Patents Issued in April 6, 2021
  • Patent number: 10966942
    Abstract: Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Patent number: 10966943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions comprising proguanil for treating asthma. The invention also relates to methods and compositions comprising proguanil for treating Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: INNOPHARMASCREEN INC.
    Inventors: Incheol Kang, Jeseong Park
  • Patent number: 10966944
    Abstract: Administration of a salt of bicyclo [2.2.2] octane-2-carbonic acid reduces dysphoria in dysphoric subjects, ameliorates ethanol craving in alcoholics, reduces the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the level of liver function markers (AST, ALT, and bilirubin) in human subjects, and reduces the number or strength of seizures in epileptics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventor: Susanna A. Saakian
  • Patent number: 10966945
    Abstract: This patent pertains to selective inhibition of assembly of the membrane attack complex of complement by use of less than 1 kDa molecular weight forms of the aurin tricarboxylic acid synthetic complex (ATAC), and their derivatives. It further pertains to the use of these materials to treat human conditions where there is evidence of self destruction of host tissue by the membrane attack complex. These diseases include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer disease, age related macular degeneration, and atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Aurin Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. McGeer, Moonhee Lee, Jian-Ping Guo, Claudia Schwab
  • Patent number: 10966946
    Abstract: A compounded capsule may include cannabidiol powder for combining with a solution, cream, gel, suspension or ointment for administration to a skin surface. The compounded capsule may also include xylitol powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CMPD Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Jay Richard Ray, II
  • Patent number: 10966947
    Abstract: The present invention provides a combined therapy comprising the use of one or more omega-3 fatty acids and one or more B vitamins and for treating cognitive impairment, such cognitive impairment disorders include, especially but not exclusively, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The present invention also provides a treatment for individuals suffering from cognitive impairment disorders that occur as a result of brain or cerebral atrophy, the invention includes inter alma methods of treating and/or reducing progression of brain atrophy and pharmaceutical compositions and nutritional supplements therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: David Smith, Fredrik Jerneren, Helga Refsum
  • Patent number: 10966948
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising one or more extracts and/or compounds having retinol-like activity and properties and methods of using the compositions to treat the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hwa Ting Li, Khalid Mahmood, Ramine Parsa, Mingqi Bai, Kenneth T. Holeva
  • Patent number: 10966949
    Abstract: The invention describes pharmaceutical, dietary and/or food compositions, preferably dietary supplements, exerting the ability to activate the endogenous antioxidant system by feeding essential micronutrients to both the one carbon cycle and the trans-sulfuration pathway so to achieve effective oxy-redox homeostasis together with an improved energy balance and healthy processes of cell growth and differentiation including DNA methylation and epigenetic regulation. The invention further relates to the use of the aforementioned compositions to decrease homocysteine levels and for the support to menopause, pregnancy and reproductive competence and for the prevention and/or treatment of diabetes, celiac disease, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: PARTHENOGEN SAGL
    Inventors: Maurizio Dattilo, Yves Menezo
  • Patent number: 10966950
    Abstract: The present specification provides combinations of active agents for the improved treatment of Her2+ cancers and associated methods of treatments. The combinations comprise and RXR agonist and a Her2-targeted therapeutic agent and may optionally further comprise thyroid hormone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Io Therapeutics, Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Martin E. Sanders, Powel H. Brown
  • Patent number: 10966951
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related diseases in subject having reduced kidney function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventor: Sephy Philip
  • Patent number: 10966952
    Abstract: Polymorphic forms of tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73) and a metabolite of tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73) are disclosed and characterized. Compositions and method for treatment of Alzheimer's disease that includes the polymorphic forms and metabolite of tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
    Inventors: Linda Sharon Daintree, Daniel Mark Ledger, Lucy Anne Leonard, Peter York
  • Patent number: 10966953
    Abstract: Provided herein are fixed-dose combination (FDC) compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of at least one cannabinoid and spilanthol whether as essentially pure isolates or synthetics or as components of essential oils or plant extracts or combinations thereof. The compositions are formulated as pharmaceutical compositions, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, nutricosmetics, cosmetics, or food products. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for the treatment of a gastro-enteric disease selected from the group consisting of irritable bowel disease, Crohn's disease, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and acute and chronic pancreatitis or of sepsis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SCICANN THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventor: Zohar Koren
  • Patent number: 10966954
    Abstract: A therapeutic compound has a modified phenolic compound of the general formula (I) wherein at least one of R, R1, R2, R3, and R4 is an electrophilic group chosen from halogen, aldehyde, haloalkane, alkene, butyryl, flurophenol, sulfonamide, flurophenol sulfoxide and the remaining R, R1, R2, R3, and R4 is are each independently hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a rutinosyl group, a carboxyl group, chromone, benzopyran, a rhamnosyl group, a substituted alkoxy group or a substituted acyloxy group wherein the substituent is chosen from hydroxyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, phenyl, halogen, and amido group. The compound can be used in a therapeutic treatment of inflammatory related diseases and condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: GLOBAL BIOLIFE INC.
