Patents by Inventor Bruce Aungst

Bruce Aungst 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).

  • Trandermal delivery of opioids
    Patent number: 4626539
    Abstract: Opioid-containing pharmaceutical compositions are provided which are useful in effecting transdermal delivery of a therapeutic dose of the opioid to the systemic circulation of a mammal. These pharmaceutical compositions consist essentially of the opioid, a penetration enhancer which is at least one of a saturated fatty alcohol or fatty acid of 8-15 carbon atoms or of an unsaturated fatty alcohol or fatty acid of 8-18 carbon atoms, and a suitable pharmaceutical carrier, preferably propylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Bruce Aungst, Robert C. DiLuccio