Patents by Inventor Yogesh Pancholi

Yogesh Pancholi 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 and apparatus for filling containers
    Patent number: 6786023
    Abstract: A filling apparatus for, a filling system for and a method of introducing into a container a suspension or solution of a substance, in particular a pharmaceutical substance, in a propellant under pressure, the filling apparatus comprising: a main body (4) including a passageway (20) having an inlet opening (21) and first and second outlet openings (25, 22), the first outlet opening (25) communicating, in use, with a valve stem (144) extending from a head (141) of a body (139) of a container (138); a fill actuator (7) in communication with the inlet opening (21) of the passageway (20) comprising a filling valve assembly (29) for selectively introducing propellant under pressure containing a substance in a suspension or solution into the passageway (20); an exhaust actuator (10) in communication with the second outlet opening (22) of the passageway (20) comprising an exhaust valve assembly (48) for selectively exhausting propellant under pressure containing substance from the passageway (20) and including at le
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: John Brennan, Ian Fletcher, Stephen Metcalf, Yogesh Pancholi, David Smith
  • Method and apparatus for filling containers
    Publication number: 20030131562
    Abstract: A filling apparatus for, a filling system for and a method of introducing into a container a suspension or solution of a substance, in particular a pharmaceutical substance, in a propellant under pressure, the filling apparatus comprising: a main body (4) including a passageway (20) having an inlet opening (21) and first and second outlet openings (25, 22), the first outlet opening (25) communicating, in use, with a valve stem (144) extending from a head (141) of a body (139) of a container (138); a fill actuator (7) in communication with the inlet opening (21) of the passageway (20) comprising a filling valve assembly (29) for selectively introducing propellant under pressure containing a substance in a suspension or solution into the passageway (20); an exhaust actuator (10) in communication with the second outlet opening (22) of the passageway (20) comprising an exhaust valve assembly (48) for selectively exhausting propellant under pressure containing substance from the passageway (20) and including at le
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Astra Zeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: John Brennan, Ian Fletcher, Stephen Metcalf, Yogesh Pancholi, David Smith
  • Method and apparatus for filling containers
    Publication number: 20010010146
    Abstract: A filling apparatus for, a filling system for and a method of introducing into a container a suspension or solution of a substance, in particular a pharmaceutical substance, in a propellant under pressure, the filling apparatus comprising: a main body (4) including a passageway (20) having an inlet opening (21) and first and second outlet openings (25, 22), the first outlet opening (25) communicating, in use, with a valve stem (144) extending from a head (141) of a body (139) of a container (138); a fill actuator (7) in communication with the inlet opening (21) of the passageway (20) comprising a filling valve assembly (29) for selectively introducing propellant under pressure containing a substance in a suspension or solution into the passageway (20); an exhaust actuator (10) in communication with the second outlet opening (22) of the passageway (20) comprising an exhaust valve assembly (48) for selectively exhausting propellant under pressure containing substance from the passageway (20) and including at le
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: Astra Zeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: John Brennan, Ian Fletcher, Stephen Metcalf, Yogesh Pancholi, David Smith