Patents by Inventor Bert Elliot

Bert Elliot 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).

  • Continuous melt spheronization apparatus and process for the production of pharmaceutical pellets
    Patent number: 7771632
    Abstract: Spherically-shaped pharmaceutical pellets are produced using a novel spheronization apparatus in a continuous melt spheronization process in which an active pharmaceutical agent is blended with various excipients, fed to an extruder, cut and subsequently fed to the novel spheronizer for continuously producing uniform, spherically-shaped pellets. The pellets may be further coated so as to provide immediate or various modified release characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignees: American Leistritz Extruder Corp., Pharmaceutical Technology Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Isaac Ghebre-Sellassie, Charles Martin, Bert Elliot
  • Continuous melt spheronization apparatus and process for the production of pharmaceutical pellets
    Publication number: 20070264328
    Abstract: Spherically-shaped pharmaceutical pellets are produced using a novel spheronization apparatus in a continuous melt spheronization process in which an active pharmaceutical agent is blended with various excipients, fed to an extruder, cut and subsequently fed to the novel spheronizer for continuously producing uniform, spherically-shaped pellets. The pellets may be further coated so as to provide immediate or various modified release characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Isaac Ghebre-Sellassie, Charles Martin, Bert Elliot
  • Shingle with reinforced nail zone and method of manufacturing
    Publication number: 20070042158
    Abstract: A roofing shingle includes an asphalt-coated sheet having a tab portion normally exposed on a roof and a headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof. The headlap portion has a lower zone that extends longitudinally between a first end and a second end of the roofing shingle adjacent the tab portion, and an upper zone adjacent the lower zone. At least a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet has granules adhered thereto. A reinforcement member is adhered to the lower zone of the headlap portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: James Belt, Bert Elliot