    Inventor: Daryl Lee Thompson
  • Patent number: 10966955
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ocular drug delivery system, comprising a positively charged chitosan-modified hydrogel, a secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) hydrolysable liposome encapsulating an anti-inflammatory drug and having a negative surface charge, a first thiolated hyaluronic acid (HA-SH) nanoparticle encapsulating a wound-healing drug and having a negative surface charge, and a second HA-SH nanoparticle encapsulating a transforming growth factor-? inhibitor and having a negative surface charge. The sPLA2 hydrolysable liposome and the first and second HA-SH nanoparticles are attached to the positively charged chitosan-modified hydrogel by electrostatic attraction. Uses of the system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Chang Gung University
    Inventors: Jui-Yang Lai, Li-Jyuan Luo, Chung-Cheng Lo, Duc Dung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10966957
    Abstract: A method for treating cancer is described using combination therapies comprising the use of hyperbaric oxygen with histone deacetylase inhibitors, with and without glycolytic therapies. The patient is subjected to a hyperbaric environment of substantially pure oxygen. A predetermined dose of one or more HDACI substances is administered to the patient. In addition, glycolitic inhibitors may also be administered. Dosages, pressures, and durations are selected as described herein to have a therapeutic effect on the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: RESEARCH CANCER INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
    Inventor: Mohammed Amin Nezami
  • Patent number: 10966958
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for use in treating a skin condition, the composition comprising: (a) a first component comprising a substituted or unsubstituted diindolylmethane compound; and (b) a second component comprising a substituted or unsubstituted retinoid compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SKINTECH LIFE SCIENCE LIMITED
    Inventor: David Alpert
  • Patent number: 10966959
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates provides compounds according to Formula I or Formula II as well as compositions including such compounds useful for the prevention of schistosomiasis infection and/or swimmer's itch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Phillip A. Newmark, Jonathan V. Sweedler, Ning Yang, Jiarong Gao, Peter Yau
  • Patent number: 10966960
    Abstract: A solid water-dispersible pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of a disease is disclosed. The treatment comprises dispersing the pharmaceutical composition into an aqueous liquid to produce an enterally administrable liquid containing at least 0.5 grams of the pharmaceutical composition and at least 0.3 g/l of edaravone, followed by enterally administering the enterally administrable liquid to a human patient in an amount providing a dose of 30-300 mg edaravone. The pharmaceutical composition comprises 2-50 wt. % of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one (edaravone) and 3-50 wt. % of a water soluble alkalizing agent. This solid edaravone containing composition can easily be dispersed in aqueous liquid to prepare an aqueous edaravone solution that can be ingested by a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TREEWAY TW001 B.V.
