Patents
US 9339467 B2: Method for making homogeneous spray-dried solid amorphous drug dispersions utilizing modified spray-drying apparatus
- Granted
- 2016-05-17
- Filed
- 2014-08-05 application 14451879
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Conventional spray-drying methods are improved by incorporation of a pressure nozzle and a diffuser plate to improve the flow of drying gas and a drying chamber extension to increase drying time, such improvements leading to the formation of homogeneous solid dispersions of drugs in concentration-enhancing polymers.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160517.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend Reserch, Inc. 62 patents | US company or organization | Bend, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald A. Beyerinck | Bend, OR | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Heather L. M. Deibele | Bend, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dan E. Dobry | Bend, OR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Roderick J. Ray | Bend, OR | 7 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Dana M. Settell | Bend, OR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ken R. Spence | Bend, OR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K9/1682 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61J | Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes; devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms; devices for administering food or medicines orally; baby comforters; devices for receiving spittle | A61J3/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61P | Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations | A61P43/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01J | Chemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry; their relevant apparatus | B01J2/04 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-02 | Name change Change of name | BEND RESEARCH, INC. signed 2023-01-01 | LONZA BEND INC. BEND, OR | 62971/292 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-08-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PFIZER INC. signed 2008-11-03 PFIZER PRODUCTS INC. signed 2008-11-04 | BEND RESEARCH, INC. BEND, OR | 33631/58 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-08-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BEND RESEARCH, INC. signed 2002-11-20 | PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY | 33630/894 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-08-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BEYERINCK, RONALD A. signed 2002-10-18 DEIBELE, HEATHER L. M. signed 2002-10-18 SPENCE, KEN R. signed 2002-10-18 DOBRY, DANIEL E. signed 2002-10-22 RAY, RODERICK J. signed 2002-10-22 SETTELL, DANA M. signed 2002-10-22 | BEND RESEARCH, INC. BEND, OR | 33630/690 | 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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