Patents by Inventor Caragh Murphy

Caragh Murphy 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).

  • Multi-unit gastroretentive pharmaceutical dosage form comprising microparticles
    Patent number: 8778396
    Abstract: This invention relates to an orally administrable, gastroretentive pharmaceutical dosage form which contains at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient and at least one polymeric adjuvant. The adjuvant serves to retain the dosage form in a selected region of the gastrointestinal tract for sufficient time for the pharmaceutically active ingredient to be released and absorbed. Ideally the dosage form will contain two or more pharmaceutically active ingredients which are delivered to different regions of the gastrointestinal tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    Inventors: Viness Pillay, Yahya Choonara, Caragh Murphy, Sarashnee Moonisami
  • GASTRORETENTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM
    Publication number: 20110182988
    Abstract: This invention relates to an orally administrable, gastroretentive pharmaceutical dosage form which contains at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient and at least one polymeric adjuvant. The adjuvant serves to retain the dosage form in a selected region of the gastrointestinal tract for sufficient time for the pharmaceutically active ingredient to be released and absorbed. Ideally the dosage form will contain two or more pharmaceutically active ingredients which are delivered to different regions of the gastrointestinal tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Viness Pillay, Yahya Choonara, Caragh Murphy, Sarashnee Moonisami