Patents by Inventor Scott A. Fiore

Scott A. Fiore 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).

  • Microcrystalline cellulose spheronization composition
    Patent number: 5725886
    Abstract: A particulate co-processed unattrited microcrystalline cellulose:hydrocolloid composition wherein the respective components are present in a weight ratio of from about 99:1 to 70:30. The composition is useful as a spheronizing agent for producing spheroids of uniform size and sphericity and having high drug loadings. The composition is produced by drying a slurry of the microcrystalline cellulose in an aqueous solution of the hydrocolloid. The preferred hydrocolloid is methylcellulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: David F. Erkoboni, Scott A. Fiore, Thomas A. Wheatley