ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,352, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Adare Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Lawrenceville, N.J.).
"Taste masking drug formulations" was invented by Cory Berkland (Lawrence, Kan.) and Milind Singh (Apex, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a taste-masking microcapsule composition. The composition comprises a core portion encapsulated by a shell portion. The core portion comprises an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and one or more excipients. The shell portion comprises a hydrophobic matrix and a pH-responsive material. The microcapsule compositions prevent API release at the more neutral pH levels ...