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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:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Applicants:
David Wynn, Abington, PA (US);
Gerard P. Mcnally, Berwyn, PA (US);
Harry S. Sowden, Glenside, PA (US);
Inventors:
David Wynn, Abington, PA (US);
Gerard P. McNally, Berwyn, PA (US);
Harry S. Sowden, Glenside, PA (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a dosage form comprising at least one active ingredient, and first core and second cores surrounded by and separated by a shell. The dosage form provides a delay of at least one hour between the initial release of active ingredient contained in said first core and the initial release of active ingredient contained in said second core after contacting of the dosage form with a liquid medium.