Patents by Inventor Bernhardt Levy Trout

Bernhardt Levy Trout has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9205089
    Abstract: Layer processing for pharmaceuticals, and related systems, methods, and articles are generally described. In some embodiments, ingestible pharmaceutical products (e.g., tablets) can be formed by processing one or more layers containing a pharmaceutically active composition. For example, at least one layer containing a pharmaceutically active composition can be manipulated (e.g., folded, rolled, stacked, etc.) such that the average thickness of the product formed by the manipulation is at least about two times the average thickness of the portions of the layer(s) used to form the product. In some embodiments, after the layer is manipulated, it can be processed (e.g., cut, coated, etc.) to form a final product such as, for example, a tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Bernhardt Levy Trout, Trevor Alan Hatton, Emily Chang, James M B Evans, Salvatore Mascia, Won Kim, Ryan Richard Slaughter, Yi Du, Himanshu Hemant Dhamankar, Keith M. Forward, Gregory C. Rutledge, Mao Wang, Allan Stuart Myerson, Blair Kathryn Brettmann, Nikhil Padhye, Jung-Hoon Chun
  • Patent number: 9138659
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions, methods, and systems relating to controlled crystallization and/or nucleation of a molecular species. In some embodiments, the crystallization and/or nucleation of the molecular species may be controlled by tuning the surface chemistry and/or the morphology of a crystallization substrate. In some embodiments, the molecular species is a small organic molecule (e.g., pharmaceutically active agent).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Bernhardt Levy Trout, Patrick S. Doyle, Trevor Alan Hatton, Allan Stuart Myerson, Ying Diao, Matthew E. Helgeson
  • Publication number: 20150259435
    Abstract: The invention provides HER2-binding proteins and VEGF-A-binding proteins having a reduced tendency to aggregate. Compositions and methods of use are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Bernhardt Levy Trout, Curtiss Paul Schneider, Neeraj Jagdish Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20150239977
    Abstract: The invention provides CD20-binding proteins and EGFR-binding proteins having a reduced tendency to aggregate. Compositions and methods of use are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Bernhardt Levy Trout, Curtiss Paul Schneider, Neeraj Jagdish Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20150196489
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, and systems for controlling crystallization of an agent are generally described. In some embodiments, an agent is crystallized in the presence of polymer matrices, such as polymer particles. The polymer matrix may influence at least a portion of the crystallization process and/or the resulting composition. In some such embodiments, the polymer matrix allows one or more aspect of the process and/or composition to be controlled and/or altered. For instance, the polymer matrix may act as a crystallization promoter and/or acceptable carriers of the crystallized agent. In certain embodiments, the polymer matrix described herein, can be used with any agent regardless of its chemical and/or physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Huseyin Burak Eral, Vilmali Lopez-Mejias, Allan Stuart Myerson, Bernhardt Levy Trout, Patrick S. Doyle, Marcus O'Mahony
  • Publication number: 20130295143
    Abstract: Electrospinning of crystalline particles comprising active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) from suspensions yields fibrous compositions comprising the API. The morphology and size of the crystalline particles may be preserved. The particles may be predominantly retained by fibers and distributed throughout the fibrous mesh. Tablet forms of the APIs prepared from the fibrous compositions demonstrate higher dissolution rates than tablets prepared from compacted powders of the APIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Bernhardt Levy Trout, Blair Kathryn Brettmann, Allan Stuart Myerson
  • Publication number: 20120305174
    Abstract: Layer processing for pharmaceuticals, and related systems, methods, and articles are generally described. In some embodiments, ingestible pharmaceutical products (e.g., tablets) can be formed by processing one or more layers containing a pharmaceutically active composition. For example, at least one layer containing a pharmaceutically active composition can be manipulated (e.g., folded, rolled, stacked, etc.) such that the average thickness of the product formed by the manipulation is at least about two times the average thickness of the portions of the layer(s) used to form the product. In some embodiments, after the layer is manipulated, it can be processed (e.g., cut, coated, etc.) to form a final product such as, for example, a tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Bernhardt Levy Trout, Trevor Alan Hatton, Emily Chang, James MB Evans, Salvatore Mascia, Won Kim, Ryan Richard Slaughter, Yi Du, Himanshu Hemant Dhamankar, Keith M. Forward, Gregory C. Rutledge, Mao Wang, Allan Stuart Myerson, Blair Kathryn Brettmann, Nikhil Padhye, Jung-Hoon Chun
  • Publication number: 20120076860
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions, methods, and systems relating to controlled crystallization and/or nucleation of a molecular species. In some embodiments, the crystallization and/or nucleation of the molecular species may be controlled by tuning the surface chemistry and/or the morphology of a crystallization substrate. In some embodiments, the molecular species is a small organic molecule (e.g., pharmaceutically active agent).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Bernhardt Levy Trout, Patrick S. Doyle, Trevor Alan Hatton, Allan Stuart Myerson, Ying Diao, Matthew E. Helgeson