Patents by Inventor Gerard P. McNally

Gerard P. McNally 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: 11911478
    Abstract: Compositions useful in the treatment of cough and cold symptoms, including but not limited to, cough, nasal congestion and sore throat, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Anurag Pandey, Vipul Dave
  • Publication number: 20220062173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical liquid composition, wherein said liquid composition comprises at least one cooling agent comprising of a phenyl ring containing a polar side group at least one viscosity enhancing agent and at least one surfactant. The invention also relates to a method to produce such a pharmaceutical composition as well as a method of alleviating a symptom selected from the group consisting of cough, nasal congestion and sore throat in a subject comprising administering the composition according to any of preceding claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Vipul Dave, Anurag Pandey
  • Publication number: 20210401739
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soft chewable dosage form comprising a first active pharmaceutical ingredient encapsulated in a lipid material that is embedded in the soft chewable dosage form and wherein the soft chewable dosage form comprises at least a second active pharmaceutical ingredient as well as a method of treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in the gastro intestinal tract using the soft chewable dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory E. Koll, Gerard P. McNally, Vipul Dave
  • Patent number: 11141375
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soft chewable dosage form comprising a first active pharmaceutical ingredient encapsulated in a lipid material that is embedded in the soft chewable dosage form and wherein the soft chewable dosage form comprises at least a second active pharmaceutical ingredient as well as a method of treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in the gastro intestinal tract using the soft chewable dosage form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory E. Koll, Gerard P. McNally, Vipul Dave
  • Publication number: 20210093723
    Abstract: Compositions useful in the treatment of cough and cold symptoms, including but not limited to, cough, nasal congestion and sore throat, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Anurag Pandey, Vipul Dave
  • Patent number: 10888620
    Abstract: Compositions useful in the treatment of cough and cold symptoms, including but not limited to, cough, nasal congestion and sore throat, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Anurag Pandey, Vipul Dave
  • Patent number: 10722472
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to microencapsulated simethicone particles containing simethicone and a water soluble coating, wherein the simethicone is about 50% by weight of the particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Christopher Szymczak
  • Publication number: 20200121594
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soft chewable dosage form comprising a first active pharmaceutical ingredient encapsulated in a lipid material that is embedded in the soft chewable dosage form and wherein the soft chewable dosage form comprises at least a second active pharmaceutical ingredient as well as a method of treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in the gastro intestinal tract using the soft chewable dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory E. Koll, Gerard P. McNally, Vipul Dave
  • Patent number: 10500155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lozenge dosage form having a disintegrative tablet portion and a candy glass shell portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Gregory Koll, Oliver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190224129
    Abstract: The present invention relates to gelatin capsules containing microbeads. The capsule has perforations that enhance the dissolution of the capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Saumitra Bagchi, Gerard P. McNally
  • Publication number: 20190099379
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to microencapsulated simethicone particles containing simethicone and a water soluble coating, wherein the simethicone is about 50% by weight of the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Christopher Szymczak
  • Patent number: 10159625
    Abstract: A package including a container and a cover sheet, the container having a first section and a second section connected at a breakable joint, the first section includes a well, and the cover sheet is adhered to at least a portion of the first section and at least a portion of the second section and the cover sheet covers the well. Either the first section or the second section is adapted to pivot to assist in breaking the breakable joint in order to separate the first section and the second section, and allow removal of the cover sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Harry S. Sowden, Gerard P. McNally, R. Scott Shorts
  • Publication number: 20180333354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lozenge dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Gregory Koll, Oliver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180147153
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for making a dosage form comprising at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient, the method comprising the steps of (i) providing a shape of the dosage form comprising at least two powder layers, wherein the first powder layer comprises a surface stabilizing agent and the second powder layer comprises at least one activator and the pharmaceutically active ingredient, wherein the activator has a Q value of less than 75; (ii) applying a radiofrequency energy for a sufficient period of time to the shape of step (i); and (iii) applying heat for a sufficient period of time to the shape of step (i).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Oliver Anderson, Greg Koll, Chris Szymczak, Anurag Pandey
  • Publication number: 20180147285
    Abstract: Compositions useful in the treatment of cough and cold symptoms, including but not limited to, cough, nasal congestion and sore throat, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Anurag Pandey
  • Publication number: 20170354606
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9789066
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9668993
    Abstract: A method of administering non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs, in particular propionic acid derivatives such as ibuprofen, or acetaminophen is provided. This method provides improved therapeutic effect, in particular pain relief, over extended time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Cathy K. Gelotte, Douglas R. Hough, Gerard P. McNally
  • Patent number: 9445971
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention features a method of manufacturing a solid dosage form, the method including the steps of: (a) measuring an amount of a first powder blend within a dosing nozzle, wherein the first powder blend includes a pharmaceutically active agent; (b) discharging the measured amount of a first powder blend from the dosing nozzle into a forming cavity within a die block, the forming cavity having an inner wall, a first opening at the surface of one side of the die block, and a second opening at the surface on the opposite side of the die block; (c) moving a first forming tool into the forming cavity through the first opening of the forming cavity such that the first powder blend is formed into the shape of the dosage form within the forming cavity between the inner wall, the first forming tool and a second forming tool within or adjacent to the cavity; (d) applying RF energy between a first electrode and a second electrode such that the energy heats the first powder blend within the fo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Anderson, Harry S. Sowden, Gerard P. McNally, William J. Stuhl
  • Patent number: 9233491
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention features a machine for the production of a solid dosage form wherein the machine is adapted to form a dosage form between a first forming tool and a second forming tool within a forming cavity and wherein the first RF electrode and the second RF electrode are arranged within the machine such that when RF energy is applied between the first RF electrode and the second RF electrode, the RF energy passes through the portion of the forming cavity adapted to form the dosage form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Stuhl, Harry S. Sowden, Gerard P. McNally, Oliver Anderson