Carbon To Carbon Unsaturated Patents (Class 514/739)
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Patent number: 11903375Abstract: A method of treating an area infested with bed bugs, includes applying to the infested area an amount of an isopropyl alcohol-denatured alcohol blend effective to kill the bed bugs. The alcohol blend composition is a bed bug control composition including, 25 vol. % to 33 vol. % denatured alcohol and 66 vol. % to 75 vol. % isopropyl alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Inventor: Annette Buchanan-Phillips
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Patent number: 11234948Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing and/or treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (II): wherein R1, R2, R3, X and Y are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or solvate of such a salt. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method of preventing and/or treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I): wherein R2, R3, and X, are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or solvate of such a salt.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: BASF ASInventors: Hilde Steineger, David Alan Fraser, Tore Skjæret
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Patent number: 9955695Abstract: The present invention relates to a pediculicide/ovicide composition and method of use thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a pediculicide/ovicide composition comprising a sesquiterpene alcohol and a suitable carrier.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Wild ChildInventor: John Found
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Patent number: 9814911Abstract: Linalool and other materials which are skin penetrating vasodilators or which can be made to have such properties are applied, either by themselves or in skin treatment compositions, to the skin of the head and especially the back of the neck to prevent or alleviate the effects of migraine headaches or applied to sore muscles or ligaments to aid in minimizing the soreness, or are applied to wrinkled and/or old looking skin on the face, neck, torso, or extremities, other than on the hands, to minimize wrinkles and/or improve the skin's appearance and/or are applied to the head to grow hair on the head or prevent hair loss.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Inventors: Robert Benson Aylor, Leigh Heather Makover
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Patent number: 9737493Abstract: Some aspects of the invention include attenuating DNMT1 inhibitor activity in an animal comprising administering an antioxidant. Other aspects of the invention include methods comprising administering a composition comprising a DNMT1 inhibitor and an antioxidant. In some instances in the methods, the animal is undergoing a treatment for cancer. Additional aspects of the invention include compositions comprising a DNMT1 inhibitor and an antioxidant.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Francesca R. Salipur, Paula J. Bates, Elsa Merit Reyes-Reyes, Bo Xu, Gerald B. Hammond
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Patent number: 9730901Abstract: The invention relates to the area of the chemical-pharmaceutical industry and medicine, in particular, to an agent for treatment of dependence on ethyl alcohol and/or drugs, treatment of psychosomatic and neurological complications in such patients; to pharmaceutical compositions containing this agent; and to treatment methods for psychosomatic and neurological complications with this agent. The aim of the invention is to develop a new pharmaceutical agent with minimal side effects. The proposed therapeutic substance, for treatment of addiction to ethanol and/or drugs, for treatment of psychosomatic and neurological complications in such patients, which is presented by polyprenols of formula (1) where n=8-20. Therapeutic composition for treatment of addiction to ethanol and/or drugs, for treatment of psychosomatic and neurological complications in patients is suggested, which includes an effective amount of polyprenols of formula (1) where n=8-20.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Inventors: Viktor Ivanovich Roschin, Vagif Sultanovich Sultanov
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Patent number: 9622478Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to compositions for topical administration to dogs and cats comprising the active components dinotefuran and flumethrin, and methods for the treatment and prevention of flea and tick infestation comprising topical administration of such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SOLANO S.P. LTD.Inventors: Amnon Vardi, Nimrod Vardi, Fabian Trumper
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Publication number: 20150098910Abstract: In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for disrupting biofilms. In some embodiments, the compounds and compositions comprise unsaturated long chain alcohols and/or aldehydes, or combinations of such compounds. In further embodiments, the present invention contains therapeutic actives to help reduce and/or eradicate the bacteria in the biofilm once the film is disrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Carolyn J. Mordas, Robert J. Gambogi
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Patent number: 9000030Abstract: A method of inhibiting excitotoxicity by indirectly activating ?4?2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) which indirectly activate synaptic AMPA and NMDA receptors is disclosed Inhibitors of ?7 nACHRs, such as macrocyclic diterpenoids, more specifically cembranoids or methyllycaconitine (MLA), indirectly activate ?4?2 nAChRs and can be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson Disease, AIDS related dementia and the delayed effects of stroke. They can also be used to treat diseases associated with neuronal impairment, including, but not limited to glaucoma caused by optical nerve damage, delayed effects of epilepsy; and multiple sclerosis.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Inventors: Peter Andrew Ferchmin, Vesna Ana Eterovic De Ferchmin, Hector Manuel Maldonado, Khalid El Sayed
