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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:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
May. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sam J Milstein, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Martin L Kantor, Mamaroneck, NY (US);
Assignee:
Emisphere Technologies, Inc., Hawthorne, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424499 ; 424451 ; 424469 ;
Abstract
Improved proteinoid micropheres and methods for their preparation and use as oral delivery systems for pharmaceutical agents are described. The proteinoid microspheres are soluble within selected pH ranges within the gastrointestinal tract and display enhanced stability towards least one of photolysis or decomposition over time. The proteinoid microspheres are prepared from proteinoids having between 2 and 8 amino acids and having a molecular weight of about 1000 daltons.