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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. 31, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Keith Tanner, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Robert P. Waranis, Annandale, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Keith Tanner, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Robert P. Waranis, Annandale, NJ (US);
Assignee:
R.P. Scherer Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming soft capsules and provides novel processing flexibility. The apparatus comprises a three-way valve injector wedge. This injector wedge allows for set-up of the encapsulation machine with a placebo fill and quick change over to active fill. This conserves use of the active ingredient.