Patents Examined by Samira Jean-Louis
  • Patent number: 9968569
    Abstract: The present invention involves the use of 2,4-disulfonyl phenyl tert-butyl nitrone (2,4-ds-PBN) in the treatment and prevention of gliomas. The 2,4-ds-PBN may be used alone or combined with other traditional chemo- and radiotherapies and surgery, to treat or prevent glioma occurrence, recurrence, spread, growth, metastasis, or vascularization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Rheal A. Towner, Robert A. Floyd
  • Patent number: 9969698
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides methods using and kits comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Deog Joong Kim, Young Bok Lee, Reza Mazhari, Daniel Edward Emrich
  • Patent number: 9962371
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a pharmaceutical composition for parenteral administration comprising: an aqueous solution comprising ketorolac or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount from about 0.1 mg/mL to about 10 mg/mL; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; wherein the formulation is substantially free of alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: RTU PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Alexander Mironov, Chad James Pickens, Douglas Giles Johnson
  • Patent number: 9937161
    Abstract: Embodiments described here are combinatorial compositions and methods using these compositions for treating melanomas having activated mutations. The compositions comprises combinations of inhibitors of a MAPK pathway, ERK inhibitors, EGFR inhibitors, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) inhibitors, inhibitors of B-Raf, mitochondrial inhibitors, c-KIT inhibitors, MEK inhibitors and tigecycline or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Rizwan Haq, David E. Fisher, Hans Ragnar Widlund
  • Patent number: 9918968
    Abstract: The invention provides for treatment of cancers using a rapamycin analog, optionally including bortezomib. In particular, the invention addresses the treatment of bortezomib-resistant cancers using seco-rapamycin and optionally a second proteasome inhibitor. This invention relates to oncology and medicine, and more particularly to treatment of cancer. In particular, rapamycin analogs such as seco-rapamycin may be used advantageously to target the proteasome in cancer cells, optionally in conjunction with proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Maria E. Gaczynska, Pawel A. Osmulski
  • Patent number: 9901556
    Abstract: Dermatological disorders having an inflammatory or proliferative component are treated with pharmaceutical compositions containing on the order of 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable media therefor, advantageously topically applicable gels, creams or lotions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: GALDERMA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Michael Graeber, Janusz Czernielewski
  • Patent number: 9896447
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzyl urea compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence may be useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor Trk-A, Trk-B and/or Trk-C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Xu-Fang Zhang, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao
  • Patent number: 9884018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mesalamine rectal suppository designed to provide improved comfort of use. One embodiment of the invention is a mesalamine rectal suppository comprising mesalamine and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the drug load of the suppository ranges from 35% to 50%. Yet another embodiment of the invention is a mesalamine rectal suppository comprising mesalamine having a tap density ranging from about 600 to about 800 g/L (as measured by USP <616>) and a hard fat having an ascending melting point of 32 to 35.5° C. Yet another embodiment is a mesalamine rectal suppository comprising mesalamine particles and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, where the mesalamine particles have a surface area of from about 0.1 m2/g to about 2.8 m2/g (e.g., from about 0.1 m2/g to about 1.3 m2/g). Methods of preparing and methods of treatment with mesalamine suppositories are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: APTALIS PHARMA CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Carl Gauthier, Yves Dumoulin, David Powell, Hugues Moreau
  • Patent number: 9873670
    Abstract: The subject technology relates to arylquinoline compounds and their use for treating cancer or cancer metastasis. The compounds of the subject technology promote cells to secrete a pro-apoptotic tumor suppressor, i.e., prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4), which in turn promote apoptosis in cancer cells or metastatic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: David S. Watt, Chunming Liu, Vivek Rangnekar, Vitaliy M. Sviripa, Ravshan Burikhanov, Wen Zhang
  • Patent number: 9872842
    Abstract: Dermatological disorders having an inflammatory or proliferative component are treated with pharmaceutical compositions containing on the order of 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable media therefor, advantageously topically applicable gels, creams or lotions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: GALDERMA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Michael Graeber, Janusz Czernielewski
  • Patent number: 9868736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB) by contact with a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Donato, Moshe Talpaz, Luke Peterson, Matthew Young, Hollis D. Showalter, Christiane Wobus, Mary Xuan Dziem O'Riordan, Monika Ermann
