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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:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur L Lifshey, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53478 ; 533292 ; 53489 ;
Abstract
A process of welding plastic vials and closure suitable for sterile filling operations is disclosed. Following a mechanical seal, a heated die is used to fuse the container and closure into a hermetic seal capable of use in the pharmaceutical industry.