Patents by Inventor Bernard Freiss

Bernard Freiss 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: 9243076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a soluble inclusion complex comprising one or several active substances which are hardly soluble in an aqueous medium and are included in one or several host molecules, using the following successive stages: (a) bringing one or several active substances into contact with one or several host molecules; (b) initiating a molecular diffusion stage by bringing a dense pressurized fluid into contact with the mixture obtained in (a) in a static mode in the presence of one or several diffusing agents; (c) recovering the active substance-host molecule molecular complex formed; (d) adding and mixing an interaction agent with the active substance-host molecule molecular complex; (e) recovering the soluble inclusion compound thus formed. The invention also relates to the soluble inclusion compound obtained by the method, particularly a piroxicam-cyclodextrin-arginine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT
    Inventors: Bernard Freiss, Florence Marciacq, Hubert Lochard
  • Patent number: 9028806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a batch method for impregnating a nonporous polymer pharmaceutical carrier with an active substance, characterized in that said method includes the following consecutive steps: a) mixing the active substance and the nonporous polymer pharmaceutical carrier, the pharmaceutical carrier being in a solid form and insoluble in supercritical CO2 and not being non-crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone; b) performing a step of molecular diffusion in the absence of water by contacting, in a static mode without agitation, the mixture obtained in step a) with supercritical CO2 at a pressure of 80 to 170 bars, at a temperature of 31 to 90° C. for 1 to 6 hours; c) recovering the polymer pharmaceutical carrier impregnated with the active substance obtained in step b), the impregnated pharmaceutical carrier being nonporous and being in a solid form and the active substance being in an amorphous form, the method being implemented in the absence of an additional solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Hubert Lochard, Bernard Freiss
  • Patent number: 8741346
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of soluble molecular complexes, comprising one or more active substances which are poorly-soluble in an aqueous medium, included within one or more host molecules, characterized in comprising the following steps: (a) bringing one or more active substances into contact with one or more host molecules, (b) carrying out a molecular diffusion step by bringing a dense fluid into contact, under pressure, with the mixture obtained in (a), in static mode, in the presence of one or more diffusion agents and (c) recovery of the molecular complex thus formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Hubert Lochard, Martial Sauceau, Bernard Freiss
  • Patent number: 8716342
    Abstract: A method for preparing molecular complexes between Adapalene and cyclodextrins using the technology of dense fluids under pressure, especially that of CO2 is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Galderma Research & Development
    Inventors: Hubert Lochard, Bernard Freiss
  • Patent number: 8461133
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a soluble inclusion complex comprising one or several active substances which are hardly soluble in an aqueous medium and are included in one or several host molecules, characterised in that it comprises the following succesive stages: (a) one or several active substances are brought into contact with one or several host molecules; (b) initiation of a molecular diffusion stage by bringing a dense pressurized fluid into contact with the mixture obtained in stage (a) in a static mode in the presence of one or several diffusing agents; (c) recovery of the active substance- host molecule molecular complex thus formed; (d) initiation of a stage wherein an interaction agent is added to and mixed with the active substance host molecule molecular complex; (e) recovery of the soluble inclusion compound thus formed. The invention also relates to the soluble inclusion compound which can be obtained by said method, particularly a piroxicam-cyclodextrin-arginine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Bernard Freiss, Florence Marciaçq, Hubert Lochard
  • Publication number: 20120077970
    Abstract: A method for preparing molecular complexes between Adapalene and cyclodextrins using the technology of dense fluids under pressure, especially that of CO2 is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Galderma Research & Development
    Inventors: Hubert Lochard, Bernard Freiss
  • Publication number: 20120064130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a batch method for impregnating a nonporous polymer pharmaceutical carrier with an active substance, characterised in that said method includes the following consecutive steps: a) mixing the active substance and the nonporous polymer pharmaceutical carrier, the pharmaceutical carrier being in a solid form and insoluble in supercritical CO2 and not being non-crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone; b) performing a step of molecular diffusion in the absence of water by contacting, in a static mode without agitation, the mixture obtained in step a) with supercritical CO2 at a pressure of 80 to 170 bars, at a temperature of 31 to 90° C. for 1 to 6 hours; c) recovering the polymer pharmaceutical carrier impregnated with the active substance obtained in step b), the impregnated pharmaceutical carrier being nonporous and being in a solid form and the active substance being in an amorphous form, the method being implemented in the absence of an additional solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT
    Inventors: Hubert Lochard, Bernard Freiss
  • Publication number: 20110124728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process of DHA enrichment of a solution of fatty acids or derivatives thereof comprising less than 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the solution or to derivatives thereof, wherein the process comprises the steps of (a) simultaneous countercurrent injection, into a fractionation column, of the flow of the solution of fatty acids or of derivatives thereof and of a flow of supercritical CO2 at a temperature of less than or equal to 70° C. and at a pressure of between 100×105 Pa and 160×105 Pa, wherein the level of supercritical CO2 is between 30 and 70, and (b) recovery of the residue comprising at least 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the residue or to derivatives thereof, wherein the DHA yield is greater than or equal to 60%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Florence MARCIACQ, Mathieu Soulayres, Bernard Freiss
