Roland Herwig Friedrich Beck

Title: Roland Herwig Friedrich Beck and His Patent on Controlled-Release Starch

Introduction

Roland Herwig Friedrich Beck is an inventor associated with Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. His patent work concerns pharmaceutical formulation, particularly the use of modified starch as an excipient for controlled-release tablets.

Latest Patents

Beck is associated with 1 patent: “Cross-linked high amylose starch for use in controlled-release pharmaceutical formulations and processes for its manufacture.” The invention describes a form of cross-linked high-amylose starch designed for use as an excipient in tablets containing pharmaceutical agents.

The disclosed manufacturing process involves cross-linking and chemically modifying high-amylose starch, gelatinizing the starch, and drying it into a powder. A preferred approach includes granular cross-linking and further modification, such as hydroxypropylation, followed by thermal gelatinization and drying. The resulting powder is intended to support controlled release when compressed with pharmaceutical agents into a tablet.

Career Highlights

Beck’s documented patent contribution focuses on adapting high-amylose starch for pharmaceutical use. The invention combines chemical modification and processing steps to produce a powdered excipient intended for controlled-release formulations.

Collaborations

The listed coworkers associated with Beck include Cyril Désévaux and Reiner Höpcke.

Conclusion

Roland Herwig Friedrich Beck’s patent describes a processed, cross-linked high-amylose starch intended to help enable controlled release in pharmaceutical tablets.