Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of inspection of sealed capsules with a process of determination of the quality of the seal and related equipment for in-line inspection
- Patent Title (中): 密封胶囊的检验方法,用于确定密封件质量和相关设备的在线检验过程
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Application No.: US13509313Application Date: 2010-11-01
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Publication No.: US08810259B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Hans-Rainer Herrmann , Tom Regina Augustinus Huysmans , Udo Schlemm
- Applicant: Hans-Rainer Herrmann , Tom Regina Augustinus Huysmans , Udo Schlemm
- Applicant Address: BE Bornem
- Assignee: Capsugel Belgium NV
- Current Assignee: Capsugel Belgium NV
- Current Assignee Address: BE Bornem
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2010/054931 WO 20101101
- International Announcement: WO2011/058475 WO 20110519
- Main IPC: G01N27/00
- IPC: G01N27/00 ; G01R27/26 ; G01N22/04 ; A61J3/07 ; G01N33/15

Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of this invention relates to a method of inspection of a filled hard capsule sealed with a solvent sealing agent, including a process for determining the quality of the seal. The process may include: supplying a filled hard capsule sealed with a solvent sealing agent; supplying a microwave resonator wherein a measuring field having a resonance curve is generated; directing the capsule through the measuring field; measuring characteristics related to the modification of the resonance curve produced by the presence of the capsule in the measuring field, in comparison with a reference resonance curve corresponding to an empty state of the resonator; and using the measured characteristics to determine a value associated with the quality of the seal. Other exemplary embodiments of this invention relates to a method for sorting capsules on the basis of the result of the inspection method and to an associated equipment able to carry out such methods.
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