Patents by Inventor Tyler Watanabe

Tyler Watanabe 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).

  • Transdermal drug delivery device package with improved drug stability
    Patent number: 6660295
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of transdermal drug delivery devices and more particularly to improved storage stability thereof. The invention comprises providing a transdermal drug delivery device with a non-occlusive backing or release liner in combination with a degradation protectant such as a desiccant or oxygen scavenger within the sealed pouch containing the device. The combination of the present invention provides increased shelf-life of these devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Alza Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler Watanabe, Robert M. Gale
  • NOVEL FORMULATIONS FOR THE TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION OF ASIMADOLINE
    Publication number: 20010051181
    Abstract: Composition of matter for application to a body surface or membrane to administer asimadoline by permeation through the body surface or membrane, the composition comprising asimadoline to be administered, at a therapeutically effective rate, alone or in combination with a permeation enhancer or mixture. Also disclosed are drug delivery devices and methods for the transdermal administration of asimadoline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: WILLIAM W. VAN OSDOL, TYLER WATANABE
  • TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE PACKAGE WITH IMPROVED DRUG STABILITY
    Publication number: 20010051180
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of transdermal drug delivery devices and more particularly to improved storage stability thereof. The invention comprises providing a transdermal drug delivery device with a non-occlusive backing or release liner in combination with a degradation protectant such as a desiccant or oxygen scavenger within the sealed pouch containing the device. The combination of the present invention provides increased shelf-life of these devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: TYLER WATANABE, ROBERT M. GALE
  • Monoglyceride/lactate ester permeation enhancer for oxybutnin
    Patent number: 5900250
    Abstract: A composition of matter for application to a body surface or membrane to administer oxybutynin by permeation through the body surface or membrane, the composition comprising, in combination, the oxybutynin to be administered, in a therapeutically effective amount; and a permeation-enhancing mixture comprising a monoglyceride or a mixture of monoglycerides, and a lactic ester or a mixture of lactate esters; present in specific concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: ALZA Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Soo Lee, Tyler Watanabe, Robert M. Gale, Terry L. Burkoth
  • Monoglyceride/lactate ester permeation enhancer for oxybutynin
    Patent number: 5747065
    Abstract: A composition of matter for application to a body surface or membrane to administer oxybutynin by permeation through the body surface or membrane, the composition comprising, in combination the oxybutynin to be administered, in a therapeutically effective amount; and a permeation enhancing mixture comprising a monoglyceride or a mixture of monoglycerides, and a lactic ester or a mixture of lactate esters, present in specific concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventors: Eun Soo Lee, Tyler Watanabe, Robert M. Gale, Terry L. Burkoth
  • Process for controlling pathogens in container
    Patent number: 5489281
    Abstract: A process for delivering a biocide to a container comprising admitting a biocide delivery device through an exit port of a urine container where the device is sized for passage through the exit port is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Alza Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler Watanabe, Su I. Yum, Eun S. Lee, Ivan W. Chin
  • Antipathogen assembly
    Patent number: 5417675
    Abstract: The invention disclosed and claimed an apparatus that relates to a delivery system comprising a biocide, with the delivery system designed and shaped for passages through the exit port of a urine container into the container. The invention disclosed and claim pertains also to a method of preventing infection in a patient by using the apparatus connected to a patient through a catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Alza Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler Watanabe, Su I. Yum, Fun S. Lee, Ivan W. Chin
  • Biocide dispensing device for use in container
    Patent number: 5417676
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed comprising in combination (1) a container for receiving a fluid, and having an exit port, and (2) a delivery system designed for passage through the exit port into the container for releasing a biocide inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Alza Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler Watanabe, Su I. Yum, Eun S. Lee, Ivan W. Chin
  • Antimicrobial device for urine drainage container
    Patent number: 5176665
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a delivery system comprising a biocide, with the delivery system designed and shaped for passage through the exit port of a urine container into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Alza Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler Watanabe, Su I. Yum, Eun S. Lee, Ivan W. Chin