Patents by Inventor Christal Mickle

Christal Mickle 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).

  • Abuse-resistant hydrocodone compounds
    Patent number: 7375082
    Abstract: The present invention decreases the potential for abuse of opioids, particularly hydrocodone, by covalent modification. The invention provides methods of delivering hydrocodone as conjugates that release the hydrocodone following oral administration while being resistant to abuse by circuitous routes such as intravenous (“shooting”) injection and intranasal administration (“snorting”). Further, hydrocodone compositions of the invention are resistant to oral abuse as well, since release of the hydrocodone at suprapharmacological doses reaches saturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Shire LLC
    Inventors: Travis Mickle, Suma Krishnan, James Scott Moncrief, Christal Mickle, Christopher Lauderback, Thomas Piccariello