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Publication number: 20150093354Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method and enzyme for forming various compounds, such as monoterpenes and monoterpenoid compounds. In a specific example, the present disclosure provides a method for producing one or more of (?)-ipsdienol, (?)-ipsenol, ipsenone, and ipsdienone. The present disclosure also provides methods of using compounds formed from the disclosed method and enzyme.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of NevadaInventors: Claus Tittiger, Rubi Figueroa-Teran, Gary J. Blomquist
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Patent number: 8987263Abstract: Basic esters of fatty alcohols of the general formula: R1-O—CO-A or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 is C12-C24 alkyl or C10-C24 alkenyl, and A is a residue containing at least one acyclic or cyclic amino group and/or at least one heteroaromatic ring containing a tertiary or quaternary nitrogen atom, are anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents, useful in the treatment of immunologically-mediated inflammation, as adjuvants for antigens involved in both cellular and humoral responses.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Inventors: Meir Shinitzky, Irun R. Cohen, Raanan Margalit, Yaacov Herzig, Jeffrey Sterling, Gyorgy Toth, Istvan Miskolczi, Ferenc Rantal, Tivadar Tamas
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Patent number: 8987338Abstract: The invention relates to an area of the chemical-pharmaceutical industry and medicine, particularly to an agent for treatment of dementias, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), as well as to a method of treatment and pharmaceutical composition, which is effective for both treatment of dementias, including AD or dementias of Alzheimer type, and during manifestations of the first symptoms of memory disorder. The given invention consists of the development of a new therapeutic substance with minimal side effects that currently is a topical issue for treatment of the corresponding diseases. Attached is the use of polyprenols of formula (1) where n=8-20 as an active ingredient for the production of the therapeutic agent for the treatment of patients with dementia syndrome, including those who suffer from Alzheimer's disease. It is proposed to use a therapeutic agent for the treatment of patients with dementia syndrome, including those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, being polyprenols of formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Inventors: Viktor Ivanovich Roschin, Vagif Sultanovich Sultanov
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Patent number: 8987262Abstract: The present technology relates the use of a beta blocker for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of hemangiomas, for example of infantile hemangiomas. The beta blocker may be a non-selective beta-blocker, for example propranolol. The present technology provides an alternative to the known compounds, e.g. corticosteroïds, interferon or vincristine, generally used for the treatment of hemangiomas.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignees: Universite de Bordeaux, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BordeauxInventors: Christine Leaute-Labreze, Eric Dumas De La Roque, Alain Taieb, Jean-Benoit Thambo
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Publication number: 20150072953Abstract: The present disclosure provides mixtures of prenylated flavonoids, stilbenes, or both with flavans or curcuminoids or both capable of modulating joint inflammation, joint pain, joint stiffness, cartilage degradation, or improving mobility, range of motion, flexibility, joint physical function, or any combination thereof. Such a mixture of prenylated flavonoids, stilbenes, or both with flavans or curcuminoids or both can optionally be used in combination with other joint management agents, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics, COX/LOX inhibiting agents, glucosamine compounds, neuropathic pain relief agents, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Lidia Alfaro Brownell, Min Chu, Mei-Feng Hong, Eu-Jin Hyun, Qi Jia, Ping Jiao, Hyun-Jin Kim, Mi-Ran Kim, Tae-Woo Kim, Bo-Su Lee, Young-Chul Lee, Breanna Moore, Jeong-Bum Nam, Mi-Sun Oh, Mi-Hye Park, Mesfin Yimam, Qian Zhang
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Patent number: 8952074Abstract: The invention relates to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and to medicine, in particular, to medicinal agents based on a mixture of natural oligomers of isoprenol (Ropren), which inhibits monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity; and to a method for treatment of patients suffering from diseases associated with the excessive activity of monoamine oxidase. The given invention consists of the development of a new therapeutic substance with minimal side effects that is currently a topical issue for treatment of the corresponding diseases. The proposed: Therapeutic substance consisted of polyprenols of formula (1) for treatment of patients with diseases associated with excessive activity of monoamine oxidase. with content of polyprenols of formula (1) in the given therapeutic substance from 0.1 to 80%.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Viktor Ivanovich Roschin, Vagif Sultanovich Sultanov
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Publication number: 20150025077Abstract: This invention relates to geranylgeranyl acetone (GGA) derivatives and the use of GGA, its isomers, and GGA derivatives in methods for inhibiting neural death, increasing neural activity, increasing axon growth and cell viability, and increasing the survival rate of subjects administered the GGA or GGA derivatives.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: COYOTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Hiroaki Serizawa, Ankush B. Argade, Akash Datwani, Natalie Spencer, Yonghua Pan, Florian Ermini
