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Granted Patent B2
US 11,988,544 · App. 17/293,343 · Granted May 21, 2024

Increasing the weighing accuracy when weighing nested pharmaceutical containers

Inventors: Philipp Roth (Fichtenau, DE); Ulrich Krauß (Ilshofen, DE); Klaus Ullherr (Crailsheim, DE); Tim Fleckenstein (Vellberg, DE); Rolf Barthelmess (Crailsheim, DE); Martin Maerz (Weipertshofen, DE); Thomas Beck (Kressberg, DE); Ralf Riebeling (Crailsheim, DE); Heiko Wild (Ellwangen, DE); Joachim Radtke (Stuttgart, DE); Jochen Peters (Crailsheim, DE); Oliver Gerundt (Friolzheim, DE); Harald Ott (Freiberg am Neckar, DE); Olaf Eistert (Birenbach, DE); Frank Scholl (Thayngen, CH); Herbert Schaffert (Thalheim, DE); Jochen Lautenschlager (Korb, DE); Paul Mehringer (Stuttgart, DE); Faruk Civelek (Weinstadt, DE)
Assignees: Syntegon Technology GmbH; Syntegon Packaging Systems AG; Syntegon Packaging Technology GmbH
G01G17/04G01G15/006
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Patent No.
US 11,988,544
App. No.
17/293,343
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for weighing pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) nested in a carrier ( 11 ), in which at least one of the nested containers ( 10 ) is weighed by means of a weighing device ( 1 ), wherein a relative movement between the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) and the carrier ( 11 ) is brought about in order to release the pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) from the carrier ( 11 ) in order to increase the weighing accuracy.

Claims (28)

1. A method for weighing pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) nested in a carrier ( 11 ),

in which method at least one of the nested pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) is weighed by a weighing device ( 1 ),

wherein a relative movement is brought about between the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) and the carrier ( 11 ) so as to release the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) from the carrier ( 11 ) in order to increase the weighing accuracy,

wherein the relative movement is brought about by an oscillation.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the relative movement is brought about by a harmonic oscillation.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oscillation takes place in an x direction (x) and/or in a y direction (y) and/or in a z direction (z).

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier ( 11 ) and/or the weighing device ( 1 ) executes the oscillation in the form of a movement.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the movement of the carrier ( 11 ) and/or of the weighing device ( 1 ) is brought about by at least one servomotor ( 5 ) and/or by at least one vibration motor ( 6 ).

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oscillation is introduced in the form of sound.

7. A method for weighing pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) nested in a carrier ( 11 ),

in which method at least one of the nested pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) is weighed by a weighing device ( 1 ),

wherein a relative movement is brought about between the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) and the carrier ( 11 ) so as to release the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) from the carrier ( 11 ) in order to increase the weighing accuracy,

wherein the relative movement is brought about by an air flow on the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ).

8. A method for weighing pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) nested in a carrier ( 11 ),

in which method at least one of the nested pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ) is weighed by a weighing device ( 1 ),

wherein a relative movement is brought about between the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) and the carrier ( 11 ) so as to release the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) from the carrier ( 11 ) in order to increase the weighing accuracy,

wherein the relative movement is brought about by electrostatic effects ( 9 ) on the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ).

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the relative movement is brought about before weighing and/or during weighing.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) is weighed by being lifted by the weighing device ( 1 ).

11. A processing machine ( 100 ) for processing the pharmaceutical containers ( 10 ), the processing machine ( 100 ) comprising a weighing apparatus ( 1 ), wherein the processing machine ( 100 ) is designed to execute the method according to claim 1 .

12. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one servomotor ( 5 ) comprises an eccentric ( 51 ).

13. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the sound is introduced by at least one loudspeaker apparatus ( 7 ).

14. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the air flow is a pulsating air flow ( 80 ).

15. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the air flow is generated by at least one fan apparatus ( 8 ).

16. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the relative movement is brought about before weighing and/or during weighing.

17. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) is weighed by being lifted by the weighing device ( 1 ).

18. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the relative movement is brought about before weighing and/or during weighing.

19. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one pharmaceutical container ( 10 ) is weighed by being lifted by the weighing device ( 1 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 4, 2026
From: SYNTEGON TECHNOLOGY GMBH
To: SYNTEGON TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 075893/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2021
From: ROTH, PHILIPP; KRAUSS, ULRICH; ULLHERR, KLAUS; FLECKENSTEIN, TIM; BARTHELMESS, ROLF; MAERZ, MARTIN; BECK, THOMAS; RIEBELING, RALF; WILD, HEIKO; RADTKE, JOACHIM; PETERS, JOCHEN; GERUNDT, OLIVER; OTT, HARALD; EISTERT, OLAF; SCHOLL, FRANK; SCHAFFERT, HERBERT; LAUTENSCHLAGER, JOCHEN; MEHRINGER, PAUL; CIVELEK, FARUK
To: SYNTEGON TECHNOLOGY GMBH; SYNTEGON PACKAGING SYSTEMS AG; SYNTEGON PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 056846/0471 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 219 402.5 · Nov 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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