Patent · US Active

Dispensing device

US10294010B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

6References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Sabine Desset-Brethes · Attenschwiller, FR
Regis Frelon · Soest, DE
Stefan Hirsch · Stuttgart, DE
Hans Jensen · Struer, DK
Esben Johansen · Struer, DK
Peter Mathiasen · Kolding, DK
Jan Olesen · Holstebro, DK

Key dates

Filing date	May 9, 2013
Grant date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F11/261
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a dispensing device for metering and dispensing a predetermined number of multiparticulates from a container. The dispensing device comprises a chamber which includes an inlet through which multiparticulates can enter the chamber and an overflow through which multiparticulates can leave the chamber. There is also an outlet through which multiparticulates can be dispensed from the chamber. The chamber comprises a metering surface which includes at least one retaining portion. The, or each, of the retaining portions is configured to be able to releasably retain a single multiparticulate.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.