Patents by Inventor Torsten Vest

Torsten Vest 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).

  • Pill carrier for the intermediate transport of pills in a blister packaging process, filling device for a pill carrier and method for filling a pill carrier
    Patent number: 12714645
    Abstract: A pill carrier for the intermediate transport of pills in a blister packaging process, wherein the pill carrier has a base body and a plurality of recesses, wherein the respective recess is limited by limiting walls and exhibits a bottom opening, wherein a receiving body is provided in the respective recess, the receiving body exhibiting a receiving space for receiving one or a small number of pills, the receiving space exhibiting an opening on one side which allows the pill to be introduced into the receiving space, and the receiving body being arranged in the recess so as to be pivotable about a pivot pivotally mounted in the recess, wherein the receiving body can be pivoted from a closed position, in which the opening is located opposite a limiting wall and is thereby closed, into an open position, in which the opening is at least partially aligned with the bottom opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: KNAPP AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Geßner, Andreas Lang, Torsten Vest, Raffael Engel
  • Pill carrier for the intermediate transport of pills in a blister packaging process, filling device for a pill carrier and method for filling a pill carrier
    Publication number: 20250161161
    Abstract: A pill carrier for the intermediate transport of pills in a blister packaging process, wherein the pill carrier has a base body and a plurality of recesses, wherein the respective recess is limited by limiting walls and exhibits a bottom opening, wherein a receiving body is provided in the respective recess, the receiving body exhibiting a receiving space for receiving one or a small number of pills, the receiving space exhibiting an opening on one side which allows the pill to be introduced into the receiving space, and the receiving body being arranged in the recess so as to be pivotable about a pivot pivotally mounted in the recess, wherein the receiving body can be pivoted from a closed position, in which the opening is located opposite a limiting wall and is thereby closed, into an open position, in which the opening is at least partially aligned with the bottom opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Jürgen Geßner, Andreas Lang, Torsten Vest, Raffael Engel