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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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ernest Balestracci, Iselin, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bracco Research USA, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29235 ; 29239 ; 294071 ; 294265 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for removing an elastomeric closure from the tapered tip of a pre-filled syringe or cartridge barrel stoppered at its open end by a slidable plunger; measuring the removal force required to remove the elastomeric closure from the tapered tip of the barrel; and subsequently measuring the breakaway and running forces required to move the plunger from its initial position toward the distal end of the syringe or cartridge barrel.