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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128752 | MULTI-PHASE MICROPARTICLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-PHASE MICROPARTICLES The invention relates to a method of manufacturing multi-phase microparticles. The method comprises dissolving at least three different polymers in a volatile organic solvent to obtain a first solution. The first solution comprises at least two cloud points, wherein the... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108679 | BRANCHED COPOLYMERS, COMPOSITION AND USES The present invention relates to a branched copolymer comprising a hydrophilic component obtainable by an addition polymerisation process and compositions and uses thereof said copolymer comprising:
| 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108678 | BRANCHED COPOLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES The present invention relates to a branched copolymer obtainable by an addition polymerisation process and uses and compositions thereof comprising:
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| 20120082723 | Easily administrable solid preparation It is an object to provide a coating composition, which is used for an orally-administered preparation, the administering property of which has been improved, and/or an easily administrable preparation that does not affect dissolution property. The aforementioned object... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083535 | ADHESIVE MIXTURE FOR TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF HIGHLY PLASTICIZING DRUGS Transdermal drug delivery patches and methods of their production are described. The patches can be made such that the accommodate highly plasticizing drugs such as selegiline and/or the use of protonated forms of various drugs.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120053248 | Solid Pharmaceutical Preparations Containing Copolymers Based On Polyethers Combined With Poorly Water-Soluble Polymers The invention relates to dosage forms which contain preparations of poorly water-soluble substances in a polymer matrix of polyether copolymers, said polyether copolymers being obtained by the radically initiated polymerization of a mixture from 30 to 80% by weight of N... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120040827 | DISPERSANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS An agrochemical formulation and its method of manufacture comprising an agrochemical active and a dispersant polymer comprising a copolymer of benzylmethacrylate, acrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039977 | MICROBE MITIGATING ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS, COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMING SUCH BARRIERS AND RELATED METHODS The invention includes a microbe-mitigating architectural barrier that includes a barrier forming material, and at least one biocide. The barrier forming material may be a bitumen product, an elastomeric polymer and combinations thereof. The microbe-mitigating architect... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120027695 | WATER-ABSORBENT ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE An adhesive composition is provided that is water-insoluble yet water-absorbent, i.e., capable of absorbing up to 15 wt. % water or more. The composition in composed of a film-forming hydrophilic polymer with at least one linear segment having a plurality of recurring p... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120015035 | Implantable Delivery Vehicle for Ocular Delivery of Muscarinic Antagonists The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating ocular disorders such as myopia.... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120009267 | NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED ORAL DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS Nanoparticles, compositions, and methods for the improved uptake of active agents are disclosed herein. The compositions contain a monodisperse population of nanoparticles, preferably including an active agent, where the nanoparticles are formed from a polymeric materia... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110319500 | ALKALI SWELLABLE ACRYLIC EMULSIONS WITHOUT SURFACTANTS, USE THEREOF IN AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS, AND FORMULATIONS CONTAINING THEM The present invention pertains to new alkali swellable thickening emulsions, free of surfactants and solvents other than water: as a result, all drawbacks related to the use of solvents, or to the formation of foam in the case of surfactants, are avoided. These new emul... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319501 | Agricultural Composition Additives for compost for ornamental plants and/or agricultural production plants in the form of granules comprising a) between 5 and 65% by weight on the total weight of the composition of a superabsorbent polymer, for agriculture (SAP), b) between 35 and 70% by weight... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313054 | BRANCHED COPOLYMERS, COMPOSITION AND USES The present invention relates to a branched copolymer obtainable by an addition polymerisation process and uses and compositions thereof comprising a hydrophilic component, said polymer comprising:
| 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305739 | Method for Preparing a Non-Ionic Surfactant Stable Personal Care Dispersion Disclosed herein are methods for preparing dispersions containing small diameter, liquid crystals of a high charge density cationic polymer and a detersive surfactant. Also disclosed herein are uses of these dispersions to prepare personal care products and liquid clean... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110305768 | QUICK-DISSOLVING ORAL THIN FILM FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS This invention describes a quick-dissolving thin film strips comprising bioactive components encapsulated within pH-sensitive polymeric microparticles. The microparticles are embedded within the thin film and provide protection to components encapsulated within. The inv... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300212 | Pharmaceutical Formulation The present invention is directed to pharmaceutically acceptable polymeric compositions suitable for injection molding of single or multi-component pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising a plurality of drug substance containing sub-units, being capsule compartments and/... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301037 | Oil-Based Agrochemical Compositions With Increased Viscosity Suggested are oil-based agrochemical compositions with increased viscosity, comprising (a) biocides, (b) hydrophobic carriers, and (c) polymers selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylates, polymaleates and polyfumarates.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110294902 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS PROVIDING ENHANCED DRUG CONCENTRATIONS A drug in a solubility-improved form is combined with a concentration-enhancing polymer in a sufficient amount so that the combination provides substantially enhanced drug concentration in a use environment relative to a control comprising the same amount of the same so... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110280922 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING DISEASES The invention relates to a therapeutic device for the delivery of therapeutic agents, e.g. a peptide such as leuprolide, via the vagina to a female mammal. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to methods for the treatment of obesity and eating disorders, diab... