Patents by Inventor Thomas G. WEST

Thomas G. WEST 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: 20160193787
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jaedeok YOO, Thomas J. BRADBURY, Thomas J. BEBB, James ISKRA, Henry L. SURPRENANT, Thomas G. WEST
  • Patent number: 9339489
    Abstract: A high dose rapidly dispersing three-dimensionally printed dosage form comprising a high dose of levetiracetam in a porous matrix that disperses in water within a period of less than about 10 seconds is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the dosage form and of treating a condition, disease or disorder that is therapeutically responsive to levetiracetam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
    Inventors: Jules Jacob, Norman Coyle, Thomas G West, Donald C. Monkhouse, Henry L. Surprenant, Nemichand B. Jain
  • Patent number: 9314429
    Abstract: A high dose orodispersible dosage form of oxcarbazepine is provided. Drug-containing particles of oxcarbazepine are included within a porous bound matrix. The dosage form disperses in saliva or water in less than 15 sec and it has sufficient hardness to withstand handling and storage. It can be used to treat diseases or disorders that are therapeutically responsive to oxcarbazepine or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jules Jacob, Kelly Caputo, Micael Guillot, Kenneth J. Sultzbaugh, Thomas G. West
  • Publication number: 20150366801
    Abstract: A taste-masked rapidly dispersible dosage form of topiramate is provided. Wax coated particles of topiramate are included within a porous bound matrix. The topiramate retains its taste-masked form after dispersion in the mouth of a subject even though the particles are not coated with a polymeric material. The dosage form disperses in saliva or water in less than 2 min even though it has a high content of wax. It can be used to treat diseases or disorders that are therapeutically responsive to topiramate or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jules JACOB, Lauren BEACH, Thomas G. WEST, Donald C. MONKHOUSE, Henry L. SURPRENANT
  • Publication number: 20150366802
    Abstract: A high dose orodispersible dosage form of oxcarbazepine is provided. Drug-containing particles of oxcarbazepine are included within a porous bound matrix. The dosage form disperses in saliva or water in less than 15 sec and it has sufficient hardness to withstand handling and storage. It can be used to treat diseases or disorders that are therapeutically responsive to oxcarbazepine or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jules JACOB, Kelly CAPUTO, Micael GUILLOT, Kenneth J. SULTZBAUGH, Thomas G. WEST
  • Publication number: 20150183166
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jaedeok YOO, Thomas J. BRADBURY, Thomas J. BEBB, James ISKRA, Henry L. SURPRENANT, Thomas G. WEST
  • Patent number: 8888480
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
    Inventors: Jaedeok Yoo, Thomas J Bradbury, Thomas J Bebb, James Iskra, Henry L Surprenant, Thomas G West
  • Publication number: 20140271862
    Abstract: A high dose rapidly dispersing three-dimensionally printed dosage form comprising a high dose of levetiracetam in a porous matrix that disperses in water within a period of less than about 10 seconds is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the dosage form and of treating a condition, disease or disorder that is therapeutically responsive to levetiracetam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jules JACOB, Norman COYLE, Thomas G. WEST, Donald C. MONKHOUSE, Henry L. SURPRENANT, Nemichand B. JAIN
  • Patent number: 8828411
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical dosage forms with external or internal features to complicate counterfeiting and support authentication are described. External features include surface texture, surface markings defined by patterns of physical or chemical markers, or complex interlocking shapes. Internal features also include physical or chemical markers in two or three-dimensional patterns observable after sectioning, or after breaking along designed fracture lines. Methods of manufacture using solid freeform fabrication (SFF) techniques such as three-dimensional printing (3DP) are described. Method of authentication using dosage form patterns and batch codes are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
    Inventors: Jae D. Yoo, Henry L. Surprenant, Donald C. Monkhouse, Thomas G. West
  • Publication number: 20140065194
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jaedeok YOO, Thomas J. BRADBURY, Thomas J. BEBB, James ISKRA, Henry L. SURPRENANT, Thomas G. WEST