Benzene Ring In Acid Moiety Patents (Class 514/555)
  • Publication number: 20120058965
    Abstract: Provided herein are bitter taste receptor ligands, related agents, combinations, compositions, methods and systems for modulating release of a metabolic hormone in vitro or in vivo from cells of the GI tract of an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: William A. GODDARD, III, Mark MENNA, Stephen PANDOL, Ravinder ABROL
  • Publication number: 20120046244
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are ionic liquid compositions comprising active pharmaceutical, biological, and nutritional compounds, and methods of use. Further disclosed are compositions of matter including liquid ion pairs alone or in solution and their use; compositions of ionic liquids that are ‘solvated,’ for example, ‘hydrated’ and their uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST, MONASH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robin D. Rogers, Daniel T. Daly, Douglas MacFarlane, Janet L. Scott, Kenneth R. Seddon, Gabriela Gurau, Katharina Bica, Jelena Turanjanin, Pamela M. Dean
  • Publication number: 20120035197
    Abstract: The present invention, which is applicable in the pharmaceutical industry, relates to the use of fibrates, in particular fenofibrate, especially in the form of a solid oral composition, for the manufacture of a drug for the treatment of sleep apnea, sleep apnea syndrome, in particular obstructive sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Fournier Laboratories Ireland Limited
    Inventor: Eric Bruckert
  • Patent number: 8053472
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the acetyl L-carnitine in association with the biotin for the treatment of patients with Type 2 insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A.
    Inventor: Menotti Calvani
  • Patent number: 8017655
    Abstract: The present invention provides cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-cycloalkyl or arylalkyl compounds, which may be substituted in the 1-position with amino, amido, ether or ester groups, e.g., a 1-OH cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-(cycloalkyl or arylalkyl) compound. The cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-(cycloalkyl or arylalkyl) compounds of the present invention are potent ocular hypotensives, and are particularly suitable for the management of glaucoma. Moreover, the cyclopentane heptanoic, 2-(cycloalkyl or arylalkyl) compounds of this invention are smooth muscle relaxants with broad application in systemic hypertensive and pulmonary diseases; smooth muscle relaxants with application in gastrointestinal disease, reproduction, fertility, incontinence, shock, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Woodward, Steven W. Andrews, Robert M. Burk, Michael E. Garst
  • Publication number: 20110178174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to salts and compositions of tramadol and ibuprofen, their crystal form, processes for preparation of the same and their uses for the treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: LABORATORIOS DEL DR. ESTEVE, S.A.
    Inventors: Helmut Heinrich Buschmann, Lluis Sola Caranedell l.n., Jordi Benet Buchholz, Jordi Carles Ceron Bertran
  • Publication number: 20100310607
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral formulations comprising an active agent comprising at least one of 2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid, salts of 2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid or buffered 2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Tzuchi R. Ju, Claudia M. Davila, Yi Gao, Linda E. Gustavson, David LeBlond, Tong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100292329
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula (I) is provided for use in the topical treatment of infection, inflammation and/or pain: wherein R1 independently represents a methylene group, an ethylene group or a straight or branched chain C3 to C6 alkylene group; R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group or a straight or branched chain C3 to C20 alkyl group; x represents 0 or an integer from 1 to 4 and y represents 0 or an integer from 1 to 4, wherein the sum of x and y is 4; and Z represents a hydrogen atom or (HOR1)yR2XN+; compositions including the compound; use of the compound in the manufacture of a medicament; and methods of medical treatment including the topical application of the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventor: Roy Arlington Jordan
  • Patent number: 7732443
    Abstract: Therapeutic compounds are disclosed herein. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed. The compounds described herein are used to treat ocular conditions, bowel disease and baldness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventors: Yariv Donde, Robert M. Burk, Jeremiah H. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7649019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and medicaments comprising a bupropion salt, in particular, modified-release tablets comprising an effective amount of bupropion hydrobromide, and the use of the bupropion salt to prepare a medicament to treat a condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Biovail Laboratories International S.R.L.
