Patents by Inventor Carlos Salazar Altamar
Carlos Salazar Altamar 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).
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Publication number: 20220296529Abstract: The invention provides a rotary die mold process for manufacturing softgel capsules incorporating another solid form within said capsule and wherein said softgel capsule is free of air bubbles, in which at least two material strips are brought together by means of counter-running forming rolls and formed into capsules, a liquid and solid filling material being introduced via a filling wedge segment comprising two concave wedge surfaces; a filling medicine inlet; a fill medicine outlet; an output of solids and pre-fill medicine; a solids feed channel and pre-fill medicine; a pre-filling medicine inlet and a solids inlet. A softgel capsule free of air bubbles having incorporated within said capsule a second solid form, said second solid form being the form of a tablet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Braulio Fabián Terán Padrón, José Alexander García Guzmán, Gustavo Enrique Anaya Romero, Ivan Dario Romero Yepez
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Publication number: 20220023225Abstract: A softgel capsule having incorporated within said capsule: (i) an active pharmaceutical ingredient in a liquid carrier exhibiting release profiles selected from the group consisting of immediate release, extended release and combinations thereof; and (ii) one or more smaller capsules or smaller solid dosage forms wherein said smaller capsules or smaller solid dosage forms have active ingredients that are compatible or not compatible with each other or with another active within the softgel capsule and wherein said smaller capsules or smaller solid dosage forms exhibit release profiles selected from the group consisting of extended release, and immediate release and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Wilmer Herrera, Pompilio Rafael Celedon Arrieta, Claudia Andrea Silva Blanco, Diego Rafael Monterroza Hernández, Rahumir Alfredo Gutierrez Castro
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Publication number: 20210400979Abstract: The invention provides a filter fabric for providing anti pathogenic properties which has been coated with a composition comprising (a) 0.0001-99.9999% by weight of a compound of such as zinc pyrithione and (b) 0.0001-99.9999% by weight of an additional zinc salt selected from the group consisting of zinc acetate, zinc propionate, zinc oxalate, zinc benzoate, zinc gluconate, zinc ascorbate, zinc citrate, zinc lactate, zinc glycolate, zinc maleate, zinc fumarate, zinc polyacrylate and zinc polymaleate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Isaac Angres, Carlos Salazar Altamar
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Publication number: 20190365654Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and process for making softgel capsules having incorporated therein other solid dosage forms selected from the group consisting of pellets, smaller capsules, smaller tablets, sustained release solid dosage forms, immediate release solid dosage forms, extended release solid dosage forms and zero order release solid dosage forms, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies having means for suction; (d) a liquid fill system; (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) two lateral dispensing devices said lateral dispensing devices including hoppers having said solid dosage forms, channelguides for transporting said solid dosage forms and a grasping claw for dispensing said solid dosage form into the softgel pocket formed in the rotary dies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Wilmer Herrera
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Patent number: 10383826Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and process for making softgel capsules having incorporated therein other solid dosage forms selected from the group consisting of pellets, smaller capsules, smaller tablets, sustained release solid dosage forms, immediate release solid dosage forms, extended release solid dosage forms and zero order release solid dosage forms, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies having means for suction; (d) a liquid fill system; (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) two lateral dispensing devices said lateral dispensing devices including hoppers having said solid dosage forms, channel guides for transporting said solid dosage forms and a grasping claw for dispensing said solid dosage form into the softgel pocket formed in the rotary dies.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: PROCAPS SAInventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Wilmer Herrera
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Publication number: 20180353383Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary die device for producing soft capsules, comprising a capsule forming unit for forming a soft-capsule shell and a novel dosing unit for feeding a filling material into the capsule forming unit, characterized in that the dosing unit comprises a dispensing system that includes (a) a container defining a reservoir for storing therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions; (b) a low pressure pump; (c) a high pressure peristaltic pump; (d) a supply line for the therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions; and (d) one or more electromagnetically activated nozzles/injectors to fill the softgel capsules with the therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: PROCAPS SASInventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Leopoldo Pardo, Ivan Romero, Gustavo Anaya
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Patent number: 9675522Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary die device for producing soft capsules, comprising a capsule forming unit for forming a soft-capsule shell and a novel dosing unit for feeding a filling material into the capsule forming unit, characterized in that the dosing unit comprises a dispensing system that includes (a) a container defining a reservoir for storing therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions; (b) a low pressure pump; (c) a high pressure peristaltic pump; (d) a supply line for the therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions; and (d) one or more electromagnetically activated nozzles/injectors to fill the softgel capsules with the therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: PROCAPS SAInventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Leopoldo Pardo, Ivan Romero, Gustavo Anaya
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Publication number: 20170095425Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and process for making softgel capsules having incorporated therein other solid dosage forms selected from the group consisting of pellets, smaller capsules, smaller tablets, sustained release solid dosage forms, immediate release solid dosage forms, extended release solid dosage forms and zero order release solid dosage forms, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies having means for suction; (d) a liquid fill system; (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) two lateral dispensing devices said lateral dispensing devices including hoppers having said solid dosage forms, channel guides for transporting said solid dosage forms and a grasping claw for dispensing said solid dosage form into the softgel pocket formed in the rotary dies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Wilmer Herrera
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Patent number: 9433584Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and process for making softgel capsules having incorporated therein other solid dosage forms selected from the group consisting of pellets, smaller capsules, smaller tablets, sustained release solid dosage forms, immediate release solid dosage forms, extended release solid dosage forms and zero order release solid dosage forms, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies having means for suction; (d) a liquid fill system; (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) two lateral dispensing devices said lateral dispensing devices including hoppers having said solid dosage forms, channelguides for transporting said solid dosage forms and a grasping claw for dispensing said solid dosage form into the softgel pocket formed in the rotary dies.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: PROCAPS SAInventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Wilmer Herrera
