Patents Issued in July 24, 2018
  • Patent number: 10028932
    Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Amazentis SA
    Inventors: Christopher L. Rinsch, William Blanco-Bose, Bernard Schneider, Charles Thomas, Carmen Sandi, Johan Auwerx, Penelope Andreux, Richardus Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, Laurent Mouchiroud, David Genoux
  • Patent number: 10028933
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for preventing and treating infection with multi-drug resistant bacteria with AR-13 alone or in combination with antibiotics are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Larry Schlesinger
  • Patent number: 10028934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted indazole compounds which modulate the activity of protein kinases and are therefore useful in treating diseases caused by degulated protein kinase activity, like cancer. The present invention also provides methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of treating diseases utilizing such these compounds or the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.R.L.
    Inventors: Andrea Lombardi Borgia, Marina Ciomei, Daniele Donati, Marcella Nesi
  • Patent number: 10028935
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel stable compounds having anti-oxidant properties and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of diseases or injuries associated with oxidative stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: XPD Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Bailie, Steven K. Duddy, Jim Herman
  • Patent number: 10028936
    Abstract: Compositions and Methods are described in which Albendazole sulfone binds to Wolbachia FtsZ providing anti filarial activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Laura Serbus, Fredric Landmann, Catharina Lindley, Pamela White, William Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10028937
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean-Christophe C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Warren M. Kati, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
  • Patent number: 10028938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are found to exhibit an antiviral effect. The compounds are modulators of the activity of the viral haemagglutinin and/or neuraminidase enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Griffith University
    Inventors: Mark Von Itzstein, Ibrahim El-Deeb, Larissa Dirr, Patrice Guillon, Moritz Winger
  • Patent number: 10028939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline forms of 3-[5-(2-fluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-benzoic acid, pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising the crystalline forms, methods of making the crystalline forms and methods for their use for the treatment, prevention or management of diseases ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil G. Almstead, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, Young-Choon Moon
  • Patent number: 10028940
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating conditions, which may be associated with elevated levels of plasma cells and/or B-cells, with a therapeutically effective amount of dexpramipexole or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Knopp Biosciences LLC
    Inventors: Michael E. Bozik, Steven Dworetzky
  • Patent number: 10028941
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical dosage system comprising (a) an effective amount of one or more of Doxylamine, an analog thereof, a derivative thereof, a prodrug thereof, a metabolite thereof and/or a salt thereof; (b) an effective amount of one or more of (i) Pyridoxine, (ii) an analog thereof, (iii) a derivative thereof, (iv) a prodrug thereof, (v) a metabolite thereof and (vi) a salt of any of (i)-(v); and (c) an effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I) wherein R is H, PO3 or. The system exhibits an improved pharmacokinetic profile relative to the current Diclectin®/Diclegis® formulation and is useful for example for the alleviation of the symptoms of nausea and vomiting, for example in the case of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: DUCHESNAY INC.
    Inventors: Manon Vranderick, Jean-Luc St-Onge, Michele Gallo, Éric Gervais
  • Patent number: 10028942
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of Formula (I) and various embodiments thereof, and compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) and various embodiments thereof. In compounds of Formula I, the groups R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meaning as described herein. The present invention also provides for methods of using compounds of Formula I and compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) as DLK inhibitors and for treating neurodegeneration diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Estrada, Wen Liu, Snahel Patel, Michael Siu
  • Patent number: 10028943
    Abstract: Nitrone, nitroso, and nitroxide spintraps and spin labels and their reduction products are claimed for the treatment of dense breasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Herbert Proctor, Donna Marie RollingProctor
  • Patent number: 10028944
    Abstract: Behavioral pharmacological data with the compound of formula (I), a novel and selective 5HT2A/2C receptor inverse agonist, demonstrate in vivo efficacy in models of psychosis and dyskinesias. This includes activity in reversing MK-801 induced locomotor behaviors, suggesting that this compound may be an efficacious anti-psychotic, and activity in an MPTP primate model of dyskinesias, suggesting efficacy as an anti-dyskinesia agent. These data support the hypothesis that 5HT2A/2C receptor inverse agonism may confer antipsychotic and anti-dyskinetic efficacy in humans, and indicate a use of the compound of formula (I) and related agents as novel therapeutics for Parkinson's Disease, related human neurodegenerative diseases, and psychosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: David M. Weiner, Robert E. Davis, Mark R. Brann, Carl-Magnus A. Andersson, Allan K. Uldam
  • Patent number: 10028945
