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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:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
May. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith Tanner, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Rickey S Shelley, Largo, FL (US);
Assignee:
R. P. Scherer Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424452 ; 424451 ; 424455 ; 424456 ; 424460 ;
Abstract
A dosage unit form comprises a biologically active agent, such as a pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement or diagnostic, dissolved or suspended in a carrier liquid encapsulated in a soft elastic gel capsule. The carrier liquid comprises maltitol syrup as a major component. Maltitol syrup may be the only component of the carrier liquid, or may be blended with other liquids and/or excipients.