Patents by Inventor Udo Rüttgers

Udo Rüttgers 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).

  • SCORE TABLET
    Publication number: 20230000778
    Abstract: A scored tablet comprises Tapentadol or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof embedded in a prolonged release matrix material; wherein the scored tablet provides prolonged release of Tapentadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof; wherein the scored tablet has a site of mechanical weakness along which it can be manually broken into two separate halves preferably having essentially the same size, shape and weight; and wherein the in vitro release profile of the scored tablet essentially corresponds to the in vitro release profile of each of the two separate halves. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of such a scored tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: GRUENENTHAL GMBH
    Inventors: Angelika ELLERMANN, Ulrike BERTRAM, Gerd BARTZ, Udo RUETTGERS
  • Tamper-resistant tablet providing immediate drug release
    Patent number: 10695297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tamper-resistant tablet comprising (i) a matrix material in an amount of more than one third of the total weight of the tablet; and (ii) a plurality of particulates in an amount of less than two thirds of the total weight of the tablet; wherein said particulates comprise a pharmacologically active compound and a polyalkylene oxide; and form a discontinuous phase within the matrix material; and method of using said tablet to treat pain and other conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: GRÜNENTHAL GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Schwier, Marcel Haupts, Udo Rüttgers, Lutz Barnscheid, Jana Denker
  • TAMPER-RESISTANT TABLET PROVIDING IMMEDIATE DRUG RELEASE
    Publication number: 20190269621
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tamper-resistant tablet comprising (i) a matrix material in an amount of more than one third of the total weight of the tablet; and (ii) a plurality of particulates in an amount of less than two thirds of the total weight of the tablet; wherein said particulates comprise a pharmacologically active compound and a polyalkylene oxide; and form a discontinuous phase within the matrix material; and method of using said tablet to treat pain and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Grünenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian SCHWIER, Marcel Haupts, Udo Rüttgers, Lutz Barnscheid, Jana DENKER
  • Tamper-resistant tablet providing immediate drug release
    Publication number: 20180369149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tamper-resistant tablet comprising (i) a matrix material in an amount of more than one third of the total weight of the tablet; and (ii) a plurality of particulates in an amount of less than two thirds of the total weight of the tablet; wherein said particulates comprise a pharmacologically active compound and a polyalkylene oxide; and form a discontinuous phase within the matrix material; and method of using said tablet to treat pain and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Grünenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Schwier, Marcel Haupts, Udo Rüttgers, Lutz Barnscheid, Jana DENKER
  • Tamper-resistant tablet providing immediate drug release
    Publication number: 20160199306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tamper-resistant tablet comprising (i) a matrix material in an amount of more than one third of the total weight of the tablet; and (ii) a plurality of particulates in an amount of less than two thirds of the total weight of the tablet; wherein said particulates comprise a pharmacologically active compound and a polyalkylene oxide; and form a discontinuous phase within the matrix material; and method of using said tablet to treat pain and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Grünenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Schwier, Marcel Haupts, Udo Rüttgers, Lutz Barnscheid, Jana Pätz
  • Tamper-resistant tablet providing immediate drug release
    Publication number: 20130028972
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tamper-resistant tablet comprising (i) a matrix material in an amount of more than one third of the total weight of the tablet; and (ii) a plurality of particulates in an amount of less than two thirds of the total weight of the tablet; wherein said particulates comprise a pharmacologically active compound and a polyalkylene oxide; and form a discontinuous phase within the matrix material; and method of using said tablet to treat pain and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Grunenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Schwier, Marcel Haupts, Udo Rüttgers, Lutz Barnscheid, Jana Pätz