Patents by Inventor Felix Mashingaidse

Felix Mashingaidse 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).

  • Patent number: 9439863
    Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, particularly to pH dependent pharmaceutical dosage forms with enhanced and/or prolonged distribution of a pharmaceutical compound at a target site. More specifically, this invention relates to a controlled release intravaginal pharmaceutical dosage form and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical dosage form which comprises microspheres encapsulated and/or embedded within a bioerodible polymeric matrix, together the microspheres and the matrix are formed into a caplet and/or tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    Inventors: Viness Pillay, Yahya Essop Choonara, Felix Mashingaidse, Pradeep Kumar
  • Publication number: 20150004225
    Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, particularly to pH dependent pharmaceutical dosage forms with enhanced and/or prolonged distribution of a pharmaceutical compound at a target site. More specifically, this invention relates to a controlled release intravaginal pharmaceutical dosage form and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical dosage form which comprises microspheres encapsulated and/or embedded within a bioerodible polymeric matrix, together the microspheres and the matrix are formed into a caplet and/or tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Viness Pillay, Yahya Essop Choonara, Felix Mashingaidse, Pradeep Kumar