Patents by Inventor Larry G. Tucker

Larry G. Tucker 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).

  • Sustained release dosage form unit having latex coating and method of making the same
    Patent number: 6620434
    Abstract: Dosage form unit is provided to deliver one or more beneficial agents into a fluid, such as liquid enteral nutritional product. The dosage form unit includes a core containing at least one beneficial agent, preferably a marker dye, which is dispersible in the fluid. The core also contains a compatible binding agent to bind the beneficial agent together. Additional components of the core may include a plasticizer, a standard flow agent, a lubricant, additional tableting aids and at least one hydrophilic agent. A latex coating encases the core. The latex coating includes a mixture containing a substantially hydrophobic base material, preferably formed from an emulsion of cellulose acetate microspheres, which is capable of defining a matrix-type membrane, and at least one hydrophilic component being dispersible in the fluid. A dispersible beneficial agent is preferred as one of the hydrophilic components of the latex coating to allow immediate release of the beneficial agent therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Terrence B. Mazer, Joseph E. Walton, Barbara S. Arnholt, Monty L. Evans, Ronita K. Geckle, Daniel Hamilton, John J. Kropczynski, Jr., Frank A. Murawski, Larry G. Tucker, Sherri A. Walker, Michael V. Walsh, Rhonda Cole Walsh
  • Sustained release dosage form unit having latex coating and method of making the same
    Publication number: 20010024663
    Abstract: Dosage form unit is provided to deliver one or more beneficial agents into a fluid, such as liquid enteral nutritional product. The dosage form unit includes a core containing at least one beneficial agent, preferably a marker dye, which is dispersible in the fluid. The core also contains a compatible binding agent to bind the beneficial agent together. Additional components of the core may include a plasticizer, a standard flow agent, a lubricant, additional tableting aids and at least one hydrophilic agent. A latex coating encases the core. The latex coating includes a mixture containing a substantially hydrophobic base material, preferably formed from an emulsion of cellulose acetate microspheres, which is capable of defining a matrix-type membrane, and at least one hydrophilic component being dispersible in the fluid. A dispersible beneficial agent is preferred as one of the hydrophilic components of the latex coating to allow immediate release of the beneficial agent therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Terrence B. Mazer, Joseph E. Walton, Barbara S. Arnholt, Monty L. Evans, Ronita K. Geckle, Daniel Hamilton, John J. Kropczynski, Frank A. Murawski, Larry G. Tucker, Sherri A. Walker, Michael V. Walsh, Rhonda Cole Walsh
  • Sustained release dosage form unit having latex coating and method of making the same
    Patent number: 6251432
    Abstract: Dosage form unit is provided to deliver one or more beneficial agents into a fluid, such as liquid enteral nutritional product. The dosage form unit includes a core containing at least one beneficial agent, preferably a marker dye, which is dispersible in the fluid. The core also contains a compatible binding agent to bind the beneficial agent together. Additional components of the core may include a plasticizer, a standard flow agent, a lubricant, additional tableting aids and at least one hydrophilic agent. A latex coating encases the core. The latex coating includes a mixture containing a substantially hydrophobic base material, preferably formed from an emulsion of cellulose acetate microspheres, which is capable of defining a matrix-type membrane, and at least one hydrophilic component being dispersible in the fluid. A dispersible beneficial agent is preferred as one of the hydrophilic components of the latex coating to allow immediate release of the beneficial agent therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Terrence B. Mazer, Joseph E. Walton, Barbara S. Arnholt, Monty L. Evans, Ronita K. Geckle, Daniel Hamilton, John J. Kropczynski, Jr., Frank A. Murawski, Larry G. Tucker, Sherri A. Walker, Michael V. Walsh, Rhonda Cole Walsh