Patents by Inventor Peter Frankhauser
Peter Frankhauser 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).
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Patent number: 10646444Abstract: The invention provides pellet for use as a core for a pharmaceutical dosage form having an inner and an outer zone where the inner zone includes a biologically active agent and said outer zone includes a layer formed by applying a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water. The invention also provides a process for making pharmaceutical pellets where the core or at least one a layer on the core is formed by (a) contacting powder particles, adhering them to each other and compacting the adhered pellets by a rolling movement, wherein the degree of densification is controlled by the rolling movement; and (b) feeding a sufficient amount of a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water to provide on said particles an outer zone including a layer formed from said substantially dry, free flowing inert powder.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Nortec Development Associates, Inc.Inventors: Orapin Rubino, David M. Jones, Frank Bretschneider, Peter Frankhauser, Armin Prasch
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Patent number: 10265717Abstract: A method of controlling the spray droplet size of a spray nozzle apparatus, in particular for the manufacturing of food powders, delivered to the spray nozzle comprises the following steps: a) providing a paste of a product to be sprayed by a spray nozzle; b) continuously determining the shear viscosity (?) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; c) determining the mass flow rate (Qrn) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; d) determining the static pressure (P) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; e) determining the density (p) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; f) delivering the data obtained in steps b) to e) to a control device comprising a computer and a memory; g) calculating control data for adjusting the spray nozzle on the basis of the data obtained in steps b) to e) and on nozzle geometry parameters stored in the memory; h) sending the control data as control signals to a control means of the spray nozzle and adjusting the spray nozzle accordiType: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Peter Frankhauser, Martin Nydegger, Dale Richard Sanders, Christian Schmied, Michael Stranzinger, Gerhard Walthert
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Patent number: 10039717Abstract: The invention provides pellet for use as a core for a pharmaceutical dosage form having an inner and an outer zone where the inner zone includes a biologically active agent and said outer zone includes a layer formed by applying a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water. The invention also provides a process for making pharmaceutical pellets where the core or at least one a layer on the core is formed by (a) contacting powder particles, adhering them to each other and compacting the adhered pellets by a rolling movement, wherein the degree of densification is controlled by the rolling movement; and (b) feeding a sufficient amount of a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water to provide on said particles an outer zone including a layer formed from said substantially dry, free flowing inert powder.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Nortec Development Associates, Inc.Inventors: Orapin P. Rubino, David M. Jones, Frank Bretschneider, Peter Frankhauser, Armin Prasch
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Publication number: 20180036749Abstract: The invention provides for an spray nozzle apparatus (1) for a spray drying apparatus comprising a nozzle provided with at least one nozzle orifice (26) for outputting spray droplets of a product to be dried and a least one inlet orifice (24) for transferring said product into a nozzle chamber (22), including an apparatus for adjusting the size of outputted droplets inline during the spray drying process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Peter Frankhauser, Martin Nydegger, Dale Richard Sanders, Michael Stranzinger, Gerhard Walthert
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Publication number: 20180001334Abstract: A method of controlling the spray droplet size of a spray nozzle apparatus, in particular for the manufacturing of food powders, delivered to the spray nozzle comprises the following steps: a) providing a paste of a product to be sprayed by a spray nozzle; b) continuously determining the shear viscosity (?) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; c) determining the mass flow rate (Qm) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; d) determining the static pressure (P) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; e) determining the density (p) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; f) delivering the data obtained in steps b) to e) to a control device comprising a computer and a memory; g) calculating control data for adjusting the spray nozzle on the basis of the data obtained in steps b) to e) and on nozzle geometry parameters stored in the memory; h) sending the control data as control signals to a control means of the spray nozzle and adjusting the spray nozzle accordinType: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Peter ERDMANN, Peter FRANKHAUSER, Martin NYDEGGER, Dale Richard SANDERS, Christian SCHMIED, Michael STRANZINGER
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Publication number: 20160220491Abstract: The invention provides pellet for use as a core for a pharmaceutical dosage form having an inner and an outer zone where the inner zone includes a biologically active agent and said outer zone includes a layer formed by applying a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water. The invention also provides a process for making pharmaceutical pellets where the core or at least one a layer on the core is formed by (a) contacting powder particles, adhering them to each other and compacting the adhered pellets by a rolling movement, wherein the degree of densification is controlled by the rolling movement; and (b) feeding a sufficient amount of a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water to provide on said particles an outer zone including a layer formed from said substantially dry, free flowing inert powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: Nortec Development Associates Inc.Inventors: Orapin Rubino, David M. Jones, Frank Bretschneider, Peter Frankhauser, Armin Prasch