  • Patent number: 7906666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process of DHA enrichment of a solution of fatty acids or derivatives thereof comprising less than 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the solution or to derivatives thereof, wherein the process comprises the steps of (a) simultaneous countercurrent injection, into a fractionation column, of the flow of the solution of fatty acids or of derivatives thereof and of a flow of supercritical CO2 at a temperature of less than or equal to 70° C. and at a pressure of between 100×105 Pa and 160×105 Pa, wherein the level of supercritical CO2 is between 30 and 70, and (b) recovery of the residue comprising at least 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the residue or to derivatives thereof, wherein the DHA yield is greater than or equal to 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Florence Marciacq, Mathieu Soulayres, Bernard Freiss
  • Patent number: 7749982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a complex that includes mequitazine, a cyclodextrin, and an interaction agent wherein the rate of solubilization in water of complexed mequitazine, measured for a 2 g/l mixture of mequitazine in water at 35° C. after 15 minutes of stirring, is greater than 50% at pH 9. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing the aforementioned complex and a pharmaceutical composition of which the complex is a part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Bernard Freiss, Hubert Lochard
  • Publication number: 20100087392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising ibuprofen in the form of an ibuprofen/cyclodextrin/lysine complex having improved pharmacokinetic properties compared with ibuprofen alone, such as a shortened Tmax and an increased Cmax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Bernard Freiss, Hubert Lochard
  • Publication number: 20090036532
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process of DHA enrichment of a solution of fatty acids or derivatives thereof comprising less than 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the solution or to derivatives thereof, wherein the process comprises the steps of (a) simultaneous countercurrent injection, into a fractionation column, of the flow of the solution of fatty acids or of derivatives thereof and of a flow of supercritical CO2 at a temperature of less than or equal to 70° C. and at a pressure of between 100×105 Pa and 160×105 Pa, wherein the level of supercritical CO2 is between 30 and 70, and (b) recovery of the residue comprising at least 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the residue or to derivatives thereof, wherein the DHA yield is greater than or equal to 60%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Florence Marciacq, Mathieu Soulayres, Bernard Freiss
  • Patent number: 7390411
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing compounds for interaction of an active substance hardly soluble in an aqueous medium with a porous support. The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (a) mixing the active substance generated by supercritical fluid and the specific amount of porous support; (b) carrying out a molecular diffusion step by contacting in static mode a supercritical fluid with the mixture obtained at step (a) for the time required to improve the dissolution in the aqueous medium of the mixture obtained at step (a); (c) washing the interactive compound obtained at step (b) with a supercritical fluid flow; (d) recuperating the particles of the interactive compound thus formed. The invention also concerns a compound obtainable by said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Jacques Fages, Bernard Freiss, Christophe Joussot-Dubien, Jean-Jacques Letourneau, Hubert Lochard, Florence Marciacq, Martial Sauceau
  • Publication number: 20070293454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a complex that includes mequitazine, a cyclodextrin, and an interaction agent wherein the rate of solubilization in water of complexed mequitazine, measured for a 2 g/l mixture of mequitazine in water at 35° C. after 15 minutes of stirring, is greater than 50% at pH 9. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing the aforementioned complex and a pharmaceutical composition of which the complex is a part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Bernard Freiss, Hubert Lochard
  • Publication number: 20070270379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a soluble inclusion complex comprising one or several active substances which are hardly soluble in an aqueous medium and are included in one or several host molecules, characterised in that it comprises the following succesive stages: (a) one or several active substances are brought into contact with one or several host molecules; (b) initiation of a molecular diffusion stage by bringing a dense pressurized fluid into contact with the mixture obtained in stage (a) in a static mode in the presence of one or several diffusing agents; (c) recovery of the active substance- host molecule molecular complex thus formed; (d) initiation of a stage wherein an interaction agent is added to and mixed with the active substance host molecule molecular complex; (e) recovery of the soluble inclusion compound thus formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Bernard Freiss, Florence Marciacq, Hubert Lochard
  • Publication number: 20060246140
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of soluble molecular complexes, comprising one or more active substances which are poorly-soluble in an aqueous medium, included within one or more host molecules, characterised in comprising the following steps: (a) bringing one or more active substances into contact with one or more host molecules, (b) carrying out a molecular diffusion step by bringing a dense fluid into contact, under pressure, with the mixture obtained in (a), in static mode, in the presence of one or more diffusion agents and (c) recovery of the molecular complex thus formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hubert Lochard, Martial Sauceau, Bernard Freiss
  • Publication number: 20050274671
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing compounds for interaction of an active substance hardly soluble in an aqueous medium with a porous support. The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (a) mixing the active substance generated by supercritical fluid and the specific amount of porous support; (b) carrying out a molecular diffusion step by contacting in static mode a supercritical fluid with the mixture obtained at step (a) for the time required to improve the dissolution in the aqueous medium of the mixture obtained at step (a); (c) washing the interactive compound obtained at step (b) with a supercritical fluid flow; (d) recuperating the particles of the interactive compound thus formed. The invention also concerns a compound obtainable by said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Jacques Fages, Bernard Freiss, Christophe Joussot-Dubien, Jean-Jacques Letourneau, Hubert Lochard, Florence Marciacq, Martial Sauceau