    Abstract: A method of providing a patient with controlled release of ketone-containing opioid using a prodrug capable, upon enzymatic activation and intramolecular cyclization, of releasing the ketone-containing opioid is disclosed. The disclosure also provides such prodrug compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. Such pharmaceutical compositions can optionally include an enzyme inhibitor that interacts with the enzyme(s) to mediate the enzymatically-controlled release of the ketone-containing opioid from the prodrug so as to modify enzymatic cleavage of the prodrug. Also included are methods to use such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Signature Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Jenkins, Craig O. Husfeld, Julie D. Seroogy, Jonathan W. Wray
  • Patent number: 10028946
    Abstract: An extended release composition for an analgesic active pharmaceutical ingredient which may be an opioid, preferably hydrocodone as the only active ingredient. The extended release composition preferably comprises a extended release composition which may be in the form of beads contained in an oral dosage form such as gelatin capsules. The composition is designed to release hydrocodone in a way such that the increase in hydrocodone exposure in hepatically impaired patients is not clinically significant. The oral dosage units are supplied as part of a kit, which also includes a primary package and a package insert all sold as a commercially marketed product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Pernix Ireland Pain Designated Activity Company
    Inventors: Andrew Hartman, Christopher M. Rubino, Cynthia Y. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10028947
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is an oral dosage form comprising: a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid analgesic; an opioid antagonist; and an irritant in an effective amount to impart an irritating sensation to an abuser upon administration of the dosage form after tampering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventor: Richard Sackler
  • Patent number: 10028948
    Abstract: The present invention claims a chromone derivative and pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a least the said derivative, which is a dopamine D3 receptor antagonist, for their use for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Agnès Auclair, Paul Moser, Pierre Sokoloff
  • Patent number: 10028949
    Abstract: There may be provided compositions of lipophilic pharmaceutical agents with improved solubility and stability. For example, there may be provided a non-aqueous composition that comprises a lipophilic pharmaceutical agent, and an amphiphilic polymeric solvent such as PEG400 but essentially free of organic solvents and non-solubilized particles. The composition may be further diluted with a desired aqueous diluent such as an infusion fluid for parenteral administration to a subject such as a human. The compositions may be useful for the treatment for diseases or conditions that are sensitive to lipophilic agents, such as infectious diseases, malignant or autoimmune diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Platform Brightworks Two, Ltd.
    Inventors: Borje S. Andersson, Benigno C. Valdez, Jeffrey Tarrand
  • Patent number: 10028950
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that target the lanthionine synthetase C-like protein 2 pathway. The compounds can be used to treat a number of conditions, including infectious disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, and a chronic inflammatory disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: LANDOS BIOPHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: Josep Bassaganya-Riera, Adria Carbo Barrios, Richard Gandour, Julian D. Cooper, Raquel Hontecillas
  • Patent number: 10028951
    Abstract: This application discloses a composition comprising an amiloride and/or an amiloride analog which can be used for reducing nerve injury or nervous system injury in a subject. The formulation of such composition is also disclosed. The application further directs to methods for treating nerve injury or nervous system injury by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising amiloride, an amiloride analog or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Zhigang Xiong, Roger P. Simon
  • Patent number: 10028952
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating metabolic diseases and conditions associated with metabolic diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SATIOGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Andrew A. Young, Bronislava Gedulin, Howard E. Greene
  • Patent number: 10028953
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing rosuvastatin calcium of formula (I) and processes for their manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Creekmore, Sanjeev Hukmichand Kothari, Bradford J. Mueller, Yingxu Peng
  • Patent number: 10028954
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of Formula I and embodiments and salts thereof for the treatment of diseases (e.g., neurodegenerative diseases). R1, R2, R3, X1, X2, A and Cy variable in Formula all have the meaning as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Estrada, Alan G Olivero, Snahel Patel, Michael Siu, Joseph Lyssikatos
  • Patent number: 10028955
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to 3-(2,6-Dichloro-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-{6-[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenylamino]-pyrimid-4-yl}-1-methyl-urea or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof or a pharmaceutical composition comprising 3-(2,6-Dichloro-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-{6-[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenylamino]-pyrimid-4-yl}-1-methyl-urea or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof for use in the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH), autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR), autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets (ARHR), tumor-induced osteomalacia, post-renal transplant hypophosphatemia, epidermal nevus syndrome, osteoglophonic dysplasia or McCune-Albright syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Michaela Kneissel, Vito Guagnano, Diana Graus Porta, Simon Wöhrle
  • Patent number: 10028956
    Abstract: This application describes the use of the compound (I) or a salt thereof, either alone or in combination with other therapeutically active agents, for the treatment of particular cancers, including any solid or hematological cancer in which AXL or c-Met is over-expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: IGNYTA, INC.
