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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677016 | Capsule filling machine and method for producing hard gelatin capsules A capsule filling machine (100) for the production of hard gelatin capsules (C) of the type with lid (3) and body (2) containing a quantity (1) of pharmaceutical material comprises a rotary turret or carousel (15) which defines at ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7650733 | Method and apparatus for loading a container with a product There is provided a method of loading a container with a defined quantity of product which comprises the steps of a) closing off a perforation (12a, 12b) in a perforated plate (10); b) directing powder (30) into said closed-... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7490456 | Method and apparatus for making capsules Capsules, for example for the delivery of pharmaceuticals, are produced from two films (18) of a water-soluble polymeric material, by deforming the films to form a multiplicity of recesses, and filling the recesses, using two adjacent rotary dies (14, 15; ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7377089 | Filter paper pod packaging machine A filter paper pod packaging machine is disclosed which includes a polygonal prismatic wheel with a horizontal axis for intermittently rotating the wheel, each flat face of the prismatic wheel directly incorporating at least one recess matching size and shape of pod... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357275 | Unit for feeding capsules onto a capsule filling machine In a machine for filling capsules, a hopper containing the capsules is mounted to rotate about a respective first axis of rotation, so as to move about the first axis a number of feed channels, each of which receives the capsules successively from the hopper, and ha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328559 | Device for conveying capsules containing at least one pharmaceutical product In a device for conveying capsules containing at least one pharmaceutical product, each capsule is fed along a feed line defined by two pocket conveyors connected to each other at a transfer station having a detecting device for determining at least the weight of th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7234290 | Process for producing aspheric seamless capsule and apparatus therefor In manufacturing an aspherical seamless capsule comprises, firstly, a seamless capsule C1 having a filler encapsulated with a shell membrane is provided, then it is dried in a dryer 12 until a predetermined percentage content of solvent in the shell me... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228676 | Tablet encapsulating machine An encapsulating machine includes a pair of offset die rolls with one die roll mounted on slides urged by an adjustable fulcrum spring toward the other die roll. An offset drive coupling between the axle of the die roll and the associated drive shaft allows independ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7169450 | Enrobed core An enrobed a core, such as a tablet core, that has a coating made of one or more patterned films each having portions that are visually distinct (e.g., differently colored) from one another and having a transition line segment between these visually distinct portion... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7114307 | Filling and packaging machine A filling and packaging machine capable of supplementing the shortage of heat quality without lowering package speed when a film is heat-sealed while being pressurized by a vertical sealing mechanism, comprising a film folding mechanism having an inner surface guide... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107741 | Method and apparatus for selecting and feeding articles According to a method for selecting and feeding articles to blisters or containers, a first hopper filled with unselected articles feeds a second main hopper with selected size-matching articles, by means of a tapered inlet section. Size non-matching articles get ja... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100658 | Machine for manufacturing, filling and closing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh Machine for manufacturing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh, and for filling and closing said mesh bags, which comprise an expansion device which is perimetric to the tubular mesh, the core expander of which is equipped with a vertical aperture which,... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073544 | Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, without a substantial delay associated with counting all of the tablets. A preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated primary chamber... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055298 | Device for packaging products under controlled atmosphere A filling and sealing device includes an upper part forming a bell and a lower part forming a bowl, receiving a container to be sealed with a film in the chamber defined by the two parts. The upper part has a wall, on the side supplying the sealing film, inserting a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7042231 | Method for monitoring the properties of pharmaceutical articles In a method for monitoring the properties of pharmaceutical articles (2), in particular capsules (2), in a machine (1) that makes the articles (2), the pharmaceutical articles (2) are fed in single file from a station (3) wh... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036291 | Pressurized sanitary precision polymer film casting and dispersion injection system and method of constructing a pressurized sanitary precision polymer film casting and dispersion injection system An output supply assembly has a horizontal base receiving a container of a flowable material. A platen is positionable in the container. A pump feeds the pressurized flowable material from the container. A dispensing and handling assembly has two film-forming dies o... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000368 | Method for sealing capsules and apparatus to perform said method The capsules are disposed on a first rigid support (A1) movable in steps provided with a first plurality of seats (B1) designed to each contain a respective capsule (7), the support (A1) being designed to feed the capsules to means (5 | 02/21/2006 |