    Inventors: Werner Oberegger, Fang Zhou, Paul Maes, Graham Jackson, Mohammad Ashty Saleh
  • Patent number: 7592478
    Abstract: Novel ligand antagonists of the RAR receptors have the following structural formula (I): in which A is a CH2, CHOH, C?O or C?N—OH radical or a sulfur or selenium atom; B is a radical selected from among those of formulae (a) to (f): and Ar is a radical selected from among those of formulae (g) to (i):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Galderma Research & Development
    Inventors: Philippe Diaz, Catherine Raffin, Thibaud Biadatti
  • Publication number: 20080293695
    Abstract: Drug substances comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable organic acid addition salt 6f amine containing pharmaceutically active compounds useful for the treatment of a therapeutic ailment administration and exhibiting prophylactic properties when employed in non-therapeutic administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: David William Bristol, Clifford Riley King, Joseph Pike Mitchener, JR., Vicki Haynes Audia
  • Patent number: 7390833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating ADAMTS-5-associated diseases and particularly osteoarthritis comprising administering an agent capable of modulating ADMATS-5 activity to a subject afflicted with the disease. The agent is preferably a biaryl sulfonamide compound. The invention is based, in part, on the discovery that transgenic animals that do not express functional ADAMTS-5 show a reduction in the degree of osteoarthritis after the induction of osteoarthritis as compared to WT animals. Furthermore, the ADAMTS-5 transgenic animals have reduced aggrecanase activity in articular tissue as compared to WT animals. These animals are good models for ADAMTS-5-associated diseases, and for screening of drugs useful in the treatment and/or prevention of these diseases. There are no other animal models in which the deletion of the activity of a single gene is capable of abrogating the course of osteoarthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Elisabeth A. Morris, Sonya Glasson, Jason Shaoyun Xiang
  • Patent number: 7309755
    Abstract: A method for making a polycarbonate article is described wherein the article is made by rotation molding a melt polycarbonate having a weight average molecular weight from 25,000 to about 36,000. The melt polycarbonate is produced by transesterifying a diaryl carbonate and a dihydroxy compound in the presence of a catalyst system to form an intermediate aromatic polycarbonate, wherein the catalyst system comprises a first catalyst selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts; and a second catalyst selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium compounds and quaternary phosphonium compounds; adding to said intermediate aromatic polycarbonate a catalyst quencher, and rotation molding the aromatic polycarbonate at a temperature from about 305° C. to about 360° C. Also disclosed are polycarbonate light diffusive articles produced by rotation molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Johannes Martinus Dina Goossens
  • Patent number: 7297817
    Abstract: The present invention is related to chemical compositions, processes for the preparation thereof and uses of the composition. Particularly, the present invention relates to compositions of compounds of Formula (A): wherein Ar, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and q are as defined herein; and their use in the treatment of diseases, including treatment of sleepiness, promotion of wakefulness, treatment of Parkinson's disease, cerebral ischemia, stroke, sleep apneas, eating disorders, stimulation of appetite and weight gain, treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”), enhancing function in disorders associated with hypofunctionality of the cerebral cortex, including, but not limited to, depression, schizophrenia, fatigue, in particular, fatigue associated with neurologic disease, such as multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and improvement of cognitive dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignees: Cephalon France, Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Brigitte Lesur, Philippe Louvet, Rabindranath Tripathy
  • Patent number: 7135497
    Abstract: ?2-agonists, such as clenbuterol and salbutamol can enhance the recovery of locomotive function and/or neuromuscular strength following spinal cord injuries or as a result of degenerative neural conditions such as Mnd. Pharmacological compositions for treating spinal cord injuries and degenerative neural conditions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: New York Medical College
    Inventors: Richard J. Zeman, Joseph D. Etlinger
  • Patent number: 7067555
    Abstract: The present invention provides an essentially nonaqueous, liquid pharmaceutical concentrate composition for oral administration containing sertraline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The present invention also provides a use of this concentrate composition to prepare an aqueous solution of sertraline. In addition, the present invention provides a method of using this concentrate composition to treat or prevent a variety of diseases or conditions. Finally, the present invention provides the compound, (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-naphthalenamine methanesulfonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Nancy J. Harper, Gautam R. Ranade, Willard M. Welch
