Patents by Inventor Thomas Tencza

Thomas Tencza 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).

  • Patent number: 5456919
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant dosage form capsule for the oral administration of therapeutic agents comprises a two-part capsule which is shrunk around a caplet so that the outer wall of the caplet is bound to the inner walls of both parts of the capsule. The caplet is placed into the capsule, and the dosage form is then subjected to relatively high humidity and temperature conditions, followed by drying the dosage form in a lower humidity environment, so that the capsule is shrunk to conform to the contours of the caplet and both parts of the capsule are bonded to the caplet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Mahesh Patell, Gerard Frunzi, F. Henry Merkle, Thomas Tencza