Patents by Inventor Gregory Koll

Gregory Koll 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: 11679081
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum comprising at least a gum core comprising nicotine polacrilex, at least a one outer coating covering the core, comprising at least one sugar alcohol or mixtures of sugar alcohols and, at least a one portion fused onto the outer coating, wherein the portion comprises nicotine bitartrate or nicotine ditartrate dihydrate and at least one sugar alcohol or a mixture of sugar alcohols and at least one buffer present in the coating and/or in a portion fused to the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: McNeil AB
    Inventors: Kristina Thyresson, Gregory Koll, Jill Nilgard, Gerard McNally, Katarina Lindell
  • Publication number: 20210299040
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum comprising at least a gum core comprising nicotine polacrilex, at least a one outer coating covering the core, comprising at least one sugar alcohol or mixtures of sugar alcohols and, at least a one portion fused onto the outer coating, wherein the portion comprises nicotine bitartrate or nicotine ditartrate dihydrate and at least one sugar alcohol or a mixture of sugar alcohols and at least one buffer present in the coating and/or in a portion fused to the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kristina Thyresson, Gregory Koll, Jill Nilgard, Gerard McNally, Katarina Lindell
  • Patent number: 10500155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lozenge dosage form having a disintegrative tablet portion and a candy glass shell portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Gregory Koll, Oliver Anderson
  • Patent number: 10493026
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features a process for making a tablet comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend comprising lossy coated particles and at least one pharmaceutically active agent to sinter said powder blend into a tablet, said lossy coated particles comprising a substrate having a Q value of greater than 100 that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Koll, Gerard McNally, Christopher E. Szymczak
  • Publication number: 20180333354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lozenge dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Gerard P. McNally, Gregory Koll, Oliver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180263902
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features a process for making a tablet comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend comprising lossy coated particles and at least one pharmaceutically active agent to sinter said powder blend into a tablet, said lossy coated particles comprising a substrate having a Q value of greater than 100 that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory Koll, Gerard McNally, Christopher E. Szymczak
  • Publication number: 20170354606
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9789066
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20150196493
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Patent number: 8658200
    Abstract: A chewing gum comprising at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) with a core onto which is applied at least one inner polymer film coating and thereafter onto which is applied at least one outer hard coating. A preferred API is nicotine. Flavoring agents may be incorporated in the core, in the at least one inner polymer film coating and/or in the at least one outer hard coating. The gums formed exhibit a long lasting effect of flavoring agent(s) and result in the domination of flavoring agents in the coating(s) over flavoring agent(s) in the core, thereby (a) avoiding problems of chemical or pharmaceutical incompatibility between an API in the core and flavoring agent(s) in the coating(s) and (b) achieving an increased control of the release of the API and of non-active excipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Seema Mody, Gregory Koll
  • Patent number: 8323683
    Abstract: A chewing gum comprising at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) with a core onto which is applied at least one inner polymer film coating and thereafter onto which is applied at least one outer hard coating. A preferred API is nicotine. Flavoring agents may be incorporated in the core, in the at least one inner polymer film coating and/or in the at least one outer hard coating. The gums formed exhibit a long lasting effect of flavoring agent(s) and result in the domination of flavoring agents in the coating(s) over flavoring agent(s) in the core, thereby (a) avoiding problems of chemical or pharmaceutical incompatibility between an API in the core and flavoring agent(s) in the coating(s) and (b) achieving an increased control of the release of the API and of non-active excipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Seema Mody, Gregory Koll
  • Publication number: 20070269386
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical oral formulation for delivering nicotine in any form to a subject by transmucosal uptake in the oral cavity comprising nicotine in any form, wherein said oral formulation is buffered with at least trometamol. Also contemplated is a method for the oral delivery of nicotine in any form, a method for the reduction of the urge to smoke or use tobacco as well as methods for manufacturing the oral formulation, the use of the oral formulation for obtaining transmucosal uptake of nicotine in the oral cavity of a subject, and use of nicotine for the production of an oral formulation for the treatment of a disease selected from the group consisting of tobacco or nicotine dependence, Alzheimer's disease, Crohn's disease, Parkinson's disease, Tourette's syndrome, ulcerous colitis and post-smoking-cessation weight control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Per Steen, Darek Dymitrowicz, Andreas Hugerth, Asa Waltermo, Magnus Palsson, Roland Olsson, Fredrik Nicklasson, Anette Schluter, Kristina Thyresson, Seema K. Mody, Bengt Bosson, Katarina Lindell, Gregory Koll
  • Publication number: 20060275344
    Abstract: A chewing gum comprising at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) with a core onto which is applied at least one inner polymer film coating and thereafter onto which is applied at least one outer hard coating. A preferred API is nicotine. Flavoring agents may be incorporated in the core, in the at least one inner polymer film coating and/or in the at least one outer hard coating. The gums formed exhibit a long lasting effect of flavoring agent(s) and result in the domination of flavoring agents in the coating(s) over flavoring agent(s) in the core, thereby (a) avoiding problems of chemical or pharmaceutical incompatibility between an API in the core and flavoring agent(s) in the coating(s) and (b) achieving an increased control of the release of the API and of non-active excipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Seema Mody, Gregory Koll