  • Patent number: 7014864
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a formulation comprising a lipid-regulating agent dissolved in at least one structured lipid as the primary solvent medium for said agent. One or more emulsifiers may be added to the formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: John M. Lipari, Dawn M. Raymond, Tom Reiland
  • Patent number: 7005449
    Abstract: The present invention concerns novel pharmaceutically active compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, the compounds for use as medicaments, and use of the compounds for the manufacture of specific medicaments. The present invention also concerns a method of treatment involving administration of the compounds. Specifically, the compounds are pharmaceutically acceptable salts of tolterodine or hydroxytolterodine, wherein the salt is of an acid selected from the group consisting of aliphatic mono- and dicarboxylic acids comprising from 7 to 24 carbon atoms, alkanedisulfonic acids comprising from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, naphthoic acid derivatives comprising from 11 to 27 carbon atoms, maleic acid and fumaric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Michael Hawley, Satish Kumar Singh, Walter Morozowich, Mark P. Warchol
  • Patent number: 6984389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of improving a treatment outcome comprising administering a heat shock protein (HSP) preparation or an ?-2-macroglobulin (?2M) preparation with a non-vaccine treatment modality. In particular, an HSP preparation or an ?2M preparation is administered in conjunction with a non-vaccine treatment modality for the treatment of cancer or infectious diseases. In the practice of the invention, a preparation comprising HSPs such as but not limited to, hsp70, hsp90 and gp96 alone or in combination with each other, noncovalently or covalently bound to antigenic molecules or ?2M, noncovalently or covalently bound to antigenic molecules is administered in conjunction with a non-vaccine treatment modality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: University of Connecticut Health Center
    Inventor: Zihai Li
  • Patent number: 6982097
    Abstract: This invention relates to biocidal compositions and methods of using same. Also provided is a process for the manufacturing of a biocidal composition in the form of a tablet and a method of using the biocidal compositions for the disinfection of water that may contain microorganisms and biofilms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Sani-Care Salon Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Su Mingzhong, Long Truong Hoang, Linh Truong Hoang
  • Patent number: 6855341
    Abstract: Disclosed are anti-viral compositions containing at least one zinc compound and at least one phenolic antioxidant (and optionally other ingredients), and a pharmaceutical carrier. Also disclosed are methods of treating lesionous symptoms of a viral infection involving applying an effective amount of the anti-viral composition to the lesions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Inventor: Jeffrey B. Smith
  • Patent number: 6838091
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a formulation comprising a lipid-regulating agent dissolved in at least one monoglyceride as the primary solvent medium for said agent. One or more emulsifiers may be added to the formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: John M. Lipari, Dawn M. Raymond, Tom Reiland, Yeshwant D. Sanzgiri
  • Patent number: 6750229
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for bringing about changes in skin pigmentation. More particularly, this invention relates to compounds which affect melanogenesis and can be used as depigmenting agents or as agents for darkening skin utilizing the PAR-2 pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Miriam Seiberg, Stanley S. Shapiro
  • Patent number: 6730702
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel agent for prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases for oral administration or intra-intestinal infusion, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a use of said active ingredient in preparation of an agent for prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases; and a method for prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Kono, Masafumi Nomura
  • Patent number: 6730667
    Abstract: Treatment of pain syndromes utilizes a topical polypharmaceutical preparation of phenoxybenzamine, ketamine, gabapentin, nifedipine, carbamazepine, or combinations of them. Other suitable components are blockers of sympathetic alpha 1, 2 and other receptors, NMDA receptor blockers, GABA receptor blockers, AMPA receptor blockers, nitric oxide synthase receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, ACDP receptor blockers, prostaglandin and leukotriene blockers, substance P blockers, bradykinin and neurotenin as well as other peptide blockers, and TNF alpha blockers. Recommended delivery is by locating a predetermined neurodermal point and locating a gel patch over the predetermined neurodermal point. Iontophoresis then delivers the pharmaceutical agent from the gel patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Inventor: William R. Deagle
