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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carsten Henning, Recklinghausen, DE;
Matthias Hausmann, Dortmund, DE;
Juergen Wittekind, Frankfurt, DE;
Andreas Kuehnel, Oberursel, DE;
Heinrich Kladders, Muelheim, DE;
Heiko Rengel, Ober-Olm, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/762 ; G01R 3/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/762 ; G01R 3/108 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for detecting gas-permeable damaged points in an electrically non-conductive layer which can exist as a single layer or as a multi-layer composite with at least one conductive layer, which process can be used for containers or packaging of pharmacological preparations to determine their integrity after storage.