Patents by Inventor Philip Hansen

Philip Hansen 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).

  • Method for producing an elongated drug formation
    Patent number: 6660197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for producing an elongated drug formulation being suitable for being injected through the skin of a patient with-out the use of a needle or a cannula. The drug formulation is produced by compressing a drug granulate in cavity of a system comprising a roller and a surface, wherein the roller roles over the surface thereby comprising the granulate to the formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Buch-Rasmussen, Søren Aasmul, James M. Flink, Philip Hansen, Claus Juul-Mortensen, Jens-Ulrik Poulsen
  • Cassette for storing and insertion of solid medicine
    Patent number: 6485453
    Abstract: A cassette for storing and insertion of a solid medicine peg appears as a unit having a first bore (2) which accommodates the medicine peg (3) and has a diameter corresponding to the diameter of this peg (3), a second bore (4) in coaxial extension of the first bore (2) and having a diameter larger than the diameter of the first bore (2), an inserter having a shaft (5) fitting into the first bore (2) and a guiding head (6) in coaxial extension of the shaft (5) fitting into the second bore. The inserter shaft (5) has one end adjacent to the peg (3) and the other connected to the guiding head (6) which projects from the cassette. The head (6) fits into the second bore with a fitting providing a diffusion tight sealing and the distal end of the unit is closed by a membrane diffusion tightly sealing this distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Buch-Rasmussen, Søren Aasmul, James M. Flink, Philip Hansen, Claus Juul-Mortensen, Jens Ulrik Poulsen
  • Method for producing powder formulation comprising an insulin
    Patent number: 6043214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a therapeutic powder formulation, comprising (a) providing an acidic aqueous solution comprising an insulin or analoguc or derivative thereof and an enhancer; (b) adjusting the pH to a pH in the range of 4.5 to 7.4; (c) precipitating a product comprising the insulin or analogue or derivative thereof and the enhancer, wherein the precipitation is performed essentially without evaporation of the solution; and (d) removing the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Steen Jensen, Philip Hansen
  • Method for producing powder formulation comprising an insulin
    Patent number: 5898028
    Abstract: A therapeutic powder formulation suitable for pulmonary administration comprising particles composed of human insulin or any analogue or derivative thereof and an enhancer which enhances the absorption of insulin in the lower respiratory tract, wherein at least 50% by weight of the particles are crystalline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Steen Jensen, Philip Hansen