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Publication number: 20150174008Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for producing soft gel capsules having encapsulated therein microparticles, nanoparticles and fluids, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies; (d) a liquid fill system (medicine pump system); (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) one or more microgranule or nanogranule feeders located on each side of the rotary dies, said feeders being synchronized to rotate at the same tangential speed as the rotary dies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: PROCAPS SASInventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Wilmer Herrera
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Publication number: 20150164814Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and process for making softgel capsules having incorporated therein other solid dosage forms selected from the group consisting of pellets, smaller capsules, smaller tablets, sustained release solid dosage forms, immediate release solid dosage forms, extended release solid dosage forms and zero order release solid dosage forms, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies having means for suction; (d) a liquid fill system; (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) two lateral dispensing devices said lateral dispensing devices including hoppers having said solid dosage forms, channelguides for transporting said solid dosage forms and a grasping claw for dispensing said solid dosage form into the softgel pocket formed in the rotary dies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Wilmer Herrera
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Patent number: 8974820Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for producing soft gel capsules having encapsulated therein microparticles, nanoparticles and fluids, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies; (d) a liquid fill system (medicine pump system); (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) one or more microgranule or nanogranule feeders located on each side of the rotary dies, said feeders being synchronized to rotate at the same tangential speed as the rotary dies.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Procaps SASInventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Willmer Herrera
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Patent number: 8967989Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and process for making softgel capsules having incorporated therein other solid dosage forms selected from the group consisting of pellets, smaller capsules, smaller tablets, sustained release solid dosage forms, immediate release solid dosage forms, extended release solid dosage forms and zero order release solid dosage forms, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies having means for suction; (d) a liquid fill system; (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) two lateral dispensing devices said lateral dispensing devices including hoppers having said solid dosage forms, channelguides for transporting said solid dosage forms and a grasping claw for dispensing said solid dosage form into the softgel pocket formed in the rotary dies.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Procaps SASInventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Willmer Herrera
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Publication number: 20140353881Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary die device for producing soft capsules, comprising a capsule forming unit for forming a soft-capsule shell and a novel dosing unit for feeding a filling material into the capsule forming unit, characterized in that the dosing unit comprises a dispensing system that includes (a) a container defining a reservoir for storing therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions; (b) a low pressure pump; (c) a high pressure peristaltic pump; (d) a supply line for the therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions; and (d) one or more electromagnetically activated nozzles/injectors to fill the softgel capsules with the therapeutic or non-therapeutic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Leopoldo Pardo, Ivan Romero, Gustavo Anaya
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Publication number: 20140352878Abstract: The invention provides a new method and apparatus for continuously coating solid dosage forms such as caplets by aligning and dispensing multiple solid dosage forms between two sheets of coating material as they enter cavities of a mold. The coating sheets must be flexible and ductile to practice the invention and must adhere to each other and to the solid dosage form, either because of their self-adhering nature or because of an additional adhering agent present in or on the coating sheet. The present invention also relates to a method and apparatus for orienting and molding an array of small solid products between two sheets, for example, in packaging. The present invention also related to a method for using material fabricated into a flexible, ductile sheet to coat solid objects in a mold. The apparatus of this invention can be linked to an overall system for continuously making coated solid dosage forms or other coated or packaged items.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Newman Aguas Navarro, Carlos Salazar Altamar
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Publication number: 20120058179Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for producing soft gel capsules having encapsulated therein microparticles, nanoparticles and fluids, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies; (d) a liquid fill system (medicine pump system); (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) one or more microgranule or nanogranule feeders located on each side of the rotary dies, said feeders being synchronized to rotate at the same tangential speed as the rotary dies.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Willmer Herrera
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Publication number: 20120052118Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and process for making softgel capsules having incorporated therein other solid dosage forms selected from the group consisting of pellets, smaller capsules, smaller tablets, sustained release solid dosage forms, immediate release solid dosage forms, extended release solid dosage forms and zero order release solid dosage forms, said apparatus comprising: (a) two spreader boxes; (b) two casting drums; (c) a pair of rotary dies having means for suction; (d) a liquid fill system; (e) a wedge for heating gelatine ribbons and feeding said fill; and (f) two lateral dispensing devices said lateral dispensing devices including hoppers having said solid dosage forms, channelguides for transporting said solid dosage forms and a grasping claw for dispensing said solid dosage form into the softgel pocket formed in the rotary dies.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Gustavo Anaya, Braulio Teran, Newman Aguas Navarro, Willmer Herrera
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Publication number: 20120049410Abstract: An apparatus for making softgel capsules comprising: two extrusion nozzles; two cooling and tension rollers; two rotary dies; a wedge; and a filling station. A method is also provided for for producing softgel capsules, comprising the steps of: (a) softening or melting a suitable film forming composition; (b) extruding said suitable film forming composition through two extrusion dies directly into two tension rollers; (c) passing the extruded films over rotating dies; (d) simultaneously forming, filling, heat-sealing and cutting capsules; and (e) washing and drying said capsules.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Carlos Salazar Altamar, Orlando Torres, Braulio Teran, Gustavo Anaya, Newman Aguas Navarro, Willmer Herrera