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Patent number: 8912230Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a molecule selected from the group which consists of geranyl acetate, geraniol, isomenthone, limonene or a mixture of at least two of the above, for preparing a drug for treating or preventing vascular endothelial cell senescence and subjacent tissue degeneration induced by repeated inflammatory episodes. Specifically, the drug is useful for treating vascular endothelial cell senescence and tissue degeneration induced by repeated inflammatory episodes resulting from the presence of cancer cells.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Aisa TherapeuticsInventor: Patrizia D'Alessio
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Publication number: 20140348959Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment of conditions such as ear pain are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Mark A. Mitchnick, Garry Gwozdz
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Patent number: 8883221Abstract: Micronutrient combination product, wherein the micronutrient combination product comprises zeaxanthin, lutein, zinc and copper.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Bausch & Lomb IncorporatedInventors: Guenter Bellmann, Gudrun Claus-Herz
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Publication number: 20140329911Abstract: Provided herein are methods for predicting efficacy of a DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) inhibitor treatment in a subject having a cancer, methods of identifying a subject having a cancer that is more likely to respond to a DNMT1 inhibitor treatment, and methods of selecting a treatment for a subject having a cancer that include determining a level of SOX9 in a sample containing cells from a subject having a cancer. Also provided are methods of treating a subject having a cancer that include selectively administering a DNMT1 inhibitor to a subject having cancer determined to have an elevated level of SOX9 in a sample containing cells from the subject compared to a reference level. Also provided are antibodies and antigen-binding antibody fragments that specifically bind to SOX9, and nucleic acid sequences that contain at least 10 nucleotides complementary to a contiguous sequence present in a SOX9 nucleic acid for use in these methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Paula J. Bates, Mohammad Tariq Malik, Francesca R. Salipur
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Publication number: 20140302146Abstract: The present invention provides an ophthalmic aqueous composition having an oil-in-water emulsion including a vegetable oil, a non-ionic surfactant, and a terpenoid, wherein an average particle diameter of emulsion particles is within the range of 30 nm to 300 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: ROHTO PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Kurose, Takayuki Miyano, Toru Okubo, Mariyo Kato
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Patent number: 8853272Abstract: A method for treating an inflammation or lesion caused by herpes virus, comprising topically applying to said inflammation or lesion a composition consisting essentially of a C1 to C3 monohydroxy alcohol or a C2 to C4 diol and a sufficient amount of an acid to adjust the pH of the composition to below 4.6. Topical administration of the composition is preferred and is effective in treating lesions associated infections by viruses such as Herpes simplex. Nasal deliverable forms are effective in treating symptoms due to viruses that cause the common cold. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the present method are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Topical Remedy, LLCInventors: Thomas W. Konowalchuk, Jack Konowalchuk
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Publication number: 20140296348Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous ophthalmic composition having a pH of 7 or more, containing a terpenoid and zinc chloride. According to the present invention, an aqueous ophthalmic composition is provided in which adsorption of the terpenoid to a container can be inhibited, thereby making it possible to inhibit the reduction in the terpenoid content for a long period of time, the aqueous ophthalmic composition having some excellent actions such as an inhibitory action for histamine release, and an inhibitory action for discharges from the eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Yasuko Matsumura, Chinatsu Furumiya, Masashi Itoh
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Publication number: 20140274683Abstract: Compositions including (a) a pollinating insect repelling, controlling, or directing compound or composition and (b) a compound or composition capable of protecting seeds, plant parts, or plants against insect and/or nematode infestation are provided. The disclosure also provides for methods of repelling, controlling, or directing a pollinating insect, for example a bee, while protecting seeds, plant parts, and/or plants against insect and/or nematode infestation. Seeds, plants, and plant parts treated with compositions described herein are also provided for by the disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Bayer CropScience LPInventors: Tai-Teh WU, Dick ROGERS, Jian ZHANG, Robert CROFT, Chi Yu Roy CHEN
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Publication number: 20140259191Abstract: This invention relates to a method of sedating, anaesthetising or euthanising an aquatic organism comprising the step of contacting said organism with linalool, a compositions, a body of water containing thereof and a method of transporting an aquatic organism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: AQUA-MOR TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventor: Dani Neifeld
