Patents Examined by Angela Brown-Pettigrew
  • Patent number: 9150537
    Abstract: Provided is a compound which has strong intraocular pressure lowering action and has no side effect on eyes such as ocular stimulating property, humor protein rise etc. Since a compound represented by the formula (I): (wherein definition of each group is as described in the specification), or a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof has strong intraocular pressure lowering activity and, further, has no side effect on eyes such as ocular stimulating property (hyperemia, corneal clouding etc.), aqueous humor protein rise etc., it has high safety, and can be an excellent agent for preventing and/or treating glaucoma etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Maruyama, Tohru Kambe, Shinsaku Yamane, Satoshi Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9139592
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the following compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound is a modulator of Nrf2 protein and binds at least one of the BTB domain, IVR domain and Kelch domain of Keap1 protein, activating or inhibiting Nrf2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: TRT PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Gerald Batist, Jian Hui Wu
  • Patent number: 9107888
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid bromfenac composition containing (a) bromfenac or a salt thereof and (b) benzalkonium chloride, characterized by that the composition has preservative efficacy and that the concentration of (b) benzalkonium chloride is higher than 0.0005% and lower than 0.005%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Nishihata, Wakiko Asayama, Suzuka Iemoto
  • Patent number: 9102687
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula I wherein R is heteroaryl optionally substituted by R7; or R is heterocycloalkyl or heterocycloalkenyl, optionally substituted by R8; or R is X wherein X is —NR11R12; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, for use—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—in therapy, for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases or conditions responsive to stimulation of neutrophil oxidative burst, responsive to stimulation of keratinocyte IL-8 release or responsive to induction of necrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: LEO LABORATORIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Gunnar Grue-Sørensen, Xifu Liang, Thomas Högberg, Kristoffer Månsson, Per Vedsø, Thomas Vifian
  • Patent number: 9056105
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds, compositions, and methods useful for treating bone diseases or defects. Also described herein are compounds, compositions and methods for treating bone diseases or defects by inhibiting phosphatase complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: INDIANA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Yokota, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 9056139
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing cancer with an inventive composition. The invention relates to the fields of biomedicine, pharmacology, and molecular biology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: KEAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Evros Vassiliou
  • Patent number: 9034923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (SDAT) by administering to the patient and effective amount of 1-alkyl, 2-acyl-glycerol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Phenomenome Discoveries Inc.
    Inventor: Dayan Burke Goodenowe
  • Patent number: 8999975
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein R1, R2 and n are described herein. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of Cathepsin C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Grundl, Thorsten Oost, Alexander Pautsch, Stefan Peters, Doris Riether, Wolfgang Wienen
  • Patent number: 8993617
    Abstract: The present invention directed to a method of treating multiple myeloma with the following compound: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound is a novel small molecule inhibitor of Ire1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Albert C. Koong, Ioanna Papandreou
  • Patent number: 8980945
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an antiviral composition comprising the following components: R-(?)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-cyclohex-2-enone (also called (?) carvone) and S-(+)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-cyclohex-2-enone (also called (+) carvone) and (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol (also called trans-geraniol) in combination with at least one more component chosen among essential oils components for use in treatment and prevention of diseases caused by DNA enveloped viruses, DNA non-enveloped viruses, RNA enveloped viruses and RNA non-enveloped viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Cessa Alliance
    Inventor: Christine Coppens
  • Patent number: 8981119
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X and n are described herein. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as IK1 channel activators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Ishihara, Kazuhiro Ikegai, Ikumi Kuriwaki, Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Nobuaki Takeshita, Ryuichi Takezawa
  • Patent number: 8962676
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of demyelination as an underlying cause of the disease of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a mammal, the method comprising promoting remyelination of myelination of axonal cells by administering to the mammal a 2-oxopyrrolidine compound having a general formula I: wherein R?R??H, and R??CH2CONH-(2,6CH3)C6H3 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin
    Inventors: Mark Pickering, Keith Murphy
  • Patent number: 8962675
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: (a) mandelate salts of atrasentan, (b) pharmaceutical compositions comprising an atrasentan mandelate salt, and, optionally, one or more additional therapeutic agents; (b) methods of using an atrasentan mandelate salt to treat nephropathy, chronic kidney disease, and/or other conditions; (c) kits comprising a first pharmaceutical composition comprising an atrasentan mandelate salt, and, optionally, a second pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more additional therapeutic agents; (d) methods for the preparation of an atrasentan mandelate salt; and (e) atrasentan mandelate salts prepared by such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Yuchuan Gong, Geoff G. Zhang
  • Patent number: 8927544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzofuran-2-sulfonamide derivatives with the following formula: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The derivatives are useful as modulators of chemokine receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Haiqing Yuan, Richard L. Beard, Xiaoxia Liu, John E. Donello, Veena Viswanath, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 8921411
    Abstract: The invention relates to solid state forms of Cabazitaxel, and processes for preparation, via novel synthetic intermediates, thereof, and formulations comprising one or more of the solid state forms of Cabazitaxel. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the solid state forms of Cabazitaxel, and a method of treating hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Plus Chemicals SA
    Inventors: Ondrej Simo, Pavel Vraspir, Tomas Holas, Alexandr Jegorov, Roman Gabriel
  • Patent number: 8921425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising formic acid as an active ingredient and a softening agent or emollient for use in the treatment of fungal infections of the skin and/or nail(s) of mammals, as well as methods for treatment utilizing such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Abbell AB
    Inventor: Astrid Agholme
  • Patent number: 8921363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by general formula I: or a stereoisomer, tautomer, hydrate, solvate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, R2, R7, W, X, Y and Z are defined within. These compounds are useful for the modulation of ?-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of ?-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Ana Elena Minatti, Yuan Cheng, Wenge Zhong
  • Patent number: 8895607
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of Formula (I) or (II) or a salt thereof, wherein R is described herein. The compounds are novel hydroxy-proline analog inhibitors of the ASCT1 and ASCT2 neutral amino acid transporters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Montana
    Inventors: Michael P. Kavanaugh, Brent Lyda, Nicholas R. Natale, Stephanie Lynn Martinelli
  • Patent number: 8889659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to TRPV1 selective agonist topical compositions including capsaicinoid and analgesic agent compositions and methods of manufacture and methods of providing pain relief as well as treating a variety of disorders with such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: API Genesis, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Bucks, Philip J. Birbara
  • Patent number: 8883859
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an antiviral composition comprising the following components: R-(?)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-cyclohex-2-enone (also called (?) carvone) and S-(+)-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-cyclohex-2-enone (also called (+) carvone) and (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol (also called trans-geraniol) in combination with at least one more component chosen among essential oils components for use in treatment and prevention of diseases caused by DNA enveloped viruses, DNA non-enveloped viruses, RNA enveloped viruses and RNA non-enveloped viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cesa Alliance S.A.
    Inventor: Willem Van Cauter