Patents
US 9877971 B2: Soft lozenges comprising corticosteroids
- Granted
- 2018-01-30
- Filed
- 2016-06-14 application 15181462
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described herein are oral pharmaceutical compositions suitable for chewing, sucking, or buccal dissolution comprising non-systemic corticosteroid soft lozenges, methods for making the same, and methods for treating subjects in need thereof with such lozenges. In particular, the oral composition provides topical, non-systemic administration of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients to the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal track, including the esophagus. In one embodiment, the oral pharmaceutical compositions comprise chewable, suckable, or buccally-dissolvable soft lozenges for the treatment of esophageal lesions. The soft lozenges provide topical, non-systemic delivery of corticosteroids to the esophagus and oral cavity.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180130.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANNER LIFE SCIENCES LLC 38 patents | US company or organization | High Point, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinyan Zhao | Greensboro, NC | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Justin R. Hughey | Asheboro, NC | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason M. Vaughn | Browns Summit, NC | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Qi Fang | Oak Ridge, NC | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K31/56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-06 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the application number: 62250248 previously recorded on reel 046622 frame 0054. assignor(s) hereby confirms the application number: 62250284. | BANNER LIFE SCIENCES LLC signed 2018-08-08 | PATHEON SOFTGELS INC. HIGH POINT, NC | 47733/544 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-08-13 | Assignment Nunc pro tunc assignment | BANNER LIFE SCIENCES LLC signed 2018-08-08 | PATHEON SOFTGELS INC. HIGH POINT, NC | 46622/54 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-08-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZHAO, YINYAN signed 2016-06-27 HUGHEY, JUSTIN signed 2016-06-29 VAUGHN, JASON signed 2016-06-30 FANG, QI signed 2016-08-20 | BANNER LIFE SCIENCES LLC HIGH POINT, NC | 39564/654 | 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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