  • Patent number: 9850277
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating a cancer characterized by the presence of a mutant allele of IDH1/2 comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound described here.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Janeta Popovici-Muller, Rene M. Lemieux, Jeremy Travins, Zhenwei Cai, Dawei Cui, Ding Zhou
  • Patent number: 9850239
    Abstract: Pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridine compounds of Formula I, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, are useful for inhibiting Pim kinase, and for treating disorders such as cancer mediated by Pim kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Do, Huiyong Hu, Aleksandr Kolesnikov, Wendy Lee, Vickie Hsiao-Wei Tsui, Xiaojing Wang, Zhaoyang Wen
  • Patent number: 9839608
    Abstract: A method for treating ear infections in animals includes forming a liquid composition having an antifungal agent, an antibiotic agent, a steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, an anhydrous organic acid, liquid dehydrated alcohol, and propylene glycol. The treatment method includes applying several drops of such composition inside the ear of the animal at least twice per day to the affected area of the animal's ear until the ear infection has been cured. The antifungal agent may include ketoconazole. The antibiotic agent may include ofloxacin. The steroidal anti-inflammatory agent may include triamcinolone diacetate. The anhydrous organic acid may include citric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Diamondback Drugs of Delaware, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rory J. Albert, Michael R. Blaire
  • Patent number: 9827217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new pharmaceutical salts of ?-GPA which exhibit improved physical properties. In particular, the invention relates to salts of ?-GPA with improved flow properties (e.g., improved Carr's index and/or Hausner ratio) such as fumarate salts, succinate salts, and oxalate salts. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including a pharmaceutically effective amount of one or more salts of ?-GPA, as well as methods of treating cancer including administration of a formulation including a ?-GPA salt of the invention to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Rgenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Martinez, Andreas G. Grill, Aniruddh Singh, Padmini Kavuru
  • Patent number: 9827242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament or a method for treating mental disorders, in detail, ADHD comprising lurasidone, or a combination of lurasidone and a D4 receptor agonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO DAINIPPON PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Ikeda, Takeo Ishiyama
  • Patent number: 9828386
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sulfur-substituted podophyllotoxin derivative, synthesis method thereof, and use thereof. The present invention introduces a rigid aromatic heterocyclic compound, as well as a further sulfonamidated product of 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole, 2-amino-5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole, 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride, or 4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride as a substituent group, into position 4 of the C-ring of podophyllotoxin or 4?-demethylepipodophyllotoxin to obtain the podophyllotoxin derivative shown in formula (V), said derivative having significantly increased antitumor activity and reduced toxic side effects. Experiments on in vitro tumor cell inhibition indicate that the antitumor activity of the compound of formula (V) of the present invention is significantly higher than the antitumor activity of podophyllotoxin or 4?-demethylepipodophyllotoxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yajie Tang, Jianlong Li, Wei Zhao, Hongmei Li
  • Patent number: 9820963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer including a lignan compound having a specific chemical structure (Chemical Formula 1); a health functional food composition for preventing or ameliorating cancer including the lignan compound; and a method for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer using the composition. Further, the present invention relates to a use of the lignan compound in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition or a health functional food composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sei Ryang Oh, Yong Yeon Cho, Hyung Won Ryu, Cheol Jung Lee, Hye Suk Lee, Doo Young Kim, Jung Hee Kim, Kyung Seop Ahn, Mee Hyun Lee, Hyeong Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9822100
    Abstract: The compounds of the invention are antagonists of MDM2 and MDMX, with excellent specificity for MDM2 and MDMX over other proteins, and with selective binding affinity to MDMX over MDM2. The compounds can therefore regulate p53 activity and treat a variety of cancers. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Inventors: R. Kiplin Guy, Yiqun Zhang, Brandon Young, Michael Dyer, Kristin Finch, Donald Bashford, Nagakumar Bharatham, Richard Kriwacki, Grace Roy-Appa, Lie Min, Jaeki Min, Antonio Ferreira
  • Patent number: 9815845
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, compositions and kits for treatment of cancer, e.g. heptacellular carcinoma. In some embodiments, the present invention discloses the use of a small-molecule compound of formula (I)-(XXVI) and (III?) as disclosed herein to inhibit transcription factor Late SV40 Factor (LSF) for treatment of cancer, e.g., HCC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ulla Hansen, Scott Schaus, Trevor Grant, Joshua Bishop, John Kavouris, Lisa M. Christadore