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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:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Applicants:
James S. Stefely, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel C. Duan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
James S. Stefely, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel C. Duan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 (2006.01); A61K 31/74 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); C08G 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention comprises a medicinal aerosol composition comprising a propellant, an excipient comprising a functionalized polyethyleneglycol, and a drug. The invention also comprises particulate medicinal compositions comprising particles with a mean mass aerodynamic diameter of less than about 10 microns that incorporate an excipient comprising a functionalized polyethyleneglycol.