AU2001239793A1 - System and method for check-weighing the content of a blister - Google Patents

System and method for check-weighing the content of a blister

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AU2001239793A1
AU2001239793A1 AU2001239793A AU3979301A AU2001239793A1 AU 2001239793 A1 AU2001239793 A1 AU 2001239793A1 AU 2001239793 A AU2001239793 A AU 2001239793A AU 3979301 A AU3979301 A AU 3979301A AU 2001239793 A1 AU2001239793 A1 AU 2001239793A1
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blister
content
strip
punched
weighing
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AU2001239793A
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Charles Amick Buckner Iii
Milton David Bynum
David Brian Moody
Michael Richard Strong
Thomas Scott Wilson
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Glaxo Group Ltd
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Glaxo Group Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G17/00—Apparatus for or methods of weighing material of special form or property
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/30—Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled
    • B65B1/46—Check-weighing of filled containers or receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/10—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B69/00—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B69/005—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for by expelling contents, e.g. by squeezing the container
    • B65B69/0058—Solid contents
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G15/00—Arrangements for check-weighing of materials dispensed into removable containers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Containers And Plastic Fillers For Packaging (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Stereo-Broadcasting Methods (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)

Abstract

A system for check weighing the content of a blister strip which includes a guide adapted to receive a blister strip comprised of at least one blister, a punch aligned with the guide for receiving the at least one blister, an actuator engaged with the punch for driving the punch toward the blister strip, whereby the blister is punched from the blister strip, and a balance adapted to receive the punched blister for weighing the punched blister and generating a weight signal after subtracting a predetermined value representing the weight of an empty blister. An alternative method of determining the content of a blister strip comprises reflecting a beam of energy off of a blister strip and determining the height of the blister from the reflected energy. The measured height is compared to a predetermined height to derive the amount of powder contained therein.
AU2001239793A 2000-02-18 2001-02-16 System and method for check-weighing the content of a blister Abandoned AU2001239793A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US18346500P 2000-02-18 2000-02-18
US60183465 2000-02-18
PCT/US2001/005277 WO2001060695A1 (en) 2000-02-18 2001-02-16 System and method for check-weighing the content of a blister

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AU2001239793A1 true AU2001239793A1 (en) 2001-08-27

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US (1) US6770823B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1257471B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2003522960A (en)
AT (1) ATE269808T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001239793A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2400190C (en)
DE (1) DE60103979T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2223806T3 (en)
MX (1) MXPA02008002A (en)
WO (1) WO2001060695A1 (en)

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MXPA02008002A (en) 2002-11-29
EP1257471A1 (en) 2002-11-20
US20030062288A1 (en) 2003-04-03
EP1257471B1 (en) 2004-06-23
US6770823B2 (en) 2004-08-03
CA2400190A1 (en) 2001-08-23
CA2400190C (en) 2008-08-05
WO2001060695A1 (en) 2001-08-23
ES2223806T3 (en) 2005-03-01
DE60103979T2 (en) 2005-08-25
ATE269808T1 (en) 2004-07-15
JP2003522960A (en) 2003-07-29
DE60103979D1 (en) 2004-07-29

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