MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617069236 A) filed by Industrial Pharmaceutical Resources on June 02, 2026, for Rotary Tablet Press With Torque Motor Drive Assembly Including A Retractable Drive Shaft.

Inventors include Dougherty, Joseph I. Jr.; and Chen, Yan.

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: A rotary tablet press comprises a press housing having bottom and top ends. A compression assembly in the press housing includes pressure roll assemblies. A drive housing extends outwardly from the top end of the press housing. A motor drive assembly is in the drive housing and comprises a turret motor rotationally driving a drive shaft extending downward from the turret motor, the drive shaft being mounted for axial movement along a vertical axis in the turret motor. A drive shaft control is operable to controllably raise and lower the drive shaft. A turret assembly is mounted to the press housing below the drive housing and about the vertical axis so that the pressure roll assemblies engage the turret assembly, the drive shaft engaging the turret assembly to rotate the turret assembly responsive to the drive shaft control lowering the drive shaft.

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