    Inventors: Thelma S. Angeles, Mark A. Ator, Mangeng M. Cheng, Bruce Dorsey, Robert L. Hudkins, Bruce A. Ruggeri
  • Patent number: 10028957
    Abstract: Disclosed are formulations and related methods that comprise a non-polymeric, non-water soluble high viscosity liquid carrier material having a viscosity of at least 5,000 cP at 37° C. that does not crystallize neat under ambient or physiological conditions; a specified linear polymer comprising lactide repeat units; and one or more solvents that have a solvent capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: DURECT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Wright, Felix Theeuwes, John W. Gibson, Keith E. Branham, Stefania Sjobeck
  • Patent number: 10028958
    Abstract: Methods, compounds and kits relating to treating cancer, reducing kinase inhibitor or resistance, and reducing or preventing diminished ectodomain shedding are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Miles Aaron Miller, Madeleine Oudin, Aaron Samuel Meyer, Frank B. Gertler, Linda G. Griffith, Douglas A. Lauffenburger
  • Patent number: 10028959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound of formula (I) and to compositions comprising the same and to the use of the compound and to compositions of the compound in treatment, for example in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, in particular respiratory inflammatory disease. The invention also extends to methods of making the said compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Respivert Ltd.
    Inventors: John King-Underwood, Kazuhiro Ito, Peter John Murray, George Hardy, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Christopher John Brown
  • Patent number: 10028960
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are inhibitors of JAK kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat gastrointestinal and other inflammatory diseases, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Hudson, Jennifer Kozak, Melissa Fleury, Paul R. Fatheree, Anne-Marie Beausoleil, Dante D. Podesto
  • Patent number: 10028961
    Abstract: Provided are compounds useful for treating cancer and methods of treating cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Zenon D. Konteatis, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Jeremy M. Travins, Robert Zahler, Zhenwei Cai, Ding Zhou
  • Patent number: 10028962
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds which are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I, and the variable R1 is as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Aaron Brodney, Elizabeth Mary Beck, Christopher Ryan Butler, Lei Zhang, Brian Thomas O'Neill, Gabriela Barreiro, Erik Alphie LaChapelle, Bruce Nelsen Rogers
  • Patent number: 10028963
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the treatment of intrapulmonary bacterial infections, including treatment of nosocomial pneumonia lung infections with pharmaceutical compositions containing the cephalosporin ceftolozane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Gurudatt A. Chandorkar, Jennifer A. Huntington, Tara Parsons, Obiamiwe C. Umeh
  • Patent number: 10028964
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dry powder formulation comprising corticosteroid and a beta2-adrenergic drug in combination, its process preparation, and therapeutic uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Elisa Monari, Anna Maria Cantarelli, Daniela Cocconi, Irene Pasquali
  • Patent number: 10028965
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide for a treatment regimen and use of a short-term sustained release liquid formulation of dexamethasone in citrate, wherein a single administration of a minute dosage form into the anterior chamber of the eye provides for anti-inflammatory therapy following cataract surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ICON BIOSCIENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Vernon G. Wong, William S. White, Mae W. Hu, Glenn T. Huang, Faina Karasina
  • Patent number: 10028966
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations of pirfenidone or pyridone analog compounds for aerosolization and use of such formulations for aerosol administration of pirfenidone or pyridone analog compounds for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic and inflammatory diseases, including disease associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye and central nervous system. In some embodiments, pirfenidone or pyridone analog compound formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of pirfenidone or pyridone analog compound. Compositions include all formulations, kits, and device combinations described herein. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AVALYN PHARMA INC.
