Patents by Inventor James D'Silva

James D'Silva has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12233031
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a closing station for a capsule filling machine comprising a bottom and a top closing unit configured to displace towards each other, such that bottom pins associated with said bottom closing unit urge into through holes of a body holder (B) to contact closed ends of each filled capsule body sections and sliding them into said open ends of each capsule cap sections, such that each capsule is partially closed against an exerting pre-compressive force of the top pins and is completely closed when force against biasing means of said top pins is exerted for providing telescoping closing of the cap and body sections of each capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventors: Karan Singh, Roy Cook, James D'Silva
  • Publication number: 20240122807
    Abstract: A tamping device for capsule filling machines is disclosed. The device includes a dosing disc having at least one dosing chamber adapted to be filled with a material which is to be filled in a capsule. The device includes at least one piston adapted to be moved within the at least one dosing chamber to perform the tamping operation on the material. The device includes at least one slider disposed below the dosing disc and adapted to abut the dosing disc. The at least one slider is adapted to support the material within the at least one dosing chamber to perform the tamping operation. The device includes a support pad movably disposed beneath the at least one slider and adapted to be moved towards the at least one slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: SCI-TECH CENTRE, ACG PAM PHARMA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD
    Inventors: Karan SINGH, Hans-Werner BONGERS, James D'SILVA, Shashank PAWAR
  • Publication number: 20230135053
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a closing station (100) for a capsule filling machine comprising a bottom (110) and a top closing unit (120) configured to displace towards each other, such that bottom pins (112) associated with said bottom closing unit urge into through holes of a body holder (B) to contact closed ends of each filled capsule body sections (114) and sliding them into said open ends of each capsule cap sections (124), such that each capsule is partially closed against an exerting pre-compressive force of the top pins (122) and is completely closed when force against biasing means (130) of said top pins (122) is exerted for providing telescoping closing of the cap (124) and body (114) sections of each capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Karan Singh, Roy Cook, James D'Silva