    Inventor: Sytske Hyke Moolenaar
  • Patent number: 10966961
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and the use of the compounds or the compositions in the treatment of various diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (NO.2) LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen John Atkinson, Emmanuel Hubert Demont, Lee Andrew Harrison, Gemma Michele Liwicki, Simon Christopher Cranko Lucas, Alexander G. Preston, Jonathan Thomas Seal, Ian David Wall, Robert J. Watson
  • Patent number: 10966962
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, frontotemporal degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, a motor neuron disease, or a demyelinating disease. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a Ppargc1a activator 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole, 2-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-1H-benzimidazole, in an effective amount. A preferred route of administration is oral administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Khoa Dinh Nguyen, Edgar G. Engleman
  • Patent number: 10966963
    Abstract: Described herein are tetrahydro-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl compounds with estrogen receptor modulation activity or function having the Formula I structure: and stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and with the substituents and structural features described herein. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the Formula I compounds, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharada Labadie, Jun Liang, Daniel Fred Ortwine, Xiaojing Wang, Jason Zbieg, Birong Zhang, Simon Charles Goodacre, Nicholas Charles Ray, Jun Li, Tommy Lai, Jiangpeng Liao, Zhiguo Liu, John Wai, Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 10966964
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition containing a pyrrolo-fused six-membered heterocyclic compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Specifically, the invention provides a preparation method of a pharmaceutical composition, the method containing: mixing 5-(2-diethylamino-ethyl)-2-(5-fluoro-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-indol-3-ylidene-methyl)-3-methyl-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with at least one filler, and then granulating the mixture. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention features a rapid dissolution and good stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Lu, Xinhua Zhang, Chenyang Wang, Tonghui Liu
  • Patent number: 10966965
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed for rapidly reducing the risk of suicide in patients suffering from acute suicidality and rapidly relieving mood symptoms in major depression and treatment-resistant depression using a novel therapeutic regimen comprising a single or intermittent administration of a high dose of gaboxadol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject n need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Pavel Osten, Kristin Baldwin
  • Patent number: 10966966
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors to a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ripretinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Rodrigo Ruiz Soto, Oliver Rosen, Jama Pitman
  • Patent number: 10966967
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are monoacylglycerol acyltransferase type 2 (MGAT2) inhibitors which may be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Huji Turdi, Jon J. Hangeland, R. Michael Lawrence, Saleem Ahmad, Wei Meng, Robert Paul Brigance, Pratik Devasthale, Guohua Zhao
  • Patent number: 10966968
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of reducing triglycerides in a subject on rosiglitazone therapy, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Rene Braeckman, William Stirtan, Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 10966969
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a fatty liver disease containing, as an active ingredient, a pyrazole-based compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 3-phenyl-4-alkyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is capable of effectively inhibiting fatty liver, hepatic inflammation and hepatic fibrosis, and is useful for preventing or treating NAFLD, in particular, NASH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: APTABIO THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Moon, Soo Jin Lee, Sung Chan Lee, Yun Soo Bae
  • Patent number: 10966970
    Abstract: A fused tricyclic compound and use thereof as a medicament, in particular as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of hepatitis B. Specifically, a compound having Formula (I) or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a solvate, a metabolite, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, wherein each variate is as defined in specification. The compound also includes a Formula (I) or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a solvate, a metabolite, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof as a medicament, especially as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of hepatitis B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinchang Liu, Qingyun Ren, Jianzhou Huang, Zhimin Xiong, Jinfeng Xiong, You Li, Yang Liu, Zhifu Zou, Guanghua Yan, Siegfried Goldmann, Yingjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10966971
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of pomalidomide comprising pomalidomide and binder or filler at amount of at most 89% weight percent of total weight of the composition and process for the preparation of such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Natco Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Satyanarayana Vattikuti, Krishna Murthy Bhavanasi, Naveen Krishna Yalamanchalli, Venkaiah Chowdary Nannapaneni
