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US2993836A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sustained release tablets

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1958-02-20
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Granted: 1961-07-25
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Expires: 1978-02-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harold A Nash
  • 👤 Sampson F Jeffries

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/20; A61K9/2004; A61K9/2072; A61K9/2086; A61K9/209

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 101 words
A PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION COMPRISING A COMPRESSED TABLET CONTAINING AS THE ESSENTIAL CARRIER INGREDIENTS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL PARTS OF GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE AND GUM KARAYA AND AN AMOUNT OF A SOLID, NON-TOXIC PARTICULATE, ESSENTIALLY WATER INSOLUBLE MATERIAL IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THAT OF THE COMBINED QUANTITIES OF GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE AND GUM KARAYA, SAID CARRIER COMBINATION HAVING INCORPORATED THEREIN UP TO ABOUT 15% BY WEIGHT THEREOF OF SUBSTANCES SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A SELECTED THERAPEUTIC AGENT AND COMBINATIONS OF SELECTED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, SAID TABLET BEING SLOWLY DISINTEGRATABLE AT A UNIFORM RATE IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM INDEPENDENT OF THE PH OF SAID MEDIUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 101 words
A PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION COMPRISING A COMPRESSED TABLET CONTAINING AS THE ESSENTIAL CARRIER INGREDIENTS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL PARTS OF GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE AND GUM KARAYA AND AN AMOUNT OF A SOLID, NON-TOXIC PARTICULATE, ESSENTIALLY WATER INSOLUBLE MATERIAL IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THAT OF THE COMBINED QUANTITIES OF GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE AND GUM KARAYA, SAID CARRIER COMBINATION HAVING INCORPORATED THEREIN UP TO ABOUT 15% BY WEIGHT THEREOF OF SUBSTANCES SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A SELECTED THERAPEUTIC AGENT AND COMBINATIONS OF SELECTED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, SAID TABLET BEING SLOWLY DISINTEGRATABLE AT A UNIFORM RATE IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM INDEPENDENT OF THE PH OF SAID MEDIUM.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2793979A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-07-24 1965-01-23 1965-07-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-07-24 1969-01-23 1969-07-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-07-24 1973-01-23 1973-07-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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