Patents Examined by Samual Barts
  • Excipient
    Patent number: 6699845
    Abstract: An excipient comprising trehalose having a purity of 99.0% or more, a proportion of particles of 75 &mgr;m or more of 2 to 90 wt %, an average particle size of 10 to 250 &mgr;m, an apparent specific volume of 1.5 to 3.5 ml/g, and a whiteness of 90% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Oobae, Etsuo Kamada, Shun'ichi Gomi