Patents by Inventor Anayo Michael Ukeje

Anayo Michael Ukeje 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).

  • Patent number: 10413508
    Abstract: An improved process for producing an oil-in-water emulsion to deliver a substantially water insoluble active pharmaceutical ingredient includes creating a microemulsion containing such ingredient in the oil phase of the emulsion by mixing an aqueous phase including non-ionic surfactant, polyol, and water, wherein the weight ratio of the surfactant to polyol to water is between 10:20:70 and 1:1:1, to generate a mixture, with an oil phase comprising a substantially water insoluble active pharmaceutical ingredient and a long-chain triglyceride; circulating the said mixture through a homogenizer at a temperature from 20° C. to 60° C. to generate a coarse emulsion; passing the coarse emulsion through a microfluidizer at a pressure of from 70 MPa to 150 MPa at least once to produce an oil-in-water microemulsion; and, optionally, filtering the microemulsion through a 0.2 ?m filter and/or mixing the microemulsion with a polymeric stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: R. P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Michael Foreman, Anayo Michael Ukeje, Ronald W. Swank, Waiken Wong
  • Publication number: 20180049981
    Abstract: An improved process for producing an oil-in-water emulsion to deliver a substantially water insoluble active pharmaceutical ingredient includes creating a microemulsion containing such ingredient in the oil phase of the emulsion by mixing an aqueous phase including non-ionic surfactant, polyol, and water, wherein the weight ratio of the surfactant to polyol to water is between 10:20:70 and 1:1:1, to generate a mixture, with an oil phase comprising a substantially water insoluble active pharmaceutical ingredient and a long-chain triglyceride; circulating the said mixture through a homogenizer at a temperature from 20° C. to 60° C. to generate a coarse emulsion; passing the coarse emulsion through a microfluidizer at a pressure of from 70 MPa to 150 MPa at least once to produce an oil-in-water microemulsion; and, optionally, filtering the microemulsion through a 0.2 ?m filter and/or mixing the microemulsion with a polymeric stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: R. P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Michael Foreman, Anayo Michael Ukeje, Ronald W. Swank, Waiken Wong
  • Publication number: 20090246281
    Abstract: A medicament and a method of producing a medicament are disclosed. The medicament contains a soft steroid and is suitable for administration via a dry powder inhaler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Norton Healthcare Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael I. Goller, Qi Li, Jade C.Y. Ly, Mohammed Nurul Momin, Katherine Salas, Anayo Michael Ukeje, Ramesh Yanamandra, Xian-Ming Zeng