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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:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1997
Gerald Brinker, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Thomas Hauck, Somerset, NJ (US);
Distek, Inc., North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use with a dissolution testing device comprising a vessel and a shaft with a stir element affixed to one end thereof for placement within the vessel. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a front portion having a first jaw portion and a back portion having a second jaw portion. The front portion is slidably coupled to the front portion, and the first and second jaw portions form a jaw interposable between the bottom of the stir element and the inside bottom of the vessel. The jaw has a jaw distance corresponding to the position of the front portion relative to the back portion. The apparatus also includes a shaft alignment portion for aligning the apparatus parallel to the shaft, and a measurement portion for providing a distance reading corresponding to the gauge jaw distance.