James V Nagle

US Patent:

20190185187, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Jul 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/318819

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
James B. Nagle - Gloucester MA, US
Kevin Hacker - Boston MA, US

Assignee:

CutisPharma, Inc. - Wilmington MA

International Classification:

B65B 1/06
B65B 1/32
B65B 1/28
B65B 55/24
B65B 57/14
G01G 13/02
G01G 3/15

Abstract:

A system and method for dispensing a powdered pharmaceutical into a bottle is disclosed. The system includes a filler having a powder filler head and respective weight sensor, two or more draft shields, and one or more static reduction devices. In some embodiments, the system also includes one or more dust extractors. In some embodiments, the static reduction device is an active static reduction device, such as one or more static bars. The two or more draft shields may include an inner draft shield to reduce small pressure and/or airflow changes and an outer draft to reduce large pressure and/or airflow changes.