Patents by Inventor Rita Steffenino

Rita Steffenino 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).

  • Bright white film coatings and film coating compositions therefor
    Patent number: 6267808
    Abstract: A dry film coating composition used to make a bright white film coating for nutritional supplements, pharmaceutical tablets, and the like, comprises dextrose, an auxiliary film-former, and titanium dioxide. Optionally, but advantageously, the coating composition also ay include one or more of the following components: a plasticizer, a surfactant, a flow aid, and a preservative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: BPSI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Grillo, Brian Korchok, Bruce Kinsey, Melanie Hartman, Stuart C. Porter, Rita Steffenino, George Reyes, Thomas J. Burke
  • Bright white film coatings and film coating compositions therefor
    Patent number: 6248391
    Abstract: A dry film coating composition used to make a bright white film coating for nutritional supplements, pharmaceutical tablets, and the like, comprises dextrose, an auxiliary film-former, and titanium dioxide. Optionally, but advantageously, the coating composition also may include one or more of the following components: a plasticizer, a surfactant, a flow aid, and a preservative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: BPSI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Grillo, Brian Korchok, Bruce Kinsey, Melanie Hartman, Stuart C. Porter, Rita Steffenino, George Reyes, Thomas J. Burke