Patents by Inventor Rachelle L. HALL YUNG

Rachelle L. HALL YUNG 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).

  • Methods and compositions for deterring abuse
    Patent number: 10155044
    Abstract: Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse comprising at least 10% by weight hydroxypropylcellulose; polyethylene oxide; and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium; wherein the ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose to polyethylene oxide on a weight basis is between about 10:1 and 1:10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Leech, Rachelle L. Hall Yung, Albert W. Brzeczko
  • Methods and compositions for deterring abuse
    Patent number: 9757466
    Abstract: Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse comprising at least 10% by weight hydroxypropylcellulose; polyethylene oxide; and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium; wherein the ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose to polyethylene oxide on a weight basis is between about 10:1 and 1:10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Leech, Rachelle L. Hall Yung, Albert W. Brzeczko
  • Methods and Compositions for Deterring Abuse
    Publication number: 20170143635
    Abstract: Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse comprising at least 10% by weight hydroxypropylcellulose; polyethylene oxide; and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium; wherein the ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose to polyethylene oxide on a weight basis is between about 10:1 and 1:10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Leech, Rachelle L. Hall Yung, Albert W. Brzeczko
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETERRING ABUSE
    Publication number: 20150080384
    Abstract: Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse comprising at least 10% by weight hydroxypropylcellulose; polyethylene oxide; and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium; wherein the ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose to polyethylene oxide on a weight basis is between about 10:1 and 1:10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald L. LEECH, Rachelle L. HALL YUNG, Albert W. BRZECZKO
  • Methods and compositions for deterring abuse
    Patent number: 8901113
    Abstract: Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse comprising at least 10% by weight hydroxypropylcellulose; polyethylene oxide; and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium; wherein the ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose to polyethylene oxide on a weight basis is between about 10:1 and 1:10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Leech, Rachelle L. Hall Yung, Albert W. Brzeczko
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETERRING ABUSE
    Publication number: 20110077238
    Abstract: Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse comprising at least 10% by weight hydroxypropylcellulose; polyethylene oxide; and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium; wherein the ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose to polyethylene oxide on a weight basis is between about 10:1 and 1:10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald L. LEECH, Rachelle L. HALL YUNG, Albert W. BRZECZKO