    Inventor: Mark William Surber
  • Patent number: 10028967
    Abstract: Suggested is a medicament which is particularly useful for preventing, curing or abating of cough and inflammations of the respiratory system, comprising or consisting of active pharmaceutical ingredients and 1,3-propandiol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Symrise AG
    Inventors: Donna Rosa, Jakob Ley, Gerhard Krammer, Deborah Kennison
  • Patent number: 10028968
    Abstract: A phospholipid extract from a marine or aquatic biomass possesses therapeutic properties. The phospholipid extract comprises a variety of phospholipids, fatty acid, metals and a novel flavonoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AKER BIOMARINE ANTARCTIC AS
    Inventor: Fotini Sampalis
  • Patent number: 10028969
    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 complex regional pain syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Patent number: 10028970
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cashew apple extract and a composition comprising a cashew apple extract and optionally a carrier, in particular for use for allowing reduction of body weight gain or limitation of increasing body weight, reduction or limitation of fat storage, of fatty liver, of liver triglycerides level, of hypertriglyceridemia, of glycemia level, of insulinemia, of insulin resistance, and/or of one or several factors of metabolic syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NATUREX
    Inventors: Nicolas Chapal, Max Reynes, Vickram Beejmohun, Manuel Dornier
  • Patent number: 10028971
    Abstract: Methods of treating psychiatric disorders are provided which include administration of one or more anti-epileptic agents and, optionally, one or more a psychostimulants. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising, in combination, one or more anti-epileptic agents and one or more psychostimulants. Psychiatric disorders include those associated with impaired cognitive processing, degenerative disorders such as Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's disease, dementia, non-compliance with therapeutic regimes and eating disorders, although without limitation thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: GOSFORTH CENTRE (HOLDINGS) PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Philip Bird
  • Patent number: 10028972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of acne. In particular, the present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of acne along with other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. These compositions exhibit excellent stability, greater permeability, and enhanced therapeutic efficacy. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Cadila Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Sunilendu Bhushan Roy, Jay Shantilal Kothari, Shafiq Sheikh, Jinesh Suresh Pancholi, Jitendra Dasharathlal Patel, Ravindra Mittal
  • Patent number: 10028973
    Abstract: Materials and methods for using DNA methyltransferase inhibitors to slow progression of aortic valve calcification and stenosis are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Jordan D. Miller
  • Patent number: 10028974
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the invention is directed to a method for diagnosing fibrosis and/or fibrosis related diseases and to a method for screening a pharmaceutically active compound for the treatment of fibrosis and/or fibrosis related diseases. The present invention further relates to compositions for use in the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of fibrosis. In certain embodiments, the compositions modulate the activity of a miRNA for the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of fibrosis. In certain embodiments, the compositions inhibit the activity of miR-21 for the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg
    Inventors: Thomas Thum, Johann Bauersachs, Stefan Engelhardt, Carina Gross
  • Patent number: 10028975
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for treating, reducing the likelihood of, or attenuating an ischemia-reperfusion injury in a subject by administering an inhibitor of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk). Also included in the present invention are methods for identifying compounds that inhibit Syk for the treatment of an ischemia-reperfusion injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventor: George C. Tsokos
  • Patent number: 10028976
    Abstract: A sterile injectable aqueous formulation in the form of a gel made up of hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and one or more polyols is provided. The gel formulation can be applied to the intra-articular area in the treatment of joint degeneration and osteoarthritis. The gel formulation has a rheology similar to that of synovial liquid and has an elevated resistance to degradation due to the synergistic action between the hyaluronic acid and the polyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: APTISSEN SA
    Inventors: Samuel Gavard Molliard, Olivier Benoit
  • Patent number: 10028977
    Abstract: An effervescent chewable dosage form that comprises a pH neutralization agent, an acid, and an effervescent agent. The chewable dosage form can also further comprise simethicone, a sweetener, and a lubricant. The pH neutralization agent can be calcium carbonate, the acid can be citric acid and the effervescent agent can be sodium bicarbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Edward Stella, John Richard Entwisle, Jason William Newlon, Christine Louis Naykki
  • Patent number: 10028978
    Abstract: The invention relates to whey protein micelles for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disorder linked to an increase in insulin secretion and/or plasma IGF-1 concentration in an infant at risk of developing obesity or diabetes. The invention also relates to a nutritional composition for infants comprising whey protein micelles. Further, the invention relates to a non-therapeutic use of a nutritional composition for infants, comprising whey protein micelles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Catherine Mace, Lionel Jean Rene Bovetto, Etienne Pouteau
  • Patent number: 10028979
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of treating or preventing respiratory condition and/or for treating an IgE-mediated allergy and/or for reducing an allergic response to an allergen and/or for inducing anergy to an allergen in a subject and/or improving lung function in a subject suffering from an allergy comprising administering to a subject a population of cells enriched for STRO-1+ cells and/or progeny thereof and/or soluble factors derived therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MESOBLAST, INC.
    Inventors: Silviu Itescu, Ravi Krishnan, Peter Ghosh
  • Patent number: 10028980
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that include an extract of human feces, and methods for using such compositions, including methods for replacing or supplementing or modifying a subject's colon microbiota, and methods for treating a disease, pathological condition, and/or iatrogenic condition of the colon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Michael J. Sadowsky, Alexander Khoruts, Alexa R. Weingarden, Matthew J. Hamilton
  • Patent number: 10028981
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of probiotic bacteria. In particular it relates to methods for treating functional GI disorders comprising administering Bifidobacterium longum, such as Bifidobacterium longum ATCC BAA-999.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Peter McLean, Gabriela Bergonzelli de Gonda, Stephen Michael Collins, Premysl Bercik, Elena Verdu de Bercik