Patents

The following patent families are owned by Sporomex and can be licensed from Sporomex®. The list was correct as of November 2023.

1) Dosage form  WO2005000280

A dietetic or pharmaceuticals dosage form comprising of an effective quantity of an active substance chemically or physically bound to a support comprising sporopollenin, or other similar exine coatings of spores, of a plant or fungus, optionally with further excipients.

Country Patent Number
Canada 2,530,645
Europe EP1638538
Mexico 282251

2) Uses of sporopollenin (Antioxidant use) WO2007012856

Use of an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore (true spores as produced by mosses, ferns and fungi but also pollen grains, as are produced by seed-bearing plants and also endospores of organisms such as bacteria), or a fragment thereof, as an antioxidant, for instance in a composition or formulation containing an active substance.

Country Patent Number
Canada 2,616,443
Mexico 302151

3) Whitened exine shells WO2010004334

For use where a white colour is important.  Whiter exines can be used as delivery vehicles for active substances, e.g. food, beverage, cosmetic, or a pharmaceutical or a dietetic product and as antioxidants.

Country Patent Number
Australia 2009269763
Europe EP2293783
UK GB2461646
USA 8,828,464

 4)   Methods for the extraction of dispersible microcapsules  WO2022180405 (A1)

A one-pot procedure to extract a dispersible exine shell. The shell can be used as a protection and/or delivery and/or removal vehicle for active substances or as an antioxidant.

Country Application Number
Europe EP22715656.9
USA US18/278,890

5)   Methods for the extraction of dispersible microcapsules (Immunocontraception)  WO2022180405 (A1) 

A one-pot procedure to extract a dispersible exine shell. The shell can be used as a protection and/or delivery and/or removal vehicle for an immunocontraceptive or as an antioxidant.

Country Application Number
Europe EP22714231.29
USA US18/278,905

 

 

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Micro-encapsulation for the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and personal care industries