Patents Represented by Attorney Pfizer Patent Department
  • Patent number: 7030338
    Abstract: A laser drilling system forms an opening in the coating of a pharmaceutical dosage form and includes an orienting assembly to correctly orient dosage forms, a debris removal assembly to reduce buildup of and reduce exposure to drilling debris and a quality control assembly to verify that the opening formed conforms to predetermined specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Carruthers, Christopher D. Craig, Douglas L. Millard, David D. Newbold, Kenny R. Spence, Avinash G. Thombre