Margaret A Thomas

US Patent:

20190350849, Nov 21, 2019

Filed:

Jul 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/406024

Inventors:

- Santa Monica CA, US
Margaret Teresa Thomas Virgallito - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A61K 9/00
A61K 9/28

Abstract:

A consumable macromolecular article of manufacture formed by the complexation of protein and polysaccharide polymers stabilized by chemical crosslinking and subsequently cast and molded into macrocapsules of at least 1 mm in diameter. The resulting macrocapsules are a highly versatile delivery product capable of encapsulating and stably retaining a wide range of active ingredients, both liquids and solids, in the amorphous regions of the complexed and crosslinked macromolecular structure, and releasing such active ingredients only upon chewing and/or upon exposure to the digestive environment. Dissimilar layers may be utilized to combine multiple active ingredients and/or control the active ingredient release profiles. The article of manufacture is thermally stable and structurally robust providing relatively low-cost commercial manufacture and distribution and exhibiting a texture and consistency that is organolepically pleasing.

US Patent:

20190076535, Mar 14, 2019

Filed:

Feb 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/436976

Inventors:

Joshua Alan Held - Santa Monica CA, US
Margaret Teresa Thomas Virgallito - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A61K 47/42
A61K 47/36
A61K 47/38

Abstract:

A consumable macromolecular article of manufacture formed by the complexation of protein and polysaccharide polymers stabilized by chemical or physical crosslinking and subsequently cast and molded into macrocapsules of at least 1 mm in diameter. The resulting macrocapsules are a highly versatile delivery product capable of encapsulating and stably retaining a wide range of active ingredients, both liquids and solids, in the amorphous regions of the complexed and crosslinked macromolecular structure, and releasing such active ingredients only upon chewing and/or upon exposure to the digestive environment. Dissimilar layers may be utilized to combine multiple active ingredients and/or control the active ingredient release profiles. The article of manufacture is thermally stable and structurally robust providing relatively low-cost commercial manufacture and distribution and exhibiting a texture and consistency that is organolepically pleasing.