Patents Assigned to The Boots Company
  • Publication number: 20070015800
    Abstract: There is disclosed the use of triprolidine for enabling an individual to wake refreshed after sleep and the method of treating such an individual with triprolidine. The triprolidine is administered shortly before a person wishes to fall asleep, preferably orally and most commonly in the form of a tablet containing less than 5 mg, eg 0.1 mg, 1.25 mg or 2.5 mg, of the active ingredient. The triprolidine is also effective in enabling an individual to sleep more easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Palaniswamy Sunderraj
  • Publication number: 20060054240
    Abstract: A measuring and dispensing device (2) for attachment to the cap (14) of a bottle (16) of liquid medicine comprises on one of its sides a socket formation (6), by means of which it may be releasably attached to the cap, and on another sid a concave formation (4) for receiving liquid medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Timothy Perry
  • Publication number: 20060034780
    Abstract: A dental composition comprises a fluorescent whitening agent. The fluorescent whitening agent is most preferably 4,4?-bis(2-sulfostryryl)bipheny) or a salt or other soluble derivative thereof, eg the disordium salt. The composition may also comprise an additional tooth whitening agent. Methods of whitening the teeth are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicants: The Boots Company, The University of Sheffield
    Inventors: Yue Guan, Terence Lilley
  • Patent number: 6991806
    Abstract: A stable pharmaceutical composition comprising a mixture of (i) an ibuprofen medicament; (ii) a domperidone medicament and (iii) a carrier material characterized in that the carrier material is substantially free of providone and comprises at least one diluent combined with at least one release modifying agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dickinson, Jayantilal Vithal Makwana
  • Publication number: 20060016835
    Abstract: A bottle 2 of liquid medicine has a self-sealing closure in its neck 14, the bottle being flexible such that when it is inverted or tilted downwardly, squeezing the bottle produces a flow of liquid medicine through the closure, and releasing the bottle terminates the flow of liquid medicine. The bottle is shaped so as to assist the operation, being of generally box-form, having side walls 6, 8 which support larger front and rear panels 10, which can be controllably flexed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC
    Inventor: Timothy Perry
  • Publication number: 20060013872
    Abstract: A stable pharmaceutical composition comprising a mixture of (i) an ibuprofen medicament; (ii) a domperidone medicamement; and (iii) a carrier material characterized in that the carrier material is substantially free of povidone and comprises at least one diluent combined with at least one release modifying agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: The Boots Company, PLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dickinson, Jayantilal Makwana
  • Patent number: 6855312
    Abstract: Hair care compositions containing a synergistic mixture of three anti-free-radical agents selected from (a) ascorbic acid, its salts and esters; (b) tocopherol and its esters, such as tocopherol acetate; and (c) herbal extracts selected from morus alba, origanum vulgare, panax ginseng, rosmarinus officinalis, camellia sinensis and grape seed extract in a suitable diluent or carrier. Preferred synergistic mixtures are Origanum vulgare, sodium ascorbyl phosphate and morus alba. Origanum vulgare, sodium ascorbyl phosphate and panax ginseng. Panax ginseng, morus alba and Origanum vulgare. Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, morus alba and camellia sinensis. Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, morus alba and grape seed Origanum vulgare, panax ginseng and rosmarinus officinalis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventors: Ailsa Helen Louise Craig, Edward Galley, Stewart Paul Long, Melanie Ann Pykett
  • Publication number: 20050026961
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for eliciting an onset hastened analgesic and anti-inflammatory response and combating nausea in acute migraine attacks. This method comprises administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising more than one active ingredient, wherein said more than one active ingredient consist essentially of: (i) domperidone or an analogue thereof in an amount sufficient to hasten the onset of the analgesic and anti-inflammatory response and to combat nausea in an acute migraine attack, and (ii) a NSAID, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pure (?) or pure (+) optical isomeric form thereof in an analgesically and anti-inflammatory effective amount, wherein said NSAID is selected from the group consisting of proprionic acid derivatives, acetic acid derivatives, fenamic acid derivatives, biphenylcarboxylic acid derivatives and oxicams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: The Boots Company
    Inventor: Ninh On
  • Publication number: 20040029927
    Abstract: There is disclosed the use of triprolidine for enabling an individual to wake refreshed after sleep and the method of treating such an individual with triprolidine. The triprolidine is administered shortly before a person wishes to fall asleep, preferably orally and most commonly in the form of a tablet containing less than 5 mg, e.g. 0.1 mg, 1.25 mg or 2.5 mg, of the active ingredient. The triprolidine is also effective in enabling an individual to sleep more easily. There is also disclosed such uses of, and methods of treating with, consumable films comprising triprolidine, and triprolidine in combination with at least one further active pharmaceutical agent, and consumable films comprising triprolidine in combination with at least one further active pharmaceutical agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventors: Palaniswamy Sunderraj, Huw Jones, Adrian Shephard
  • Publication number: 20030190371
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a topical antimicrobial composition containing high surface area zinc oxide powder, said powder having a surface area between 30 m2/g and 100 m2/g and a particle size between 0.1 and 200 &mgr;m in diameter. The antimicrobial properties of the compositions make them suitable for treating acne, athletes foot, nappy rash and dandruff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventors: Thalie Paulina de Graaf, Kate Elizabeth Butcher, Edward Galley
  • Publication number: 20020025971
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for eliciting an onset hastened analgesic and anti-inflammatory response and combating nausea in acute migraine attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Ninh On
  • Patent number: D520370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC.
    Inventor: Paul Priestman
  • Patent number: D521383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Paul Priestman
  • Patent number: D521384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company
    Inventor: Paul Priestman
  • Patent number: D521385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Paul Priestman
  • Patent number: D521386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Paul Priestman
  • Patent number: D526205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Paul Priestman
  • Patent number: D527269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Paul Priestman
  • Patent number: PP14012
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Rosa plant named ‘Bokramar’ that is characterized by a low-growing habit, decreased susceptibility to disease, and pink flowers that gradually fade giving them a bi-colored appearance. In combination these traits set ‘Bokramar’ apart from all other existing varieties of Rosa known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Boot and Company
    Inventor: Kees Jan Kraan
  • Patent number: PP14016
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Rosa plant named ‘Bokrarug’ that is characterized by a compact and flattened globose habit, glossy dark green foliage, cream-yellow buds and white flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Bokrarug’ apart from all other existing varieties of Rosa known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Boot and Company
    Inventor: Kees Jan Kraan