Patents by Inventor Charlotte McGuinness

Charlotte McGuinness 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: 6322819
    Abstract: A multiple pulsed dose drug delivery system for pharmaceutically active amphetamine salts, comprising an immediate-release component and an enteric delayed-release component wherein (1) the enteric release coating has a defined minimum thickness and/or (2) there is a protective layer between the pharmaceutically active amphetamine salt and the enteric release coating and/or (3) there is a protective layer over the enteric release coating. The product can be composed of either one or a number of beads in a dosage form, including either capsule, tablet, or sachet method for administering the beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Shire Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Beth A. Burnside, Xiaodi Guo, Kimberly Fiske, Richard A. Couch, Donald J. Treacy, Rong-Kun Chang, Charlotte McGuinness, Edward M. Rudnic
  • Patent number: 5952004
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical preparation comprising a stable, surface-active emulsion or dispersion of a pharmaceutical agent incorporated into an emulsion (i) having a hydrophobic discontinuous phase of a long chain carboxylic acid or ester or alcohol thereof dispersed in an aqueous phase or (ii) having a hydrophilic discontinuous phase dispersed in a hydrophobic phase of a long chain carboxylic acid or alcohol thereof. The emulsion with pharmaceutical agent is incorporated into a pharmaceutical carrier suitable for oral delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Shire Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rudnic, John McCarty, Beth Burnside, Charlotte McGuinness, George Belenduik