Patents by Inventor Alice C. Martino

Alice C. Martino 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: 20100197742
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation comprising one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) suitable for intraoral uptake, that comprises cocoa powder, a process for manufacturing the formulation and use of the formulation for medical treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Fredrik Nicklasson, Kristina Thyresson, Nils-Olof Lindberg, Alice C. Martino, Katarina Lindell
  • Publication number: 20100069397
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a sexual dysfunction compound comprising a rapid-onset pharmaceutical composition that further comprises cocoa powder. The invention also provides for a process for manufacturing the composition, and use of the composition in sexual dysfunction therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Nils-Olof Lindberg, Katarina Lindell, Kristina Thyresson, Alice C. Martino
  • Publication number: 20090143387
    Abstract: A sustained-release pharmaceutical composition in a form of an orally deliverable tablet containing reboxetine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, dispersed in a matrix containing a hydrophilic polymer and a starch, wherein the starch has a tensile strength of at least 0.15 kN cm?2 at a solid fraction of 0.75 to 0.85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory E. Amidon, Loksidh D. Ganorkar, John M. Heimlich, Ernest J. Lee, Alice C. Martino, Robert M. Noack, Joseph P. Reo, Connie J. Skoug
  • Publication number: 20080249143
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation comprising one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) suitable for intraoral uptake, that comprises cocoa powder, a process for manufacturing the formulation and use of the formulation for medical treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Fredrik Nicklasson, Kristina Thyresson, Nils-Olof Lindberg, Alice C. Martino, Katarina Lindell
  • Patent number: 7108864
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-sustained release pharmaceutical tablet composition which comprises a rapidly precipitating drug in an amount from about 5 to about 60% and at least one member selected from the group consisting of a binder in an amount of from about 2 to about 25% and a superdisintegrant in an amount from about 6 to about 40% where the rapidly precipitating drug, “binder” and superdisintegrant are mixed and compressed into a tablet without heating, solvent or grinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Alice C. Martino, Ashley H. Bates, Walter Morozowich, E. John Lee
  • Publication number: 20040191298
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation comprising one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) suitable for intraoral uptake, that comprises cocoa powder, a process for manufacturing the formulation and use of the formulation for medical treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Fredrik Nicklasson, Kristina Thyresson, Nils-Olof Lindberg, Alice C. Martino, Katarina Lindell
  • Publication number: 20040191345
    Abstract: A tolterodine-containing pharmaceutical formulation that comprises cocoa powder, process for manufacturing the formulation and use of the formulation for treating overactive bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Fredrik Nicklasson, Kristina Thyresson, Nils-Olof Lindberg, Alice C. Martino, Katarina Lindell
  • Publication number: 20040126448
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a sexual dysfunction compound comprising a rapid-onset pharmaceutical composition that further comprises cocoa powder. The invention also provides for a process for manufacturing the composition, and use of the composition in sexual dysfunction therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Nils-Olof Lindberg, Katarina Lindell, Kristina Thyresson, Alice C. Martino
  • Publication number: 20030235617
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical tablet is provided comprising an intraorally disintegratable core and an excipient coating adherent thereto, wherein the coating comprises gellan gum. The tablet is suitable for intraoral administration, for example for delivery of a drug contained in the core of the tablet to a subject, at least in part by absorption of the drug via oral mucosa of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Alice C. Martino, Steven A. Pierman, Robert M. Noack, Nancy J. Britten
  • Publication number: 20030180357
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical tablet is provided comprising a core and a coating adherent thereto, wherein (a) the core comprises solid particles of a water-soluble dye distributed in a matrix, and (b) the coating comprises gellan gum. The tablet is suitable for peroral or intraoral administration, for example for delivery of a drug contained in the core of the tablet to a subject. The tablet has a speckled appearance that renders the tablet readily identifiable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Alice C. Martino, Robert M. Noack, Steven A. Pierman
  • Publication number: 20030022912
    Abstract: A rapid-onset pharmaceutical composition is provided, useful for treatment of sexual dysfunction, stimulation of sexual activity and enhancement of sexual desire, interest and performance in men and women. The composition is a dosage form comprising (a) a therapeutically or sexual-stimulatorily effective amount of a therapeutic agent having a molecular weight, excluding counterions, not greater than 250, and (b) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; and is adapted for delivery by a route of administration that entails interaction with the organs of taste yet has acceptable organoleptic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Alice C. Martino, Vincent E. McCurdy, Steven A. Pierman, Joseph P. Reo, Praveen Tyle, Sy-Juen Wu
  • Patent number: 6177101
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-sustained release pharmaceutical tablet composition which comprises a rapidly precipitating drug in an amount from about 5 to about 60% and at least one member selected from the group consisting of a binder in an amount of from about 2 to about 25% and a superdisintegrant in an amount from about 6 to about 40% where the rapidly precipitating drug, “binder” and superdisintegrant are mixed and compressed into a tablet without heating, solvent or grinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Alice C. Martino, Ashley H. Bates, Walter Morozowich, E. John Lee