Patents by Inventor Sharon Ray

Sharon Ray 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).

  • Publication number: 20060127451
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions containing: (i) sugar and/or a sugar substitute and (ii) microcrystalline cellulose present in an amount equal to greater than 41% of the total weight of the composition. The present invention is also directed to compositions containing: (i) sugar and/or a sugar substitute and (ii) microcrystalline cellulose having an average particle size equal to or less than 20 microns and present in an amount equal to or greater than 20% of the total weight of the composition. The compositions of the present invention are useful in coating a wide variety of solid forms such as pharmaceutical dosage forms, veterinary dosage forms, nutraceutical dosage forms, food, industrial material, cosmetic material or oral care material. The compositions of the invention are also useful as films such as cast films. The present invention is also directed to methods of making such compositions, as well as methods of coating such compositions on solid forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Augello, Sharon Ray, Jian-Xin Li, Brian Carlin
  • Patent number: 5328043
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of baby bottles having disks for sealing the apertures of the baby bottles when the bottles are not in use. More specifically, this invention relates to a particular baby bottle that provides a slot at the base of the baby bottle for temporarily storing a sealing disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Inventor: Sharon Ray