has as an effective component thereof a compound (e.g., Iguratimod) indicated by formula (1) or a salt thereof and, as a result, is capable of preventing or treating cerebral amyloid beta storage diseases such as Alzheimer-type dementia or cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroji Yanamoto
  • Patent number: 9968586
    Abstract: Methods for the treatment of systemic disorders treatable with mast cell stabilizers, including mast cell related disorders, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Patara Pharma, LLC
    Inventors: William Gerhart, Manfred Keller, Ahmet Tutuncu, Pravin Soni
  • Patent number: 9968587
    Abstract: A structurally distinct and potent series of synthetic small molecule activators of Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing have been chemically synthesized. The small molecule activators reduce virulence in V. cholerae. Acyl pyrrole molecules displayed strong potency and stability, particularly 1-(1H-pyrrol-3-yl)decan-1-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bonnie L. Bassler, Lark J. Perez, Martin F. Semmelhack
  • Patent number: 9968588
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. In addition, the invention encompasses treatment of a pruritus-associated condition with serlopitant and an additional antipruritic agent, and the use of serlopitant as a sleep aid, optionally in combination with an additional sleep-aiding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: MENLO THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Zhang, Edward F. Schnipper, Andrew J. Perlman, James W. Larrick
  • Patent number: 9968589
    Abstract: Methods for treating a variety of diseases that comprises performing auricular anesthesia of various cranial nerves. A pharmaceutical composition is administered to an ear canal of a subject in need of such treatment, the composition including an analgesic and/or at least one anesthetic. Compositions useful in the taught methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas M Crews
  • Patent number: 9968590
    Abstract: Compositions containing imidazole-based compounds, and optionally, colloidal oatmeal, for the treatment, prevention, and management of symptoms, conditions, diseases, and disorders of the skin. Also, methods for the treatment, prevention, and management of symptoms, conditions, diseases, and disorders of the skin using compositions containing imidazole-based compounds, and optionally, colloidal oatmeal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Theraceutix, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas A. Pippin
  • Patent number: 9968591
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for antifungal use, comprising: 1) one or more compounds selected from compounds represented by the general formula (1) below and physiologically acceptable salts thereof; 2) one or more compounds selected from polypropylene glycol, diesters of dibasic acids, triacetin, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, lauromacrogol, and polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol; and 3) one or more compounds selected from glucono-?-lactone, propylene glycol, glycerin, and lactic acid. General formula (1) (In the formula, X represents a halogen or hydrogen). wherein X represents a halogen or hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Pola Pharma Inc., Nihon Nohyaku CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Masuda, Naoto Nishida, Naoko Kobayashi, Hideaki Sasagawa
  • Patent number: 9968592
    Abstract: This invention provides a combination-drug composition and a combination use of pharmaceuticals for preventing and/or treating dyslipidemic conditions such as hyper-LDL cholesterolemia in mammals, including humans. This invention pertains to a drug composition for preventing and/or treating dyslipidemia and the like, the drug composition including the following: (R)-2-[3-[[N-(benzoxazol-2-yl)-N-3-(4-methoxyphenoxy)propyl]aminomethyl]phenoxy] butyric acid, a salt thereof, or a solvate of either; and (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methyl sulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl} acetic acid, a salt thereof, or a solvate of either.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Inokuchi, Haruki Shibata, Toshiaki Takizawa
  • Patent number: 9968593
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to combinations of a ?-lactamase inhibitor with sulbactam and, optionally, imipenem/cilastatin. The combinations are useful for the treatment of bacterial infections, including infections caused by drug resistant organisms, including multi-drug resistant pathogens. More particularly, the invention relates to a combination of ?-lactamase inhibitor compound 1: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with sulbactam, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, optionally, imipenem/cilastatin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Entasis Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Boudewijn Lodewijk Maria DeJonge, Thomas Francois Durand-Reville, Jeroen Cunera Verheijen, Ruben Tommasi, John Mueller
  • Patent number: 9968594
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of presbyopia. In a preferred embodiment correction of presbyopia occurs without reduction in distance vision acuity. The compositions of the invention preferably contain a muscarinic agonist and a cycloplegic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Presbyopia Therapies LLC
    Inventors: Gerald Horn, Lee Nordan
  • Patent number: 9968595
    Abstract: Provided are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating cancer and methods of treating cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Chong-Hui Gu
  • Patent number: 9968596
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I for treating, preventing or managing cancer are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treating, preventing or managing cancer, such as leukemia, comprising administering the compounds. In certain embodiments, the method of treatment comprise administering a compound provided herein in combination with a second agent. Pharmaceutical compositions and single unit dosage forms comprising the compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Brian E. Cathers, Matthew Daniel Correa, Joshua Hansen, Antonia Lopez-Girona, Ehab M. Khalil, Kyle MacBeth, Hon-Wah Man, George W. Muller, Michael Pourdehnad, Raj Raheja
  • Patent number: 9968597
    Abstract: The present invention addresses methods and uses of quinoline derivatives in the treatment of tumors and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of same. Specifically, the present invention involves a method and applications for the use of the quinoline derivative 1-[[[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yl)oxy-6-methoxyquinolin-7-yl]oxy]methyl]cyclopropylamine in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Advenchen Laboratories Nanjing Ltd, Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiquan Zhang, Xunqiang Wang, Xiaole Zhan, Jie Dai, Xin Tian, Ling Yang
  • Patent number: 9968598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Said Saim, Alison B. Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi