ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,280, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (Glasgow, Great Britain).

"Oral thin films" was invented by Alexander Balfour Mullen (East Kilbride, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orally dissolvable film includes at least one layer comprising a first pharmaceutically active ingredient; a resinate comprising an ion exchange resin and a second pharmaceutically active ingredient; and a matrix and/or binder. The provision of a first pharmaceutically active ingredient, e.g., dispersed or dissolved in the film, and of a resinate comprising an ion exchange resin and a second pharmaceutically active ingredien...