Patents by Inventor Gerard Thauvin

Gerard Thauvin 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).

  • Effervescent pharmaceutical composition containing ibuprofen and its method of preparation
    Patent number: 5567437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical composition for the preparation of effervescent powders or tablets incorporating ibuprofen or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts as the active ingredient. This composition comprises an effective amount of ibuprofen or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts; a pharmaceutically acceptable effervescent system comprising at least one alkali metal carbonate and at least one organic acid, preferably in a sufficient amount to give a pH below about 8; and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable antioxidant in a sufficient amount to stabilize the ibuprofen. This composition has a remarkable stability both in powder form and in tablet form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Laboratories UPSA
    Inventors: Nicole Bru-Magniez, Jean-Fran.cedilla.ois Cordoliani, Gerard Thauvin, Jehan-Yves Drouin
  • Effervescent pharmaceutical composition containing ibuprofen and its method of preparation
    Patent number: 5480652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical composition for the preparation of effervescent powders or tablets incorporating ibuprofen or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts as the active ingredient.This composition comprises:an effective amount of ibuprofen or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts;a pharmaceutically acceptable effervescent system comprising at least one alkaline carbonate and at least one organic acid, preferably in a sufficient amount to give a pH below about 8; andat least one pharmaceutically acceptable antioxidant in a sufficient amount to stabilize the ibuprofen.This composition has a remarkable stability both in powder form and in tablet form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Laboratoires UPSA
    Inventors: Nicole Bru-Magntez, Jean-Francois Cordoliani, Gerard Thauvin, Jehan-Yves Drouin