  • Publication number: 20030199582
    Abstract: The present invention concerns novel pharmaceutically active compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, the compounds for use as medicaments, and use of the compounds for the manufacture of specific medicaments. The present invention also concerns a method of treatment involving administration of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Hawley, Satish Kumar Singh, Walter Morozowich, Mark P. Warchol
  • Publication number: 20030166722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new cinnamic acid salts of salmeterol, processes for the preparation thereof as well as the use thereof as pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Guenter Linz, Rainer Soyka
  • Patent number: 6610689
    Abstract: A compound selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula I a compound of formula II and when the compound of formula I and II comprises an amino group pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, Cx, n, R3, R4, R5, Y are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Pharmacor Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Richard Stranix, Gilles Sauvé, Abderrahim Bouzide, Alexandre Coté, Gervais Bérubé, Patrick Soucy, Yongsen Zhao, Jocelyn Yelle
  • Publication number: 20030114528
    Abstract: The present invention provides cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-cycloalkyl or arylalkyl compounds, which may be substituted in the 1-position with amino, amido, ether or ester groups, e.g., a 1-OH cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-(cycloalkyl or arylalkyl) compound. The cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-(cycloalkyl or arylalkyl) compounds of the present invention are potent ocular hypotensives, and are particularly suitable for the management of glaucoma. Moreover, the cyclopentane heptanoic, 2-(cycloalkyl or arylalkyl) compounds of this invention are smooth muscle relaxants with broad application in systemic hypertensive and pulmonary diseases; smooth muscle relaxants with application in gastrointestinal disease, reproduction, fertility, incontinence, shock, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: David F. Woodward, Steven W. Andrews, Robert M. Burk, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 6576664
    Abstract: This invention relates to molecules which inhibit metalloproteinases, including aggrecanase, and the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). In particular, the compounds are inhibitors of metalloproteinases involved in tissue degradation and inhibitors of the release of tumor necrosis factor. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and to methods of using these compounds for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Carl P. Decicco
  • Patent number: 6468554
    Abstract: Denatonium benzoate (Bitrex™) dissolves in molten flexible polyvinyl chloride, imparting a bitter flavor to the plastic which discourages rats from gnawing on it. Denatonium benzoate can in all likelihood be added to polymers other than polyvinyl chloride (e.g., polyurethane or polyethylene) either directly or by first dissolving the denatonium benzoate in an organic solvent which is miscible with the chosen polymer and then mixing this solution of organic solvent and denatonium benzoate into a molten solution of the chosen polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventor: Ted Ichino
  • Patent number: 6372790
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) metformin, optionally in the form one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts; (ii) a fibrate selected from fenofibrate and bezafibrate; and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, is suitable for use in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Yves Bonhomme, Philippe Briet
  • Patent number: 6372789
    Abstract: The novel agricultural and horticultural fungicidal compositions containing as active ingredients a combination of A) 1,1′-iminiodi(octamethylene)diguanidine of the formula  (iminoctadine) or an acid addition salt thereof and B) 1,1′-iminiodi(octamethylene)diguanidine of the formula  (fenhexamid) are outstandingly active as fungicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignees: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Nihon Bayer Agrochem K.K., Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ichirou Urihara, Hiroyuki Tsuboi
  • Patent number: 6344479
    Abstract: A method is disclosed of preventing retinopathy of prematurity in a prematurely born neonate susceptible to developing retinopathy of prematurity, which comprises the step of parenterally administering to said prematurely born neonate, a therapeutically effective amount of a water-soluble, pharmaceutically effective salt of ibuprofen as an active ingredient to promote retinal and choroidal blood flow autoregulation in said neonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Farmacon-Il, LLC
