Patents by Inventor Duncan Paton

Duncan Paton 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).

  • Oral drug delivery compositions and methods
    Publication number: 20060134130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral drug delivery system, and in particular to modified amino acids and modified amino acid derivatives for use as a delivery system of sensitive agents such as bioactive peptides. The modified amino acids and derivatives can form non-covalent mixtures with active biological agents and in an alternate embodiment can releasably carry active agents. Modified amino acids can also form durg containing microspheres. These mixtures are suitable for oral administration of biologically active agents to animals. Methods for the preparation of such amino acids are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Emisphere Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Milstein, Evgueni Barantsevitch, Donald Sarubbi, Andrea Leone-Bay, Duncan Paton