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Vorrichtung und verfahren zum transport und bearbeitung mehrerer gegenstände und geformter gegenstand mit seriell registrierten teilbildern

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DE60016741D1
DE60016741D1 DE60016741T DE60016741T DE60016741D1 DE 60016741 D1 DE60016741 D1 DE 60016741D1 DE 60016741 T DE60016741 T DE 60016741T DE 60016741 T DE60016741 T DE 60016741T DE 60016741 D1 DE60016741 D1 DE 60016741D1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F17/00—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for
    • B41F17/36—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on tablets, pills, or like small articles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J3/00—Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
    • A61J3/007—Marking tablets or the like

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  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
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  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
DE60016741T 1999-06-07 2000-06-07 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum transport und bearbeitung mehrerer gegenstände und geformter gegenstand mit seriell registrierten teilbildern Expired - Lifetime DE60016741T2 (de)

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US326672 1994-10-20
US09/326,672 US6314876B1 (en) 1999-06-07 1999-06-07 Method and apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images
PCT/US2000/040124 WO2000074938A1 (en) 1999-06-07 2000-06-07 Method and apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images

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EP (1) EP1185420B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE284793T1 (de)
AU (1) AU6119400A (de)
DE (1) DE60016741T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2232471T3 (de)
WO (1) WO2000074938A1 (de)

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DE60016741T2 (de) 2005-04-14
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