US Patent Issued to SIO2 MEDICAL PRODUCTS on May 12 for "Passivation, pH protective or lubricity coating for pharmaceutical package, coating process and apparatus" (California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Alabama, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,813, issued on May 12, was assigned to SIO2 MEDICAL PRODUCTS LLC (Auburn, Ala.).

"Passivation, pH protective or lubricity coating for pharmaceutical package, coating process and apparatus" was invented by John T. Felts (Alameda, Calif.), Thomas E. Fisk (Green Valley, Ariz.), Robert S. Abrams (Albany, N.Y.), John Ferguson (Auburn, Ala.), Jonathan R. Freedman (Auburn, Ala.), Robert J. Pangborn (Harbor Springs, Mich.), Peter J. Sagona (Pottstown, Pa.) and Christopher Weikart (Auburn, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for providing a passivation layer or pH protective coating on a substrate surface by PECVD is provided, the met...