Patents by Inventor Gerd Woehrle

Gerd Woehrle 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).

  • Publication number: 20170014348
    Abstract: The preferred exemplary embodiments in the present application provide formulations and methods for the delivery of drugs, particularly drugs of abuse, having an abuse-relevant drug substantially confined in the core and a non-abuse relevant drug in a non-core region. These formulations have reduced potential for abuse. In the formulation, preferably the abuse relevant drug is an opioid and the non-abuse relevant drug is acetaminophen or ibuprofen. More preferably, the opioid is hydrocodone, and the non-abuse relevant analgesic is acetaminophen. In certain preferred embodiments, the dosage forms are characterized by resistance to solvent extraction; tampering, crushing or grinding. Certain embodiments of the inventions provide dosage forms that provide an initial burst of release of drug followed by a prolonged period of controllable drug release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Joerg Breitenbach, Salih Durak, Sandeep Dutta, Thomas Y. Kessler, Wei Liu, Friedrich W. Richter, Joerg Rosenberg, Gerd Woehrle
  • Publication number: 20140296341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations comprising a solid dispersion product of an active agent having at least one of a hydrogen bond donor moiety (e.g. ibuprofen, fenofibric acid or naproxen) and a proton donor moiety and a pharmaceutically acceptable polyvinyllactam polyvinylacetate poly(alkylene glycol) graft copolymer, and to methods for preparing such formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Samuel Kyeremateng, Gerd Woehrle, Svenja Warnecke, Simon Kullmann, Ullrich Westedt, Jürgen Weis
  • Patent number: 8716454
    Abstract: The present invention features solid compositions comprising Compound IA, IB or IC, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amorphous form. In one embodiment, Compound IA, IB or IC, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is formulated in an amorphous solid dispersion which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and preferably a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Abbvie Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Kullmann, Ulrich Westedt, Mirko Pauli, Rudolf Schroeder, Gerd Woehrle, Tanja Heitermann, Renato Koenig, Madlen Thiel, Yi Gao, Jianwei Wu, Bryan K. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20120264780
    Abstract: The present invention features solid compositions comprising Compound IA, IB or IC, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amorphous form. In one embodiment, Compound IA, IB or IC, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is formulated in an amorphous solid dispersion which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and preferably a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Simon Kullmann, Ulrich Westedt, Mirko Pauli, Rudolf Schroeder, Gerd Woehrle, Tanja Heitermann, Renato Koenig, Madlen Thiel, Yi Gao, Jianwei Wu, Bryan K. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20070190142
    Abstract: A dosage form and method for the delivery of drugs, particularly drugs of abuse, characterized by resistance to solvent extraction, tampering, crushing, or grinding, and providing an initial burst of release of drug followed by a prolonged period of controllable drug release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jorg BREITENBACH, Ute Lander, Jorg Rosenberg, Markus Maegerlein, Gerd Woehrle