| 6990791 | Encapsulation machine with valved injection wedge This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming soft capsules and provides novel processing flexibility. The apparatus comprises a three-way valve injector wedge. This injector wedge allows for set-up of the encapsulation machine with a placebo fill and... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6959522 | System for filling containers Method and apparatus for providing a precisely controlled amount of dry material to a container. In one embodiment, a system is provided for automated container filling. The system includes a container handling mechanism that includes a container block defining a co... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949154 | Method and apparatus for sealing medicinal capsules A method of sealing parts of a plastic capsule by forming a weld seam in an overlapping region of the parts of the capsule, wherein the capsule comprises a capsule cap having an open end and a capsule body having an open end, the method comprising: ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949256 | Non-gelatin capsule shell formulation A film-forming hydrocolloid composition comprising kappa carrageenan, iota carrageenan, a bulking agent, plasticizer and water is described. The ratio of bulking agent to total carrageenan is from about 1:1 to 20:1. Kappa carrageenan is present in an amount of less ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935090 | Rotary-die-method and fill wedge for producing capsules, in particular soft capsules The filling wedge (4) with its preferably concave wedge surfaces (12, 12′) is provided with feed channels (5) and preferably with a heating device (13) for heating up the wedge surfaces. To prevent heat-sensitive filling material from b... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6898921 | Water-soluble thermoformed containers comprising aqueous compositions A process for preparing a water-soluble container which comprises: a) thermoforming a first poly(vinyl alcohol) film having a water content of less than 5 wt % to produce a pocket; b) filling the pocket with a composition; c) placing a second film on top of the fill... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6874300 | Method and apparatus for thermoforming films Pouches which can then be filled and sealed are made by thermoforming a film (29) into moulds (23) in a conveyor (8, 10, 11, 21) while holding the side edges (45) of the film to the side margins (46) of the conveyor by under-pressu... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871477 | Method of manufacturing transdermal patches A continuous process for forming a transdermal patch which comprises the steps of: continuously feeding a strip of material comprising a layer of permeable membrane; continuously feeding into close proximity and in face-to-face relationship with the first strip a se... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6823653 | Sanitary precision polymer film casting and dispersion injection system An output supply assembly includes a horizontal base. The base receives a container of a flowable material. A platen is positionable in the container. A pump feeds the flowable material from the container. A dispensing and handling assembly is provided. The dispensi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6782677 | Tablet detecting system for molding tablet supplying apparatus A tablet detecting system ascertains whether a tablet exists in a receiving hole of a loader unit used for a molding tablet supplying apparatus or, if exists, whether the tablet has a standard size, by using a mechanical contact manner. The tablet detecting system h... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6769226 | Gelatin encapsulation techniques A method and apparatus for producing filled gelatin capsules created from strips (4) of gelatin ribbon. The strips are led to an encapsulation station (6) where they are enclosed around the fill that is delivered thereto. Means are provided for control... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6751927 | Machine for producing so-called strip packs A machine for producing so-called strip packs includes: a station for feeding products to a packaging group, situated in cascade, which places and seals each of the products in relative heat-welded pockets, arranged on a continuous band; an operating station, situat... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748721 | Thermoforming method for film on blister packing machines and apparatus for it The present provides a thermoforming system for film on blister packing machines that forms pockets without any extreme reduction of thickness of the sheet at the top face portion of the pocket and enables sheets to be placed one upon another without warping. The th... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745546 | Encapsulation machine with valved injection wedge This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming soft capsules and provides novel processing flexibility. The apparatus comprises a three-way valve injector wedge. This injector wedge allows for set-up of the encapsulation machine with a placebo fill and... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6715259 | System for filling containers Method and apparatus for providing a precisely controlled amount of dry material to a container. In one embodiment, a system is provided for automated container filling. The system includes a container handling mechanism that includes a container block defining a co... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6684604 | Apparatus for cutting a row of capsules from a capsule strip and for fixing them on a row of filled receptacles The invention provides apparatus for cutting out a row of capsules from a capsule strip and for fixing them on a transverse row of filled receptacles advancing stepwise in an installation for filling receptacles. The apparatus comprising: means for causin... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6675559 | Method of rotary heat sealing articles between webs A rotary heat sealing system heat seals top and bottom webs to each other around discrete articles held in predetermined alignments and spacings between the webs. The rotary heat sealing system comprises a sealing station at which the heat sealing occurs,... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6666004 | Rotary heat sealing system A rotary heat sealing system heat seals top and bottom webs to each other around discrete articles held in predetermined alignments and spacings between the webs. The rotary heat sealing system comprises a sealing station at which the heat sealing occurs,... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6598371 | Capsules The invention relates to a device for filling with high accuracy a finely divided powdered medicament having a particle size smaller than 10 μm into cavities having a size corresponding to the volume of powder to be filled, wherein said device comprises ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6591585 | Forming roller and a method for processing forming rollers A forming roller for manufacturing moulded bodies with the rotary die method comprises a surface which is roughened at least in the region of the forming roller webs. By way of the roughening of the forming roller webs the adhesive friction for the materi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591584 | Method for producing fluid package of fluidized substance A method for producing a package of a fluidized substance is disclosed. The method includes a supplying step in which a prescribed amount of a fluidized substance (103) is supplied onto a first sheet (a first sheet 101' of continuous length) by use of a m... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6574945 | Method for manufacturing a projectile containing chemiluminescent compounds A number of spaced apart first and second cavities are continuously formed in first and second thin sheets of material, respectively. Each of the first and second cavities has an edge at an opening thereof. The formed first and second cavities travel in p... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6526724 | Apparatus for packaging multiple packaging material Packaging method and apparatus using multiple packaging material are improved so that multiple packaging filled with goods and sealed may be separated easily to each goods filling section. The multiple packaging material (40, 50) has plural goods filling ... | 03/04/2003 |
