Patents by Inventor Aimee Padua

Aimee Padua 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).

  • Optimal polymer mixtures for gastric retentive tablets
    Patent number: 6723340
    Abstract: Unit dosage form tablets for the delivery of pharmaceuticals are formed of the pharmaceutical dispersed in a solid unitary matrix that is formed of a combination of poly(ethylene oxide) and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. The combination offers unique benefits in terms of release rate control and reproducibility while allowing both swelling of the tablet to effect gastric retention and gradual disintegration of the tablet to clear the tablet from the gastrointestinal tract after release of the drug has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: DepoMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gloria Gusler, Bret Berner, Mei Chau, Aimee Padua
  • OPTIMAL POLYMER MIXTURES FOR GASTRIC RETENTIVE TABLETS
    Publication number: 20030104053
    Abstract: Unit dosage form tablets for the delivery of pharmaceuticals are formed of the pharmaceutical dispersed in a solid unitary matrix that is formed of a combination of poly(ethylene oxide) and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. The combination offers unique benefits in terms of release rate control and reproducibility while allowing both swelling of the tablet to effect gastric retention and gradual disintegration of the tablet to clear the tablet from the gastrointestinal tract after release of the drug has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: DepoMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gloria Gusler, Bret Berner, Mei Chau, Aimee Padua