US Patent Issued to SCHOTT Pharma on Aug. 5 for "Receptacle for pharmaceutical packaging having a graduated lubricant layer" (Swiss, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,222, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaA (Mainz, Germany).

"Receptacle for pharmaceutical packaging having a graduated lubricant layer" was invented by Stephanie Mangold (Schornsheim, Germany) and Raymond Moser (Engelburg, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receptacle for pharmaceutical packaging includes: an elongate barrel section; a side wall extending over the elongate barrel section, the side wall having an inner surface bordering an interior, the interior having a diameter; and a layer of a lubricant located on at least a part of the inner surface. A thickness of the layer of lubricant is grad...