    Inventors: Bart Van Overmeire, Laszlo Darko
  • Publication number: 20020004496
    Abstract: This invention pertains to novel salt forms of trophenylethylene compound, such as 3-[4(1,2-diphenyl-but-1-enyl)-phenyl]-acrylic acid, as selective estrogen receptor modulators. This invention also provides methods for the treatment and/or prevention of breast, uterine, ovarian, prostrate and colon cancer, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and benign proliferative disorders, as well as pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Gary A. Cain, Reginald O. Cann, Christopher A. Teleha, Denette K. Murphy
  • Patent number: 6337080
    Abstract: An insect control mat having a heatable substrate; an insect control active material; and an aversion material in an amount effective to cause a person to avoid retaining the mat in the person's mouth. A method of controlling insects by use of such a mat is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Fryan, James J. Olson
  • Patent number: 6248782
    Abstract: A therapeutic process for treating disease in mammals caused by retroviruses in which the infected mammal is treated with a ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor such as a polyhydroxy benzoic, mandelic or phenylacetic acid derivative, such as N,3,4-trihydroxybenzamide, a hlydroxyurea, a thiosemicarbazone or other ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor. The polyhydroxybenzoic acid derivatives are also useful in the treatment of diseases in mammals caused by DNA viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Inventors: Howard L. Elford, Bartholomeus van't Riet
  • Patent number: 6221907
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is the products of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and G are as defined in the description, the dotted lines represent an optional second bond, as well as the addition salts with acids and bases and the esters, their preparation process and the intermediates of this process, their use as medicines and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Hoechst Marion Roussel
    Inventors: Serge Bernard, Denis Carniato, Jean-Francois Gourvest, Jean-Georges Teutsch, Jochen Knolle, Hans-Ulrich Stilz, Volkmar Wehner, Sarah C. Bodary, Thomas R. Gadek, Robert S. McDowell, Robert M. Pitti
  • Patent number: 6048849
    Abstract: This invention provides for pharmaceutical formulations of compounds which are useful as protective agents when administered to patients also receiving antineoplastic drugs. The invention also includes methods of reducing the toxicity of various antineoplastic agents by administering an effective amount of the protective agent to a patient receiving one or more antineoplastic agents. The compounds useful as protective agents have either a sulfhydryl moiety or are reducible disulfides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick H. Hausheer, Thomas J. Dodd
  • Patent number: 5998395
    Abstract: Inflammatory dermatoses are controlled and cleared by topical application to the affected areas of the skin of a composition containing both a corticosteroid and a retinoid. The combined therapy is more effective than either active ingredient alone and is particularly effective for chronic dermatoses which are or have become resistant to corticosteroid treatment alone. After clearing has been obtained with once or twice daily applications of the corticosteroid-retinoid composition, usually after several weeks, clearance can be maintained by less frequent application or lower concentrations of the composition or by application of only one of the corticosteroid or retinoid, less potent corticosteroids, or other non-steroidal therapies, depending upon the particular dermatosis being treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: Albert M. Kligman
  • Patent number: 5939459
    Abstract: A method for treating emphysema and other disease states in mammals caused by mammalian cells involved in the inflammatory response is disclosed. Mammalian cells participating in the inflammatory response are contacted with an inflammatory response mediator which reduces the undesired inflammatory response and is an antioxidant. The inflammatory response mediator may further provide a cellular energy source and be a building block in the cellular synthesis of other cellular components. Compositions for reducing and treating undesired inflammatory response are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Cellular Sciences Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley E. Katz
  • Patent number: 5891856
    Abstract: A method and pharmaceutical for protecting against mutational damage in mammalian cells, irrespective of the nature of the mutagenic event or source of radiational or chemical insult or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Arch Development Corporation
    Inventor: David J. Grdina
  • Patent number: 5863941
