ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,979, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC (Mason, Ohio).
"Rapid disperse dosage form" was invented by Jules Jacob (Yardley, Pa.), Norman Coyle (Fort Washington, Pa.), Thomas G. West (Lawrenceville, N.J.), Donald C. Monkhouse (Radnor, Pa.), Henry L. Surprenant (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Nemichand B. Jain (Princeton Junction, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high dose rapidly dispersing three-dimensionally printed dosage form comprising a high dose of water soluble drug in a porous matrix that disperses in water within a period of less than about 15 seconds is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of prepari...