Dividable tablet and press-through pack
US6342248B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2575/3218
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A dividable tablet is not chipped, can be divided easily and accurately, has excellent impact resistance and rarely causes twining in the film-coating step, wherein a dividing line is formed along a center line on the upper surface of the tablet, ridgelines are each located on an inner side of the peripheral portion of the tablet to surround the dividing line in two areas defined by the dividing line on the upper surface of the tablet, the lower surface of the tablet gradually rises from the peripheral portion of the tablet toward the center portion thereof, and areas around the ridgelines are each formed by a convex surface.
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