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Publication number: 20140228448Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of R—OH alcohols as phagodeterrents, and to a method for treating plants infested with aphids which comprises the administration of these R—OH alcohols.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHEInventors: Maria Agnese Sabatini, Sonia Ganassi, Claudio Altomare, Mara Favilla, Antonio Evidente, Anna Andolfi
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Patent number: 8795699Abstract: A method of repelling wasps, which method comprises using a preparation comprising (a) one or more of ethyl 3-(N-n-butyl-N-acetylamino)propionate, dihydronepetalactone, and extract of catmint, and (b) at least one compound selected from certain perfume ingredients. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Beiersdorf AGInventors: Rainer Kroepke, Jens Schulz, Jens Nielsen, Stephanie Von Der Fecht
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Patent number: 8765819Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of low content of benzoic acid and/or sodium salt thereof in combination with one or more organic acid preservatives as active ingredients in the manufacture of a vaginal composition, wherein the composition has weak inhibition effect on normal vaginal lactobacilli while has strong inhibition effect on vaginal fungi and/or pathogenic vaginal lactobacilli, the organic acid preservatives are selected from the group consisting of dehydroacetic acid and/or sodium salt thereof, propionic acid and/or a salt thereof, sorbic acid and/or a salt thereof. The composition of the present invention is particularly useful in inhibiting vaginal fungi, and/or inhibiting pathogenic vaginal lactobacilli, and/or promoting normal vaginal lactobacilli, and/or maintaining normal vaginal acidity, and/or modulating vaginal microecosystem, and/or modulating vaginal microbials, and/or selectively decontaminating vagina.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Inventors: Zhongming Zeng, Ruyun Zhou
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Patent number: 8758787Abstract: An insect repellent material includes a carrier such as a polyethylene, a molecular sieve or zeolite material, and a repellent such as geraniol. The molecular sieve/zeolite material provides the insect repellent material with a slow-release quality and also permits the carrier to hold more insect repellent than it would otherwise if so desired.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Fasst Products, LLC.Inventors: Herman L. Friend, E. Cole Nelson, Jr.
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Patent number: 8703829Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I): R1?R2??(I) wherein R1 and R2 have any of the values or specific values defined herein, as well as compositions comprising such compounds and therapeutic methods comprising the administration of such compounds.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Gerald B. Hammond, Bo Xu, Paula J. Bates
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Patent number: 8697043Abstract: Disclosed are odor suppressing analgesic compositions comprising: a) from about 0.1% to about 20%, by weight, of farnesol or other suitable deodorizing bacteriostatic agent; and b) from about 0.1% to about 60%, by weight, volatile organic compound wherein said volatile organic compound may be encapsulated and is chosen from the following (menthol, camphor, methyl salicylate, methyl nicotiniate, or combination of thereof); and c) a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion, gel, patch, plaster, ointment, solution or spray carrier. An optimized odor suppressing analgesic composition can provide a combination of antimicrobial properties, odor suppression properties, skin cooling or heating properties, topical analgesic properties, low irritation and stability.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Chattem, Inc.Inventors: Vardan Ter-Antonyan, Jason Sondgeroth, David Jaeger, Shane Smith, Elisa Barnes
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Patent number: 8691256Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide compositions for controlling a target pest including a first agent and a second agent comprising a pest control product or a signal cascade modulator, wherein the first agent and the second agent act synergistically to control the target pest. The first agent can be capable of interacting with a receptor in the target pest. The pest control product can have a first activity against the target pest when applied without the active agent and the compositions can have a second activity against the target pest; and the second activity can be greater than the first activity. Embodiments of the invention can include compositions that modulate the signal cascade initiated by the binding of ligands to, for example, cell surface receptors. Methods of screening such compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Tyratech, Inc.Inventor: Essam Enan
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Publication number: 20140088185Abstract: A buccally administered dosage for assisting with the relief of common digestive complaints where the dosage formed into a hard candy dosage drop, where the dosage is a sugar base infused with a botanical derivative that has concentrated active compositions in sufficient concentration to provide a soothing effect of digestive upset, and where the drop has favorable organoleptic properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Dustin Garth James, Helen Kim-James
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Publication number: 20140080919Abstract: Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants are disclosed. The dimethicone surfactants are PEG-8 to PEG-12 linear dimethicone surfactants and in particular PEG-10 linear dimethicone surfactant. The compositions are useful as antimicrobial products and in particular handcare or skincare products.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Joseph R. Wegner, Cheryl A. Littau
