Patents Assigned to GEA Process Engineering nv
  • Publication number: 20240149547
    Abstract: Tableting device including a rotary turret with a rotation axis including: an upper receptacle body (IO) provided with reciprocating upper punches, a lower receptacle body provided with reciprocating lower punches, a die table, die inserts; wherein the die table is provided with receiving recesses in which the die inserts are arranged; wherein the die inserts and the receiving recesses have a complementary form; wherein each die insert comprises at least one circular cylindrical outer surface with a die insert outer diameter (N), said surface acing an inner surface of the corresponding receiving recess, wherein each die insert includes a pair of working bores in which a pair of directly adjacent upper punches respectively reciprocate in use, and in which a corresponding pair of directly adjacent lower punches respectively reciprocate in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: GEA Process Engineering nv
    Inventors: Dirk Christiaens, Ivo Van den Mooter, Koen Van De Voorde
  • Patent number: 11820603
    Abstract: A feeder device for feeding powder, having a barrel feeding channel with a downstream end. The feeding channel including at least one conveying element for conveying the powder material to the downstream end. A rotatable exit element provided at the downstream end of the feeding channel. The rotatable exit element includes an annular portion defining exit openings defined by powder engaging edges. The rotatable exit element is positioned transversally outside the barrel in a proximity of the downstream end of the feeding channel. The feeding channel has a first, inner diameter and the rotatable exit element has a second, outer diameter, where the second, outer diameter is equal to or larger than the first inner diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING NV
    Inventors: Bart Verhoest, Guido Vital Judith Geukens, Alexander Clemens Henricus Josef Schaepman, Johannes Adrianus Jozef Maria Vugts
  • Publication number: 20220097978
    Abstract: A feeder device for feeding powder, having a barrel feeding channel with a downstream end. The feeding channel including at least one conveying element for conveying the powder material to the downstream end. A rotatable exit element provided at the downstream end of the feeding channel. The rotatable exit element includes an annular portion defining exit openings defined by powder engaging edges. The rotatable exit element is positioned transversally outside the barrel in a proximity of the downstream end of the feeding channel. The feeding channel has a first, inner diameter and the rotatable exit element has a second, outer diameter, where the second, outer diameter is equal to or larger than the first inner diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: GEA Process Engineering NV
    Inventors: Bart VERHOEST, Guido Vital Judith GEUKENS, Alexander Clemens Henricus Josef SCHAEPMAN, Johannes Adrianus Jozef Maria VUGTS
  • Publication number: 20200079533
    Abstract: A method for processing pharmaceutical powders, which comprises providing a feeder module including a plurality of feeder units each with a storage hopper, a weighing cell, a conveyer, and a discharge end, connecting the storage hopper to a refilling system with a refilling valve, connecting the refilling valve to a level or weight indicator disposed above the refilling valve, connecting the discharge end to a common receiving container, refilling the storage hopper with a powder intermittently 40 to 80 times per hour, storing data during refilling, transporting powder from the storage hopper with the respective conveyer, and discharging powder from each feeder unit into the common receiving container. During each refilling of the storage hopper, the refilling valve dispenses powder into the storage hopper and, during the step of transporting the powder from the storage hopper, the conveyer is operated according to the data collected during previous refills.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: GEA Process Engineering nv
    Inventors: Bart Peter Verhoest, Alexander Clemens Henricus Josef Schaepman, Johannes Adrianus Jozef Maria Vugts
  • Patent number: 10501213
    Abstract: A method for processing pharmaceutical powders, which comprises providing a feeder module including a plurality of feeder units each with a storage hopper, a weighing cell, a conveyer, and a discharge end, connecting the storage hopper to a refilling system with a refilling valve, connecting the refilling valve to a level or weight indicator disposed above the refilling valve, connecting the discharge end to a common receiving container, refilling the storage hopper with a powder intermittently 40 to 80 times per hour, storing data during refilling, transporting powder from the storage hopper with the respective conveyer, and discharging powder from each feeder unit into the common receiving container. During each refilling of the storage hopper, the refilling valve dispenses powder into the storage hopper and, during the step of transporting the powder from the storage hopper, the conveyer is operated according to the data collected during previous refills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: GEA Process Engineering nv
    Inventors: Bart Peter Verhoest, Alexander Clemens Henricus Josef Schaepman, Johannes Adrianus Jozef Maria Vugts
  • Patent number: 10052836
    Abstract: The rotary tablet press has a housing including a compression section (6) with a turret (10) including a die disc (40), a top punch guide (20), a bottom punch guide (30), and a plurality of punches (25, 35). The turret (10) defines an axial direction (a) and a radial direction (r), the punches being arranged at a predefined radius defining a pitch (p) of the turret. The rotary tablet press comprises a bearing assembly (50) connected to the turret (10) and providing support to at least one auxiliary component of the rotary tablet press and the bearing assembly comprises a bearing (51) and a support means (60) for the at least one auxiliary component, and the bearing (51) is positioned outside the pitch (p) of the turret in the radial direction (r).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING NV
    Inventors: Jan Vogeleer, Ivo Van Den Mooter, Freddy Gerard Luc Vandenbroucke, Joris Vanderputten, Nicolas Robin, Frederik Detobel
  • Publication number: 20180178474
    Abstract: The rotary tablet press has a housing including a compression section (6) with a turret (10) including a die disc (40), a top punch guide (20), a bottom punch guide (30), and a plurality of punches (25, 35). The turret (10) defines an axial direction (a) and a radial direction (r), the punches being arranged at a predefined radius defining a pitch (p) of the turret. The rotary tablet press comprises a bearing assembly (50) connected to the turret (10) and providing support to at least one auxiliary component of the rotary tablet press and the bearing assembly comprises a bearing (51) and a support means (60) for the at least one auxiliary component, and the bearing (51) is positioned outside the pitch (p) of the turret in the radial direction (r).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: GEA Process Engineering nv
    Inventors: Jan Vogeleer, Ivo Van Den Mooter, Freddy Gerard Luc Vandenbroucke, Joris Vanderputten, Nicolas Robin, Frederik Detobel
  • Patent number: 9713910
    Abstract: The tabletting system (1) comprises a rotary tablet press (6) with a tablet press feeder (67). A first material feeder (21) and a second material feeder (22) are connected to a blender (4) with an inlet end (40) and a discharge end (45). The discharge end (45) of the blender is in close connection with the tablet press. The inlet end (40) of the blender (4) is positioned at a level (u) higher than the level (v) of the discharge end (45) in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING NV
    Inventors: Freddy Gerard Luc Vanderbroucke, Jan Vogeleer, Michel Simon Waldron
  • Publication number: 20160243781
    Abstract: The tabletting system (1) comprises a rotary tablet press (6) with a tablet press feeder (67). A first material feeder (21) and a second material feeder (22) are connected to a blender (4) with an inlet end (40) and a discharge end (45). The discharge end (45) of the blender is in close connection with the tablet press. The inlet end (40) of the blender (4) is positioned at a level (u) higher than the level (v) of the discharge end (45) in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: GEA Process Engineering nv
    Inventors: Freddy Gerard Lue VANDENBROUCKE, Jan VOGELEER, Michel Simon WALDRON