# US 11,439,599 B2 · Scored tablet

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- Number: US 11,439,599 B2
- Document ID: US11439599B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/615,833
- Filed: 2018-05-22
- Published: 2020-07-02
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-23
- Assignees: Ceva Sante Animale
- Applicants: Ceva Sante Animale
- Inventors: Nadège Mallo; Philippe Jolivet; Mickael Venel; Rosita Garcia
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439599B2

## CPC

- A61K 9/2072: {characterised by shape, structure or size; Tablets with holes, special break lines or identification marks; Partially coated tablets; Disintegrating flat shaped forms (A61K9/0004, A61K9/0056, A61K9/0065 take precedence)}
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

## Abstract

The invention relates to a scored tablet (1) comprising a convex upper face (2), an at least partially concave lower face (3) and a side wall (4) extending between the upper and lower faces; two score grooves (5, 6) are formed in the concave lower face, said grooves being perpendicular to one another and continuous with score slits (8, 9, 10, 11) located in the side wall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A scored tablet comprising a convex upper face, an at least partially concave lower face and a side wall extending between the upper and lower faces and score grooves formed in the concave lower face,
wherein said score grooves are perpendicular to one another and continuous with score slits located in the side wall,
wherein one of the score grooves is continuous, thus extending as a single cut between two score slits of the continuous score groove, and the other score grooves are discontinuous and terminate at said continuous groove, and
wherein each score slit has a V-shaped cross section, each score slit of the continuous score groove having a deeper extension within the scored tablet than the extension of the score slit of the discontinuous score groove so that the length of the continuous score groove is smaller than the length of the discontinuous score grooves to promote the first breaking of the tablet along the continuous score groove.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 1, said tablet having a cylindrical circular shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the score grooves of the lower face have a V-shaped cross section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the V-shaped cross section has an opening angle α of between 40° and 100°.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the V-shaped cross section has an opening angle α equal to 80°+/−5°.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the score grooves of the lower face have a depth of between ⅕ and 3/10 of the thickness of the tablet.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 6, wherein the score grooves divide the tablet into four substantially identical triangles, the lower face of each of the triangles having an edge extending from the outer rim to a score groove, upstream of the intersection of said score grooves.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 6, wherein an outer rim of the lower face is beveled.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 6, wherein the score slits of the side wall have a V-shaped cross section.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 9, wherein the V-shaped cross section of the score slits of the side wall has an opening angle β of between 70° and 120°.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 9, wherein the V-shaped cross section of the score slits of the side wall has an opening angle β equal to 90°+/−5°.

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 6, wherein said tablet has a largest diameter of between 10 and 22 mm.

### Claim 13 (depends on 6)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 6, said tablet having a cylindrical circular shape, wherein the score grooves divide the tablet into four substantially identical triangles, the lower face of each of the triangles having an edge extending from the outer rim to a score groove, upstream of the intersection of said score grooves.

### Claim 14 (depends on 7)

The scored tablet as claimed in claim 7, wherein each edge extends as far as the discontinuous score groove, upstream of the intersection of said score grooves.