Patents by Inventor Peter Beke

Peter Beke 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).

  • Apparatus for manufacturing encapsulated products
    Patent number: 6884060
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming soft capsules and provides novel processing flexibility. The apparatus includes extrusion dies as an alternative to spreader boxes and the use of melt-on-demand technology to enhance the long term stability of the film-forming materials. Preferred embodiments provide a positive displacement pump to transport the molten film-forming material from the melt-on-demand device to the extrusion device and preferably a reservoir means disposed between said extrusion device and said means to melt said film-forming material. The encapsulation apparatus may also include a valved injection wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: R.P. Scherer Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Tanner, Steve Burnett, David Walker, Peter Beke, Norman Stroud, Mani Sundararajan
  • Apparatus and method for manufacturing encapsulated products
    Publication number: 20030085487
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming soft capsules and provides novel processing flexibility. The apparatus includes extrusion dies as an alternative to spreader boxes and the use of melt-on-demand technology to enhance the long term stability of the film-forming materials. Preferred embodiments provide a positive displacement pump to transport the molten film-forming material from the melt-on-demand device to the extrusion device and preferably a reservoir means disposed between said extrusion device and said means to melt said film-forming material. The encapsulation apparatus may also include a valved injection wedge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Keith Tanner, Steve Burnett, David Walker, Peter Beke, Norman Stroud, Mani Sundararajan