The West Company

Genesis Machinery Products, Inc.

Bruce D Smith

Thomas A Stalnaker

William J Covert

Edward F Vander Bush

Roy B Melton

Eric E Shoup

Paul W Sirgenson

Ronald Newman

J Donald Birtwell

Juan L Cosentino

Bernard F Sykes

Frank C Tammaro

A method, apparatus, and system for determining the integrity of a sealed container utilizing one or more force signals which are converted into absolute force units is disclosed, providing a method that uses quantitative parameters, and can be validated. The force signals are measured in multiple data collection channels, and can be individually enabled or disabled by an operator to facilitate machine setup and troubleshooting. A user interface provides a display showing the force applied during the container-sealing process, as well as summary information regarding the status of multiple container-sealing machines in a production line.

Seal force monitor apparatus, system, and method for in-process determination of integrity of sealed containers

The invention is an apparatus and method for testing the residual seal force of the closure of a container, particularly a container for parenteral pharmaceutical products. An automated and instrumented press collects stress and strain data for a closure of a container for parenteral pharmaceutical products. An algorithm is automatically applied to the resulting data set, determining candidate residual seal forces for several data smoothing spans. Confidence levels are determined for each of the candidate residual seal forces. The candidate residual seal force corresponding to the highest confidence level is selected. The process is repeated and the results averaged to determine a final residual seal force.

Apparatus and method for determining residual seal force of sealed containers

In a system for transferring groups of containers from one location to another, a loading station including a transfer mechanism for continuously delivering rows of containers from the transfer station to a tray loading station. A device at the tray loading station is included for cycling the tray in a predetermined controlled sequence to receive rows of containers delivered by the transfer mechanism and to position them in a compact array in the tray.

Robotic tray loader system, method and apparatus

An apparatus for checking the fill level of a vial. The apparatus indicates the presence of a vial in a predetermined location. Light is sensed to measuring the amount of light which is able to pass through the vial at that location. A signal is produced which is porportional to the amount of material in said vial.

Liquid level detector system with fill-level signature detection

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West Chester, PA, United States of America

Bruce D Smith