West Pharmaceutical Services was granted a patent for laser-marked elastomer manufacturing.

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  "company": {
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    "detail": "In August 2026 West Pharmaceutical Services patented an automated process for marking molded elastomer parts, used in pharmaceutical packaging component production.",
    "summary": "West Pharmaceutical Services was granted a patent for laser-marked elastomer manufacturing.",
    "event_at": "2026-08-18",
    "inventors": [
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        "name": "Silji Abraham",
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    "grant_date": "2026-08-18",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12709046",
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    "patent_title": "System and process for manufacturing laser marked elastomer components",
    "patent_number": "US12709046",
    "uspto_assignee": "West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.",
    "patent_abstract": "A system for manufacturing elastomeric components is provided. The system may include a molding station having a mold configured to receive an elastomeric material, form a pad that includes a plurality of untrimmed elastomeric components, and cure the pad. The system may further include an automated marking station comprising a laser and a camera. The automated marking station may be configured to remove the cured pad from the molding station, present the cured pad to the laser to form a mark on each of the untrimmed elastomeric components, and present the cured pad to the camera to capture an image of each mark. A process for manufacturing the elastomeric components is also provided.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A molding line cures multiple elastomer parts together, then a camera-guided laser marks each part before the pieces are separated.",
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