The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Heather D. Maynard, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Natalie Boehnke, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Samantha J. Paluck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of The University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Non-crushable pill formulations and methods of using the formulations are disclosed. A non-crushable pill formulation for preventing unintended use of a drug, comprising a polymer, the polymer forming a polymer backbone of the complex; cross-linkers, the cross-linkers connecting the polymer backbone through covalently bonding to form at least one inner cavity within the complex; and the drug, the drug being trapped either covalently or non-covalently in the at least one inner cavity within the complex, wherein the drug is protected from releasing outside of the complex.