  • Patent number: 10966974
    Abstract: Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Patent number: 10966975
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a smart broadcast device, including: a device body, wherein the device body comprises a first surface that comprises a payment graphic code; a transceiver, installed inside the device body and configured to communicate with a payment service provider through maintaining a persistent wireless and/or wired network connection with the payment service provider; a processor, installed inside the device body and electrically connected to the transceiver; and a speaker, installed inside the device body and electrically connected to the processor, wherein the processor submits a payment result audio signal to the speaker upon receiving an external trigger signal from the payment service provider by using the transceiver, wherein the external trigger signal includes data defining at least a portion of a payment result, and wherein the payment result audio signal drives the speaker to output payment result audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ran Bian, Huanmi Yin, Le Zhou
  • Patent number: 10966976
    Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for generating a immune response in an individual and/or inducing the expression of neoantigens on the surface of abnormal (such as proliferative) cells via inhibition of nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) bearing premature termination codons (PTCs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MOONSHOT PHARMA LLC
    Inventor: Angela Christiano
  • Patent number: 10966977
    Abstract: Methods for inhibiting proliferation of a B-cell population are provided comprising administering a combination of agents, comprising: (i) at least one P13K-delta selective inhibitor; (ii) at least one anti-CD20 antibody; and (iii) at least one Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. Methods for treating B-cell proliferative disorders, such as B-cell hematological malignancies, as well as kits for carrying out the claimed methods, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: TG Therapeutics, Inc., Rhizen Pharmaceuticals SA, Laboratoire Francais du Fractionnement et das Biotechnologies
    Inventors: Michael S. Weiss, Hari P. Miskin, Peter Sportelli
  • Patent number: 10966978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to HDM2-p53 interaction inhibitors for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the drug is administered by a high dose intermittent dosing regimen. The present invention relates in particular to the HDM2-p53 interaction inhibitor HDM20I and the dosing regimen di, d8 of a 4 week cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Stephane Ferretti, Nelson Guerreiro, Sebastien Jeay, Astrid Jullion, Christophe Meille, Jens Wuerthner
  • Patent number: 10966979
    Abstract: The invention relates to an amorphous solid dispersion comprising elagolix sodium and at least one silicon-based inorganic compound and to a process for preparing the same. Furthermore, it relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said solid dispersion and one or more additional pharmaceutical acceptable excipient(s), wherein the pharmaceutical composition can be used as a medicament, in particular for the treatment of endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sandoz AG
    Inventor: Nolwenn Martin
  • Patent number: 10966980
    Abstract: Described herein are pyrrolo{2,3-d}pyrimidine derivatives, their use as Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and therapeutic uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Vazquez, Neelu Kaila, Jamison B. Tuttle, Patrick Robert Verhoest, Matthew R. Reese, Karen J. Coffman, Tarek Samad, James M. Duerr, Simone Sciabola, Mihir D. Parikh
  • Patent number: 10966981
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for inhibiting Fatty Acid Synthase (FASN) with a FASN inhibitor, methods for treating cancer and viral infections with a FASN inhibitor, and compounds and compositions inhibiting FASN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Duke University, Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Jesse Kwiek, Timothy Haystead, Philip Hughes, Yazan Alwarawrah
  • Patent number: 10966982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a long term storage stable multi-dose ready-to use or ready-to dilute pharmaceutical liquid formulation comprising pemetrexed or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, an antioxidant, a preservative, a buffering agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable fluid. The invention also relates to a process of preparing the formulation, a kit and a method of treatment of patients having lung cancer by administering the pharmaceutical formulation to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Cipla Limited
    Inventors: Sarabjit Singh, Alagumurugan Alagarswamy, Madhusudhan Malladi, Sandip Gite
  • Patent number: 10966983
    Abstract: The present invention provides an externally applied composition capable of enhancing a stimulatory effect of an essential oil on IGF-1 secretion, the composition including (A) essential oil; and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of purine substances and salts thereof. Further, the present invention provides an externally applied composition capable of increasing the stratum corneum water content of the skin and maintaining transepidermal water loss at an appropriate level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Aoki, Kosaburo Wakamatsu, Shigeo Shinohara, Osamu Takasu
  • Patent number: 10966984
