Patents by Inventor Alasdair Y. Johnson

Alasdair Y. Johnson 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).

  • Publication number: 20080182293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to computer-controlled high-throughput systems, computer-program products, and methods of use to prepare a large number of component combinations, at varying concentrations and identities, at the same time, and high-throughput methods to test tissue barrier transfer, such as transdermal transfer, of components in each combination. The methods of the present invention allow determination of the effects of inactive components, such as solvents, excipients, enhancers, adhesives and additives, on tissue barrier transfer of active components, such as pharmaceuticals. The invention thus encompasses the use of computer-controlled high-throughput systems, computer-program products, and methods of high-throughput testing of pharmaceutical compositions or formulations in order to determine the overall optimal composition or formulation for improved tissue transport, such as transdermal transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony V. Lemmo, Javier P. Gonzalez-Zugasti, Michael J. Cima, Douglas A. Levinson, Alasdair Y. Johnson, Orn Almarsson, Hongming Chen, Christopher McNulty
  • Patent number: 7061605
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that allow the high-throughput preparation, processing, and study of arrays of samples, each of which comprises at least one compound. Particular embodiments of the invention allow a large number of experiments to be performed in parallel on samples that comprised of one or more compounds on the milligram or microgram quantities of compounds. Other embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the rapid screening of the results of such experiments, as well as methods and devices for rapidly determining whether or not similarities exist among groups of samples in an array. Particular embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the high-throughput preparation of different forms of compounds (e.g., different crystalline forms), for the discovery of new forms of old compounds, and for the discovery of new methods of producing such forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony V. Lemmo, Javier P. Gonzalez-Zugasti, Michael J. Cima, Douglas A. Levinson, Alasdair Y. Johnson, Örn Almarsson, Christopher McNulty
  • Patent number: 6977723
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that allow the high-throughput preparation, processing, and study of arrays of samples, each of which comprises at least one compound. Particular embodiments of the invention allow a large number of experiments to be performed in parallel on samples that comprised of one or more compounds on the milligram or microgram quantities of compounds. Other embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the rapid screening of the results of such experiments, as well as methods and devices for rapidly determining whether or not similarities exist among groups of samples in an array. Particular embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the high-throughput preparation of different forms of compounds (e.g., different crystalline forms), for the discovery of new forms of old compounds, and for the discovery of new methods of producing such forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony V. Lemmo, Javier P. Gonzalez-Zugasti, Michael J. Cima, Douglas Levinson, Alasdair Y. Johnson, Örn Almarsson, Christopher McNulty
  • Publication number: 20040252299
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that allow the high-throughput preparation, processing, and study of arrays of samples, each of which comprises at least one compound. Particular embodiments of the invention allow a large number of experiments to be performed in parallel on samples that comprised of one or more compounds on the milligram or microgram quantities of compounds. Other embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the rapid screening of the results of such experiments, as well as methods and devices for rapidly determining whether or not similarities exist among groups of samples in an array. Particular embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the high-throughput preparation of different forms of compounds (e.g., different crystalline forms), for the discovery of new forms of old compounds, and for the discovery of new methods of producing such forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony V. Lemmo, Javier P. Gonzalez-Zugasti, Michael J. Cima, Douglas Levinson, Alasdair Y. Johnson, Orn Almarsson, Christopher McNulty
  • Publication number: 20030138940
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that allow the high-throughput preparation, processing, and study of arrays of samples, each of which comprises at least one compound. Particular embodiments of the invention allow a large number of experiments to be performed in parallel on samples that comprised of one or more compounds on the milligram or microgram quantities of compounds. Other embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the rapid screening of the results of such experiments, as well as methods and devices for rapidly determining whether or not similarities exist among groups of samples in an array. Particular embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the high-throughput preparation of different forms of compounds (e.g., different crystalline forms), for the discovery of new forms of old compounds, and for the discovery of new methods of producing such forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Anthony V. Lemmo, Sherry L. Morissette, Orn Almarsson, Michael J. Cima, Alasdair Y. Johnson, Javier Gonzales-Zugasti, Christopher McNulty
  • Publication number: 20030123057
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that allow the high-throughput preparation, processing, and study of arrays of samples, each of which comprises at least one compound. Particular embodiments of the invention allow a large number of experiments to be performed in parallel on samples that comprised of one or more compounds on the milligram or microgram quantities of compounds. Other embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the rapid screening of the results of such experiments, as well as methods and devices for rapidly determining whether or not similarities exist among groups of samples in an array. Particular embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the high-throughput preparation of different forms of compounds (e.g., different crystalline forms), for the discovery of new forms of old compounds, and for the discovery of new methods of producing such forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Anthony V. Lemmo, Javier P. Gonzalez-Zugasti, Michael J. Cima, Douglas Levinson, Alasdair Y. Johnson, Orn Almarsson, Christopher McNulty
  • Publication number: 20030106492
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that allow the high-throughput preparation, processing, and study of arrays of samples, each of which comprises at least one compound. Particular embodiments of the invention allow a large number of experiments to be performed in parallel on samples that comprised of one or more compounds on the milligram or microgram quantities of compounds. Other embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the rapid screening of the results of such experiments, as well as methods and devices for rapidly determining whether or not similarities exist among groups of samples in an array. Particular embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the high-throughput preparation of different forms of compounds (e.g., different crystalline forms), for the discovery of new forms of old compounds, and for the discovery of new methods of producing such forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas Levinson, Christopher McNulty, Alasdair Y. Johnson, Anthony V. Lemmo, Javier P. Gonzalez-Zugasti, Michael J. Cima, Orn Almarsson, Sherry Lynn Morissette