Patents by Inventor Shu-Juan Chen

Shu-Juan Chen 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: 6159493
    Abstract: A formulation and a method for manufacturing an acne extraction patch. Water is added into polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone to form an polymer solution. An adequate excipient is further added to form an optimal formulation. The formulation is coated directly onto the hydrophilic nonwovens or the nonwovens are placed over the release liner after coating the release liner with silicon coating. After the steps described above, the nonwovens are put into the dry oven for a two-step drying method at 55-90.degree. C., and 80-95.degree. C. A die-cut and package machine is used to cut an adequate patch. The patch is moistened with water and applied to the face or nose. The water solution of the formulation penetrates into the hair follicles or sebaceous glands. The lug of acne sticks to the polymer patch as the water evaporates. The acne is extracted from the hair follicle as the patch is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Caleb Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Juan Chen, Chao-Wei Liao, Chien-Hsin D. Cheng
  • Patent number: 5962012
    Abstract: Scopolamine is a folksy cholinergic antagonist, and is used by parasympathetic nerves in autonomic nervous neurons as an anti-motion sickness drug or an anti-emesis drug. Since the human body most effectively absorbs this drug through the postauricular skin, the drug is administered by postauricular transdermal resorption patch. The penetrability of drug is increase by adding a dermal penetrative enhancer, because the penetration ability of patch-administered drugs is usually decreased by the penetrative blockade at dermal horny layers. The present invention discloses a penetration enhancer to increase dermal absorption and penetration of the cholinergic antagonist. The present invention finds that polyethylene and amide enhance penetration, about 2.2-2.8 fold. In accordance with the present invention, a penetration enhancer is added to the formulations of transdermal patch to increase the human body's absorption of scopolamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Caleb Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Wan-Yan Lin, Shu-Juan Chen, Chao-Wei Liao, Chien-Hsin D. Cheng