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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. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1999
James B Eckenhoff, deceased, late of Los Altos, CA (US);
Leslie A Holladay, Mountain View, CA (US);
John Joseph Leonard, Jr, Cupertino, CA (US);
Iris K Leung, San Jose, CA (US);
Sally A Tao, San Jose, CA (US);
Judy A Magruder, Mountain View, CA (US);
John P Carr, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeremy C Wright, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alza Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides improved compositions for improving the chemical and physical stability of peptides and proteins. The invention provides a liquid beneficial agent formulation containing a liquid suspension comprising at least 5% by weight beneficial agent and having a viscosity and beneficial agent size which minimizes settling of the agent in suspension over the extended delivery period.