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John W. Shell — 15 Patents

DEDepomed: 7 patents #6 of 26Top 25%
ALAlza: 5 patents #124 of 419Top 30%
IOIolab: 2 patents #11 of 45Top 25%
Hillsborough, CA: #52 of 358 inventorsTop 15%
California: #40,789 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
John W. Shell has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Depomed. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in May 2018. John W. Shell ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list John W. Shell in Hillsborough, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9980903 Gastric retentive oral dosage form with restricted drug release in the lower gastrointestinal tract Bret Berner, Jenny Louie-Helm 2018-05-29 $6,372,000
7976870 Gastric retentive oral dosage form with restricted drug release in the lower gastrointestinal tract Bret Berner, Jenny Louie-Helm 2011-07-12 $6,356,000
7405238 Pharmacological inducement of the fed mode for enhanced drug administration to the stomach Micheline Markey, Bret Berner 2008-07-29 $2,869,000
6635280 Extending the duration of drug release within the stomach during the fed mode Jenny Louie-Helm, Micheline Markey 2003-10-21 $3,265,000
6340475 Extending the duration of drug release within the stomach during the fed mode Jenny Louie-Helm, Micheline Markey 2002-01-22 $1,116,000
5972389 Gastric-retentive, oral drug dosage forms for the controlled-release of sparingly soluble drugs and insoluble matter Jenny Louie-Helm 1999-10-26 $483,000
5582837 Alkyl-substituted cellulose-based sustained-release oral drug dosage forms 1996-12-10
5011843 Treatment of glaucoma using phosphodiesterase inhibitors 1991-04-30 $59,071,000
5007790 Sustained-release oral drug dosage form 1991-04-16
4975428 Treatment of glaucoma using phosphodiesterase inhibitors 1990-12-04 $25,060,000
4478818 Ocular preparation housing steroid in two different therapeutic forms Robert M. Gale 1984-10-23 $2,045,000
4432964 Topical composition containing steroid in two forms released independently from polymeric carrier Robert M. Gale 1984-02-21 $515,000
4304765 Ocular insert housing steroid in two different therapeutic forms Robert M. Gale 1981-12-08
4303637 Medication indicated for ocular hypertension Robert M. Gale 1981-12-01
4281654 Drug delivery system for controlled ocular therapy Robert M. Gale 1981-08-04