Patents by Inventor Robert Tacy

Robert Tacy 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).

  • Removable device for delivering beneficial agents orally
    Patent number: 5194003
    Abstract: A device for delivering beneficial agents such as drugs orally for sustained time periods comprising a support member that is formfit or clasped over or around the teeth and one or more reservoir members that is/are carried on an exterior surface of the support along the labial, buccal or lingual surfaces of the teeth and is adapted to hold the agent and release it to the oral cavity for achieving a local effect within the mouth, an effect elsewhere in the gastrointestinal tract or systemically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Transpharm Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Garay, Robert Tacy, Anne-Ly Garay
  • Tooth-anchored beneficial agent delivery device
    Patent number: 4861268
    Abstract: A tooth-anchored beneficial agent delivery device comprising an anchor-member that is semipermanently attached to a tooth, such as by an adhesive, bonding or a tooth-encircling band, and one or more agent-carrying cartridges that are removably connected to the anchor member such as by a ball-and-socket mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Transpharm Group
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Garay, Anne-Ly Garay, Robert Tacy