Patents by Inventor Colin W. Howden

Colin W. Howden 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).

  • Method for the administration of acid-labile drugs
    Publication number: 20040146554
    Abstract: A method for the formulation and delivery for administration of acid-labile drugs to human beings and other animals achieved by mixing the active pharmaceutical compound with a basic salt as one of calcium, magnesium and aluminum in a solution or suspension of any kind, where the basic salt solution or suspension protects the pharmaceutical compound from the adverse effects of gastric acid by neutralizing gastric acid. When calcium is used, it has the advantage of no obvious contraindications and is generally usable by all patients, especially those patients who have diseases in which sodium is contraindicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Colin W. Howden
  • Method for the administration of acid-labile drugs
    Publication number: 20020146451
    Abstract: A method for the formulation and delivery for administration of acid-labile drugs to human beings and other animals achieved by mixing the active pharmaceutical compound with a basic salt in a solution or suspension of any kind, where the basic salt solution or suspension protects the pharmaceutical compound from the adverse effects of gastric acid by neutralizing gastric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Colin W. Howden