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Publication number: 20160174588Abstract: The present invention provides various whey protein compositions as nutritional formulations suitable for use as ready-to-use liquid compositions that are shelf-stable and contains high level of intact whey protein content. The present invention further provides the methods of making such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Marie-Louise Mateus, Pascaline Hoebler, Nicolas Auriou, Peter Frankhauser
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Publication number: 20140255594Abstract: The invention provides pellet for use as a core for a pharmaceutical dosage form having an inner and an outer zone where the inner zone includes a biologically active agent and said outer zone includes a layer formed by applying a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water. The invention also provides a process for making pharmaceutical pellets where the core or at least one a layer on the core is formed by (a) contacting powder particles, adhering them to each other and compacting the adhered pellets by a rolling movement, wherein the degree of densification is controlled by the rolling movement; and (b) feeding a sufficient amount of a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water to provide on said particles an outer zone including a layer formed from said substantially dry, free flowing inert powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Nortec Development Associates Inc.Inventors: Orapin P. Rubino, David M. Jones, Frank Bretschneider, Peter Frankhauser, Armin Prasch
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Publication number: 20110250310Abstract: The present invention provides various whey protein compositions as nutritional formulations suitable for use as ready-to-use liquid compositions that are shelf-stable and contains high level of intact whey protein content. The present invention further provides the methods of making such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Marie-Louise Mateus, Pascaline Hoebler, NIcolas Auriou, Peter Frankhauser
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Publication number: 20040185111Abstract: The invention provides pellet for use as a core for a pharmaceutical dosage form having an inner and an outer zone where the inner zone includes a biologically active agent and said outer zone includes a layer formed by applying a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water. The invention also provides a process for making pharmaceutical pellets where the core or at least one a layer on the core is formed by (a) contacting powder particles, adhering them to each other and compacting the adhered pellets by a rolling movement, wherein the degree of densification is controlled by the rolling movement; and (b) feeding a sufficient amount of a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water to provide on said particles an outer zone including a layer formed from said substantially dry, free flowing inert powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Orapin P. Rubino, David M. Jones, Frank Bretschneider, Karola Bretschneider, Peter Frankhauser, Armin Prasch
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Patent number: 6369268Abstract: Described are diester amine adducts of formula (1) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 are each independently of one another C4-C22alkyl; C2-C22alkenyl; or C5-C7cycloalkyl; X1 and X2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl; C2-C4hydroxyalkyl or C2-C4hydroxyhaloalkyl; Y is a radical of formula (1b); A1 is C2-C3alkylene or 2-hydroxy-n-propylene; X3 is hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl, C2-C4hydroxyalkyl; or C2-C4hydroxyhaloalkyl; (A) is an asymmetrical carbon atom in the R- or S-configuration, wherein, if C1=R, C2=R; C1=S, C2=S; and C1=R; C2=S; m1 is 1 or 2; and n is an integer from 1 to 4; p is 0 or 1; which adducts may be in the form of free bases or ammonium salts. Said compounds are precursors of compounds having good complex-forming properties and are thus able to effectively bind heavy metal ions such as iron, zinc, magnesium or copper ions and to prevent metal-initiated oxidations after enzymatic or chemical cleavage.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Thomas Ehlis, Peter Frankhauser, Dietmar Hüglin
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Patent number: 5869030Abstract: The present invention provides a micronised, insoluble organic UV absorber which is especially suitable for use in pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, with the exclusion of o-hydroxyphenyl-s-triazines having formula (I) in which R.sub.a, R.sub.b and R.sub.c, independently, are hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy, and R.sub.d and R.sub.e, independently, are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy, with the provisos that one of R.sub.d and R.sub.e is always C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy, and that, if R.sub.b, R.sub.c, R.sub.d and R.sub.e are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy, then R.sub.a is halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy; and a sunscreen composition comprising the micronised, insoluble organic UV absorber together with a cosmetically compatible carrier. The UV absorber is of the oxalamide, triazine, vinyl-group containing amide or cinnamic acid amide classes.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1996Date of Patent: February 9, 1999Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Walter Dumler, Peter Frankhauser, Helmut Luther