Patents by Inventor Sheila M. Dell
Sheila M. Dell 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).
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Publication number: 20040137043Abstract: An edible, hardenable coating composition containing microcrystalline cellulose and carrageenan and either a strengthening polymer, a plasticizer or both. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to pharmaceutical and veterinary solid dosage forms, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers, pesticide tablets, and foods and provides an elegant prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, Domingo C. Tuason, James J. Modliszewski, Thomas A. Ruszkay, David E. Werner
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Patent number: 6723342Abstract: An edible, hardenable coating composition containing microcrystalline cellulose and carrageenan and at least one of a strengthening polymer, a plasticizer, a surface active agent or a combination thereof. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to pharmaceutical and veterinary solid dosage forms, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers, pesticide tablets, and foods and provides an elegant prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2000Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, Domingo C. Tuason, James J. Modliszewski, Thomas A. Ruszkay, David E. Werner
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Patent number: 6709713Abstract: An edible, hardenable coating composition containing microcrystalline cellulose and carrageenan and either a strengthening polymer, a plasticizer or both. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to pharmaceutical and veterinary solid dosage forms, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers, pesticide tablets, and foods and provides an elegant prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, Domingo C. Tuason, James J. Modliszewski, Thomas A. Ruszkay, David E. Werner
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Publication number: 20030129238Abstract: An edible, hardenable coating composition is disclosed containing microcrystalline cellulose, a film forming amount of propylene glycol alginate, and a strengthening polymer, optionally in combination with at least one of a plasticizer, a surfactant, or a filler. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to pharmaceutical and veterinary solid dosage forms, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers, pesticide tablets, and foods and provides an elegant prompt release coating which-does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, Eric H. Bliefernich
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Publication number: 20030017204Abstract: An edible, hardenable coating composition containing microcrystalline cellulose and carrageenan and either a strengthening polymer, a plasticizer or both. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to pharmaceutical and veterinary solid dosage forms, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers, pesticide tablets, and foods and provides an elegant prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, Domingo C. Tuason, James J. Modliszewski, Thomas A. Ruszkay, David E. Werner
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Patent number: 6500462Abstract: An edible, hardenable coating composition is disclosed containing microcrystalline cellulose, a film forming amount of propylene glycol alginate, and a strengthening polymer, optionally in combination with at least one of a plasticizer, a surfactant, or a filler. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to pharmaceutical and veterinary solid dosage forms, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers, pesticide tablets, and foods and provides an elegant prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, Eric H. Bliefernich
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Patent number: 6432448Abstract: An edible, hardenable coating composition containing microcrystalline cellulose and carrageenan and either a strengthening polymer, a plasticizer or both. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to pharmaceutical and veterinary solid dosage forms, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers, pesticide tablets, and foods and provides an elegant prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, Domingo C. Tuason, James J. Modliszewski, Thomas A. Ruszkay, David E. Werner
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Patent number: 6099865Abstract: The present invention describes the use of croscarmellose sodium to coat bitter-tasting active agents in a manner that will mask the bitter taste of these materials, taste masked pharmaceutical compositions in which the particles of pharmaceutically active agent are coated with croscarmellose sodium, taste masked pharmaceutical tablets made therefrom, in which the rapid disintegration of tablets that is imparted by croscarmellose sodium is preserved, and to a method for preparing such coated particles by preparing them in a fluidized bed coating process.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1999Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, George E. Reier, Howard J. Stamato, Lynn M. DiMemmo
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Patent number: 6037380Abstract: Ultra-fine microcrystalline cellulose compositions are disclosed which produce highly stable suspensions and/or dispersions in which substantially all of the microcrystalline cellulose has a particle size not greater than about 0.7 .mu.m. The compositions include an attriting aid which has a dual functionality, assisting in reducing the size of the cellulose microcrystals and adding a desired property or ingredient to the dispersions or other product in which the compositions are utilized.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1998Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Aaron C. Venables, Gregory S. Buliga, Sheila M. Dell, John A. Colliopoulos
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Patent number: 5955107Abstract: Rapidly disintegrating and readily suspendible tablets and their method of preparation are disclosed in which there is a therapeutic amount of a pharmacologically active ingredient, 1 to 6 percent croscarmellose sodium, 10 to 50 percent microcrystalline cellulose, and 10 to 50 percent of a coprocessed additive consisting essentially of 75 to 95 percent microcrystalline cellulose and 5 to 25 percent calcium, sodium alginate complex. The tablets are suitable for oral administration of measured-dose suspensions of either water soluble or water insoluble pharmaceuticals.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1997Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Sheila M. Dell, George A. Agyilirah, George E. Reier
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Patent number: 5904937Abstract: The present invention discloses the taste masking of drugs by wet granulating the drug with a microcrystaline cellulose compositions then spheronizing the granulation into spheres having a smooth uniform surface and a particle size in the range of 1 to 1000 microns.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1997Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Michael Augello, Ronald S. Vladyka, Jr., Sheila M. Dell
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Patent number: 5840768Abstract: Novel pharmaceutical suspensions comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient suspended in aqueous media with a suspending agent comprising attrited microcrystalline cellulose coprocessed and at least partially surface coated with a calcium sodium alginate salt complex barrier dispersant and readily dispersible and hydratable dry formulations thereof are described and exemplified.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Edward Selinger, Sheila M. Dell, John A. Colliopoulos, William J. Reilly, Jr.