Patents by Inventor Hatem M.N. Abushammala

Hatem M.N. Abushammala 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).

  • Cellulosic gel material as a pharmaceutical excipient
    Patent number: 9446000
    Abstract: A method of making a pharmaceutical tablet comprises (a) combining (i) an aqueous networked cellulose gel with (ii) filler and (iii) an active agent to form a mixture thereof; (b) casting the mixture to form a wet tablet; (c) drying the wet tablet to form a dry pharmaceutical tablet; and then (d) optionally coating the tablet (e.g., with an enteric coating). Pharmaceutical tablets produced by such methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Raed Hashaikeh, Hatem M. N. Abushammala
  • CELLULOSIC GEL MATERIAL AS A PHARMACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT
    Publication number: 20130064892
    Abstract: A method of making a pharmaceutical tablet comprises (a) combining (i) an aqueous networked cellulose gel with (ii) filler and (iii) an active agent to form a mixture thereof; (b) casting the mixture to form a wet tablet; (c) drying the wet tablet to form a dry pharmaceutical tablet; and then (d) optionally coating the tablet (e.g., with an enteric coating). Pharmaceutical tablets produced by such methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Raed Hashaikeh, Hatem M.N. Abushammala