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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:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory A Schurig, Clearwater, FL (US);
Bud Bezaire, Kingsville, CA;
Michael Ratko, Windsor, CA;
Lawrence A Baker, Tampa, FL (US);
Robert Mikalian, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
R.P. Scherer Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264-4 ; 264 75 ; 264D / ; 425-5 ; 4251335 ; 425375 ; 425804 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and a process useful for producing patterned gelatin ribbons for forming patterned soft gelatin capsules are disclosed. The apparatus and process use multiple spreader boxes to form a wide variety of possible patterns.