Patents by Inventor Arun R. Gupte

Arun R. Gupte 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).

  • Apparatus and process for cleaning the outside of containers
    Patent number: 5915426
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning the outside of a container to remove any adhering liquid, particularly in the region of a fill opening thereof. Adhering liquid is blown off of the container by mean of compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim KG
    Inventors: Arun R. Gupte, Heinrich Kladders, Stefan Kruger
  • Powder inhalation device having nozzle to empty dosing chamber
    Patent number: 5575280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a propellant-free inhalation device with a supply of pulverized medical substance in a supply chamber, which has a rotatable dosing means with one or more dosing chambers to receive in one defined position the dose of the medical substance to be inhaled from the supply chamber and to discharge the dose in another position. The inhalation device further is provided with a mouthpiece for active inhalation and an air channel to distribute the dose discharged from the dosing chamber in the flow of breathing air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignees: Boehringer Ingelheim KG, Orion Corporation
    Inventors: Arun R. Gupte, Heinrich Kladders, Hans D. Ruthemann, Bernd Zierenberg, Raimo K. A. Auvinen, Pekka J. Karttunen, Mika T. Vidgren
  • Transdermal system for the administration of pharmacological compounds under pH-controlled conditions
    Patent number: 5462744
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved transdermal administration of pharmacologically active compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim KG
    Inventors: Arun R. Gupte, Uwe Rohr, Bernd Zierenberg
  • Divisible pharmaceutical tablet with delayed active ingredient release
    Patent number: 4683131
    Abstract: A novel divisible delayed release pharmaceutical tablet, wherein the rate of release of active ingredient is independent of the size and nature of the total surface area, and the fragments of which have the same characteristics of release of active ingredient as the undivided tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1987
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim KG
    Inventors: Bernd Zierenberg, Arun R. Gupte
  • Divisible pharmaceutical tablet with delayed active ingredient release
    Patent number: 4595587
    Abstract: A novel divisible delayed release pharmaceutical tablet, wherein the rate of release of active ingredient is independent of the size and nature of the total surface area, and the fragments of which have the same characteristics of release of active ingredient as the undivided tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim KG
    Inventors: Bernd Zierenberg, Arun R. Gupte
  • Divisible pharmaceutical tablet with delayed active ingredient release
    Patent number: 4547359
    Abstract: A novel divisible delayed release pharmaceutical tablet, wherein the rate of release of active ingredient is independent of the size and nature of the total surface area, and the fragments of which have the same characteristics of release of active ingredient as the undivided tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim KG
    Inventors: Bernd Zierenberg, Arun R. Gupte
  • Device and process for drawing off very small quantities of powder
    Patent number: 4350049
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus for drawing off powder in metered quantities of from about 0.5 to 10 mg, comprising a tubular member having a dosing chamber at one end, the chamber having walls consisting of porous material and the outer end of the chamber walls being air-tight, and being provided at the other end with a means for connecting the tubular member to vacuum and/or compressed air sources. The invention is also directed to a method of using such an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
    Inventors: Arun R. Gupte, Heinrich Kladders, Helmut Struth