Patents
US 11234975 B2: Levorphanol prodrugs and processes for making and using them
- Granted
- 2022-02-01
- Filed
- 2018-04-12 application 16604710
- Type
- Utility · 34 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The presently described technology provides compositions of one or more of oxoacids, amino acids, polyethylene glycols, and/or vitamin compounds chemically conjugated to levorphanol ((−)-17-methylmorphinan-3-ol) to form novel prodrugs and compositions of levorphanol.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220201.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEMPHARM, INC. 57 patents | US company or organization | Four Corners, FL | KEMPHARM, INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Mickle | Four Corners, FL | 83 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sven Guenther | Coralville, IA | 63 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sanjib Bera | Blacksburg, VA | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K31/485 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | C07D221/28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC signed 2026-03-12 | ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. CELEBRATION, FL | 75080/907 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-04-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. signed 2024-04-05 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 67040/637 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-02-23 | Name change Change of name | KEMPHARM, INC. signed 2023-02-21 | ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. CELEBRATION, FL | 66664/108 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GUENTHER, SVEN signed 2019-10-22 MICKLE, TRAVIS signed 2019-11-11 BERA, SANJIB signed 2019-11-12 | KEMPHARM, INC. CELEBRATION, FL | 51245/744 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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