Patents Assigned to Atacama Labs
  • Granules, tablets and granulation
    Patent number: 8052999
    Abstract: The invention provides, inter alia, a method for producing granules from a powder, characterized in that a low compaction force is applied to the powder to produce a compacted mass comprising a mixture of fine particles and granules and separating fine particles from the granules by entraining the fine particles in a gas stream. Also provided are apparatus for use in the process and tablets formed by compression of the resultant granules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Atacama Labs
    Inventors: Giovanni Politi, Erkki Heilakka