Patents by Inventor J. Desmond Davies

J. Desmond Davies 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).

  • Pharmaceutical and other dosage forms
    Patent number: 5648093
    Abstract: A fast dissolving, solid dosage form defined by a matrix containing gelatin, pectin and/or soy fiber protein and one or more amino acids having from about 2 to 12 carbon atoms is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip J. Gole, R. Saul Levinson, Paul K. Wilkinson, J. Desmond Davies
  • Pharmaceutical and other dosage forms
    Patent number: 5558880
    Abstract: A fast dissolving, solid dosage form defined by a matrix containing gelatin, pectin and/or soy fiber protein and one or more amino acids having from about 2 to 12 carbon atoms is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip J. Gole, R. Saul Levinson, Paul K. Wilkinson, J. Desmond Davies
  • Delivery matrices prepared by solid-state dissolution
    Patent number: 5330763
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing pharmaceutical and other matrix systems that comprises solidifying a matrix composition dissolved or dispersed in a first solvent and subsequently contacting the solidified matrix with a second solvent that is substantially miscible with the first solvent at a temperature lower than the solidification point of the first solvent, the matrix components being substantially insoluble in the second solvent, whereby the first solvent is substantially removed resulting in a usable matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip J. Gole, R. Saul Levinson, James Carbone, J. Desmond Davies
  • Methods of preparing bulk delivery matrices by solid-state dissolution
    Patent number: 5330764
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing pharmaceutical and other matrix systems that comprises solidifying a matrix composition dissolved or dispersed in a first solvent and subsequently contacting the solidified matrix with a second solvent that is substantially miscible with the first solvent at a temperature lower than the solidification point of the first solvent, the matrix components being substantially insoluble in the second solvent, whereby the first solvent is substantially removed resulting in a usable matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip J. Gole, R. Saul Levinson, James Carbone, J. Desmond Davies
  • Preparation of pharmaceutical and other matrix systems by solid-state dissolution
    Patent number: 5215756
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing pharmaceutical and other matrix systems that comprises solidifying a matrix composition dissolved or dispersed in a first solvent and subsequently contacting the solidified matrix with a second solvent that is substantially miscible with the first solvent at a temperature lower than the solidification point of the first solvent, the matrix components being substantially insoluble in the second solvent, whereby the first solvent is substantially removed resulting in a usable matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Inventors: Dilip J. Gole, R. Saul Levinson, James Carbone, J. Desmond Davies
  • Freeze-dried foam dosage form
    Patent number: 4642903
    Abstract: A method of preparing a freeze-dried foam including an active ingredient, such as a pharmaceutical, nutrient, diagnostic, insecticide or fertilizer, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: R. P. Scherer Corporation
    Inventor: J. Desmond Davies