Patents by Inventor Norbert Heintz

Norbert Heintz 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).

  • Oral pharmaceutical composition for soft capsules containing vinorelbine and method of treatment
    Patent number: 7658943
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing vinorelbine as an active ingredient which is suitable for encapsulation in soft capsules. The liquid oral pharmaceutical composition suitable for a liquid fill composition for a soft capsule dosage form comprises: vinorelbine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ethanol; water; glycerol; and polyethylene glycol. In a preferred embodiment, the tartrate salt form of vinorelbine is used in the composition. The invention also provides for a method of treating cancer comprising orally administering, to a patient in need of treatment thereof, a soft capsule comprising the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Bougaret, Elie Leverd, Marie-Madeleine Bohn, Norbert Heintz
  • Oral pharmaceutical composition for soft capsules containing vinorelbine and method of treatment
    Publication number: 20050163834
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing vinorelbine as an active ingredient which is suitable for encapsulation in soft capsules. The liquid oral pharmaceutical composition suitable for a liquid fill composition for a soft capsule dosage form comprises: vinorelbine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ethanol; water; glycerol; and polyethylene glycol. In a preferred embodiment, the tartrate salt form of vinorelbine is used in the composition. The invention also provides for a method of treating cancer comprising orally administering, to a patient in need of treatment thereof, a soft capsule comprising the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Joel Bougaret, Elie Leverd, Marie-Madeleine Bohn, Norbert Heintz
  • Oral pharmaceutical composition for soft capsules containing vinorelbine and method of treatment
    Patent number: 6890558
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing vinorelbine as an active ingredient which is suitable for encapsulation in soft capsules. The liquid oral pharmaceutical composition suitable for a liquid fill composition for a soft capsule dosage form comprises: vinorelbine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ethanol; water; glycerol; and polyethylene glycol. In a preferred embodiment, the tartrate salt form of vinorelbine is used in the composition. The invention also provides for a method of treating cancer comprising orally administering, to a patient in need of treatment thereof, a soft capsule comprising the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: R.P. Scherer Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Bougaret, Elie Leverd, Marie-Madeleine Bohn, Norbert Heintz
  • Oral pharmaceutical composition for soft capsules containing vinorelbine and method of treatment
    Publication number: 20030224042
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing vinorelbine as an active ingredient which is suitable for encapsulation in soft capsules. The liquid oral pharmaceutical composition suitable for a liquid fill composition for a soft capsule dosage form comprises: vinorelbine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ethanol; water; glycerol; and polyethylene glycol. In a preferred embodiment, the tartrate salt form of vinorelbine is used in the composition. The invention also provides for a method of treating cancer comprising orally administering, to a patient in need of treatment thereof, a soft capsule comprising the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Joel Bougaret, Elie Leverd, Marie-Madeleine Bohn, Norbert Heintz