Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Ells

Thomas S. Ells 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).

  • Process for making a hard-candy based oral pharmaceutical lozenge containing an antacid
    Patent number: 5616340
    Abstract: A hard-candy based lozenge containing an antacid is produced in a manner compatible with a continuous process method of manufacture. Sucrose solution, corn syrup, and a carbonate antacid are mixed, the mixture is heated, the mixture is further heated and exposed to a vacuum. The mixture is then mixed with cold-flow enhancers, flavorings, and colorings, and finally tempered and formed into lozenges of exceptional efficacy and taste. The lozenges thus formed contain 600 mg of calcium carbonate or magnesium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: McNeill-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Ells, Joseph R. Luber
  • Process for making a hard-candy based oral pharmaceutical lozenge containing an antacid
    Patent number: 5399354
    Abstract: A hard candy based lozenge containing an antacid is produced in a manner compatible with a continuous process method of manufacture. Sucrose solution, corn syrup, and a carbonate antacid are mixed, the mixture is heated, the mixture is further heated and exposed to a vacuum. The mixture is then mixed with cold-flow enhancers, flavorings, and colorings, and finally tempered and formed into lozenges of exceptional efficacy and taste. The lozenges thus formed contain 600 mg of calcium carbonate or magnesium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Ells, Joseph R. Luber