Patents by Inventor Richard C. Fuisz

Richard C. Fuisz 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 and Dosage Form to Confirm Compliant Use of a Bioactive Agent
    Publication number: 20110182827
    Abstract: A dosage form includes a dose of at least one bioactive agent and a substance that is visible to a normal light or to a special light source in the buccal, vaginal, rectal or ostomic cavity of a patient in order for medical personnel to determine if the patient is being compliant with taking medication or that a person is not truthful in denial of taking medication. The substance is either coating the at least one bioactive agent or intermixed with the at least one bioactive agent in a delivering body, and leaves behind a stain in the cavity for a predetermined period for compliance/abuse assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • Method and Dosage Form to Confirm Compliant Use of a Bioactive Agent
    Publication number: 20110182807
    Abstract: A dosage form includes a dose of at least one bioactive agent and a substance that can be readily confirmed by medical personnel to determine if the patient is compliant with taking the dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • METHOD AND DOSAGE FORM TO CONFIRM COMPLIANT USE OF A BIOACTIVE AGENT
    Publication number: 20110182824
    Abstract: A dosage form includes a dose of at least one bioactive agent and a substance that is visible to a normal light or to a special light source in the buccal, nasal, vaginal, rectal or ostomic cavity of a patient in order for medical personnel to determine if the patient is being compliant with taking medication or that a person is not truthful in denial of taking medication. The substance is either coating the at least one bioactive agent or intermixed with the at least one bioactive agent in a delivering body, and leaves behind a stain in the cavity for a predetermined period for compliance/abuse assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Richard C. FUISZ, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • THIN FILM WITH NON-SELF-AGGREGATING UNIFORM HETEROGENEITY AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20110182969
    Abstract: The invention relates to film products containing desired levels of active components and methods of their preparation. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. Desirably, the films may be exposed to temperatures above that at which the active components typically degrade without concern for loss of the desired activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: MonoSol Rx, LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Yang, Richard C. Fuisz, Gary L. Myers, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • Edible water-soluble film containing a foam reducing flavoring agent
    Patent number: 7972618
    Abstract: An edible water-soluble film is provided. The film includes at least one water-soluble polymer, and a foam reducing flavoring agent, wherein the film is free of added anti-foaming or defoaming agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: MonoSol Rx, LLC
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz, Garry L. Myers
  • Methods for determining customer motivations in purchasing decisions
    Patent number: 7970656
    Abstract: Methods provide for auditing of on-line commercial transactions to determine what products are the primary motivations for a customer to begin an on-line shopping session. When a purchase is made during a shopping session, the method determines whether a purchased product is related to a previous “prime motivator” product. If so, the product is designated as a derivative product and a derivative count associated with the product is incremented. If not, the product itself is designated a prime motivator product and a prime motivator count associated with the product is incremented. The method may be repeated for every purchase fielded by an on-line commercial site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Meyer Cordless LLC
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • Method and apparatus for permitting stage-door access to on-line vendor information
    Patent number: 7962367
    Abstract: The present invention provides Internet users with access to an on-line vendor that has detailed product information some or all of which is supplied by at least one product supplier. Through selected storage and sharing of data, an on-line store is married to a supplier's product database. The on-line vendor is able to provide greater product information at a vastly reduced cost. The product supplier is provided with a unique company forum in which company activities such as sales training can be consolidated with advertising activities and product information to provide the most economical and up-to-date training information for the company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Privateer Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • Method, Apparatus and System for Providing Access to Product Data
    Publication number: 20110131602
    Abstract: VISUAL IMAGE MARKETING (VIM) is a system whereby the visual image on a film or television program is utilized to market that specific product. In VIM, film.backslash.television is combined with computer technology to provide real-time or delayed access to product data. Viewers identify a product or object displayed in a video, television show or movie and by merely pointing and clicking on the object to obtain marketing and other data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventor: Richard C. Fuisz
  • Process for forming an ingestible thin film with non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity
    Patent number: 7910031
    Abstract: The invention relates to film products containing desired levels of active components and methods of their preparation. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. Desirably, the films may be exposed to temperatures above that at which the active components typically degrade without concern for loss of the desired activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Monosol Rx, LLC
    Inventors: Roert K. Yang, Richard C. Fuisz, Garry L. Myers, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • UNIT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20110056934
    Abstract: The present invention provides a unit assembly for storing and dispensing a film strip. The unit assembly includes a first and second panel each having a perimetrical edge; wherein the first and second panels are substantially opposed to each other; and at least one gusseted side panel disposed between at least a portion of the panels along a common side thereof, the gusseted side panel configured to facilitate access to at least one film strip which is stored in a perimetrically sealed, substantially planar cavity within the unit assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: MONOSOL RX, LLC
    Inventor: Richard C. Fuisz
  • Polyethylene-oxide based films and drug delivery systems made therefrom
    Patent number: 7897080
