Smithkline Beecham Corporation

Glaxo Group Limited

Howard Peter Duffield

Stanley George Bonney

Gregor John Mclennan Anderson

Tudor Hugh Thomas

There is provided a method for metering a quantity of a particulate material onto the surface of a porous retainer comprising the steps of: exposing a first surface of a porous retainer to a pool of particulate material; applying a vacuum to a second surface of the porous retainer to meter material on the first surface; and adjusting the level of the vacuum to regulate the quantity of material metered on the retainer.

Metering method for particulate material

There is provided a method of transferring a defined quantity of powder comprising compacting a target area of powder; dipping a tube into the compacted target area of powder to fill the tube with a defined volume of powder; and transferring the defined volume of powder from the tube.

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Ware, United Kingdom

Howard Peter Duffield