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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Stanley George Bonney, Ware, GB;
Howard Peter Duffield, Ware, GB;
Inventors:
Stanley George Bonney, Ware, GB;
Howard Peter Duffield, Ware, GB;
Assignee:
Glaxo Group Limited, Greenford, Middlesex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a method for metering a quantity of a particulate material onto the surface of a porous retainer comprising the steps of: exposing a first surface of a porous retainer to a pool of particulate material; applying a vacuum to a second surface of the porous retainer to meter material on the first surface; and adjusting the level of the vacuum to regulate the quantity of material metered on the retainer.