Patents Assigned to Spectral Dimensions, Inc.
  • High-volume on-line spectroscopic composition testing of manufactured pharmaceutical dosage units
    Patent number: 6690464
    Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical dosage unit manufacturing process control apparatus and methods. These can include acquiring a plurality of multi-pixel images of a flow of pharmaceutical dosage units at different wavelengths along an axis that is perpendicular to a direction of the flow of pharmaceutical dosage units, processing the images acquired in the step of acquiring, and providing an indication about the flow of pharmaceutical dosage units based on the step of processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignees: Spectral Dimensions, Inc., The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: E. Neil Lewis, David J. Strachan, Linda H. Kidder