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Publication number: 20140073703Abstract: Phytol (3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol),orderivates thereof, of natural or synthetic origin are used as active ingredient in formulations to lower serum levels of triglycerides and/or cholesterol. Phytol can be administered to patients with disease conditions related to increased levels of cholesterol or triglycerides such as type II diabetes, obesity or other patients in risk of cardiovascular diseases due to elevated cholesterol levels. Phytol can also be administered to healthy individuals to maintain normal levels of serum cholesterol.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Peter Olofsson, Malin Hultqvist, Rikard Holmdahl
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Publication number: 20140024603Abstract: New fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) inhibitors have been identified which are useful for promoting the retention and/or growth of keratin fibers, such as hair of the scalp, hair of the face (moustache, beard, etc.), eyebrows, eyelashes, and the like. The FGFR1 inhibitors may be formulated in effective amounts in a variety of cosmetic and personal care products.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Avon Products, Inc.Inventors: Michele C. Duggan, Satish Parimoo, Cheng S. Hwang
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Patent number: 8632795Abstract: The present invention relates to a device in the form of a container made of a polymer material, which container has one or more sealed chambers, each of which comprise a liquid pheromone comprising 2-ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane, methyl 2,4-decadiene-carboxylate and at least one alcohol selected among 2-methylbut-3-en-2-ol and 2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol, where at least 50% of the area of the walls forming the chambers have a wall thickness in the range of from 0.1 to 1 mm and the polymer material which forms the chamber is at least in those areas an uncoated vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer with a vinyl acetate content in the range of from 10 to 17% by weight. The invention also relates to a method of combating and for monitoring the swarming behavior of the species Pityogenes chalcographus, generally also referred to as spruce wood engraver or six-dentated bark beetle.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Zühlke, Jürgen Jentzsch, Ulf Baier, Hansjochen Schroeter
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Publication number: 20130331422Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of an isomer or analog of monoterpene or sesquiterpene (or its derivative), such as an isoperillyl alcohol. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a derivative of an isomer or analog of monoterpene or sesquiterpene, such as an isoperillyl alcohol carbamate. The derivative may be an isoperillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent. The route of administration may vary, including inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: NEONC Technologies Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chen, Daniel Levin, Satish Puppali, Daniel Anthony Dickman
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Publication number: 20130324613Abstract: Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory skin disorder. This invention provides the use of a compound of formula (I) R—CO—X (Wherein R is a C16-24 unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally interrupted by ?, ?, ?, or ? to the carbonyl group by a heteroatom or group of heteroatoms selected from S, O, N, SO, SO2 said hydrocarbon group comprising at least 5 non-conjugated double bonds; and X is an electron withdrawing group) in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of psoriasis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Avexxin ASInventors: Berit Johansen, Marit Anthonsen, Wenche Sjursen, Anne Kristen Holmeide, Lars Skattebol
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Publication number: 20130261191Abstract: Essential oil compounds, such as p-cymene, thymol, salicylaldehyde, tea tree oil, peppermint oil, cuminaldehyde, cinnamic acid, cinnamic alcohol, farnesal and farnesylacetone, especially 2-decenal and nerolidol when added to feed or drinking water to combat histomonas, a single cell protozoan organism that is an intestinal parasite infecting both vertebrates and invertebrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Marco FREHNER, Riccardo Losa, Didier Archain
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Patent number: 8529928Abstract: Biodegradable polymers incorporating biomolecules and methods of their use are provided. Certain aspects provide biomolecules crosslinked with diglycidyl esters. The disclosed compositions have numerous applications including cellular regeneration, wound healing, and cellular differentiation.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2007Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventors: Yadong Wang, Blaine Zern, Christiane Gumera
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Patent number: 8512723Abstract: Antimicrobial compositions, especially those useful when applied topically, particularly to mucosal tissues (i.e., mucous membranes), including, in particular, an antimicrobial lipid component, such as a fatty acid ester, fatty ether, or alkoxide derivative thereof. The compositions can also include an enhancer component, a surfactant, a hydrophobic component, and/or a hydrophilic component. Such compositions provide effective topical antimicrobial activity and are accordingly useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions that are caused, or aggravated by, microorganisms (including viruses).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2004Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Matthew T. Scholz, Dianne L. Gibbs, John T. Capecchi, Jeffrey F. Andrews
