Patents by Inventor Andrew Favara

Andrew Favara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230226000
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of making and using the formulations and compositions. Also disclosed is a chewable, swallowable, and/or orally disintegrating tablet comprising an API, a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew FAVARA, Marc KARETNY
  • Patent number: 11642312
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of making and using the formulations and compositions. Also disclosed is a chewable, swallowable, and/or orally disintegrating tablet comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MARENDA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Favara, Marc Karetny
  • Publication number: 20220378695
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of making and using the formulations and compositions. Also disclosed is a chewable, swallowable, and/or orally disintegrating tablet comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew FAVARA, Marc KARETNY
  • Patent number: 11026886
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of making and using the formulations and compositions. Also disclosed is a chewable, swallowable, and/or orally disintegrating tablet comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Marenda Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Favara, Marc Karetny
  • Publication number: 20200170943
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of making and using the formulations and compositions. Also disclosed is a chewable, swallowable, and/or orally disintegrating tablet comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew FAVARA, Marc KARETNY
  • Patent number: 10471006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of making and using the formulations and compositions. Also disclosed is a chewable, swallowable, and/or orally disintegrating tablet comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MARENDA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Favara, Marc Karetny
  • Publication number: 20190008766
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dry powder oral formulation that includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. Also disclosed are an excipient composition in absence of an API and methods of making and using the formulations and compositions. Also disclosed is a chewable, swallowable, and/or orally disintegrating tablet comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), a lecithin powder, a galactomannan, one or more sweetening agents, one or more flavoring agents and an organic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew FAVARA, Marc KARETNY
  • Publication number: 20040213839
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for reducing the perception of poor-tasting pharmaceutically active agents in the oral cavity. The invention provides particles containing one or more pharmaceutically active agents, flavorants and cellulosic materials, as well as methods for making same and for incorporating same into pharmaceutical dosage forms. In certain embodiments, the particles have a diameter of up to about 1000 micrometers and include the pharmaceutically active agent, a flavorant, and at least one cellulosic material that is microcrystalline cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose coprocessed with a hydrocolloid, or any combination thereof, individually or in admixture with a hydrocolloid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Andrew Favara, David F. Erkoboni