Patents by Inventor Monika K. Okoniewska

Monika K. Okoniewska 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).

  • Blends of different acyl gellan gums and starch
    Patent number: 7494667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a film forming blend of different acyl gellan gums with starch having similar textural and functional properties compared to gelatin. Films prepared using such blends have a high modulus and excellent strength and elongation. The present invention also relates to soft capsules prepared using such blends or films, which have good sealability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Brunob II B.V.
    Inventors: Arjnarong Chantranukul, Chaodong Xiao, Zhixin Li, Sibu Chakrabarti, Monika K. Okoniewska
  • Rapidly expanding starches with altered crystalline structure
    Patent number: 6846497
    Abstract: This invention relates to a starch based tablet disintegrant useful at low addition levels and providing equally effective properties in water and physiological fluids. The starches are characterized by their low solubility in cold water, high swelling power and labile birefringence in the dry state, which rapidly disappears upon addition of water. The preferred starches are inhibited then processed to remove a portion of the granular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Monika K. Okoniewska, James J. Kasica, Eric M. Weisser
  • Rapidly expanding starches with altered crystalline structure
    Publication number: 20040151767
    Abstract: This invention relates to a starch based tablet disintegrant useful at low addition levels and providing equally effective properties in water and physiological fluids. The starches are characterized by their low solubility in cold water, high swelling power and labile birefringence in the dry state, which rapidly disappears upon addition of water. The preferred starches are inhibited then processed to remove a portion of the granular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Monika K. Okoniewska, James J. Kasica, Eric M. Weisser