Patents
US 7985419 B1: Divisible tablet and associated methods
- Granted
- 2011-07-26
- Filed
- 2006-12-22 application 11644985
- Type
- Utility · 49 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A divisible pharmaceutical tablet comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion including at least one upper convex surface bordering at least one dividing notch. A ridgeline is formed between the at least one dividing notch and the at least one upper convex surface. The upper convex surface includes an apex defined at a location along the ridgeline.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110726.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON LABORATORIES INC. 21 patents | US company or organization | Salt Lake City, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilesh Parikh | Irvine, CA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William Hite | Winchester, CA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bhavesh Patel | Mission Viejo, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K9/2072 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HITE, WILLIAM CRAWFORD signed 2007-01-03 PATEL, BHAVESH R. signed 2007-01-03 PARIKH, NILESH H. signed 2007-01-08 | WATSON LABORATORIES, INC. SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 18803/892 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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