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Publication number: 20130165495Abstract: A method of inhibiting excitotoxicity by indirectly activating ?4?2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) which indirectly activate synaptic AMPA and NMDA receptors is disclosed Inhibitors of ?7 nACHRs, such as macrocyclic diterpenoids, more specifically cembranoids or methyllycaconitine (MLA), indirectly activate ?4?2 nAChRs and can be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson Disease, AIDS related dementia and the delayed effects of stroke. They can also be used to treat diseases associated with neuronal impairment, including, but not limited to glaucoma caused by optical nerve damage, delayed effects of epilepsy; and multiple sclerosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Peter Andrew Ferchmin, Vesna Ana Eterovic De Ferchmin, Hector Manuel Maldonado, Khalid El Sayed
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Publication number: 20130156839Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the control and management of wildlife populations (including domesticated animals) and pests such as birds including geese, deer and other herbivore such as rabbits, ground hogs, raccoons, moose and elk, tunneling animals such as moles, voles and gophers and insects, carnivores and other organisms. Specifically provided are geraniol oil-based formulations which may be applied to natural or artificial surfaces. Also provided are pest control systems incorporating the use of repellent or attractant formulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: James J. Messina, James D. Messina
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Publication number: 20130149399Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a skin temperature elevating agent that can further effectively raise a skin temperature. Another object is to provide a cosmetic composition, a food and a sundry article having a skin temperature elevating effect. A skin temperature elevating agent of the present invention is selected from one or more selected from a group consisting of: an extract of Japanese peppermint; an extract of clary sage; dihydro-?-ionol; and geraniol, and thus it can raise a skin temperature of a cheek. The skin temperature elevating agent according to the present invention is also selected from one or more selected from a group consisting of: an extract of Japanese peppermint; an extract of juniper berry; and 4-methoxystyrene, and thus it can raise a skin temperature of a hand fingertip. Hence, the skin temperature elevating agent according to the present invention can further effectively raise a skin temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Keiko Mori, Shinichiro Haze, Yoko Gozu, Atsushi Joichi
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Publication number: 20130150443Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of compounds having the general formula (I): CH3(—CH?CH)n—R??(I) where n=from 2 to 7, and R is chosen from among: CHO, CH2OH, CH2O—CO—R?, CO—OR?, CO—O(-), where R? is chosen from among H, the alkyl from C1 to C22, each compound of general formula (I) being used as such or in a mixture, as an active principle in a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition to improve the human epidermal cell repair activity by means of the production of keratin mediated by the cytokeratins cK-19.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: GIULIANI S.P.A.Inventors: Giammaria GIULIANI, Anna BENEDUSI, Sergio BARONI
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Publication number: 20130101687Abstract: Insecticidal compositions have at least one active agent and at least one insecticide. The active agent can include perilla oil, a component found in perilla oil, or a perillaldehyde or carvone analog. The insecticide can include a pyrethrum, pyrethrin, pyrethroid, neonicotinoid, chlofenapyr, ethiprole, sulfoxoflor, carbamate, organophosphate, or organochlorine. Methods for controlling insects include contacting an insect with an effective amount of a composition described in this specification. Modified plants that produce an active agent can be contacted with an insecticide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Michael Dean Willis, Marie Elizabeth Saunders, Darryl Ramoutar, Joanna Maria Szymczyk, Frances Nita Krenick, Andrea Rohrbacher
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Publication number: 20130059921Abstract: The present invention concerns various compositions comprising the essential oil of Origanum compactum or of Aniba rosaeodora or one of their constituents, preferably a major constituent, for use in the targeted treatment and prevention of keratoses in the transformation phase and of carcinomas originating from these keratoses, and more particularly of keratoses induced by solar radiation on the skin of a subject. More particularly, the present invention concerns compositions based on the essential oil of oregano or of rosewood, or on linalool, thymol or carvacrol.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicants: L'Oreal, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Institut CurieInventors: Laurent Marrot, Jérémie Soeur, Meng-Er Huang
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Publication number: 20130058878Abstract: Geranylgeranyl-2-propanol compound (GGP) having the following formula (I) is proposed for use according to the present invention as a cosmetic active compound for the prevention and treatment of aging of skin and its appendages. The GGP has a protective action against oxidative stress and free radical, on telomeres and on mitochondria and its activity. In particular, GGP can be used for the treatment of wrinkles, fine lines and visible discontinuities of skin, for the treatment pigmentation disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: SEDERMAInventors: Arnaud Fournial, Philippe Mondon, Olivier Peschard
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Patent number: 8388949Abstract: The invention relates to the field of food compositions and their use. In particular compositions comprising at least 15 En % protein and pantothenic acid, or equivalents thereof, are provided, which are suitable for stimulating appetite.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2004Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: N.V. NutriciaInventor: Robert Johan Joseph Hageman