Patents by Inventor Martin Bracher

Martin Bracher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for carrying out thickness and hardness measurements on test bodies and carousel and wiper unit therefor
    Publication number: 20050103132
    Abstract: The body mass of the test body is optically determined in the holding station (1). Oblong test bodies are placed in grooves (13) and cylindrical test bodies in V-shaped slots (14). It is therefore possible to prepare optimally for the optical measurement of the thickness by knowing the geometry of the test body, and for the hardness measurement by presetting the jaws (62, 63) so that the individual steps can be carried out more rapidly in succession. A larger number of test bodies can therefore be tested in a shorter time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Bracher, Hans-Peter Studer
  • Tablet tester
    Patent number: 6237743
    Abstract: A tablet tester has a screw-like vibratory conveyor and isolating unit, a positioning unit having a transport rake and an orientation unit between the two first-mentioned units, which in particular is in the form of a linear vibratory conveyor. A sensor arrangement triggers the transport rake and permits automatic ejection of tablet residues via a fragment trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Dr. Schleuniger Pharmatron AG
    Inventor: Martin Bracher