Patents Examined by Scott Bashey
  • Rotary powder compression molding machine
    Patent number: 5186956
    Abstract: A rotary powder compression machine with a horizontal turntable for compressing powder placed into a compression bore between an upper and a lower compression rods. An ultrasonic sensor monitors the amount of powder deposited upstream of the open feed shoe in the rotation direction of the turn-table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadatsugu Tanino, Yoshihiro Furuya, Toyohiko Takeda, Yoshiyuki Endo, Hayao Inoue