International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (IJPSI)

A multidimensional approach to analytical science—from invention and prototype to business on an international scale (1939–1976)

Introducing an Invention: Puzzle Shaped Cast for Upper Limb Fractures

Upper limb fractures are prevalent injuries. An essential element of fracture healing is to maintain the bones alignment. However there are lots of complications associated with traditional ways of treatment, such as compartment syndrome and stiffness due to immobility for long time. Also evaluation and observation of the limb under the casts for potential infections and skin issues are n...

"Obvious to try": a proper patentability standard in the pharmaceutical arts?

Pharmaceutical research often entails making small modifications to candidate drug molecules—modifications that might be deemed “obvious to try”—and then studying the largely unpredictable, yet critical, resulting biological effects. Recognizing this characteristic unpredictability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has traditionally upheld the patentability of obvious-to-try ph...

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Science and Social Research (CSSR)(Malaysia)

Experimental Archaeology: Wise Jar - An Ancient Iranian Invention for Liquid Separation From 5thCentury A.H.(9th A.D.)

After advent of Islam especially through and after the reign of Abbasid caliphs; interest of scientists and engineers wasdrawn towards the” mechanical or ingenious devices”. The wise jar was originally designed by Ahmad ibnMüsä, thefamous Iranian scientist who lived in the 5th century A.H.(9th A.D). It consists of a jar with a mechanically intelligentmechanism inside, which is capable of separa...