Patents by Inventor Diane Lisa Major

Diane Lisa Major 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).

  • Polymeric lamellar substrate particles for drug delivery
    Patent number: 6001395
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition for delivery of an active agent comprising a plurality of lamellar particles of a biodegradable polymer which is at least in part crystalline, and an active agent adsorbed to at least most of the particles. Preferably the biodegradablepolymer is at least 5% by weight crystalline. Preferred biodegradable polymers are poly(L-lactide) (L.PLA) or copolymers or blends of L.PLA. The particles are especially useful for the immobilization of antigens or allergens for vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Danbiosyst UK Limited
    Inventors: Allan Gerald Arthur Coombes, Stanley Stewart Davis, Diane Lisa Major, John Michael Wood