Device and method for weighing filled capsules

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12123761
APP PUB NO 20230020087A1
SERIAL NO

17854238

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A device for weighing filled capsules has a weighing unit with weighing receptacle for the capsules supplied via a feed channel to the weighing unit in a movement direction. The weighing receptacle has a stop holding a capsule with form fit in movement direction in a receptacle section of the weighing receptacle. The receptacle section relative to the horizontal is slanted such that a leading end of the receptacle section relative to the movement direction is lower than a rearward end. In the method for weighing, the capsule is held with form fit in movement direction in the receptacle section by the stop device such that the capsule is at a slant with a leading end in relation to the movement direction being lower than a rearward end of the capsule. Weighing of the capsule is done in the weighing unit while the capsule is held at the slant.

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HARRO HOFLIGER VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN GMBH71573 ALLMERSBACH IM TAL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cocks, Jonathan Allmersbach im Tal, DE 4 0
Gall, Steffen Allmersbach im Tal, DE 8 1
Huhnen, Florian Allmersbach im Tal, DE 5 0
Wurst, Reiner Allmersbach im Tal, DE 18 129

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