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Multi-dose filling machine

US7971414B1 · kind B1 · utility

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30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 2008
Grant dateJul 5, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B2039/009
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for transferring a plurality of tablets of a product from a first blister card to a second blister card includes a press plate, a transfer fixture, and a tray. The press plate is adapted for displacement between a first position and a second position to force the plurality of tablets out of a plurality of blisters carried by the first blister card. The transfer fixture includes a plurality of passageways, each of which is adapted to receive one tablet of the plurality of tablets from the first blister card. The passageways further direct the tablets into a corresponding plurality of blisters carried by the second blister card. The tray supports the second blister card adjacent the transfer fixture for receiving the tablets.

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