Owner PFIZER PRODUCTS INC.

Inventors NEWBOLD, David, Dixon; SPENCE, Kenny, Ray; CARRUTHERS, Mark, Samuel; THOMBRE, Avinash, Govind; CRAIG, Christopher, Donavan; MILLARD, Douglas, Lee

Pub. Number AU-A-2003281495

PCT Number PCT/IB2003/0031

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/009283

Priority 60/398,431 24.07.02 US

Filing date 11 July 2003

Wipo publication date 9 February 2004

B23K 026/38 Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting, boring

B65G 047/256 Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyers

B07C 005/342 Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature - according to optical properties, e.g. colour

B07C 005/36 Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature - Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution

B23K 026/08 Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting, boring - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece

A61K 009/20 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Pills, lozenges or tablets

A61K 009/00 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form