    Abstract: Periauricularly administered topical therapy with a carrier system containing local anesthetics is a new and effective treatment of disorders of the inner ear and labyrinth, which has a low incidence of side effects. The use of this type of therapy applies especially to a non-invasive topical treatment of tinnitus, vertigo, lack of balance, and nausea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Rainer K. Liedtke
  • Patent number: 5811459
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A, B and D are various ring systems such as phenyl, R.sup.1 includes carboxy, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl and Z is a linking group such as --(CH(R.sup.5)).sub.m -- wherein m is 2, 3 or 4, and R.sub.5 includes hydrogen and methyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and in vivo hydrolysable esters or amides thereof, processes for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use in the treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Gloria Ann Breault, John Oldfield, Howard Tucker, Peter Warner
  • Patent number: 5728734
    Abstract: A pesticide preparation of aqueous suspension type which comprises:(a) a 1,1'-iminiodi(octamethylene)diguanidinium tris(alkyl-benzenesulfonate) as an active pesticide ingredient;(b) at least one dispersion stabilizer selected from among alcohols having a degree of ethoxylation of 0 to 4 and carrying an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and phospholipids;(c) at least one surfactant selected from among surfactants carrying an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and(d) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 5700833
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel isocarbacyclin derivatives useful for search and study of prostacyclin receptor and as a therapeutic drug for central nervous system diseases, which derivatives are expressed by the following formula ?I!: ##STR1## ?where, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or cation of an appropriate amount, and R.sup.2 an alkylene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignees: Research Developement Corporation of Japan, Atsuo Hazato
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Masaaki Suzuki, Atsuo Hazato, Bengt Langstrom
  • Patent number: 5691376
    Abstract: A compound of the following structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.8 =H: R.sub.1 =alkyl, cycloalkyl, arylalkyl, aryl;R.sub.2 =cycloalkyl, aryl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alkyl;X,Y=O, S(O).sub.n, NH;Z=CO.sub.2 R.sub.3, C(O)CO.sub.2 R.sub.3, CH(OH)CO.sub.2 R.sub.3, CHFCO.sub.2 R.sub.3, CF.sub.2 CO.sub.2 R.sub.3, CONR.sub.3 R.sub.4, CONR.sub.3 OR.sub.4, CONR.sub.3 NR.sub.4 R.sub.5, 1-tetrazole, C(O)CONR.sub.3 R.sub.4, CH(OH)CONR.sub.3 R.sub.4, CF.sub.2 CONR.sub.3 R.sub.4R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 =hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aryalkyl, cycloalkyl, or fluoroalkyl;halo=Cl, Br, or I;fluoroalkyl=CF.sub.3, CHF.sub.2, CH.sub.2 F, CH.sub.2 CF.sub.3, C.sub.2 F.sub.5 ;cycloalkyl=C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl;arylalkyl=C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl aryl;aryl=phenyl, furanyl, thienyl, or pyridyl; andn=0-2;or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful in the treatment of asthma, and allergic and inflammatory diseases, as well as methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions utilizing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Caggiano, Joseph Prol, Jr.
  • Patent number: RE36419
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods for prevention or treatment of primary and recurring squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity or oropharynx comprising topical administration, to the oral cavity or oropharynx, of an effective amount of an NSAID, especially a composition administering from about 0.001% to about 0.2% ketorolac to the oral cavity, alone or as an adjunct to surgery and/or radiation therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Paul Francis Cavanaugh, Jr.
  • Patent number: RE36854
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new vitamin D compound of the general formula ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group;R.sub.2 is a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkyl group, a hydroxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkyl group, a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.2)alkoxymethyl group or a (C.sub.2 -C.sub.3)alkenyl or alkynyl group;R.sub.3 is a branched or non-branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic 3- to 5 -membered hydrocarbon or oxahydrocarbon biradical, having at least 3 atoms in the main chain and being optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from epoxy, fluoro and hydroxy;R.sub.4 is a sec. or tert. (C.sub.3 -C.sub.6)alkyl group or a (C.sub.3 -C.sub.6)cycloalkyl group; andA and B are each individually hydrogen atoms or methyl groups, orA and B form together a methylene group.The invention further relates to a method of preparing these compounds and to their use in pharmacotherapy and cosmetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Duphar International Research B.V.
    Inventors: Jose P. Sestelo, Antonio Mourino, Jose L. Mascarenas, Sebastianus J. Halkes, Jan Zorgdrager, Gerhardus D. H. Dijkstra, Jan-Paul van de Velde