Patents Examined by Savitha Rao
  • Patent number: 9763941
    Abstract: This invention relates to solid oral pharmaceutical formulations of (S)-methyl (1-((4-(3-(5-chloro-2-fluoro-3-(methyl -sulfonamido)phenyl)-1-isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propan-2-yl)carbamate (COMPOUND A) and the use of these formulations for treating proliferative diseases, such as solid tumor diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Array BioPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Daya Verma, Yogita Krishnamachari, Xiaohong Shen, Hanchen Lee, Ping Li, Rajinder Singh, LayChoo Tan
  • Patent number: 9757396
    Abstract: The invention relates to medicine and specifically to methods for treating recurring forms of diseases related to the family of herpes viruses. A method for treating recurring diseases of the skin and mucous membranes caused by HSV-1 and HSV-2 involves applying a preparation to an affected area, said preparation including a base containing 0.5% or 1% of an active substance, namely a (2,6-dichlorophenyl)amide salt of carbopentoxysulfanilic acid of general formula (I): where X is Na, K, NH4; the preparation is applied twice daily for 3-5 days and, should prodromes appear, a second course of treatment is carried out, in which the preparation is applied 1-2 times daily for 2-3 days; the base containing the active substance can be in the form of a cream, an ointment, a gel, a suspension, suppositories, a patch or a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Viktor Veniaminovich Tets, Georgy Viktorovich Tets
    Inventors: Viktor Veniaminovich Tets, Georgy Viktorovich Tets, Viktor Iosifovich Krutikov
  • Patent number: 9757378
    Abstract: Novel methods for modulating acute myeloid leukemia stem/progenitor cell expansion and/or differentiation are disclosed. These methods are based on the use of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) modulators and/or compounds of formula I or II Screening assays to identify compounds that may be useful for inhibiting and/or eliminating AML initiating cells using AhR modulators and/or the compounds of formula I or II are also disclosed. The use of pharmaceutically acceptable agonists of the AhR for preventing or inhibiting minimal residual disease (MRD) in an AML patient is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL, RSEM, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Guy Sauvageau, Josee Hebert, Caroline Pabst
  • Patent number: 9751842
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which R1, X and n have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of Tankyrase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system injury and different forms of inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Marck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buchstaller, Dieter Dorsch, Christina Esdar, Birgitta Leuthner
  • Patent number: 9750713
    Abstract: Methods and compositions containing a phorbol ester or a derivative of a phorbol ester are provided for the treatment of chronic and acute conditions. Such conditions may be caused by disease, be symptoms or sequelae of disease. Chronic and acute conditions may be due to viral infections such as HIV and AIDS, neoplastic diseases stroke, kidney disease, urinary incontinence, autoimmune disorders, Parkinson's disease, prostate hypertrophy, aging, or the treatment of such diseases. Additional compositions and methods are provided which employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound in combination with at least one additional agent to yield more effective treatment tools against acute and chronic conditions in mammalian subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Biosuccess Biotech Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Fong Chen, Zheng Tao Han
  • Patent number: 9737520
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aclidinium or any of its stereoisomers or mixture of stereoisomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for improving the quality of sleep in respiratory patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Almirall, S.A.
    Inventors: Maria Esther Garcia Gil, Gonzalo De Miquel Serra, Maria Jose Sala Peinado
  • Patent number: 9732062
    Abstract: Provided are compounds useful for treating cancer and methods of treating cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Giovanni Cianchetta, Byron DeLaBarre, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Francesco G. Salituro, Jeffrey O. Saunders, Jeremy Travins, Shunqi Yan, Tao Guo, Li Zhang
  • Patent number: 9730915
    Abstract: The invention relates to medicine, in particular, to a method for preventing and/or treating a disease associated with a reduced density of interferon receptors, the method comprising administering an effective amount of glutaryl histamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Said disease may be hepatitis B, herpes, papilloma virus infection, or multiple sclerosis. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for prevention and/or treatment of diseases associated with a reduced density of interferon receptors, wherein the composition comprises an effective amount of glutaryl histamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention solves a problem of providing a novel agent effective for overcoming a resistance to interferon therapy in diseases selected from the group including hepatitis B, herpes, papilloma virus infection, or multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: OBSCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOI OTVETSTVENNOSTIYU “PHARMENTERPRISES”
    Inventors: Vladimir Evgenievich Nebolsin, Andrei Yurievich Egorov
  • Patent number: 9730928
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to triazol-1-ol compounds, analogs thereof, compositions comprising same, and methods of using same, alone or in combination with other agents, to reactivate latent retroviruses, and more particularly to reactivate latent HIV-1. Such compounds, compositions, and methods can be used, for example, in connection with diagnosing and/or treating a retrovirus, and more specifically HIV-1. 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: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Univeristy of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vincente Planelles, Alberto Bosque-Pardos, Chris M. Ireland, Ryan Van Wagoner, Mary Kay Harper-Ireland, John Alan Maschek
