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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph P Reo, Harleysville, PA (US);
Edward J Roche, Paoli, PA (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Milltown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424490 ; 424499 ; 424501 ; 424502 ;
Abstract
A process for producing granules by rotomelt granulation comprising mixing at least one powdered pharmaceutically active material and a powdered excipient material within a zone wherein both powdered materials are maintained in a fluidized state by a rising stream of gas in an apparatus having a rapidly rotating horizontal-disk located within a vertical vessel wherein said gas is at a temperature sufficient to cause at least one powdered material to at least partially melt thereby causing said powdered materials to aggregate and form granules.