Patents by Inventor Keith Graeme Hutchinson

Keith Graeme Hutchinson 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).

  • Soft gelatin capsule shell compositions
    Patent number: 5817323
    Abstract: A composition for use in the shell of a comestible capsule comprising Gelatin and a plasticiser such as Glycerol together with a further component which forms a secondary matrix for the plasticiser. The provision of this secondary matrix enables the relative amount of the gelatin to the plasticiser to be reduced which shortens disintegration time in the mouth. The further component is typically unbleached potato starch acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: R.P. Scherer Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Graeme Hutchinson, Kelvin Royce Garnett, Gerhard Fischer, Nicola Sandra Page