Title:
【発明の名称】ゼラチン・コーティングの作製方法及びその装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3345036
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for applying coating to products (10) such as medicaments are disclosed. The present invention provides a apparatus comprising product holders (30) and plates (60) which interact with vacuum tubes (100) to retain the product (10) being coated in place while inverted and dipped into a tank (120) of coating material. The vacuum tubes (100) may be designed to hold product (10) of nearly any shape or in any orientation. In a preferred embodiment, methods and apparatus for creating a two-color gelatin coating on a tablet are disclosed. In certain embodiments, additional apparatus are provided whereby the vacuum tubes (100) rotate about their longitudinal axes and are placed in contact with a coating applicator (210), thereby applying a band or stripe of a coating material to a specified section of the product (10).
Inventors:
Nobert i barta
Application Number:
JP34935491A
Publication Date:
November 18, 2002
Filing Date:
November 05, 1991
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MCNEIL-PPC,INCORPORATED
International Classes:
A61J3/06; A23G3/20; A23G3/24; A23G7/00; A61J3/00; A61K9/28; A61K9/40; B01J2/00; (IPC1-7): A61J3/06; A61K9/40
Domestic Patent References:
| JP6292706A | ||||
| JP63255067A | ||||
| JP5500514A |
Other References:
【文献】欧州特許出願公開485138(EP,A1)
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Tazawa (2 outside)