Patents Assigned to Phillips Company
  • Patent number: 5705183
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided to spray sugar in fibrous form and compress the same and subsequently add medication to form a dose appropriate for ingestion by a patient. Alternatively, the sprayed sugar in fibrous form may include the medication when sprayed. The sprayed sugar in fibrous form is advanced on a conveyor system and compressed into a stream. The compressed stream may have medication added thereto if not provided in the sprayed sugar in fibrous form. The stream may be combined with a second stream and then cut into individual, uniform doses of medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Phillips Company
    Inventors: Jon Phillips, Troy W. Greenberg