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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Giorgio Tarozzi, Nonantola, IT;
Riccardo Rivalta, Imola, IT;
Roberto Trebbi, Castenaso, IT;
Pierantonio Ragazzini, Forli' Cesena, IT;
Giorgio Tarozzi, Nonantola, IT;
Riccardo Rivalta, Imola, IT;
Roberto Trebbi, Castenaso, IT;
Pierantonio Ragazzini, Forli' Cesena, IT;
I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
In a method for optoelectronically inspecting pharmaceutical capsules () in a capsule filling machine (), the pharmaceutical capsules () are fed in single file from a station () where the capsules () are made to a capsule () outfeed portion () of the machine () along a defined feed path (P) passing through an inspection station (). In the inspection station (), each pharmaceutical capsule () passes through an electromagnetic field created by coherent, polarised light radiation.