Patents by Inventor Barry Friend

Barry Friend 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).

  • Film coatings containing fine particle size detackifiers and substrates coated therewith
    Patent number: 8388983
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to film coating compositions for use on oral dosage forms such as compressed tablets and other orally-ingestible substrates which contain a fine particle size detackifier. The film coating compositions can be applied either directly to a substrate or after the substrate has been coated with a subcoat. In preferred aspects, the polymer is either polyvinyl alcohol or a copolymer of polyvinyl alcohol. Aqueous suspensions comprising the inventive film coating compositions, methods of applying the coatings to substrates and the coated substrates themselves are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: BPSI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas P. Farrell, Jason Teckoe, Barry Friend, Scott Gulian
  • FILM COATINGS CONTAINING FINE PARTICLE SIZE DETACKIFIERS AND SUBSTRATES COATED THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20100291159
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to film coating compositions for use on oral dosage forms such as compressed tablets and other orally-ingestible substrates which contain a fine particle size detackifier. The film coating compositions can be applied either directly to a substrate or after the substrate has been coated with a subcoat. In preferred aspects, the polymer is either polyvinyl alcohol or a copolymer of polyvinyl alcohol. Aqueous suspensions comprising the inventive film coating compositions, methods of applying the coatings to substrates and the coated substrates themselves are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: BPSI HOLDINGS, LLC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. FARRELL, Jason TECKOE, Barry FRIEND, Scott GULIAN