Patents by Inventor Gopi Venkatesh

Gopi Venkatesh 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: 20240122877
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to oral pharmaceutical compositions. For example, in some embodiments, the present invention is directed to taste-masked compositions. In some embodiments, the taste masked compositions comprise a highly water soluble drug such as amphetamine, e.g., in the form of a salt such as amphetamine sulfate. In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to taste-masked, orally disintegrating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Gopi VENKATESH, Michaelle SCHILLING
  • Patent number: 11896562
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to oral pharmaceutical compositions. For example, in some embodiments, the present invention is directed to taste-masked compositions. In some embodiments, the taste masked compositions comprise a highly water soluble drug such as amphetamine, e.g., in the form of a salt such as amphetamine sulfate. In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to taste-masked, orally disintegrating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gopi Venkatesh, Michelle Schilling
  • Patent number: 10864166
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising TPR beads, wherein said TPR beads comprise a solid dispersion of at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient in at least one solubility-enhancing polymer, and a TPR coating comprising a water insoluble polymer and an enteric polymer, wherein the active pharmaceutical ingredient comprises a weakly basic active pharmaceutical ingredient having a solubility of not more than 100 ?g/mL at pH 6.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gopi Venkatesh, Luigi Boltri, Italo Colombo, Jin-Wang Lai, Flavio Fabiani, Luigi Mapelli
  • Patent number: 10632069
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Adare Pharmaceuticals US, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Fredric Jay Cohen, Gopi Venkatesh
  • Publication number: 20180256515
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to oral pharmaceutical compositions. For example, in some embodiments, the present invention is directed to taste-masked compositions. In some embodiments, the taste masked compositions comprise a highly water soluble drug such as amphetamine, e.g., in the form of a salt such as amphetamine sulfate. In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to taste-masked, orally disintegrating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Gopi Venkatesh, Michelle Schilling
  • Publication number: 20180177733
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutically acceptable rapid dissolve vaginal tablet compositions comprising one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients suitable for therapy via topical action or systemic absorption, and methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Gopi VENKATESH, Vijaya SWAMINATHAN, Jin-Wang LAI
  • Publication number: 20180153802
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Fredric Jay Cohen, Gopi Venkatesh
  • Patent number: 9849084
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ADARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Fredric Jay Cohen, Gopi Venkatesh
  • Publication number: 20170071855
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen PERRETT, Fredric Jay COHEN, Gopi VENKATESH
  • Patent number: 9572781
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a plurality of taste-masked non-opioid analgesic/opioid analgesic drug-containing microparticles, dosage forms comprising such pharmaceutical compositions (such as an orally disintegrating tablet), and methods of making the pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms of the present invention. Dosage forms comprising the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are improved homogeneous blends of non-opioid and opioid analgesics which provide for more convenient and palatable administration of drug combinations, for example for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gopi Venkatesh, Michael Gosselin, James Clevenger, Jin-Wang Lai
  • Patent number: 9486407
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ADARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Fredric Jay Cohen, Gopi Venkatesh
  • Patent number: 9387167
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ADARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Fredric Jay Cohen, Gopi Venkatesh
  • Publication number: 20160051472
    Abstract: Compositions of the present invention, comprising the combination of enterically coated and uncoated pancreatic enzyme-containing beads are useful for treating or preventing pancreatitis pain, and optionally disorders associated with digestive enzyme deficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Ruth Thieroff-Ekerdt, Gopi Venkatesh, Konstantinos Efthymiopoulos
  • Patent number: 8962022
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions of taste-masked microparticles comprising a substituted benzhydrylpiperazine coated and a taste-masking layer comprising a water-insoluble polymer and a gastrosoluble polymer, and methods of making such taste-masked microparticles. The present invention is also directed to stable orally disintegrating compositions comprising taste-masked microparticles of a substituted benzhydrylpiperazine and rapidly dispersing granules, and methods of making such orally disintegrating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Aptalis Pharmatech, Inc.
    Inventor: Gopi Venkatesh
  • Patent number: 8877245
    Abstract: A unit dosage form, such as a capsule or the like, for delivering a skeletal muscle relaxant, such as cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, into the body in an extended or sustained release fashion comprising one or more populations of drug-containing particles (beads, pellets, granules, etc.) is disclosed. At least one bead population exhibits a pre-designed sustained release profile. Such a drug delivery system is designed for once—daily oral administration to maintain an adequate plasma concentration—time profile, thereby providing relief of muscle spasm associated with painful musculoskeletal conditions over a 24 hour period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aptalis Pharmatech, Inc.
    Inventors: Gopi Venkatesh, James M. Clevenger
  • Publication number: 20140303131
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen PERRETT, Fredric Jay COHEN, Gopi VENKATESH
  • Publication number: 20140287035
    Abstract: Compositions of the present invention, comprising the combination of enterically coated and uncoated pancreatic enzyme-containing beads are useful for treating or preventing pancreatitis pain, and optionally disorders associated with digestive enzyme deficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Ruth Thieroff-Ekerdt, Gopi Venkatesh, Konstantinos Efthymiopoulos
  • Publication number: 20140287051
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: APTALIS PHARMATECH, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen PERRETT, Fredric Jay COHEN, Gopi VENKATESH
  • Patent number: 8784884
    Abstract: Compositions of the present invention, comprising the combination of enterically coated and uncoated pancreatic enzyme-containing beads are useful for treating or preventing pancreatitis pain, and optionally disorders associated with digestive enzyme deficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Ruth Thieroff-Ekerdt, Gopi Venkatesh, Konstantinos Efthymiopoulos
  • Patent number: 8771729
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Aptalis Pharmatech, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Perrett, Fredric Jay Cohen, Gopi Venkatesh