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110274636 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ACRYLIC THICKENER AND HIGH VISCOSITY NON-SILICONE OIL The invention relates to a composition, especially a cosmetic composition, comprising at least one acrylic thickener and at least one high viscosity non-silicone oil, as well as to methods of using such compositions.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274641 | Non-Petrochemically Derived Cationic Emulsifiers That Are Neutralized Amino Acid Esters and Related Compositions and Methods The invention includes a method of increasing the substantivity of a personal care composition to hair, skin or nails by preparing a composition of an aqueous phase, a non-aqueous phase and a neutralized amino acid ester that is a reaction product of a neutral amino aci... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268803 | LUNG TARGETING DUAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2009, 1,479,350 new cancer cases would be diagnosed in the United States of which 219,440 would be lung and bronchus related. The standard treatments for NSCLC include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, laser and photodynamic... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110263722 | Well Defined stars with segmented arms The present invention relates to the preparation and use of well defined star macromolecules wherein the composition of the arms are selected to induce self assembly when the multi-arm segmented star macromolecules are dispersed in a liquid. The self assembled star macr... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257015 | POLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE FOR FOAMS, LAUNDRY DETERGENTS, SHOWER RINSES AND COAGULANTS The present invention relates to a polymeric material comprising units capable of having a cationic charge at a pH of from about 4 to about 12; provided that said polymeric material has an average cationic charge density from about 2.75 or less units per 100 daltons mol... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256085 | RHEOLOGY MODIFIER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE A composition for enhancing fluid viscosity including a mixture of at least one cationic or cationizable polymer and at least one anionic or anionizable (hydrolysable) polymer. The composition has a zeta potential at 25° C. in the range of 0.5 to 100 mV or −0.5 to âˆ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257016 | Gel Formulations that are Stable for Storage, Comprising at Least Two Substantially Unmixed Hydrogels The present patent application relates to a gel formulation that is stable for storage, comprising at least two substantially un-mixed hydrogels, wherein each hydrogel contains at least one electrolyte-sensitive thickener. Also, one of the hydrogels (phase A) contains a... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250151 | COLD PROCESS WATER SOLUBLE WAX CONTAINING POWDERS Inventive subject matter described herein includes a powder comprising: a wax having a melt point within a range of 45 to 100 degrees Centigrade and sodium polyacrylate or salts of sodium polyacrylate or sodium polyacrylate and salts of sodium polyacrylate wherein the w... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110250249 | Low Energy, Cold Process Formulation Aid Provided are cold process formulation aids, methods for their manufacture, and personal care products made using them. The cold processing aids include a wax and a polymer having a backbone and a plurality of pendant groups thereon that are pendant ionic or ionizable gr... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110229569 | COMPOSITIONS EXHIBITING DELAYED TRANSIT THROUGH THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT The present invention provides a composition exhibiting delayed transit through the gastrointestinal tract comprising one or more active agents, fenugreek fiber and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The present invention further relates to gastroretent... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110207832 | SKIN DISINFECTANT COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING A disinfectant active ingredient containing composition is provided. The composition includes a disinfectant active ingredient, a hydrophobic polymer/hydrophilic polymer adduct comprising a poly(vinylpyrrolidone/alkylene) copolymer wherein the alkylene group contains at... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110207833 | METALLIC PIGMENT PREPARATION IN COMPACTED FORM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF A pigment preparation with metallic effect pigments in compacted form, the pigment preparation including the following components: a) 60%-95% by weight of at least one metallic effect pigment which has at least one low-refractive-index layer (low-index layer) on the met... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110195944 | MODIFIED RELEASE EMULSIONS FOR APPLICATION TO SKIN OR VAGINAL MUCOSA Modified release oil in water emulsions that delivers drugs to a target tissue. The emulsions according to the present invention contain the lipophilic active ingredient completely dissolved into the hydrophobic internal phase stabilised by a polymeric surfactant. The p... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110172314 | AMPHIPHILIC BRANCHED POLYMERS AND THEIR USE AS EMULSIFIERS The present invention relates to amphiphilic branched copolymers, methods for their preparation, emulsions comprising such copolymers and their use as emulsifiers. The polymers are responsive by nature, by forming non-covalent bonds between monomer residues upon applyin... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110150794 | Polymeric Compositions for Personal Care Products A polymeric composition is disclosed for use in personal care products. The composition is, at room temperature, a solid solution of a long-chain alcohol having ten to fifty carbon atoms and a polyalkyl[meth]acrylate polymer having some alkyl side chains pendant the est... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110150796 | PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATION IN THE PRESENCE OF GLYCERIN MONOSTEARATE A process for preparing a copolymer composition A) by free-radical copolymerization of a monomer composition comprising: a) acrylic acid, b) optionally at least one compound, different from a), having a free-radically polymerizable, α,β-ethylenically unsaturated doubl... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110117194 | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION CONTAINING ANGIOTENSIN-II RECEPTOR BLOCKER The present invention provides a pharmaceutical formulation containing an angiotensin-II receptor blocker and a release-control material as a pharmacologically active ingredient and a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an immediate-release compartment and an extended... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110105516 | POLYMERIZED MICELLES Polymerised micelles comprising polymerised amphiphilic molecules obtained starting from amphiphilic molecules having one or two lipid chains each comprising one or two polymerisable moieties and linked to a polar head.... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110076321 | SELF-ADHESIVE POLYMER MATRIX CONTAINING SEA ALGAE EXTRACT A self-adhesive polymer matrix which comprises a polymer that forms a gel in water, water, a sea algae extract, and a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol.... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110076313 | ANTIMICROBIAL GAS IMPREGNATED DEVICES AND METHODS A nitric oxide gas-releasing conduit configured for surgical implantation through a patient's tympanic membrane. The nitric oxide gas-releasing conduit comprises a gas-permeable cured resin material configured for releasably sequestering therein gas. The gas-permeable c... | 03/31/2011 |