Patents by Inventor Mark E. Crim

Mark E. Crim 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).

  • Method of manufacturing caplets with a gelatin cover
    Patent number: 6126767
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel simulated capsule medicament consisting of a solid core covered with two shrink-wrapped, hard-shell gelatin capsule halves. The solid cores are covered with the hard-shell gelatin capsule halves by individually shrink-wrapping onto first one end of the core a first hard-shell gelatin capsule half and then individually shrink-wrapping onto a second end of the core a second hard-shell gelatin capsule half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: L. Perrigo Company
    Inventors: Floyd S. Smith, Mark E. Crim
  • Caplets with gelatin cover and process for making same
    Patent number: 5415868
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel simulated capsule medicament consisting of a solid core covered with two shrink-wrapped, hard-shell gelatin capsule halves. The solid cores are covered with the hard-shell gelatin capsule halves by individually shrink-wrapping onto first one end of the core a first hard-shell gelatin capsule half and then individually shrink-wrapping onto a second end of the core a second hard-shell gelatin capsule half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: L. Perrigo Company
    Inventors: Floyd S. Smith, Mark E. Crim