  • Patent number: 9730945
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, particularly for autism spectrum disorders characterized by increased head size (circumference) and deficits in social behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Damon Theron Page, Mriganka Sur
  • Patent number: 9724317
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and compositions for treating symptoms related to inflammatory conditions and to methods and compositions for treating inflammatory components of a common cold, utilizing various methods of administration od X-ray contrast media (CM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: 3E Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Elliott C. Lasser, Kenneth H. Lasser
  • Patent number: 9717738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of aerosolized fluoroquinolones formulated with divalent or trivalent cations and having improved pulmonary availability for the treatment and management of bacterial infections of the lung and upper respiratory tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Horizon Orphan LLC
    Inventors: David C. Griffith, Michael N. Dudley, Mark W. Surber, Keith A. Bostian, Olga Rodny
  • Patent number: 9717727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to preventing and treating leukemia and other cancers of the blood and bone, as well as disorders of the blood, by inhibiting gut-derived serotonin. The inhibition of the gut-derived serotonin is accomplished by inhibiting Tph1, an enzyme responsible for the production of gut-derived serotonin. The present invention also relates to preventing and treating leukemia and other cancers of the blood and bone, as well as disorders of the blood, by increasing the number, growth and proliferation of osteoblasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventor: Stavroula Kousteni
  • Patent number: 9714219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new compound of formula (I) wherein the variables have the meaning as indicated in the claims; or an enantiomer or salt thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are useful in the control of parasites, in particular endoparasites, in and on vertebrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: NOVARTIS TIERGESUNDHEIT AG
    Inventors: Noelle Gauvry, Francois Pautrat, Jean-Luc Perret, Chouaib Tahtaoui
  • Patent number: 9713602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the oxygen release efficiency of a hemoglobin-based blood substitute by using a phthalide compound, comprising the steps of: administering to a subject in need thereof the phthalide compound or co-administering to the subject in need thereof the phthalide compound along with the hemoglobin-based blood substitute, wherein the phthalide compound has an effect of increasing the oxygen release efficiency of the hemoglobin-based blood substitute, wherein the hemoglobin-based blood substitute can be fetal hemoglobin (HbF) or other Hb variants retaining two native ? subunits. The phthalide compound is used to substitute for or cooperate with 2,3-BPG, to play a role of a 2,3-BPG substitute, to act on the hemoglobin-based blood substitute to effectively substitute the function of normal hemoglobin in releasing oxygen to tissue cells, in order to maintain the cellular oxygenation level within a normal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Wang, Wei-Ren Chen
  • Patent number: 9707206
    Abstract: Methods for the treatment of systemic disorders treatable with mast cell stabilizers, including mast cell related disorders, are provided. Some embodiments relate to dosage forms. Dosage forms can include an aqueous pharmaceutical composition containing (i) from about 2% to about 6% by weight of cromolyn sodium, and (ii) an osmolarity adjusting agent consisting of (A) between about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of sodium chloride, inclusive of the endpoints, and (B) optionally salts of EDTA; and an inhalation device that forms an aerosol of said pharmaceutical composition, said aerosol exhibiting a respirable fraction of said pharmaceutical composition (<5 ?m) as measured by USP <1601> of at least about 60%, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Patara Pharma, LLC
    Inventors: William Gerhart, Manfred Keller, Ahmet Tutuncu, Pravin Soni
  • Patent number: 9708286
    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: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LEO LABORATORIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Gunnar Grue-Sørensen, Xifu Liang, Thomas Högberg, Kristoffer Månsson, Per Vedsø, Thomas Vifian
  • Patent number: 9701651
    Abstract: The disclosure herein generally relates to methods of treating an overweight or obese condition, and overweight- or obesity-related conditions. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a method of treating an overweight or obese condition involving administering to the subject in need thereof, an amount of a pharmaceutical composition including a MetAP-2 inhibitory compound, or a salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, effective to result in weight loss in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Zafgen, Inc.
    Inventor: James E. Vath
  • Patent number: 9700539
    Abstract: A creatine derivative, (Boc)2-creatine, is used as a medicament, in particular in a therapeutic antitumor treatment. I (Boc)2-creatine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA
    Inventors: Patrizia Garbati, Maurizio Balestrino, Enrico Adriano, Silvia Ravera, Enrico Millo, Gianluca Damonte, Annalisa Salis
  • Patent number: 9694009
    Abstract: The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises (1) a carbostyril derivative and (2) a serotonin reuptake inhibitor in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The carbostyril derivative may be aripiprazole or a metabolite thereof, which is a dopamine-serotonin system stabilizer. The serotonin reuptake inhibitor may be fluoxetine, duloxetine, venlafaxine, milnacipran, citalopram, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline or escitalopram. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is useful for treating patients with mood disorders, particularly depression or major depressive disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kikuchi, Taro Iwamoto, Tsuyoshi Hirose