    Abstract: This invention is in the area of improved compounds, compositions and methods of transiently protecting healthy cells, and in particular hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) as well as renal cells, from damage associated with DNA damaging chemotherapeutic agents. In one aspect, improved protection of healthy cells is disclosed using disclosed compounds that act as highly selective and short, transiently-acting cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitors when administered to subjects undergoing DNA damaging chemotherapeutic regimens for the treatment of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: G1 Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Copeland Strum, John Emerson Bisi, Patrick Joseph Roberts, Francis Xavier Tavares
  • Patent number: 10966985
    Abstract: Methods for inhibiting a ROS1 kinase with compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein ring A, ring B, W, m, D, R2, R2a, R3, R3a, and Z are as defined herein. The compounds and methods provided herein are useful in the treatment of cancer (e.g., ROS1-associated cancers as defined herein).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Andrews, James F. Blake, Julia Haas, Gabrielle R. Kolakowski
  • Patent number: 10966986
    Abstract: The present invention features improved Compounds, especially (I) methods of identifying patients having Cancer using biomarkers (e.g., PDE3A, SLFN12 and/or CREB3L1) that correlate with drug sensitivity and consequently treating a stratified patient population with an agent of the invention (e.g., Compounds 1-6 disclosed herein).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Lewis, Alex Burgin, Monica Schenone, Xiaoyun Wu, Heidi Greulich, Matthew Meyerson, Luc De Waal, Antje Margret Wengner, Knut Eis, Philip Lienau, Ulrike Sack, Martin Lange
  • Patent number: 10966987
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (VI), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (VI) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. Methods of using the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating diseases are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston Zapanta Ong, Pawel Wojciech Nowak, Ben C. Askew, Jinsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10966988
    Abstract: A method of treating a subject for smoking cessation including periodically administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of cefdinir to treat the subject. Cefdinir for use in treating a subject for smoking cessation. A pharmaceutical composition including a pharmaceutically effective amount of cefdinir for use in treating a subject for smoking cessation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CALISTA CAPITAL, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Glassman Brown, Yasmin Aga Khan
  • Patent number: 10966989
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing the therapeutically active ingredients of azelastine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of azelastine and memantine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of memantine is disclosed. A method of using the pharmaceutical composition for treating patients suffering from mental, behavioral, cognitive disorders is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: LA PharmaTech Inc.
    Inventors: Jianmin Wang, Geping Cui
  • Patent number: 10966990
    Abstract: Terminally sterilized, preservative-free aqueous midazolam solution comprising 0.25 to 1.5 mg/ml of midazolam, a tonicity adjusting agent to provide an osmolality of from 260 and 320 mosm/kg and sufficient acid and optionally a base to provide a pH of from about 2.5 to 3.5 with the remainder water for injection packaged in a flexible plastic container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: InfoRLife SA
    Inventor: Sergio Dusci
  • Patent number: 10966991
    Abstract: Dry powder formulations for inhalation containing a combination of an anticholinergic, a long-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist, and a corticosteroid are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of an inflammatory and/or obstructive airways disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Cafiero, Leonardo Ortenzi, Francesca Schiaretti
  • Patent number: 10966992
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions of vitamin D having enhanced bioavailability and enhanced stability. Methods of making and using the compositions of the invention are contemplated and disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Bruce L. Howe, Kodimule Shyam Prasad
  • Patent number: 10966993
    Abstract: An injectable pharmaceutical composition of a sulfonylurea drug and a preparation method thereof were described. The pharmaceutical composition contains a sulfonylurea drug, a cyclodextrin and an additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: JIANGSU AOSAIKANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wu Zhong, Chunsheng Gao, Wei Gong, Song Li, Hongyu Chen
  • Patent number: 10966994
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel chemical entities that act as thromboxane (TX) A2 receptor, or T prostanoid receptor (TP), antagonists and to their use in the treatment of human diseases in which thromboxane (TX) A2 and of all other agents that act as incidental ligands of TP play a role. Compounds are-represented by the formula (I): wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of a difluoromethoxy group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a difluoromethyl group, a primary amide, a secondary amide group, a tertiary amide group, and a nitrile group; and R2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group of 6 or fewer carbons and a halogenated alkyl group of 6 or fewer carbons, wherein R2 is not tert butyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ATXA THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: B. Therese Kinsella, Helen Reid