    Abstract: The invention relates to the film products and methods of their preparation that demonstrate a non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. The films contain a polymer component, which includes polyethylene oxide optionally blended with hydrophilic cellulosic polymers. Desirably, the films also contain a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent with no more than a 10% variance of the active agent pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent per unit area of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: MonoSol Rx, LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Yang, Richard C. Fuisz, Gary L. Myers, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • Method, apparatus and system for providing access to product data
    Patent number: 7899705
    Abstract: VISUAL IMAGE MARKETING (VIM) is a system whereby the visual image on a film or television program is utilized to market that specific product. In VIM, film\television is combined with computer technology to provide real-time or delayed access to product data. Viewers identify a product or object displayed in a video, television show or movie and by merely pointing and clicking on the object to obtain marketing and other data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Richard C. Fuisz
  • Smokeless Tobacco Product
    Publication number: 20100326454
    Abstract: A melt spun tobacco composition, e.g., in flake or particle form, for oral use in a mammal made by melt spinning comprising tobacco and/or a tobacco extract and at least one material which is solid at room temperature, which melts at or below 500° F., and carries from 1% to 70% of tobacco when processed through melt spinning, and solidifies again in less than 5 seconds after melt spinning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Richard C. Fuisz
  • Method of making self-supporting therapeutic active-containing film
    Patent number: 7824588
    Abstract: The invention relates to film products containing desired levels of active components and methods of their preparation. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. Desirably, the films may be exposed to temperatures above that at which the active components typically degrade without concern for loss of the desired activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Monosol RX, LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Yang, Richard C. Fuisz, Garry L. Myers, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • Bodily fluid analyzer, and system including same and method for programming same
    Patent number: 7824612
    Abstract: A bodily fluid analyzer, system and method for programming the same includes a sensor for sensing at least one analyte in a patient; a display; a data reader unit for reading information from a data storage unit that contains stored information concerning a particular drug being taken by or course of treatment for the patient; and a processor for setting the at least one threshold value for at least one analyte to be sensed by the sensing unit based on the information read by the data reader from the data storage unit, for processing the information concerning the analyte and for sending the processed information to the display, wherein the threshold value is associated with the particular drug taken by or course of treatment for the patient, the threshold value being one beyond which the display will display an alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • EXTRUDABLE AND EXTRUDED COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF BIOACTIVE AGENTS, METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20100247612
    Abstract: A nonaqueous, extrudable composition includes at least one thermoplastic polymer in an amount of more than 20 wt % of the whole composition and tobacco. An extruded bioactive product in the form of a sheet can be made by extruding or hot melt shaping a nonaqueous composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and a bioactive agent, the sheet being soluble in a user's mouth and resulting in sustained release of bioactive to the user. The sheet can be in a form that may be placed in contact with the mucosa of the user, and have an average dissolution time of 5 to 50 minutes for delivering the bioactive to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Richard C. Fuisz
  • SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20100242978
    Abstract: A nonaqueous, extrudable composition includes at least one thermoplastic polymer in an amount of more than 20 wt % of the whole composition and tobacco. A smokeless tobacco product in the form of a sheet can be made by extruding or hot melt shaping a nonaqueous composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and tobacco, the sheet being soluble in a user's mouth and resulting in sustained release of nicotine to the user. The sheet can be in a form that may be placed in the buccal cavity of, on the palate of or sublingually in the user, and have an average dissolution time of 5 to 50 minutes for delivering super bioavailable nicotine to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Richard C. Fuisz
  • FILM COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF ACTIVES
    Publication number: 20100221309
    Abstract: The invention relates to the film products and methods of their preparation that demonstrate a non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. Desirably, the films contain at least one active agent, which may be administered to a user topically, transmucosally, vaginally, ocularly, aurally, nasally, transdermally or orally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: MONOSOL RX, LLC
    Inventors: Garry L. Myers, Richard C. Fuisz
  • UNIT ASSEMBLY FOR MULTIPLE FILM DOSAGES, APPARATUS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100178254
    Abstract: A unit assembly including a plurality of individual film strips, each film strip having an active within a polymer matrix, the film strips having respective perimetrical edges, the plurality of individual film strips being alternatingly positioned next to one another such that a film strip perimetrical edge is at least partially offset from a subsequent film strip perimetrical edge, wherein the respective perimetrical edges of the film strips are directly adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: MONOSOL RX LLC
    Inventors: Madhusudan Hariharan, Richard C. Fuisz
  • POLYETHYLENE-OXIDE BASED FILMS AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20100092545
    Abstract: The invention relates to the film products and methods of their preparation that demonstrate a non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. The films contain a polymer component, which includes polyethylene oxide optionally blended with hydrophilic cellulosic polymers. Desirably, the films also contain a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent with no more than a 10% variance of the active agent pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent per unit area of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: MonoSol RX, LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Yang, Richard C. Fuisz, Garry L. Myers, Joseph M. Fuisz